The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01
Other Reforms Accomplished.

The white slave traffic has been
vigorously and effectively attacked,
and severe punishment has beer
meted out to those engaged in the
nefarious business.
A bureau of mines has been estab-
lished, SO as to safeguard the lives of
miners. President Taft personally at
tended a demonstration of the meth
DDS employed to rescue miners and
has done everything In his power to
give efficiency to this new bureau.
Another great social reform which
President Taft advocated and which
received his hearty approval when the
law was passed concerns the investi-
cation Of child labo~ conditions by the
government. President Taft selected
a woman to manage the bureau which
is conducting the inquiry in order that
there might be a sympathetic and
thorough administration Of the law.
Under President Taft's administra.
ton the Panama canal will be com
pleted ahead of time, without a faint
of graft. President Taft has made
several visits to tn isthmus in order
to personally assurc himself that the
work was being prosecuted honestly
and vigorously.
An income tax amendment to the
federal constitution has beer sub
mitted to the states and now lacks
only the affirmative action of the
legislatures of three or four additional
states to become a part of the fun
damental law Of the land.
Tariff Revised Downward.
The tariff has been revised down
ward. Under the Payne tariff law, ap
proved by President Taft, the list O
articles admitted duty free was in
creased. while the average rates o.
duty upon all dutia e articles was de
creased. No Amer can industry haf
been crippled and OF one American
controversy. The only question was
whether the total vote of the state
should override the wishes of the Re-
publicans in this particular district,
and it was decided as similar ques-
tons have been decided in Republi-
can conventions since 1880. Since
that date it has always been the rule
that the congressional district should
be the unit for representation in Ma
tional conventions. This congression-
al district in California declared it's
preference for Taft and it certainly
had the right to have that preference
represented even though the majority
OF the people in other districts pre-
ferred another candidate. The Cali
fornia case is declared by the third
termers themselves to be the strong
est n they had before the convention
and yet it falls to the ground COM
pletely when the simple facts are
known.
Attempted Steal for Roosevelt.
AND SO one by one these contests
could be taken up and it could be
shown to the complete satisfaction Of
every fair-minded man hat they were
determined according to the law and
evidence. There was no nomination
stolen at Chicago for President Taft.
There was a desperate attempt made
to steal the nomination for Col. Roose-
Welt but happily it was frustrated.
With the audacity which has always
characterized his political career, Col. |
Roosevelt is attempting to divert the
attention of the country from the man
ifest and admitted effort to steal the
nomination for himself by noisy and
vehement accusation of theft against
his competitor. 1t is time the truth
were known. 1t is time an end were
brought 10 the gross ISLANDERS against
the president of the United States and
against hundreds of honest and honor
able men who made up the convention
which nominated him.
Documents in which the truth re-
all these contests is carefully |
,et forth may be had by addressing
he Republican National committee,
Auditorium Hotel, Chicago. And II
Of the readers of this paper still
ave any lingering doubts in their
mind upon the subject, they should
ecure a copy Of such documents. No
itizen of the United, States should
llow himself to be led into an insult
lg clamor against the president Of
IL country without a full understand
" 0( 0ll the facts in the casa.