New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26

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1 and would relieve the politics OF the coun-
/ try Of the bane OF federal patronage. Con,
! gress has done nothing, however. ana SO
| have followed the usual rule. AZ my pr ,iS
{ c"ssOr did and as bis predecessors ulu,
! This makes federal Offices In RepuDncan
! states Congressional rather than EXecutlNe
/ patronage. For example, In lnuldhd, W. /
Senator Beveridge had secured the appoiht-
! ment of a number of postmasters ana QUIZ
/ officers before his defeat. these appointees !
! of his were-a number OF them.actlNc. III
/ behalf Of Mr. Roosevelt In Montana
/ numbeg of federal officers VINO pear III!
( commission, recommended N NJ
| Dixon. are reported I" be acuNe ~. aro
| Roosevelt. In the South. where tne'' ~.
| no Republican Congressman ana SehetoiT :.
/ II is different. There, referees persons VI
| respectahility, are selected VINO ar ~
| fee | continued Mr.. Roosevelt referees
| I'm every state. and three OF those IeiSre.a
one in Alabama, one in Louisiana anu NJ
! I'm Texas-have now declared ioi ~.
| Roosevelt Under all these pecuIiat cu
! cumstauces the situation has arisen ~
which the so-called political PATRONAGE w
| the administration with rcspeci W tno
! nominations I'm the next national cohNeh,
ton is divided, and the influence OF leuti,a,
/ oiiiceholders in the Chicago cunnJlidia t,
/ will BE-. less effective for any one canHiuate
! than ever before in the history ~ tn'
! party. ,,., no
! support Of many federal oi'lceh"lderS' pu.
! tho patronaS" Of number OF me s,at9
! Governors is being used for him with buSl-
/ neSslikc manipulation TINT lacks houllhs u, !
! effectiveness The patronage OF governor
! Uadlcv i'm Missouri. OF Governor StuDps III |
/ Kansas. Governor GlaSsCock III west NuI
/ ginia. Governor Osborn in Michigan ano
! ~ Governor Johnson i'm California ~ an pc
/ ing used for Mr.. Roosevelt. J am not COM
! planning Of these instances. As io1f n'
/ the merit system is not completely eNtap-
lishod they will recur inrn', ION, a ass' T."
! only 10 show that I'm raising the cry az ~
! the shameless use Of patronage asa',i9'
| him Mr. Roosevelt again departs from 'he
rule of giving his opponent square zeal
Roosevelt and Cannon
/ SI.VENTH-Mr Roosevelt charges mat
/ IN my admins .ation ! deserted tue i!!o-
/ grcssivos ana "ccame a reactlonalrS, i ,no
! Insurgents had not formed themseiNeS lhto
! q faction until after my election. Ihcy !
/ began in their opposition to MI. amor
and the adoption of the previous Iu'V Ton
/ the House of Representatives. hah beei
| afraid that Mr. Cannon, win MS wen
! known tariff views might oppose a rt'I. :
/ sion, and ! looked about Immediately dIty'
! the election To see whether II would pe pos
/ sible To secure votes enough i'm the caucus
/ To elect another Speaker. found tndt IL
! was not. ! communicated with Mr; h9oSe
! Welt I'm respect to II. and he adviser lht /
most earnestly TO have meeting VIII n VI,
! Cannon. visited Washington IN lJeceHl-
! her. 1905. At the request OF President ttooSc-
! welt | had an interview with Mr.. 'ahh"ll;
! in which he agreed that II he were electSu
/ Speaker ne would help me redeem INC
promises of the Republican platform;
| and Means Committee of the new ilou5e,
who were then in session. eXpiaihed lay
| views with respect To the tdiln ana INC ne
! ceSSity for revision downward, anu Sc
cured their acduiesencc in an agreement ny |
! which Philippine free trade should De eS-
tablished. This arrangement WIN MI an
| non and with the Ways ana Means 'o,u-
| mittec was with the knowledge ana cm-
! phatic approval OF Mr.. Roosevelt
The Payne Bill.
i.t,t go. g., ,...s,J tb, IIouse |
| was a better bill than as II passed the sen |
ate II had more substantial reductions. |
| though not SO many. In neither tle iiou9g
| nor the Senate. however, was Schcdu!e N
| substantially changed az II ought 10 nave
! been. signed the bill not because likcd
! It. but because ! believed u, was the best |
| | could get and II was q vastly better DlI /
! than the Dingley bill whose place II tooH.
| II recognized the necessity Tor 4 REVISION !
! downward OF Tn" tarin. II on"irh an ob ~, |
! pOrtunity for the establishment OF la'lH |
! Commission scientifically To ascertain tAc |
/ facts upon which future reductions nllSnt |
| be insed II gave q maximum ana MINI
| cure the abolition of trade determinations
| against Us by foreign governments. ~
| introduced q corporation tax IN which ~ |
| taxing success and not failure. ana 10y TAX !
! Ing the iucun" OF corporations Whtit II ~ ,
! least felt that ~ bcfur" the declaration ~ |
! dividends, We are able to realize N>"'h"'
| "A year.
The Payne tiH was drawn with view TO !
/ Increasing the revenue. 'lll the ISL OF July /
1 after NV inauguration ther" was d"icit !
! II So.0OO1p II had refused 10 sign the /
/ payu, bill IL would nave continued 'hdt |
deficit 90 another YEA. 10 would hav" main /
| tairod the Dingley IN with higher rates !
| than the Payne bin. and il would nave LOST !
| all tho advantages which ! have recitrd /
| n would have broken up tn" Republican /
| party. 90 that could not have called upnn /
| the leaders 10 help me IN subsequent lcgis- /
lation promised 10y the party platform, and |
| which had {" 70" enacted I'm IN" irst regular /
| session.
| Has Mr. Roosevelt ever condemned I
the Payne bill? Does he say he would
! not have soned u ~ Il had been pre- /
sented TO him under conditions that !
had to meet? He has never said that
rs far as ! know, and the New York
! platform Of 1910. adopted by the con-
| Vention OF which he was a part, in
| dorse1 tho Payne bill and approved its
passage. Is it a square deal. therefore,
/ for him 70 charge me with not being a
! progressive when all that ! did was TO
deal with the party as It was IN Con-
| aress. and 10 get as much as ! could OF
the legislation promised out OF that
party. torn as il was by faction? or
! course conferred with the regular Re-
publican leaders in the Senate and the
! House, and through them we redeemed
the promises OF the Republican plat
| form to an extent that political plat
forr, had ever been redeemed before.
Administrations Progressive Measures.
In addition 10 the many progressive
| features Of tn" Payne hill just rcCited w
have in this administration amended the
| interstate commerce act which * now
| working admirably. and which discuss at
| another point az this speech. w" passed !
| the conservation BILL We passed the postal ,
! savings bank bill; W" provided commits |
! sion TO recommend action with respect To
| railway stock and bonds. which has made |
| a most useful report, and recommended tn"
| physical valuation Of railways. We Sc
| cured the ratification Of the japanese
| treaty. and thereby settled satisfactorily -
| most critical question between the two
! countries. We secured provision for and
! appointed "A Commission on Economy and |
| Efficiency. We rc-enacted the employers
| liability act. which had been declared un- |
! constitutional because OF its iurisdictiunal |
! scope, 50 that II has now been held to bc |
! valid. We passed number OF safety ap-
| phauce acts for interstate commerce rail- |
! roads. IN order to reduce the death ~ and |
! injury To- employees. We secured the APP
! p0intment Of a Congressional commission !
! to investigate the question OF ~" work |
mans compensation act and that COM !
mission has reported and tho compensation |
! bill IL now pendns IN Congress and viii |
doubtless pass. We passed mining bu- |
! reau bill. iu order tn protect life IN the |
operation OF mines, and We have lust !
! passed a children. bureau bill, for tho |
| promotion Of the health and welfare 81
| children. We cut down the expenses OF |
| the government and increased the revenues |
! az already mentioned so a. To change a
! deficit Of so "Oo00O into a surplus Of $4,000.
| 90 Meantime "" kept NJ the army and
navy ard maintained our prestige at nom" |
/ and abroad.
This was all progressive legislation. /
/ But | am not to have any credit as
progressive because il was accomplished
through REGULAR Republicans In al! Mr.. !
Rcosevet's history he never failed to
- nj for his pufDose thoSe