The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19

a plan advocated by President Taft
and Endorsed by Colonel Roosevelt.
Senator Root charged that the pres
ent Democratic house had passed a
| series OF tariff bills without regard
| TO their destructive effect upon the
! commerce OF the nation. He contend
| ed that these bills were passed upon
the general principles OF revenue only.
and said that the country Was not to
| pass upon the question as TO whether
| 1t wants a protective tariff program
| looking solely to revenue
Senator Root credited the admins
tration with efficient enforcement OF
| the interstate commerce law TO the
! 50 900 OF fines had been collected
from prosecutions.
Calling attention TO the STANDARD
| Oil and Tobacco cases, ne said the
| Taft administration had done It's full
duty TO the people in the enforcement
Of the Sherman law, and that the
result OF the cases was amply suffi-
cient TO meet the requirements of the
people.
Social Justice Preserved.
Social Justice, he Insisted. must IN
/ and he pointed TO the hours OF SER
vice bill and the employers liability
act as indications of the party's
willingness to undertake it's proper
task in this direction. The employers
liza bility bill, he said was passed by
Republican senate, but he added:
THAT bill Sill slumbers in Demo
cratic Judiciary committee Of the
house"
Taking the subject Of mines. ne
said; The newly created bureau OF
mines and the newly authorized chill
drens' bureau. mark the limit to
I which the national government can
go toward improving the conditions
of Interstate labor without usurping
the powers OF the State"
One Of the most striking features
OF the speech was this section:
With deep sense OF duty 70 SO or
der our country's government that the
blessings which God has vouchsafed
to us, may be continued, We can be
trusted TO keep the pledge given to
the American people by the last Re
pun!lcan national convention
The Republican party will uphold
at all times the authority and in
'esrIty of the courts. State ana Fed
eral' AID will ever insist that the
/ powers TO enforce their presses and
70 protect life, liberty and properly
snail be preserved inviolate.
Must BE True to Pledge.
" must be true to that pledge.
Tor IN no other way Gan our country
Keep itself within the straight ana
mario" path prescribed by the prin-
oIhies OF right conduct in our con-
situation"
Reduction in public expenses tha
examination OF various departments
10 see II they might be run a, Iou,a-
's,%ssf and the placing Of the postal
department on money making basls
were neld up as evidences of the busi,
! ~ 81 n'ras mat Undue the present ad.
ministration. az
"N -fffcfency or the army. and tha
Ha4ue q training of the national rpard
! II ~ connection with tfto--ar7Iv rs
! olousht up And on this subiecf
Senator Root said: 's1''
me test of the mobilization Of thu
'',s,' uaar army in Texas. during the
~ ruptdTtv or
! ~ ana freedom from disease,
mas eShiolted record OF comnatanr,'
ana ABILITY, most reassurine an4 CO..
isfactory" e anu sat
senator Roof told the delegates the
administration had Increased r. as
e"ey OF the army and had decrea cad
IS expenses, and he called attentian
| te the refusal of the Democrs,,t.
muse TO keep up the Republican mol
10y VI adding. two hattleships a wear
~ the present equipment. He con
tihued IN this connection:
Inc question nov stands hst,,,.,,.,,
the Republican senate and the Demo
tratic mousse as to whether our navy,
sna!t oe maintained, or shall be per
nilttea to fall back 10 a level with
the weaker and unconsidered co,ln-
tIIeS or the world ="
The construction Of the Panama
canal was held up as a wonder of the
civilized world. both for efficiencv ana
honesty, and Senator Root added.
It Is manifest now that the work
VIII be done In advance of the ,ime
hNed and within the cost estimated
ana that during the coming year II
VIII DE substantially complete"
lie said that the Northeaster, fish
cries question had been settled mr. The
Hague. The seal fishery dispute of
twenty years standing had been set
tied automatically with Great Britain
Japan and Russia. a new treay had
been made with Jaran coverinr com
merciai and social r.,tations. ana the
| tariff returns with all countries had
been satisfactorily adjusted
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Return From Abroad.
Mrs Sarah Wilcsore and daush-