El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-02
BY L. P. BOyee. Assistant News Editor
Ell PasO Herald.

A FTER four years Of true progress,
n a progress that has accomplished
results and not mere words, in
conducting the office Of chief executive
Of the nation, giving tax payers, large
and small, and the millions OF consum-
ers who are not direct taxpayers. ar
I economical business administration
! William Howard Taft. Republican nom
lnee, should be reelected to the presi-
! dency.
The pointing out of defects is good
but the true progressive offers a soIu-
tiOn of the problem instead of merely
declaring 1T is wrong, radically wrong.
and should be changed at once" Presi-
cent LaII, IN the IOur years drawing to
close, has done more to bring about
let the people rule" than was done in
many previous administrations The
Sherman antitrust law, on the statutes
during the preceding administrator
and practically ignored, has been en-
forced with greater success than at any
time in history. The mere dissolution
Of the combinations, president Taft has
pointed out in messages to congress,
would not alone remedy the evil, but
has urged the establishment OF a fed
eral corporation commission, to be in
control at all times Of corporations en-
gaging in interstate commerce, the
same as the railroads today are
checked, to measure only, by the in
terState commerce commission.
Millions of dollars have been saved
to the people. during the Taft admins
tTation. A deficit of over ST., 600, 600 in
the pOStoffice department, inherited
from innumerable administrations, has
been eliminated, and for the first time
in history the postOffice department is
self supporting. No curtailments have
been made, but on the other hand eX-
tensions have been numerous. A par
GELS post, that viii offer a measure Of
relief from another source Of complaint
the express cOmpanies-Wiu be ef-
fectiVe January 1. It is to be tried on
TO test its working, than to incur a
heavy indebtedness.
The cries Of tariff reforms were
answered in the establishment Of a
tariff board, the members of which
were expert actuaries, familiar with
tariffs, but instead of permitting this
board to continue its work in business
like manner, the Democratic congress
eliminated its appropriation. The Dem
ocrats are against the tariff except
when it protects a commodity in which
their constituency is interested, but
rather than get down TO business prin-
ciples, these same Democrats prefer to
have the tariff regulated in open con-
gresS, with ClamOrs from everywhere
and with results for none In the way OF
equitable reductions.
The high cost of living, another war
cry of some against the tariff, falls
short when il is shown that tariff pro-
tected goods have not increased by from
80 to So percent in the last 10 years as
have farm products on which there IS
no tariff And here the law of supply
than the tariff. To increase the pro-
ductiOn, president Taft has urged a
banking system that viii extend credit
and make interest easier for the farm
ers who want to increase the farm pro-
duction and decrease its cost. Here
again is a. solution of a problem and
not a loud cry, without results.
The Taft administration urged to
successful conclusion the placing Of all
pOstmasters under the civil service, and.
even more. has recommended that all
appointees be under the civil service.
taking the bulk Of appOintive power
from the president and removing such
offices from politics.
The corporation tax, bringing about
$50, 100000 annually to the government;
the amendment to the constitution pro-
viding an income tax; uninterrupted
work on the Panama canal; progressive
railway and Industrial legislation, are
all to be credited to the Taft admins
tration. Internationally, mistakes have
been made, but the good far outshines
them.
The Taft administration has urged
the concentration Of cavalry along the
border not merely temporarily, but for
all time, is citing the necessity TO be
prepared for eventualities, emphasiz-
along the western coast to prevent ag-
gressiOn.
The recall, referendum, the recall Of
judicial decisions and how they may
work both ways, very easily to the
detriment of the people, and many 9TH
er features that enter in this campaign,
need careful consideration before the
voter puts the mark on the ballot that
shows he approves it. Arizona has al
ready discovered that the referendum
works both ways. The cry has been
made that the courts, not all, but some,
are corrupt and there. should be safe
guard. Jurors have been bribed, also,
but that is no sign that every voter
who is eligible to jury service is cor
rupt, and the Safeguard" might prove
as effective a weapon in the hands Of
those DESTROYS of using it, as the pres
ent methods The cry that it is all
wrong does not solve the problem.
Think 1t over and, as the editOr-in-chief
says, Vote with your heads and not
with your feet"