Evening journal., 1912-04-03
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TT HOSE who say that President Tafts administration
has NOT been progressive ignorant else they
wilfully msrepresent the work 1t has done. We say
that caring whether the critics of that admins
tration be Republicans Democrats The Republic
can platform of 1908 promised tariff revision along
protective lines, with maximum and minimum pro-
vision The Taft administration enacted the Payne bill
II provides for reduction downward, Tariff Board
aud the maximum and minimum provision. Bills which
violated the principle of protection vetoed by
President Taft The free interchange OF products with
the Philippines. which the Republican party also
was pledged embodied in the Payne tariff act.
The party pledge for the development Of a perma-
nent currency system fulfilled to the extent OF
getting comprehensive report the Currency Com
mission, and il is pending. Nor can the critics
Of the Taft administration say that has carried
out the pledge OF the party establish postal savings
banks. Those banks in operation in all parts
Of the country and millions dollars are deposit
in them TO meet the party pledge OF national super
vision Of railroad stock and bond issues stock and
bond commission created. 1t has submitted
hausve report the subject To further the inter-
ests of American working men the platform Of 1908
declared for the enactment Of employers liability
law and other laws that had been demanded by the
labor interests. An employers liability has been
submitted by the Taft administration the law limiting
the hours of employment has been enforced, a
pulsory compensation act is pending and Bureau OF
has been established.
The Republican party also pledged the Taft admin.
istraton to define the authority of the courts with
regard 60 the writ of injunction and uphold the
tegrity of those courts President Taft recommended
such legislation and It is pending He also pro-
tected the integrity of the courts by veoing the Ar
recall provision Another party pledge carried
by his administration is the extension Of the rural
delivery OF the mails by which thousands Of fam
lilies have benefited To the party pledge of more
Federal aid i'm agricultural experiments President Taft
has to It that the operations Of the Department
of Agriculture have been enlarged greatly
The President assumed Office under a pledge for
the enforcement Of the fourteenth fifteenth and six
teenth amendments to the Constitution. There has
been strict enforcement far it was possible The
sixteenth amendment adopted by Congress and sub
mitted to the States ratification The Republican
party also pledged itself the conservation of nat
raj and the improvement OF waterways
Through the influence of President Taft there have
been bond issues for irrigation projects; wiser methods
in making river and harbor appropriations have been
adopted and old abuses abolished. comprehensive
policy Of conservation also now is in full effect Nor
has the President failed to live up 10 the party promise
to maintain and promote the American army and navy
Tho army has been reorganized and maneuvers have
been held to give 1t mobility The Taft administration
also has submitted two baftleshp programme
Another pledge given was that the foreign commerce
OF our country would be expanded. That has been
done. China has been opened American finance and
in all parts Of the world American commerce has in
creased The pledge for liberal pensions for vet
has been kept aud the abrogation OF the Rus
sian treaty. owing 10 the Discrimination by Russia
against American citizens shows that the pledge tha
American citizens abroad should be protected has been
kept extent not dreamed of by those who framed
that plank in the platform. II also may be said that
President Taft has seen 10 it that the departments
of government have obeyed and maintained the civil
service laws put extensions Of such laws in Nefect
and recommended other extensions. Th~ food
laws also have been enforced ana National Bureau
of Health has been recommended thus making good
ON the party pledge THAI there should be greater e
cheney in public health agencies. New Mexico and
Arizona have boon admitted TO statehood thus fulfilling
another party pledge and the principle Of arbitration
has been extended by the negotiation Of treaties with
Great Britain and France
Those progressive accomplishments OF which any
administration Republican Democratic, might be
proud. With such record to support him. it should
be matter of surprise that President Tafts can
didacy for denomination and recollection is meeting with
such hearty approval and that his enemies being
discounted in all sections Of the country.