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OFFICIAL PAPER OF DICKINSON COUNTY TWELVE PAGES
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Taft Gives Outline of
Republican Policies
' Beverly, Uui., Sept. The TW
Iter of Prealdent Taft, to U itcor
Ipontcd la the Republican campaign
I text book, U substantially as follow! :
Beverly, Mass., Au(. , UUO.
DMT Mr. McKlnley:
An the ohsinnan of ths National Con
gressional Republican committee you have
caked nie to give the reason which should
lead voters In tb coming Novemhsr elec
tion to caat their ballota tor Republican
loendldatea tor eongreoe. '
I ! I assume that when thia latter la given
pbllcity the lines will be drawn, th
'party candidates will have been aelected,
and th queetlon for decision will be
whether wa shall have In the housa of
1 'representative! a Republican or a Demo
JLieratlo majority. The question then will
lb not what complexion of Republicanism
lone prefers, but whether It Is better for
Ith country to have the Republican party
control tha legislation for the next two
yaara and further redeem Its promises, or
to enable a Democratic majority In the
hbus either to Interpose a veto to Re
publican measures, or to formulate and
ipass bills to carry out Democratic i prin
ciples. Prominence has been erven during
'the preliminary canvasses Just ended to
th differences between Republicans; but
In the election such differences should be
forgotten. Differences within the party
were manifested in tha two sessions of
the present congress, and yet nevr In
Its history haa the Republican party paaa
ad and become responsible for aa much
useful and progressive legislation So,
while Issues will doubtlsss arise between
members of a Republican majority aa to
tha detaile of further legislation, the par
ty aa a whole, will show ltaU In the
Ituture aa In th. past, Pcal and I pa
trlotlc In subordinating Individual opin
ions In order to eecure real progress
He.ce It is Important that after Repub
llcan congressional candidates i have been
ouly and fairly chosen, all Republican
who believe In the party principles as de-
. clared In Its national platform of JMS
Should give the candidates loyal and ef
fective support. , If this Is done ".'"
be no doubt of a return of a Republican
"In'caee of Democratic Majority.
Tha only other alternative Is a Demo:
cratlc majority. It Is difficult, very dim
cult, to state all the principle, that would
gov. such a majority In it. 11'"
course; and this becauee Its party plat
forms have presented a variety of planks
nTeltogether consistent, and because In
th. present congress, leading Be?"
ttZ. .t,A th. house have not hesi
tated to repudlat. certain of th.lr party
, Xg and to deny their binding etar.
i acter. We JSSSSSS
house would reject th Republican doc
trine of protection as announcd in isoa
Let us consider, summarily, the prom
Im made and the legislation enacted by
tn?prent congress: First, and of pri
mary Importance, was the promise to re
X the tariff In accordance with the rule
laid down In the platform, to-wlt. That
the tariff on articles Imported should be
aqua! to tha difference between the r cost
of production abroad and that cost in this
country, Including a reasonable profit for
tha domestic manufacturer. A very full
Investigation-full, at least, a i such In
vestigations have been conducted In the
past-was made by th. ways and means
committee of th. house to determine what
rate shouM be changed to conform to
thia rale. A reduction was made In six
hundred and fifty-four numbers, and an
Increase In some two hundred and twenty
while eleven hundred and fifty remained
unchanged. The bill waa amended In the
senate but the proportion of Increases to
decreases was maintained. When I signed
the bill, I accompanied by approval with
tha following memorandum:
Payne) Tariff Bill Explained.
1 have signed the Payne tariff bill be
cause I believe It to be the result of a
sincere effort on th. part of the Republl
can party to make a downward revision,
and to comply nJtt-'i. sawls.0'-th"
The Question of Education
is one of the most important topics discussed by
the family, and to the average man is somewhat
serious, especially where the family is large.
And it behooves him to use every effort and means
possible to provide an educational fund for high
school and college days. , t . j
A bank account offers rare opportunity for hus
banding a fund for the education of 'those little
ones. You can start with as little as you choose.
Tito Abilene
Abilene,
Real (state MottM, Boo If yoa 'sir a safe Investment fa Real
Estate Mortgager, of Bonds yoa are invito U call aad obtala foD la
forts stloa. '
puCTomta 1WKVI bMTr'ysnergiry -understood,
and aa I Interpreted them In the
campaign before election.
Th. Wll la not a perfect tariff bill, or
oomplat compliance with th promises
mad, strictly Interpreted, but a fulfilment
free from criticism In respect to a subject
matter Involving many schedules and
thousands of articles could not be ex
pected. There hava been a great num
ber of real dcreasa In ratea, and they
constitute a sufficient amount to Justify
th statement that thia bill la a substan
tial downward revision, and a reduotlon
of exceaalve ratea. This Is not a free-
. - vni t ... - nnt intended to be.
The Republican party did not promise to
make a rree-traue ow. m ,
make th rates protective, but to reduce
them when they exceeded the difference
between the cost of production abroad
and here, making allowance for the great
er normal profit on active Investments
here. I believe that while this excess has
not been reduced in a number of cases,
In a great majority, the rates are such
aa are necessary to protect American In
dustries, but are low enough. In case of
abnormal Increase of demand, and rais
ing of prices, to permit the possibility of
the Importation of th. foreign article and
thua to prevent- excessive prices.
"Th. power granted to the executive
under the maximum and minimum clause
may be- exercised to secure the removal
of obstacles which have been Interposed
by foreign governments In the way of un
due nd unfair discrimination against
American; merchandise and products.
The Payne tariff bill the first bill
passed by the Republican party in which
the neceeslty for reducing rates to avoid
thia -axil has .bsen recognised, and M la
therefore a decided" atep In "the Hglft di
rection and It ought to be accepted aa
such. On the whole, it waa a downward
revision, particularly on articles of neces
sity and on raw materials.
The charge that the present tariff la
responsible for the Increase In the prices
of necessities Is demonstrably false, be
cause the high price, with very few ex
ceptions, affect articles In the tariff upon
which there was no Increase In ratea or
In respect to which there was a substan
tial reduction.
Tariff Commission.
Perhaps more Important than any ene
feature of the operative part of the tariff
law la that section which enables the
executive to appoint a tariff commission
or board to secure the needed information
for the proper amendment and perfection
of the law. The difficulty In fixing the
proper tariff ratea In accord with the
principle atated in the Republican plat
form Is In securing reliable evidence aa
to the difference between the cost of pro
duction at home and me coat , of pro
duction etbroad. -' '
. The commission, however, already ae
lected and at work, is a commission of
disinterested persons who will ascertain
tha facts, pot In a formal hearing by ex
amination and cross-examination of wit
nesses, but by th. kind of investigation,
that statisticians and sclei Iflc lnvestlga
tora us.. When th. commission completes
Its work, either on the entire tariff or on
any of the schedules In respect to which
Issue haa arisen, and the work of the
commission shows that the present tariff
la wrong and should be changed, I expect
to bring the matter to the attention or
the congress with a view to Its amend
ment of the tariff In that particular. Of
course, this will be Impracticable unleae
congress itself shall adopt the parlla-
-..I- a. T hnn it will, that a
bill to amend one schedule of the tariff j
may not be subject to a motion to ameni
by adotnz changes In other schedules.
. .1 i -...--It.! In tnkP Un a I
single schedule with respect to which It
Is probable that a proat majority of each
house will be unprejudiced, to submit the
evidence, and to reach a Mr conclusion.
Tor these reasons It seemo to me that
all Republicans-conservative, progressive
and radical-may well abide the situation
with respect to the tariff until evidence
now being accumulated shall Justify
changes In the rates: and that It la much
better tv them to vote for Republics-is
national Dank
Kansas
ABILENE, KANSAS, THURSDAY
PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
i
tnan-td ifgrf create a Democratic major.
Ity which would be utterly at war with
the protective principle, and therefore
would have no use for the flndlngsof tne
tariff commission, as we may certainly
Infer from the solid Democratic vote In
the present conaTess alnat ttona.
sary appropriation taf the eemrnlsfuh a
WOne great virtue In the new tariff law,
Including the corporation tax, Is. that ta
ken with the earnest effort of the aa
mlnlstratlon to keeu down or reduce gov
ernmental expenditures and to reform tne
methods of collecting the customs rev
enue. It has, by Its revenue-producing ca
pacity, turned a deficit In the otaarr
operatlona of the government of W,000,K
for the year ending June JO, TOJ. to a
surplus in the llrst full year of the law,
ending Aug. 5, 1810, of $36,000,000. From a
revenue standpoint then, there can be no
controversy over the effectiveness of tb
new law.
The Corporation Tax.
Again, the present law In Its corra
tlon tax Imposes a new kind of tax wMch
has mny ef the merits nr en Incoir tax.
,. . t fn lure. Unlike a
per'ial 'nrome tax. It Is easily and ex
aetlv c-ll-'ied, and by an increase or
decrease n the rati enables congress
with exnr-tness to re-relate Its Income 'o
Irs necess-ry pndlturrs.
The n-t m't Important work of the
present congress was the passage of the
amendment to the Interstate commerce
bill The Republican platform favored
amendment to the interstate commerce
act with a view to giving greater power
to the Interstate commerce commission In
regulating the operation of railroad. ,d
the fixing of traffic rates, and also fa
vored such national legislation and super
vision as would prevent the future over
lasus of stocks and bonds by the Inter
state earrlera After the adjournment of
the conares. at It. extra aewion. I In
vited two of my cabinet, a member of the
Interstate commerce commission ana a
member of congr.ee to make recommen
dations as to the needed amendments U
the Interstate commerce act. Thee gen
tlemen reported to me and In
last. In a speech In Dee Moines, I fore
shadowed their recommendations aa I in
tended to make them to the congresa for
the amendment of the Interstate com
merce act:
, Interstate Commerce.
First, by Uie establishment of a com
merce court; second, by empowering the
commission to classify mere hands, o
well as to fix ratea for claseee; third, by
giving the right to a shipper
nate the route by which Me goods ehell
be transported beyond tha line of th Ini
tial carrier: fourth, by empowering th.
commission to consider the Jostle, or In
justice of any rate without the complaint
or Initiation of a ahlpper: nfln. by em
nowrrleg the commission to suspend pro
poMd Increases of raise XT earrlere until
the oosnmuulon shall have a chance to
p- -upon the reasonableness ef the In
crease: stub, by provisions far the fed
eral regulatloa of the Issue of stocks and
cads by Interstate railways: seventh, by
a clause torblddlnej aa naasretats ocm
swrce railway company acquiring
stock tn a competing road; eighth, or a
seerJoa awrsittlatT ah ssskhag ef traflc
sa-rsiaisnu between esntlg rattreed
Hmnsd tn nesst e ttane and MbJinst
tc, a4 subject Is th orpeoral ef the
bsterseets esenmeree euwialesloa
These amndmie were In accordance
with tne text ef the PHnnibncaa platform,
uuesqusnirr Mile wars draws saody
Ing this recommended leglcletloti. la
which. wMIe the principle was aaaln
tarsed. there ware VsaltstJeeis Istroelaeed.
as Justice sugsseted. after a eon fere ore
rnh an th parties Interested. The bill
was esewdtted ts the uunaieee sad after
a great deal of dlecuaslaa both m the
noass and the senate It wsa enacted Into
low. with snsny snsendments whech did
sot meteriellr ehense the effect th
rcomndetlnns except Is strike est cer
tain provmtone nmnlaed In the rWcmkH
esa platform, to permit trsfnc icneantl
between raJIwave la spite of the snn
rruet esw. le forbid one raflwer eoenpeny
t ares: re stock fn s competing comneny.
sod to sscur sunerrtston br th. Inter-
Ve coeanieece, rrmjri-m C- i? nam
MORNING, StPTEMBER
of ' stocks and bonus '.Interstate rail
ways. For this last was substituted a provision
authorising the appointment of a com
mission to consider the evils arising from
th AVer-Issue nf stocks and bonds, and
the methods of preventing'fsuch evils by
'fvj.-Mslonal reflation.
Postal Savings Banff Bills.
The postal savings bank bill haa a
almllar Jilator.y. Jt i.i on?. of th? jircit
Congressional- enactments, .-rr creates
an epoch. It Inntitutea a aystem which
will work effectively to promote
thrift among the poor, by providing
a depository for their savings which
they properly may conaider absolutely
safe, and will also turn Into the chan
nels of trade and commerce a large
volume of money which otherwise
would be hoarded. By specific provi
sions It will stimulate the Investment
of savings in government bonds of
small denominations, for which the bill
provides, i-ike in tar!::- bill and thu
railroad bill, tills wss put through
each House of Con-Trees by n Repub
lican majority, am. was svatd by a
Republican Preaident.
The Republican party at the last
session of Congress airaln exhibited
its de.p and r::-;-'.-r.- mUrcst In the
general welfare of tlic working men
and women of the country by adding
Important enactments to Ita already
long record of legislation on this sub
ject. Practically all classsa of em
ployees, especially those engaged In
occupations more or leas haaardnus.
sre the beneflciariee of laws wmcn
ahould operate to lighten the burdene
which naturally fall upon the shoul
ders of man. Tha Republican party
reeognlaed the necessity of reducing
the dangers under which hundreda of
thousands of miners work, by creating
the Bureau of Mines. This bill waa
passed for th purpos of establishing
an fncisnt governmental Inatrument
for Inveatlgatlon. examination and re
port to the world of the kind at aafety
appllanees that will prevent the awful
losses of life In the operation of mlnee,
and especially of coal mines. A sec
ond purpoae of the bureau Is to per
form the same once In respect to the
great Industry of mining that the De
partment of Agriculture performs In
respect to the farming Intsrfsts of the
coeatry; that la, by experiment and
Investigation to determine the moat
effective methods of mining and the
best mesne of avoiding the deplorable
waate that now obtains In the present
mining method.
Other Leglelatlen Commended. 1
No more Important legislation In the
Interest of human Ufa haa ever been
aneetea fey Congress Man the lawe of
the recent session giving t the Inter
etate Commerce oommloolon ampler
power te deans th. needed safety ap
pllanees for the prevention of asol
dents to empleyeee . and passengers,
and after a Bearing, ' to roaulre their
adoption by Interstate railway Other
leglelatlen. with reapeet to the Inspec
tion of loeontottre boilers aa the re
moval of aaageroaa aeoitieag -obotrno-1
tless, awaits the consideration of the
eat session of this Congrees, aad I
bop that It may epssasly so pesos d
The employers' liability net eras per
fect fey seeded smsnssssnt so as to
ensbls Majored sipleyess atoro easily
to recover Juet de mages
Bat In one sens, the moot forward
sup taken la the tntsreot ef the work
er wes the creation of a Ooogrcentoonl
commission to report a practical fetU
for aba axing ef workmen s compensa
tion for Injurtee received In the em-
pioymenc of Interstate commerce rail-
war, as risks In the business to be
fixed by epesdy arbttrntiea and to fee
gradnatstd according to the extent of
the injury and the earning capacity of
the injured pereen. Tale le Important,
not only ae affecting In tarsi at. com
merce rallwaye. but If adopted, as fur
nishing a model to the country for a
beneactsi change In the legal reletlon
between employee aad employer. This
reform would put an and to the vexa
tious sad coelly UUgation -through
whtrfe sa Injured employ., must go la
order to recover damegoe UUgation
walcfe on ejaa.r'SWJu.svsieruktA.ase.
1, 1910
iupWM fFaiIef:(ly''Rf'(1fatr defeat
the ends of Justice, and In other In
stances leads to exorbitant and unjust
verdicts.
Conaervatlon of Resources,
One of the great queatlona which has
been made a national leauo and aroue
ed public Interest through the insis
tence of President Roosevelt la that
of conaervatlon of our natural re
pouroee. From the Federal standpoint
this oonoerno the preservation of for
eeta, the reclamation of arid landa of
the government and the proper treat
ment and disposition of our govern
ment, coal lands, phosphate landa, ell
and gas lands, and of the landa known
aa waterpower altea at the points on
the strearae where the water power
must be oonverted In order to be use
ful. During Mr. Rooaevelt'a adminis
tration millions of acrea of landa In
cluded within the olaases deacrlbed
were withdrawn In the United State
proper and In Alaska, In order to await
proper legislation. Doubt arose aa to
the Executives power to make these
withdrawals, and therefore as to their
legality, should they be contested In
court. The preserrt administration con
tinued the executive withrlrawala, but
euggeated, as a matter of wise pre
caution, securing from Congresa ex
press power to make them. By Repub
lican majorities in both houses a with
drawal bill for thia purposs wae en
acted, and now over 70 milllona of
acrea have been re-withdrawn of lands
included within the olaasea described.
Pledge for Statehood Kept.
The Republican platform promised
that it would admit to atat.hood th.
tefrltorlee of New Mexico and ArTaona,
and that promise haa been redeemed
with suitable provleiona for securing
good and sane conatltutlons of tha
atates by requiring their adoption In
advance of the election of state ofnoers.
and their aubmlselon to Congreee for
conalderation, and poaelble rejeotlon,
at one of its sessions.
All this long list of useful enaot
menta was promlssd In the Republican
platform and has been put through by
Republican majorltlea.
The appropriation for the last year
were more than $20,000,000 less than
the approprlatlona of the year before,
and In the actual execution of the law
$11,000,000 were saved In the operation
of the Post Office Department, for
which appropriation had already been
made.
A number of other promises remain
to be kept. 1 have already alluded to
the provisions to regulate the lasus of
stocks and bonds by Interstate com
merce railways, to which the Demo
cratic minority In the rlenate gave Ita
aolld opposition on the ground that' the
central government has no constitu
tional power to make and enforce euch
regulation. In addition, there ie the
promised procedure to determine how
preliminary Injunction shall lasue
without notice, and when. In substi
tution for this the Democratic platform
proposes an amendment to the existing
law which would create a privileged
claae of lawK-ss workmen and would
seriously impair the power of the
courte of equity to do Justice. Then
there. Is .tht jneasure to vprojnote tbe
merchaTit'manne Ast-jcu m lortign
aervlce, to which in prevloue Con
gresaee the Democratic party haa al
ways opposed an almost solid front.
Plea for Republican Support.
In view of what the preaent Repub
lican Congresa haa done In the fulfil
ment of Its promises, and In "law of
the standard that It haa aet In raapect
to the eacrednese of party pledgea, 1
have no hesitation In urging all who
are tn favor of the performance of th.
remaining pledgea, who are In favor of
progn-sa. in favor of practical conser
vation. In favor of economy In govern
ment. In favor of the just regulation
of rallwaya and of interstate commerce
corporations. In favor of a bureau of
health. In favor of a proper limitation
of the power of equitable Injunction,
and who are in favor of measures to
promote the merchant marine engaged
In foreign aervlce, to vote for the Re
publican candidate for Congress In or
der that their wish for all this pro
greeslve legislation may be gratified.
In cloalng, It may not be Inappropri
ate for me to Invite your attention,
and that of all thoss enguged In advo
cating the Republican cause In the
coming election, to the fact that It Is
of the utmost Importance to make thle
a campaign of education aa to the facts
and clear away tha clouda of misrep
resentation that have obscured the real
lasuea and have made It difficult to ee
oure for the Republican majoritlee In
Congreee the real credit due them from
the sountry for the tremendoue task
thsy have accompllahed. If this Is
brought dearly home to all votera, and
eeneelally to the young men now vot-
lns for the Prat time, and they beoom
impressed, at they ought to be by thia
reoord. wits tne ainerence in tne gov
ernmental efBclency and capacity of
tha Republican and Damooratlo par
ueev they will snroll thsmsolvee with
ins party of eonetructlon and progrsaa
ratner tnan wun tn pariy vt oDairue
tlen aad negation, and tbe resulting-
laartslatl.n of the Sixty-second Con-
will vindicate tneir cnoice.
Sincerely yours,
WM. H. TAFT.
Boa. William B. McKlnley,
Chairman. Republican congressional
Comaalttoa. 11$$ Broadway, Mew Tor
City.
EDITORS MEET AT HUTCHINSON
Tha Southwest Association Inodraeel
Tariff Revision, Conservation and
Murdock and Stubba.
Hntrhlneon. Kan- Aug. SO. Th
BVtiithwsst Kansas Editorial Associa
tion mat In Hutchinson. Th business
of tb meeting was mostly aa Inform
al discus at oo pertaining to the print
log business and tha coming cam
paign. The editors reported the) Re
nnhiiftan narfr harmonlona and well
organized. W. E. Davis of Dodge City,
Republican candidal lor state auut
tor; Congressman Madison, W. E.
Davis, W. K. Blackbnurn, Will Towa
ley and W. T. Morgan spoke.
Nortr'er on'6u'lf ef Mexico. -Brownsville,
Tel.. Aug. 30. A gala
Is blowing over the Oulf of Mexico
and tids la usueually high. With tbe
approach of tbe storm tie summer
residents of Tarpon beach were
brought to the mainland.
NO. 50.
IS TOUR BABY PRETTY?
Of Course It Is So Bring It to the
I talr.
A baby show will be given at the
Fair, Sept. 30. .The Fair association
will give $5 in gold for the hand
somest white girl baby. 5 in gold
for the handsomest white boy baby.
(5 in gold for the handsomest col
ored boy baby. Handsomest twins,
1 year and under two, $5.00 In gold.
Send names and age of children to
the fcuperinbendwt any tin or
enter on the grounds, All mothers
who enter babies are invited to be
guests of tbe superintendent for an
auto ride after the baby show. Mrs.
C. A. Hoffman, Enterprise, Supt.
NH'HOliN WANTS NO OFFICE.
Democratic Candidate for County
Treasurer Withdraws. ,
W. D. Nichols 'nominated by the
Democrats for county treasurer, has
withdrawn from the ticket, i He
v he told his friends before the
primary that he would not servo and
that he wanted no office. The cen
tral committee will fill the vacancy
if It can induce anybody to bo the
goat and let Ernest Morco, beat him.
TWO DIVORCE CASES FILED.
Fourteen to le Tried In Fall Term of
Dlxtriet Court.
Two divorce cases were filed at
the district clerk's office today mak
ing fourteen cases to be tried at the
fall term of dlxtriet court which con
venes September 11. Twenty-seven
divorce cases were tried at the last
term of court making a decrease of
13 cases this term.
Mrs. Lillian Dodson through her
lattorney, S. S. Smith, filed suit today
for a divorce from her husband, Fred
erick S. Dodson. She charges him
with gross neglect of duty. ,
B. 8. Smith also filed another di
vorce caw; for Wm. J. Slater who Is
seeking a divorce from his wife Flor
ence Slater. Slater sues on the
charge of gross neglect of duty.
"Some of these divorce .cases that
hivA heen on the dockets should
never have been filed," said District
Clerk Rowe, "because no sooner is
thn divorce granted than you, hear
nf the wife or husband getting mar-
Irled again, although there is a law
! which doe not allow one to get mnr
jrietl until six months rier a divorce
Cne woman wks very angry at me
'beennte her caBe was not filed so
that It could be tried In last winter s
term of court. When she came to
me and I told her that her case could
not be tried until May she got mad.
She thought it was a shame to wait
until May before she could get to
live with anotlr;- man"
Trio Goes 'o Kansas Clly.
The Stalninger trio, Prof. H. Steln
l, ;,er, Miss Clara Herman of En
iT'inise and Miss Ruby Nor.r.an. lett
fo.- Kansas City und St. lo?eph Mo.,
ttday to fill enga ,enienrj at thos?
two places this week.
The 0 neat Annual Dividend Company.
IF YOU SHOULD DIE TONIGHT
Would tbe income from your In
vestment and your present Ufa in
surance sustain yonr family In some
thing like comfort to which yon
hay educated them?
It It net pleasant to contemplate or
prepare for death but It is s cold,
amublavsjlab fact that one day trfea
roa must die that's why yon should
carry life insurance and tots ot It
Jno. A. Heller of Chapman, Kaa.
Insured for ta.SOO.tO In the Union
Cantxal life in September, 1904. Mr.
Heller died Ant. 11th after having
paid fire premiums on his policy ag
gregating 1475.90 which leaves a
profit of $l,B2S.OOO to his estate.
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