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10-A THE Oil AH A SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 15, 1914. William H. Taft on Future of the Republican In the Saturday lSvcnlng Tost Is an (that which Is proclaimed an such, but In Important article contributed by former President William Howard Taft on "The Future of the ltepubllcnn Party." In tht article Mr. Tuft very carefully dis cusses the reasons that contributed to the election of President Wilson, tho formation of the progressive party, and the outlook for the thrco great political organization, rtootevcll he sums up In the following torso language: Those -of us who bellevo that Mr. Itoosjvclt's new theories of government will seriously Impair that which we hold essential to tho maintenance of liberty legulated by law and who at the same time Itnow that ho Is a man of tho great est mental activity; of wonderfully at tractive personality: of lightning quick ness of apprehension: of exceptional fa cility for picturesque and forclblo'state ment and the making of phrai.es tho seize the pUbl"c attention; of remarkable skill In selecting means of publicity; of extraordinary power to Ignore the argu ments and statements Of factit of his ad versaries; of stilt more extraordinary power to Induce his followers to do so, and of Indomitable courage to carry out his many theories by the exercise of governmental power, should ho nrqulro It-are Justified In thinking that tho most Important thlnr- to tho country Is to do feat the progrerslvo party In presidential elections. "Tho republican party thus has nn op portunity for usefulness to tho people of this country that never has been ex ceeded, oven In the crisis of the civil war or In the free silver campaign of ISM. "It may tnko longer than a docade to work out the real Issue to be decided so that It shall bo seen and understood of all men, because the presont situation Is rloudcd with much Irrelevancy." ninctissea the ItepuMlcun l'nrty. Following this, Mr. Taft discusses somo of tho policies and achievements of tho republican party, the causes of popular discontent, and concludes his ortlclo with . rational and optimistic summary of tho party's prospects. He says; Tho abuses of the last two decades, arising from corporate Influrnco In poli tics and the undue privileges that In one way or another, through Irg.slatlvo and i-i . . . municipal corruption, unprincipled cor porate managers were able to obtain from public sources, finally roused the cloctornte to tho necessity for reform; and that movement toward better and moro honest conditions has been most successful, it has had tho full ym pathy of the republican party, so far as practical legislation can o-'d It; but It Is now reaching un extreme, based on the theory that the corruption which existed was due to tho fact that the people did not have sufficient direct control of the government, and that tho representative system was nt fault. Defect In Alnrlilnery. The defect" was not In the character of the representative system as govern mental machinery, TIWb very kind of government, under th proper Impulses of tho people, has proved entirely effi cacious to accomplish tho needed re forms. All that was necessary to make representative government what It ought' to be was to rcute tho people to a proper activity; and tho new forms of govern ment proposed or, rather, tho old forms, for they arc forms that havo proved un successful In history -ore not any moro! likely, to prevent abuses, because they require thrco t'mm an much political activity from tho pcuilo an docs the representative system. Another difficulty tlie republican party will have to fare Is In tho peculiar politi cal conditions that now prtwall. The purposes of the progressive party uro multifarious and confuted, and the des tination toward whirl) Its dominant groups are moving Is not us yet clearly seen. Political theories, tho necessary outcome of which Is not understood, are united with altrulttlc and most t com mendable practical plans for tho promo tion of the welfaro of the Inior, tho relief of the oppressed and the use of government aid for those purposes. A party that Insists on a ltmllat'on of paternalism Is at once sajd by Its udvo catea to be hostile to ths et'inulallon of the brotherly Instinct and tho contri bution of effort mid of money to the general Improvement of condition. It Is charged with being reuct'onary and In love wth existing ovl). What tlitt Vnriy Fiitum. Tlie republican party Is In favor of all police legislation Intended to secure proper tenements for the poor; to pre-, vent the employment of children at too early an age; to secure proper hyglcn'.u conditions for the community and espe cially for waxe-carners lis they work; to remedy any situation where circum stances have offered a temptation to the employer to subject tho employe to needless danger; to put tho employe on an equality of negotiation with tho em ployer, so that through organization nnd arbitration and In other ways the em ploye may secure equitable terms; to uecuro workmen's compensation In cuse of Injury, by which tho risk In danger ous occupations carried on for tho bene fit of the public shall be borne primarily by the employer us Incident to his busi ness, and ultimately by the people, who , shall pay In the Increased prlco of his product the equivalent of vuch risk and. Indeed, of all practical, so-called collect ive legislation of this general character, llpwevcr, the party Is not thereby' re quired' for consistency's cake to believe that the government can make men over or change them Into perfect beings. Neither laws nor governmental care can supply the place and need pt Industry, fidelity, Individual character and self ' dental. LegUlutlon cannot do It.' Pater nalism cannot. Socialism runnot. , The taking away of Individual responsibility always weakens the body politic. These are truths that should be pushed home in talks by those who would , teach the public; but It Is noteworthy that In all the compliments that aro poured on the head of the electorate by the progres sive orators, these lessons' are never taught. JVeed Xut Destroy, Nor need the republican part)'. In or der to prove that It is In favor -of the rule of tho people and the promotion of individual happiness, favor legislation or constitutional amendments destroying representative government, undermining the power of the Judiciary and subjecting them to the control of the popular pas sion of the moment, or of making amend ment of the federal constitution so easy that n single election may wipe out the security of personal rights and the right of property, a-id all the other Incidents of civil liberty. The people sliould be made to have a clear perception of this distinction be tween really progressive legislation and unsound and destructive of stable opu " lar government. That Is the future work ' of the republican party In tho politics of this country. The necew-nry trend of the platform of the progressive party tho essential ten dency of tho arguments that uro mada by lenders to stir up antagonism against capital and the men who control It Is i (ft linntrint It. tin. ... -..I nf .t.l... ' '."I ... v ll'l.l "I men nnu UIU moved by such appeals a desire for con fiscation and distribution; and that In the essence of Kostallrm. It makes no dlffcrcnco how sincere Mr. lloosevelt Is in his protest that he Is opposed to so cialism. With the doctrines he advo cates and the attlt'jdc he occupies and til1? promises he makes, ho Is moving j townru socialism us certainly as watel runs down hill. No man and no party In the hiMdry of the country huvo done so much to destroy tho confidence of tho people) In the Justice of the courts and In the existence of any ixusllile ndc pendent Judiciary as have Mr. ltooseveit f.nd tho progressive pa it. Ksrrrri Wildest Drrmnn, Tills Is tho great charge ho will havo tomeet when brought 'licforo the bar of history. In all the remedies that have heretofore ever been proposed by the wlldcu dreamer no proposition hau been so absurd and so utterly destructive of the udmlnlrtratlon of any kind of Justice as the proposition of the recall of Judi cial decisions. The subjecting to a popu- luroto of tho question whether a man's vl'.al rights have be n affected jy gov ernmental action In violation of his con stitutional protection, would utterly elim inate Jmtl'o as a prlnclp'e In govern ment. It would leave to an Irresponsible and necessarily uninformed majority, or In most cases n minority plurality of the electorate, a question that It would be prono to decide In accordance wltn Its own Interest and to gratify Its own desires. Whenever t,bo question shuuld arleo In volvlng property there would bo no re stialnl or limitation on tho decision. The voting plurality would bo tho Judges In their own enso and we should ultimately have a ftoclnllstlo state ns ccrta.nly as thn remedy was adopted. .That Is the Imld, nuked Isnuo that Is forming and which a decade will disclose. In prepara tion for It the republican party should gird on Its urmor and fit Itself for it campaign to convince tho people that such a socialistic domoeracy does not mean liberty, but tyninny--a despotism of the majority; not freedom, but slav ery; not equality of opportunity, but an equality between shlftlessnesn nnd laxl ness, on the ono hand, and Industry on the other, with no profit for saving, no stimulus to Improvement nnd no progress -but only dead stagnation. Itrform Cnn III Accomplished, I qulto agree that tho conditions which prevail today are so'dlffcrcnt from those which prevailed In the early part of the republic that rights nnd duties may change, due to tho present greater inter dependence of ono class on ailother; and that needed colleotlvlst legislation may somewhat qualify the right of liberty, contract, and even of propel ty. Such lirislattvo or, It may bo, constitutional changes may be properly cajled progres sive, aa adapted to new coudlllin and supplying new wants; but nil these can be effected without substantial Impair- Br' mTf m. 1 11 fill sKmHnt i -mi Party' punishing those who lolato thom ; the adoption and pursuit of a foreign policy that ahull give us Influent e to nid China and our American neighbor. In main taining Just and peaceful governments. These aio some of the constructive re forms to whl h the republican party will address Itself when It shall tecum again the mandate of the pfOplc; but before nnd of higher lmortnnce than all from the serious danger to which It, exposed In this attempted undermfml of our stable civil liberty. TAFT AND GOETHAL3 AT ANCON IN 1912 ment of Individual rights, or of their Judiciary and their preservation against tho unjust aggression of a majority or minority plurality of tho electorate. These principles should form tho plat form of tho republican party in the years and decades to come. If thoy dn, and if tho party conducts a campa'xn of education from ono election to another, and Is not daunted by defeat or appar ront popular distrust If it continues to tell the people the truth and docs not pursuo the plan of fawning or flattery It will ultimately succeed with thim, and by their will tho heresies that now threaten the causo of popular govern ment will be stamped out. Such a policy In tho end will be tho highest compli ment the party can pay to tho intelli gence of the American people, and the'' strongest evidence of Its confidence In the wisdom and honesty of tholr tilt! mate Judgment, and of its faith In pop ular government. Office Not Umtentlnl to Party. We can stand temporary defeat. Offlco Is riot essential to our party's ex istence; but if wo concede tho principles that are essential (o tho maintenance of our present government; If we seem to yield to any socialistic proposition; If we abate a Jot of our firmness with referoncc to the Independence of the Judiciary, and If we -accept as our lead ers men who are not sound In regaid to these things we shall destroy our power for usefulness and our right to exist. It will bo said, however, that our mis sion, thus described, In ncgutlvc and de fensive only, nn'd that the .futuro of a successful party should be affirmative una cuiisirucuvc. ine repuuuean puny in me pusi uuii naruiy uu criuvizuu a purty of mere negation, and yet Its platform In 1800 was negative and de fensive In tho same sense. H was re sistance to tho s.ave power and preser vation of the unlou. The life of the country was threattned and the party's m'sRion 'wan to save what lmd bczn handed down to us -by our futhcrs. From 18C8 to 1STS Its chief mission was to save the country from dishonorable repudia tion threatened by the advocates of the Issue of fiat money. In 1SOC Its chief mission was to prevent the scaling of debts and tho destruction of national credit threatened by the advocates of the free coinage of sliver. The highest function and service of ! tho party has been to bovo the country from the dangerous policies of the op-1 position party. This Is not to say that there are not many construct ve tasks to which, when It Is asaln given tho re sponsibility of power, It must and will devote Itself. What has constantly dis tinguished tho party from Its opponent has been Its capacity to do practical tilings and to work real and safo progress. Work Abend of Oriranlxntlon, We must direct our energies toward the amendment of tho present hanking and currency act that shall furnish an elastic medium automatically adjusting Itse'f to the needs of business, w.thout giving too arbitrary control to the gov ernment; a who system for conserva tion of our national resources; tho re form of Judicial procedure, eliminating' its delays and reducing Its cost; the greater supervision of the business of and Issue of securities by corporations In Interstate business, and the continued enforcement of tho anti-trust law; laws providing workmen's compensation for Interstate railroad companies and regu lating the relations between them and their) employes, to prevent strikes, so far as possible, and to secure safety In operation for the public and the em ployes; the taking of all local federal officers ami all but department heads and under-secretaries out of politics by putting them in the classified service; the Improvement of rivers and harbors by a completed plan, nnd a levee sys tem for 'tho Mississippi; the enactment of model laws for the District of Co lumbia, as to the control of public utili ties; tho maintenance of the public health, on tho use of child labor, the regulation of tenement-house construc tion, Investigation and arbitration of labor disputes, and the conduct of voca tional education, of playgrounds, and of cliarltablo and penal Institutions; the enlargement of the Bureau of Education Into a means of publishing to the world tho exact condition of education In every state, with a view to stimulating much-needed progress In thorough pri mary and vocational training; the stim ulation of tho merchant marine; the cre ation nnd maintenance of a permanent tariff commission, with adequato power to report the facts as to the' operation of the tariff; the adoption of a budget system and a plan for making govern ment administration economical and ef ficient; the maintenance of an adequate army and navy; tho conferring on the federal government power to perform our treaty obligations to aliens by I 1 1 11 1 g ! 111 I II II 66 inn It's a Joy" i to be able to cat you meals knowing the appe titc is keen, the digestion good and the liver and bowels active; but how different 1 when the "inner man" is weak and everything you eat causes distress. Try HOSTETTER'S- STOMACH BITTERS nt once. It Is for POOR APPETITE SOUK STOMACH 1NLJ(IEST10N CONSTIPATION . BILIOUSNESS AND MALARIA Bon't Experiment-Insist on Hostotter'i llll nn I For Cash Only, As Ling As Our Present Supply Lasts SCUANTON HAUI) COATi KRg and Range sizes only, $10 per ton OKNUINK SPADKA Egg size only $8.00 per ton GKNU1NK CHEHOKKK NUT Hand screened $4.50 per tou ROSENBLATT'S GOAL GO. OU never have to make excuses for the Paige car. Place it in any automobile assemblage Measure it by the standard of cars of double its price. The only excuses you will hear will be the attempts of the other fellow to justify himself for paying more. See this car at Omaha Automobile Show, February 23 to 2 8 Booth 11. met MoJel Glenwood "3 6"-Electric Ugktiac and starting $1275 Model Brunt wick "25" 5 pJengr Elec tric lighting and starting $975 The Paige is the car of super -guality simply because all the money goes into the car itself. The Paige-Detroit Company has no bonded indebted ness to eat up a large proportion of its income in interest it has no excessive capitalization on which it must earn dividends and it has ample resources to enable it to buy at lowest cash prices. The Paige price represents actual car value. Every Paige owner knows this already. Every prospective owner will recognize it immediately when he checks up the Paige point for point with cars costing $2000 or more. Do the checkingfor yourself now Ask tts questions , The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company Detroit, Michigan t Paige Company of Nebraska 241 7-19 Ftarnam Street, Omaha, Neb. A Walter L. Harris' Garage Did you ever come into tho garage in which jour car is stored and find several chaf feurs fiddling with your car or eating lunch or sleeping In it? This positively is not done hero. My supervision is such that this Is not possible. Fireproof storage, ?5.00 to $20.00 per month. Special discount to Ford owners. 2020 Knrnam Street. Phone lied 8305. PANORAMIC CAMERA PICTURE Omaha High School and Cadets Size 10x30. This picture has just been madq and makes a beautiful subject framed.. Price $1.00." THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Photo Dept. Omaha. i 1 & Zr. lew's aA "Anxious Wife" Glvo 10 tot 15 drops of the following In water afi hour before cuch meal and your child will soon be controlled from bedwettlng; Comp. fluid balmwort, 1 oz. ; tincture cubebs, 1 dram; tincture rhus-aromatic, 2 drams. - "La Ruo" writes , "For many yars I have suffered with stomach and bowel trouble which has been caused by a jcvero case of catarrh. My blood Is also in poor condition. What can be done for me?" Answer: If you follow the directions Kiven below you should bo well and strong again. Obtain the following irom any well stocked drug store and mix by shaking well, then tako a teaspoonful four times daily; Hyrup sareaparilla com., 4 ozs.; comp. fluid balmwort, 1 oz.; fiutd ext. buchu, 1 oz. Use In connection with this the following local treatment: (let a 2-oz. package ot antisctlc vilane powder and make a catarrh balm by mixing one ounce of lard or vaseline with a level tea spoonful of tho powder and use in the nostrils dally. Also make a wash of one pint of warm water and one-half tea spoonful of vilane powder and use two or three time a day until the nostrils aro thoroughly cleansed and your trouble should soon bo gone. "Klaie M." writes: "1 have such short, stringy, straggling hair and my scalp is full of dandruff. I'lease advise what to do." Answer: The best advlco I can offer la simple. Get at a well stocked drug store a 4 oz. Jar of plain yellow ininyol, directions accompanying, and use it regularly. It promotes a healthy, vigorous growth of hair und abates dandruff, itching scalp, lustreless hair and stops falling hair. It the hair Is harsh and straggling It re stores a soft, fluffy appearance, and brings back the Intense natural color, ... "Hazelle" says! "I would certainly ap preciate something that would increase my weight und take away that languid feeling which I am subject to most of the time. My blood is weak and watery and my appetite Is poor." Answer: Your condition Is very easily overcome If you will follow the direc tions given below. Ask your druggist for S-craln hypo-nuolane tablets and take ac folding to the directions and your weight should Increase. Thes tablets promote assimilation, absorption and aid diges tion, transform the complexion and fig ure. They are prescribed by physicians and are perfectly good. They should bo taken regularly for several months and you should depend upon gaining flesh and that languid feeling will vanish com pletely, "D. H U." writes: "My rheumatism Is getting worso all the time. I nm getting so stiff that It makes It very hard for me to get around." Answer: Do not worry about your rheumatism, as that ran be very easily controlled by using the following: Get at the drug store U.e Ingredients named mix thoroughly and take a teaspoonful at mealtime and again at bedtime and you should soon be entirely relieved of that disagreeable disease, rheumatism. Pur chase : drams of Iodide of potassium: H oz. of wine of colchlcuru, 4 drams of The questions- answered below aro gen eral in character, the symptoms or dis eases are given and the answers should apply to any case of similar nuture. Those wishing further advice, free, may address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg., College-Klwood Sts., Dayton, O., enclos ing self-addressed stamped envelope for reply. Full name and address must bo given, but only Initials or fictitious namo will be used In my answers. The pre- siripiiuiiB ran oe iinea at any wollr omened urug sioro. Any druggist call oruer or wnoicsaier. sodium salicylate; 1 oz. comp. fluid balm wort; 1 oz. comp. essenco cardlol, and 6 ozs. or syrup saraaparllla. This has sat- fNfljwl thmittnnria .) T n n en I. ...Ill you. "Musician" asks: "Can you tell me how to overcome a bronchial trouble which manifests itself after singing by a tickling in the throat, hoarseness and a. slight cough?" Answer: Obtain a bottle of essenca, mentho-laxeno and uso It pure, or nmtnv Into a cough syrup by mixing with on 1.7 nary granulated sugar syrup or honey.' Directions for use and how to make ac company the package. It makes a full pint of effective, pleasant cough syrup and is excellent for all throat and bron chial trouble. ... "Mrs. G. B," writes: "I suffor a great deal with stomach disorders heavy feel ing after eating, heart palpitation, wind and gas an stomach, etc. Am restless and Irritable. Afraid to cat a hearty meal. Sometimes great pain. I fear ap pendicitis." Answer; The neglect of constipation and Indigestion is tho most frequent causa of appendicitis. It is better to prevent than to cure by an operation. I advise that you obtain tablets triopeptlno and take according to directions accompany ing sealed carton. They are pink, white and blue, to be taken morning, noon and night, respectively. I think many cases of appendicitis could bo prevented by using trlopeptlne intelligently. ... "Candid" writes: "Can you advise me how to euro a very bad case of nervous breakdown? I am easily startled. Irri tated or worried. Have aching In back of neck, dizzy spells, and seem wholly un able to get strong and energetic aa 1 was at ono time. Cold hands and feet bother me, too." Answer: -A good vitalizing tonic such as 3-graincadomenc tablets is advised. Splendid effects aro obtained by hun dreds from this treatment. - "Alice M." writes: "Something scents to be wrong with my system and I don t know what it Is. I havo huge puffs un der my eyes, my eyes are blood shot In morning and my leet and ankles art swollen. Sometimes I have chills and feel weak and tired most of the time." Answer: Your eliminating organs such an liver and kidneys are In need ot treat ment. Begin taking balmwort tablets ut once. Get them In sealed tubes with full directions of any well stockod druggist ... "K. K. IC" asks: "I am growing more stout as I get older and weigh 60 pounds too much now. 1 am alarmed and wan to reduce. Please advise what to take I Answer; You need not be alarmed IT you win begin taking 5-gruin arbolonfv iabletB. These tablets reduce usually at tne rate or a pound a day after tho flrbt few days. Any druggist can supply them In sealed tubes with full directions. ... "Poor II." writes: "My health Is very poor on account of a long-standing con stipation 1 have to use- pills or some thoing all the time Can you prescribe something to take that will cure chronlo constipation?" Answer; Constipation la probably the cause of more Illness Uian any other thing. Most remedies only aggravate the irouuie ana never cure, l always pre scribe 3-graln suloherb tablets (not aur iuur lauicufi aim nave sgunu mem muii reliable and gradually curative. They act pleasantly and tone up the bowels and liver while purifying the blood.