The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17
THE REPUBLICAN TEXT BOOK.

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1t will not be for the democratic congressional
committee TO campaign book this year If the
managers will only take time the document already
prepared by the republican committee The campaign text
book issued by the republican congressional committee
one Of the most remarkable documents that ever con-
tanned between and furnishes the most effective
kind OF material for democratic consumption 1t perfect
illustration Of the fact that the gentleman who exclaimed
oh that mine enemy write book knew just what
ne was talking about and appreciated the value OF printed
efforts TO bolster up a waning cause
Great skill has been shown in the compilation OF the
book that is to be used guide for the republican spell
binders in the coming congressional campaign 1t IS an
artistic triumph in respects. 1t may be read from
cover to cover without discovering that there any questions
pending before the voters this which the republicans
divided
Take the tariff and the protection Of trusts, as
ample, Mr. Babcock chairman of the congressional COM
nittee and author Of the document being circulated
came home from Europe year ago, fairly fothns IN his
Indignation the discovery that the manufacturing
establishments Of the United selling goods in
Europe less than they being sold to the Ameri
He threatened bolt the republican party
unless the tariff goods reduced and carried on
his campaign in Wisconsin that issue At the opening
Of the last session of congsess he introduced bills placing
the products of the steel trust the free list lie was
enthusiastic the matter that he feared by the
REPUBLICAN leaders in the practically kept out
OF their corncils until he weakened in his attitude Strange
say perhaps it isn't strange after ALL there is not
line in the republican campaign book about Mr. Bah
cocks desire to have the tarnurured trusts dealt with
by congress- word about the issue which he has
been talking and writing for than year, the issue
that disrupng the at several stages in the
session Of the late There is not line IN support
Babcccks claim that the Nngey should be revised
is there word tending support the contentious OF the
high tariff that the Dingley law is sacred and must
be touched Many OF the book devoted to the
tariff but their purpose is show that the country is
prosperous than it in low tariff days OF
the tariff according republican arguments is re-
sporsble for everything that has contributed to making
the people prosperous
During the last campaign. it will be remembered, the
republican orators waxed eloquent in telling OF what the
party had done for Cuba how pledges had been redeemed
and the little island made prosperous and happy under the
wise and henecen laws passed pledged by the grand old
party That all sounds pretty, and funny when compaed
with the record OF the last here is not line in
the book show that Cuba the map There
explanation of the failure OF the republican congress 10
carry pledges grant reciprocal trade relations
Cuba promise made by President Mckinley and reiterated
by President Roosevelt There hint in the pages of
the book that the republican party is split from Dan to
Bcersheba the Cuban question: that the sugar trust
prevented legislation in keeping the partys pledges, and
that the island which recently rescued from Spanish
tyranny is heing used political football by
republican politicians There is nothing to show that the
democrats of the aided by few republicans passed
bill granting tariff reductions to Cuba and delivering
staggering blow at the trust by removing the diff
ferena on refined sugar There is nothing show that
the republican who controlled by the
prevented any action in the that question
and practically served notice President Roosevelt that
there could be legislation the disruption OF the
party that promised work any the beloved sugar
There ominou silence in the book concerning
the facts about the Cuban reciprocity legislation There
whole lot of extracts from President McKineys speeches
favor general reciprocity but nothing about the partys
refusal deal with SPECIFIC which pledged
IN its National platforms
Mr. Babcock, editor OF the republican campaign text
book has posed humorist but he is evidently
trying break into that class On other theory
etfp he he he
republican who seeks draw material for
nouncng speeches from the book viii have mighty
careful he will ind himself in awful muddle. Mr.
Babcock has introduced tables into his work that
fearfuy wonderfully made clearly calculated deceive
and certain mead the who attempts draw
illusions them, For instance there figures
showing that the number OF employed in certain num-
her factories has increased within the last few years
that their wages have increased about IS per Then
the table is fixed up tickle the farmer. 1t is
remarkable showing OF what fat will buy COM
pared with four 1t is pretty trap, and
nshes fine argument for the democrats The table shows
that fat OK of today will bring about three four
as much it would four year ago, and that all OF the
products OF the farm have increased in value from so 400
per That is mighty fine for the farmer how does
the leborng like BY Mr.. Bahcocks figures the
aborng mans have been increased but per cent
while by the eminent authority he compelled to pay
from to per cent for his meat his vegetables
and his food stufs from the farm than he did four wears
ago If Mr. Babcook seeking defeat the republican
candidates in the congressional he could summon
more effective and convincing figures his aid The
republican who address an audience of
laborng with these figures hand apt to be asked
very embarrassing questions. The only safe way for
the republican pelhnde viii be one table when talk
ing to the farmers and another when addressing aborns
The successful republican spebnder at the close Of
the campaign will be able go the stage and do DIR
Jekel and Mr.. Hyde stunt without any further practice
Several pages are devoted in Mr. Babeock's book "a
rehearsal OF the laws that been passed by republican,
in aid OF the farmer and homesteader Nothing is said
however about the attitude the party the irrigation bin
which means more to the people of the West than any
that has been passed since the free homestead law
There rs record OF the fact that the bill was passed bv
democratic votes There record fact that the
republican leaders IN both the house and fought m.
bill bitterly sought by prevent being given