Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-14
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN BOOK.
LET Well Enough Alone" the Keynote OF
It's Discussion Of Tariff Question.

The republican party. its achievements Tor
half A century, and particularly its record IN
the present congress, are recommended TO the
VOTERS of the country In the campaign text
hook given out by the republican congress
sonal committee Sunday.
The book contains 273 pages and is re-
plete with republican doctrine embracing
practically every conceivable subject upon
which information may be desired Radical
ism or conservatism, II Is declared, are
never matters Of concern TO republicans. but
II is stated "'they are content with practical
and progressive ideas and the maturing Of
those ideas into positive performance In
discussing the campaign issues of the pres
emit the book relates the history Of the 5Sd
democratic congress- in 1893 and estimates
that its work cost the industries and people
Of the country 'many billions Of dollars ana
incalculable suffering.
The important laws cited as enacted at the
last session of congress include the subjects
Of railway rates, Panama canal, pure 1000
meat inspection, free alcohol. statehood al.
mission, consular reorganization, national
quarantine against yellow fever, rigid steam
boat inspection, limitation Of immunity OF
witnesses in criminal cases promotion OF
militia efficiency establishment of a national
cemetery embracing the grave Of Andrew
Jackson with Is acres Of land. $50 public
acts altogether 1906 private pension acts.
Among the measures referred 10 rs left over
for the next session Of the present congress
are the Santo Domingo, Isle Of Pines and
Morocco treaties, immigration restriction Tin
conference) Senator Shoots right TO seat,
campaign publicity. shipping bill. modihca'
ton Of Chinese exclusion law anti-iniunction
bill. eight hour law, establishment of postals
savings banks and parcels post. limiting
Rican citizenship in the United States re-
duction Of tariff on Philippine products,
copyright revision, navy to have biggest bat
tleship afioat and establishment OF Appala'
chan and White mountain forest reserves.
Then follow extracts from speeches, re-
marks and messages of President Roosevelt
on various public matters, various status
ties railway rate law in fun and other
legislation.
The keynote of the discussion of the tarih
question is sounded in the following state
ment:
..Protectionists are content TO let the pres
ent law stand without change or amendment
so long as present conditions prevail.
Regarding the negro in politics, the state
ment Is made that the mere mention OF the
facts well known to every observer OF the
time. will suffice to indicate the relative atti-
tude Of the two great political parties toward
the eolored citizen.
The republican party, it is stated, believes
in the political equality of all men without
reference to race or nationality, while the
democratic party believes in restricting the
privileges Of citizenship TO particular class
and has written her opinions into the stat
utes, constitutions and practices of nearly
every southern state where that party was
dominant.
: After quoting the letter OF President
Roosevelt of Aug Is last to Representative
Watson Of Indiana. analysing the issues of
the coming campaign. the book closes with
quotation from what is given as Speaker
Cannon's new platform Put none but
home. made cake in the pantry.