Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
CALLS TO COUNTY TO KEEP RE-
PuRLlcANs IN POWER.
CHANGE WOULD
BE HAZARDOUS
Says No Previous Congress Accom-
plished so Much as the Present
one-outIines Policy for on-year
campaign-For Protection Always
and for Revision Eventually.


New York. Aug. 21.-Presldent
Roosevelt yesterday made public his
views on the party legislative policy
and the Importance of maintaining
the present organization and mem
bership of congress, in letter to
Congressman watson OF Indiana,
made public yesterday in connection
with the congressional campaign. The
presidents letter, dated Aug. IS, says:
Il hear through Speaker Cannon
and Representative Sherman that
you have volunteered to give your
services to TIE congressional commit
tee for the entire campaign and
feel like writing you a word of con-
graduation and of earnest hope for
the success of your efforts. II there
we're only partisan issues involved in
this contest | should hesitate TO say
anything publicly In reference there
tc But | feel that all good citizens
who have the welfare of America at
heart, should appreciate the immense
amount that has been accomplished
by the present congress, organized as
is, and the urgent need of keeping this
organization in power. With Mr..
Cannon as speaker, the house has &C
complished literally phenomenal
amount of good work. 1t has shown
courage, good sense and patriotism
such that it would be a real and seri-
Gus misfortune for the country to fail
to recognize. To change the leader
ship and organization of the house at
this time means to bring confusion
upon those who lac been successfully
engaged in the st2aag working out of
the great comprehe usive scheme for
the betterment of our social, industri-
al and civic conditions. Such a change
would substitute a purposeless con
fusion for the present orderly pro-
gress along the lines of a carefully
thought-out policy.
Better Than Ever Before.
Al speak with historic accuracy when
say that not in our time has any
other congress done so we'll and in so
many different fields of endeavor as
the present congress has done. At
its first session, the present congress
in addition to the many tasks It actu.
ally completed. undertook several
tasks which I firmly believe it will
bring to completion in it's second ses,
sion next winter. Among these
hope and believe that bills to pro-
hibit political contributions by cooper,
tons and to lower duties on imports
from the Philippine islands. each OF
which has been passed by one house
will be enacted into law. hope. and
I have reason 10 believe, that favor.
able action will be taken upon bill
limiting the number of hours of EN-
ployment of railway employees. But
far more important are the measures
which have actually been passed and
as to these measures | wish to reit
crate that they are not important in
merely a partisan sense, but are i'm
portant because they subserve the
welfare Of our people as a whole, oil
our nation as an entirety. The dig
ging OF the Panama canal is the co
lossal engineering feat of all ages
The interests banded together to op
pose it were and are numerous an5
bitter. anu most of them with pecul
iarly sinister basis for their opposi
ton. This sinister opposition proves
how essential 1t Is that If the Ameri
can people desire the Panama cana
to be built in speedy and efficient
fashion they should uphold the hand:
, Of those, who in the interest of con
gress, 50 effectually championed this
work