The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
By the President in Letter to
Representative Watson.
DOCUMENT is PUBLISHED
The Republican Campaign Committee
UtiI:zes It as an Endorsement.
Speaker Cannon's Work is
highly Approved.
4 letter written by President Roose-

4 letter written by President Roose-
veit. to Congressman Watson OF
Rushville, Ind, reviewing and approx
ing of the work Of the present con.
gress and declaring ito change the
leadership and organization of the
house at this time means to bring
confusion upon those who have sue
cessfully engaged in the working Of
great and comprehensive schemes
for bettring our social and civic
condition." was made public at New
York Monday through the republican
congressional campaign committee.
The president also declared that such
a condition would result in hurtful os-
cilfation between the extreme radical
and the extreme reactionary posi-
tions. The president said also that
he hoped the. present congress would
enact laws prohibiting political con-
tributions by corporations, lowering
the duties On imports from the Philip
pines and limiting the number OF
hours for railway employees.
OF the tariff Nh. Roosevelt says:
eve stand unequivocally for a pro-
tectiye tariff and we feel that the phe-
nomenal industrial prosperity which
We are now enjoying is lot lightly
to be jeo3ardized, for it would be to
the last degree foolish to secure here
and there small benefit at the cost
of general business depression.
But whenever a given rate Or
schedule becomes evidently disadvan-
tagsous to the nation because Of
changes which go on from year to
year in our conditions and where it
Is feasible to change this rate or
schedule without too much disloca-
ton of the system, it will be done,
while a general revision of the rates
and schedules will be undertaken
whenever it shall appear to the sober
business sense of our people that on
the whole .the benefits to be derived
from making such changes will do
more good than harm. The cry that
the problem can be met by any
changes in the tariff represents con-
sciously Or unconsciously an effort to
take public attention away from the
real ISSUE
Mr.. Roosevelt then enters on a re-
view of the work Of congress and
the important measures passed by, 1t,
measures which, he declares, are in.-
portant, not in a partisan sense, but
are important because they subserve
the welfare Of the people as whole
Of the Panama canal he expresses
the opinion that it is the colossal
engineering feat of all ages and the
credit for the acquisition Of the canal
strip is given to congress.
Strong approval IS expressed of the
attitude of congress toward the u9-
building of the navy and then the
president takes up the measures deal
Ing with government regulation of
business. The tremendous social and
industrial changes in our nation" he
says, "have rendered the government
needful to use It's power over cor
porate wealth in interstate business.
It is not too much to say that the
course of congress within the \lass
few years and the. hearty agreement
between the executive and executive
departments of the nation in taking
the needed act On each within its
sphere have resulted in the nation
for the first time definitely entering
on the career of proper performance
of duty in these matters.
1--WE will do everything we can TO
further the interests of the farmer ani
wage workers." he declares, "and this
declaration is subject to only one
provision, and that is that no man
shall do anything wrong"