Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-10
FACTS FOR CAMPAIGN
Republican Text EoOk Reviews the
Achievements Of the Party.
FIGURES FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
Some History Reviewed for the Benefit Of
the Younger Voters,
WHAT DEMOCRATIC RULE MEANT IN PAST
Work Of Last Session Of Congress Gone
Into at Length.
ENOUGH Of ITSELF TO WARRANT RETURN
At DEMOCRATIC RULE MEANT IN PAST
ENOUGH or ITSELF TO WARRANT RETURN
while Important, what Has Beep
Accomplished is only a Founda-
tion for what is TO Come
In Failure.


and particularly its record in the present
congress- is commended to the voters of
the country in the campaign. text book
given. out today by the republican con-
gresslonsl committee. The book contains
27s pages and is replete with republican
doctrine, embracing practically every con-
ceivable subject upon which information
may be desired. Radicallsm or conserva-
tism, 1t is declared, are never matters of
concern TO republicans, but II is stated
they are content with practical and pro-
gressive ideas and the maturing of those
ideas into positive performance" Every
statement made and all figures presented
are declared In the foreword of the book
TO be official and authoritative, and the
foreword concludes:
THE truth is the highest exemplihcation
of republican doctrines and policies and
party record. is the best plea that can be
made for continuation in power"
In discussing the campaign issues OF
1906 the book calls attention to the fact
that since the termination of the Fifty
third congress in 1885, the house of repre-
sentatives has been republican and adds
that there is every reason to expect that
a substantia working republican majority
will be elected next November" During
those ten years It is stated I'VE have made
a greater advance as a nation and q people
than was ever made before in q generation
and in many respects greater than during
our whole previous history. There cannot
then be the least doubt OF republican sue
cess IL the voters study carefully the rec
ord Of the two parties.
warming 60 First voters.
There will be thousands and hundreds
OF thousands" the book says. who will
vote for the first time. in November, who
were mere children when the democrats
last had a majority in the house OF repre-
sentatives and they do not all vividly re-
member the awful times brought on the
country by that congress. They were not
born when the only democratic. president
since the civil war was first elected. They
were babies In arms when Grover Cleveland
sent his famous free trade message to-
congress and when a year after the ini-
auitous Mills bill was framed and passed
by the democratic house of representatives
of the Fiftieth congress But fortunately
there was republican senate to prevent
the enactment of the free trade law and
disaster. and calamity was for the time
averted. But in 1898 the democrats had the
presidency as well as both senate and
house of representatives and the work OF
that single Fifty-third congress cost, the
Industries and people of the country many
billions OF dollars and incalcuabie suffer-
ings. These facts should be weighed with
the record OF the republican party before
and since and especially should the record
of the present congress be studied, for
though its work is not yet finished, more
has already been done In one session than
by any previous congress since the war OF
the rebellion
Only democratic success, It is declared
can prevent the giving to the people OF
the country new records in every phase OF
our Industrial life.
Due 90 Republican Measures.
The book then continues:
Republicans have right to claim that
our financial. commercial and Industrial
government is due to the laws enacted and
secured by their party leaders. The party
came into power when the government and
the people were practically bankrupt and
without credit. disrupted union was re-
stored, the vast expenses of war provided.
specie payments resumed, protectivs
tariff amended from time to time and the
development of the country continued un.
til the democratic check came in 1894.
But" II is stated. the people were
quick to see their mistake and at the first
TO full power and no party change has been
made since during a period OF ten years"
The Industrial situation is claimed to be
unparalleled in the annals of nations.
''our volume of employment" the state
ment continues, "our rewards OF labor. our
enjoyments of life were never before
eaualed, and, best OF ALL there is no sign
OF abatement or signal OF retreat. There
is prospect of still greater and grander
results and only the rankest pessimist can
see cloud on our national material hor-
.son"
Because of the various financial and
tariff measures OF the republican party,
which the book says. have brought about
competition in manufacturers. Il II de-
clared that a home market has been built
up In this country OF suc'i magnitude that
for several years we have given full EN-
ployment al wages about double those paid
when the republican party came into power
In some cases these wages are treble and
quadruple what they were in iss0'
Some Republican Legislation.
A lie Of twenty-three Instances of inn
portshI republican legislation follows: be-
ginning with the homestead law signed By
LiEcon.
The important laws cited as enacted at
the last SESSION Oh congress lnCluue the AQO-
jects OF railway rates. Papama canal. pure
food, meat inspection, free alcohol, state
hood admission, consular reorganization.
national quarantine against yellow fever,
rigid steamboat inspection. Limitation OF
witnesses in criminal cases. promotion OF
militia efficiency, aid for San Francisco. es-
tablshment Of a national cemetery einbrae-
ing the grave Of Andrew Jackson with ff-
teen acres of land. marking the graves q
confederate soldiers, jamestown exposition
aid, go public acts altogether. S.6ss private
pension acts.
Among the measures referred 20 as left
over for the next session Of the 9resent
congress are;
The santo Domingo, Isle OF Pines and
Morocco treaties; immigration restriction
dn eonferenee), Senator Shoots right 20
sest campsign publicity, shipping bill
modification Of Chinese exclusion laws,
snti-inJuncton bill eight-hour law. estab-
lishment OF postal savings banks ana pat-