The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
Is OUT
Republicans Lay Claim to
Every Political Virtue.
WARNS AGAINST MR.. BRYAN
Campaign Document for Benefit of
SpeIIbInders Contains Mr.. Taft's
speech in FuII-Tnrin, Negro
Question, labor, and Many other
Topics Are Also Taken Up.

New York. Sept 5.-The campaign text
book issued by the Republican National
Car ,aign Committee came on the press
to- y. It is volume Of $40 pages and
deals with the issues Of the campaign in
such way as % be available for the
use Of the spelbiaders Who are 20 preach
the Taft doctrine.
In addition 70 Mr.. Taft's speech ac-
cepting the Presidential nomination. a
most complete resume of the political
situation Is set forth from the RepubH-
can standpoint. and there IS a mass Of
tables ali designed to show that Re
publican rule spells prosperity, ard that
the accession of Bryan would mean dis
aster. OF the regulation OF corporations.
10 which one chapter Of the book is de-
voted the following is a sample quota
ton
The Republican party has taken Wig
orous action ou these questions It is try
ing 70 save and promote business. 20
maintain an industrial machinery which
shall be capable Of standing up 20 the
work Of an industrial nation L pro
poses TO see that capital and energy. and
brains and labor have a fair chance"
Discuss Money Panic.
The money. panic Of 1897 is discussed at
length in one chapter and both President
Roosevelt and AIr Taft are quoted al
length in the opinion that irregularities
by bank officials destroyed the confidence
of depositors and thus caused the strin-
gency. which. however. Alr. Taft believes
viii prove fieetinE IN its effects
. -
the textbook says
The general statement can be made
that in every instance where The tariff
has been increased upon any article pros
perfty has followed in general throughout
she country. and that particular article
upon which protection was given showed
the most substantial advancement
OF reciprocity II says
Quoting President Mckinley BY sen
sibIe trade arrangeuents. which VIII not
interrupt our home production. We shan
extend the outlets for Increasing sur
plus II some OF our tariffs are no long
er need for revenue. why should they
not be employed 20 extend and promote
our markets abroad
Union Labor Discussed.
IN more than twenty pages OF the text
book AIr- Taft's relations 10 union labor
are discussed. and the claim is made
that he has been the consistent friend
and advocate of the working man II
says
Probably TO judge has ever been more
misquoted and misjUdged by unionisjs
than Judge Taft His decisions. o.
course. may not voice the opinion OF the
judge he does not make the Law On
the other hand. there is no decision by
Judge Taft that can be cited that indi-
Gates personal anupatHy 10 Iab0- organ
izatious-"
On the negro question Senator TIIlmau
IS quoted as the horrible example His
declaration We stuffed ballot boxes. we
shot negroes. and We are not ashamed Of
it, is paraIeled by the Republican con-
vention's negro plank. which declares that
the Republican party has been for more
than fifty years the consistent friend OF
the American negro. and which details
at length the benefits the blacks have re-
Ceived under Republican rule
Bryan-s guarantee Of bank deposits
plank Is strongly scored. and Ar Taft's
declaration IS quoted that IL would bring
the whole banking system Of the country
down IN ruin
one OF the other subjects treated IS
President Roosevelt's" administration.
The President IS made the subject OF a
glowing paneCyTic- and < Is plainly set
forth that Air- Taft, f elected. may be
/ expected 20 follow closely in his footsteps.
and tFGJ he viii endeavor TO carry 0ur
President Roosevelt's policies IN fun