The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-21
Says President Roosevelt In
Letter to Chairman of Con-
gressional Committee.
Present Administration Pol
icies Would be Developed.
FAVORABLE CONGRESS- NEEDED

Sycamore Hill, Oyster Bay, y. "
Sept. 2i--lt Is urgently necessary
from the standpoint OF public inter
est. to elect Mr. Taft and a Republi-
can congress. says President Roose-
welt IN a letter TO Hon. William y.
Mckinley that has been made pub.ic.
The text Of the letter In full is as
foliows:
MY Dear Sir: have received
your letter OF August 2S. agree
with all that you say as to'the
amount OF Affirmative and construc-
tive legislation for the social and
economic benefit OF our peop.e which
has been accomplished by the con-
gress during the last seven years The
law establishing a national system OF
irrigation was OF vital importance.
aud stands In its line as second only
to the homestead law. The inter-
state commerce law has been amend
ed 20 as 10 make Il n new law. with
threshold the efficiency OF the old
law. The enactment Of the pure
food law vas OF almost or quite equa,
Importance The creation Of the de-
pariment % commerce and labor. to-
gcther with the creation OF bureau
OF corporations. which marks the be-
ginning Of federal control over the
huge corporations doing an Interstate
business, the employers liability law,
the safety appliance Jaw. the Law
limiting the working hours OF rail-
way employees. the meat Inspection
law. the law making the government
anti-rebate Jaw. the laws Increasing
the powers Of the department of jus
tice IN dealing with those. regardless
of wealth and power. who lnfract the
law. the .aw mixing the government
liable for Injuries to lie employees.
the laws under which the Panama
canal was acquired and IL being built
the Philippines administered. aud the
navy developed. the laws creating a
permanent census bureau and reform
ing the consular service aud the sys-
tenn OF naturalization. the Jaw for
bidding child labor IN The District Of
Columbia. the Jaw providing COM
mission under which our currency
system can be put on a thoroughly
satisfactory basis, the laws for the
proper administration of the forest
service. the laws for the admission
OF Oklahoma and the Development Of
Alaska. the great appropriations for
the development Of agriculture. the
legal prohibition OF campaign con-
tributions from cOrporations--a
these represent but portion Of
what has been done by congress, aud
form record OF substantial leglsla-
tive achievement in harmony with
the best and most progressive
thought OF our peop.e.
1T IS urgently necessary. from the
standpoint OF the public interest, to|
elect Mr. Tart. aud Republican con-
gress which viii support him; and
they seek election on platform
which specifically pledges the party.
alike IN It's executive and legislative
branches. to continue aud develop the
policies which have been not mercy
protest but acted upon during these
seven years These policies can be
successfully carried through only by
tho hearty corporation OF the presl-
dent and the congress In both is
branches. and II Is therefore pecu-
larry important that there should
obtain such harmony between them
To fail TO e.ec, Mr. Taft would be a
ca.amlty TO the country; and itI
would be folly. while elocting him
-. a..
gress hostile TO him. a congress which
under the influence Of partisan lead
ership would be certain TO thwart and
baiiie him on every possible occasion
To elect Mr.. Taft. and at the same
time to elect congress pledged to-
support him. is the only way in which
to perpetuate the policy of the gov
eminent as now carried on feel
that al the aid that can be given to
this policy by every good citizen
should be given; for this is far more
than a merely partisan matter.
Both your committee. and the ma
tional committee. of which Mr. Hitch
cock is chairman, are endeayoring to
secure the active cooperation on the
stump of senators and congressman.
party leaders and independent citi-
zens generally | most heartily JOIN
In urging the Importance OF such CO.
operation. hope that every disin-
terested private citizen. whose sole
concern Ia politics is to have the
right kind of man carry out the right
kind OF policy, will join in backing,