Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
TEXTBOOK IS OUT
Volume Issued Last Night by Repub-
lioan National Committee.
ALL ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED
IL Contains in Concise Form All
Information Likely "a BE Re-
quIred by Speakers and
Writers.

NEW YORK, Sept. s-The republican
campaign text book for 1908 was Issued
tonight by the republican national COM
mittee. 1t is a volume Of 596 pages. and
contains in detail an explanation of the
various questions that are under discus
naon In the present campaign and the at
titude Of the republican candidates there
70 contrasted IN some cases with tho
present or past attitude of their demo-
cratic opponents. The purpose Of the
book, II is said. is to furnish in. concise
form for reference such Information as is
likely to be required by speakers, writer's
and others participating in the campaign.
Subjects likely TO receive especial atten-
ton in the campaign, such as control OF
corporations. the money panic and the re-
lief afforded by the treasury department.
wages and prices, tariff, the Philippines,
and the work Of the army and navy are
presented as fully as practicable. The
book contains the acceptance speech OF
Taft and Sherman, and articles on pros
perity. publicity of campaign contributions,
the attitude Of the two parties toward
colored citizenS. guarantee of bank depos-
its. President Roosevelt's Administration
outline of the work OF the sixtieth CON
gress. the platforms OF the two parties,
and Bryan's speech Of acceptance.
Regulation of Corporations.
Speaking Of the regulation Of corpora
tons the book says:
THE enormous concentration Of com
mercial power In a few hands has beer
one Of the marked characteristics of the
past decade. 1t has formed part of this
problem and has aroused the country to a
consideration of the industrial and eco.
nomic facts involved therein.
1.-THE administration holds that the eff.
Gent business man should be fully re.
warded for the great services he renders
to the public. 1t desires to support honest
business. There Is no quarrel with cor
porations themselves, or with the acquisi
ton Of wealth. but only with certain formi
of corporations, and certain methods by
which such wealth is acquired.
~ by Theodore Roosevelt, tht
national administration has therefore beer
dealing with corporations along the llnel
of a consistent policy which has never
changed in principle. Railroad rebates ant
determinations, which are the deadlies
attacks on equality in business, have beef
exposed and punished, so that there Il
today less Of discrimination being prac
ticed than at any time since the passage
OF. the Interstate Commerce law in 1887
Enforcement of Anti-Trust Laws.
1.-THE Sherman antitrust law has ais
been wisely used by the administration I,
put an end to those forms Of combination
which are directed either at total sup
precision of proper competition or at tn,
destructive competitors by unfair means
Thu administration has recognized tina
combination to a certain extent Is neces
sary, but that. on the other hand, Ger
tain forms OF combinations from thai
peculiar purposes and effects are clearl,
against the public interest. Again tn,
republican party has placed upon tn,
statute books a number of Fundamental
acts greatly strengthening the power o
the administration to carry out the Doll
cies above, outlined" @
In this connection the text book mention
the Elkins law OF 1908. The rate bin o
1906, and the creation of the Department
of Commerce and Labor.
Process of Edueation.
In conclusion the article says:
by the slow process OF education, b,
testing Of present methods available an,
by suggesting new ones the work Of tn
administration has thus been leading u
toward that logical advanced system O
dealing with corporations which 1t is ciea
must soon come.
be ONE efficient system of regulation
some control OF corporations which shal
be positive and active. The administrative
had stood for such an advance. believin
that the present commercial machinery /