New-York tribune., 1908-09-21
PRESIDENTURGESW0 WORK
IN CONGRESS CAMPAIGN.
Saus There Should Be Close Go
operation Bet1ceen Committees.

OYSTER Bay Sept 20.-President Roosevelt III
letter to William B. Mckinley. chairman OF
the Republican Congressional Committee mace
public to-day appeals to disnterested citizens
to join with the Republican National COMMIT
tee and the Congressional committee in move
ment to elect William H. Taft as President ana
a Republican Congress to support hin- After
reviewing some of the important legislation OF
the last seven years the President declares tnaI
Mr. Taft and the Republican candidates 1or
Congress seek election on platform which spe-
ci1caIly pledges the party to continue ana oe-
velop the policies which have been acted on ror
seven years past 1t would be folly. the Presi-
dent points out, to elect Mr.. Taft and at lhe
same time elect a Congress hostile to him ana
which would be certain TO thwart ana oaI-
he him on every possible occasion"
All the aid that can be given to perpetuate tne
policy of the government as now carried on, the
President saws. should be given by every good
citizen, as it is far more than partisan matter
The Presidents letter follows:
Sycamore Hill, Oyster Bay, n. T.,
September 9, 1905.
NV Dear Sir: 1 have received your letter OF
August o. I agree with all that you say as 10
the arooIIn+ of Affirmative and constructive legis-
lation for the social and economic beneft OF & oul
people which has been accomplished oy Lhe C1nr i
gress during the last seven years Inc law
Establishing a national system of irrigation was
of vital Importance, and stands in us Ane as
second only TO the homestead law Inc lnIeI
state commerce law has been amended SO as 20
make it a new law, with threefold the eIlcIeHSy
of the old law. The enactment OF the pure Ioou
law was of almost quite equal inlportdhCe-
The creation of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, together with the creat1oh Oh d Du-
reau of corporations, which marks the peglnnIns
of federal control over the huge corporations
doing an Interstate business; the employers 1ld-
biIity law the safety appliance law, the ID"
limiting the working hours OF Is"ay sIcoho
the meat inspection law, the denatured dlcotioI
law the anti-rebate law, the laws increasing tle
powers of the Department of Justice IN deallils
with those regardless of wealth and power WIG
infract the law; the law making the government
liable for injuries to its employees the laws ul
der which the Panama Canal was acqulre9 anu anu
is being built the Philippines administered ana
the navy developed; the laws creating pernia-
nent Census Bureau and reforming the consulaI
law forbiddng child labor in the District OF 20
lumbia the law providing a commission unoeI
which our currency system can De put ol q q
thoroughly satisfactory basis the laws IoI i ttio
proper administration of the forest service, tle
laws for the admission of Oklahoma and the de-
velopment of Alaska, the great appropriations
for the DEVELOPMENT of agriculture the legal pro
hibition of campaign contributions from corpo..
rations-an these represent but a portion OF
what has been done by Congress, and form d
record of substantial legislative achievement IN
harmony with the best and most progressive
thought of people.
II is urgently necessary. from the standpoint
Of the public interest to elect Mr. TAFT ana
Repub blican Congress which will support hlIn'
and they seek election on PLATFORM "nIcH
utive and legislative branches, to continue ana
develop the policies which have been not mercy
professed but acted upon during THESE seven
! yt1 nese policies can be successfully car
rjes rrash only by the heaT corporation on
the p resident and the Congress in both lts
branches and it is therefore peculiarly 1nlpor-
tant that there should obtain such harmony pc
tween them. To fail to elect Mr. Taft would
be a @ y nifty to the country; and II would De
fov While eIecting him. yet at the same liile
to elect a Congress hostile to him. congress
which under the influence of partisan leadership
would be certain to thwart and pane uinl Vi,
every possible occasion To elect Mr. Taft, and
TO support him. is the only way in which to per-
petuate the policy of the government as now
carried on. feel that all the aid that can De
given TO this policy by every good citizen shouiG
be given for this IS far more than a merely
partisan matter
Both your committee and the national COM
mittee of which Mr.. Hitchcock is chairman are
on the stump OF Senators and congressman,
party leaders and independent citizens generally
I most heartily join in urging the importance OF
such cooperation. / hope that every dlslnter-
ested private citizen. whose sole concern IN pol
itfcs is to have the right kind Of man carry out
the right kind of policy. will join IN packing up
your committee as well as the national com
mittee in this movement. No service is as ef-
fective as valuable, as the dts1nterested service
given in such manner by men whose one con-
Germ is for the triumph of the principles in
which they believe, and I appeal with all the
strength there is in to such men to give
such support. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon William B. Mckinley. chairman Repuoil-
can Congressional Committee, St James
Building. New York, \. Y