The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-29
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 20, 1910.

My Dear Mr.. Mck1nley:-A the
Chairman of the National Congress-
ional Republican Committee, you
have asked me to give the reasons
which should lead voters in the COM
ing November election to cast their
ballots for Republican candidates for
Congress.
[ assume that when this letter is
given publicity the lines will be
drawn, the party candidates will have
been selected, and the question for
decision will be whether we shall
have in the House of Representatives
a Republican or a Democratic ma
jority The question then will be
not what complexion of Republican,
ISM one prefers, but whether it is
better for the country to have the
&1dNican party control she legisla-
ton for the next two years and fur
Their redeem it's promises, or to en-
able a Democratic majority in the,
House either to interpOse veto 10y
Republican measures, or to formulate
and pass bills to carry out Demo-,
cratic principles. Prominence has
been given during the preliminary
canvasses just ended to the differ
ences between Republicans; but in
the election such differences should
be forgotten. Differences within the
panty were manifested in the two ses-
siOns of the present Congress, and
yet never in it's history has the Re-
publican party passed and become
responsible for as much useful and
progressive legislation, So, while is
saes will doubtless arise between
members of a Republican majority
as to the details of further legisla-
ton, the party, as a whole, will show
itself in the future, as in the past,
practical and patriotic in subordinat-
ing individual opinions in order to
secure real progress. Hence it is
important that after Republican Con-
gressional candidates have been duly
and fairly chosen, all Republicans
who believe in the party principles as
declared in it's national platform of
1908 should give the candidates 10y
al and effective support. If this is
done, there will be no doubt Of re-
turn of Republican majority.
Democratic Reputation.
The only other alternative is a
Democratic majority. 1t Is difficult,
very difficult, to state all the princi-
pies that would govern such a ma
jority in it's legislative course; and
this because its party platforms have
presented a variety Of planks not al
together consistent, and because in
the present Congress, leading Demo
Gratis in the Senate and the House
have not hesitated to repudiate GER
tain of their party pledges and to
deny their binding character. We
may reasonably assume, however,
that q Democratic majority in the
House would reject the Republican
doctrine of protection as announced
In 1908. What, therefore, has Re-
publican who believes in protection
but objects to some rates or SEIZED
ules in the present tariff act to hope
for from Democratic majority
which, if allowed its way, would at
tack the protective system and halt
business by threatened revision of
the whole tariff on revenue basis, or
if prevented by the Senate or the Ex-
ecutive, would merely do nothing.
Such legislative program as that
set forth in the Republican National
platform of 1908 could not be car
RED out in full by one Congress.
Certainly if all its promises are exc
cuted IN one administration, it will
be within proper time The present
Congress has not only fulfilled many
party pledges, but it has by it's course
set higher the standard of party re-
sponsibility for such pledges than
ever before in the history of Ameri-
can parties. Hereafter those who
would catch voters by declarations in
favor of alluring remedial legisla-
ton will not make them except with
much more care as to the possibility
OF It's enactment In view of the his
tory of the present Congress, the re-