El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-29
TAFT TELLS COUNTRY WHY REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY SHOULD REMAIN IN POWER

make this q campaign OF eoucauon as
to facts and clear away the clouds OF
misrepresentation that have cbscured
| the real issues"
The Letter.
The letter follows in part:
| Il assume that when this letter is
| given publication the lines will be
drawn, the party candidates will have
been selected and the question for de-
| cision will be whether we shall have
In the house a Republican or Demo-
cratic majority. The question then,
will be not what complexion of Repub-
licanism one prefers, but whether il
is better for the country to have the
i Republican party control the leglsla-
ton for the next two years and further
redeem its promises, or TO enable
Democratic majority in the house, eth
( er 10 interpose a vote to Republican
messengers, or to formulate and pass
! bills to carry out Democratic princl-
pies.
Forget Differences.
prominence has been given during
the preliminary canvasSes just ended 10
the differences between Republicans;
( but in the election such differences
should be forgotten. Differences within
J the party we're manifested in the two
sessions OF the present congress, and
( yet never in its history has the Re-
publican party passed and become re-
gponsfble for as much useful and pro-
gressiFe legislation
$50. while issues will doubtless arise
between members Of a Republican ma
jority, as to the details Of further leg
lation, the party as a whole Will snow
itself in the future, as in the past, prac-
teal and patriotic in subordination OF
Individual opinions in order to secure
real progress. Hence, it is important,
important that after Republican con-
gressional candidates have been duly
and fairly chosen, all Republicans who
believe in the party principles as de-
clared in its national platform Of 1903,
should give the candidates loyal and
effective support. If this is done, there
will be no doubt OF return Of I.e-
publican majority.
Danger of Democratic Majority.
1.-The only other alternative is a
Democratic majority. We would reject
the Republican doctrine of protection
as announced in 1908.
What. therefore, has a Republican
who believes in protection but objects
to some raises or schedules in the pres
ent tariff act, to hope for from Demo-
cratic majority. which, if allowed its
way, would attack the protective sys-
tenn and halt business by a threatened
revision of the whole tariff on rev.
enue basis, or, if prevented by the
senate or the executive would merely
do nothing?
The Tariff Bill.
The tariff bill has been criticised for
certain of its rates and schedules.
Some of the criticisms are just and
some are wide of the mark and most
unjust
The truth is that under the old pro-
fcr+iro i6Ha he Or1r n
make the tariff high enough to pro-
tect home industry. The excess of the
tariff over the difference of the cost
Of production here and abroad vas not
regarded as Objectionable because
it was supposed that competition be-
tween those who enjoyed the home pro-
lection would keep the price for the
consumer down to what was reasonable
for the market. The evil OF excessive
the temptation of manufacturers to
combine and suppress competition and
then to maintain the price so as to take |
advantage Of the excess of the tariff |
rate over the difference between the |
cost of production abroad and here.
The Payne tariff bill is the first bill |
passed by the, Republican party i'm |
y hich the necessity for reducing rates |
TO avoid this evil has been recognized |
republican direction and it ought to be |
accepted as such. On the whole, it was |
a downward revision, particularly on |
articles Of necessity and on raw ma
terials.
Increase In Price.
The charge that the present tariff |
Is responsible for the increase in the
prices of necessities is false, because
the high prices, with very few excen- /
lions HT or+go III
winch there was no increase in rates or
IN respect to which there was a sub
stantial reduction.
Perhaps more important than anv
one feature OF the operative part of the
tariff law, is that second which enables
the executive TO appoint a tariff COM
mission or board to secure the needed |
Information for the proper amendment
ana perfection of the law. When the
'olnlnlsslon completes its work, either
On the entire tariff or on any of the
in respect 10 which issue has
arisen, and the work OF the commission
'hoWs that the present tariff is wrong
ina should be changed, 1 expect TO bring
ne matter 10 the attention of the con-
sress with view TO its amendment of
ne tariff I'm that particular.
OF course this will be impracticable
inless congress itself shall adopt the
= AHIcs as 1 nope II will, 4 ;
nat a bill TO amend one schedule of
ne tariff may not be subject to a mo-
ion TO amend by adding changes in
'ther schedules.
Effectiveness of New LAW
one great virtue in the new tariff
aw, including the corporation tax. is
nat taken with the current effort of
ne administration to keep down or
educe governmental expenditures and .
o reform the form of collecting Gus
oms revenue. 1t has by its revenue
PRODUCING capacity turned a deficit
n the ordinary operations of the gov
rnment of s56.0OO,O00 for the year end
ng June 2o.1s09, to a surplus in the first
uH year of the law ending August (
80. of s26.000,OO0. From a revenue
tandpoint then, there can be no con-
roVersy over the effectiveness OF the
ew law '
Again the present tariff in its cor
orafion tax, imposes a new kind of
ak which has many Of the merits of s
n income tax. 1t is one of the most I
seful and important changes in our
eVenue laws, as the future will show 1
n spite of the criticism heaped upon
at its passing, no party responsible |
OF revenue or anxious to retain every :