The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-09-01
Mr.. Taft's Reasons.

Mr.. Taft's Reasons.
In his letter to the Hon. William
B. Mckinley, chairman of the Re-
publican National Congressional
Committee, giving his reasons why
voters should cast their ballots for
Republican candidates for Congress
this fall, President Taft strikes the
nail squarely on the head when ne
states that the question to be de-
clded is whether it is better for the
Republican party to control leglsla-
ton for the next two years and con-
tinue working out its pldges or to
let Democratic majority in Con-
gress either to interpose a veto to
the Republican measures or to
formulate and pass bills to carry out
Democratic principles.
The question TO be decided is no;
the question of the so-called din
surgency." 1t is not the question of
personal differences among men,
bers of the Republican party that is
TO be decided. 1t is simply the ques-
tion of having our government
guided by Republican or Democratic
policies. the continued successful
adoption of the theory of protection
or sweeping change to the discred-
tied system of free trade. the mail
tenance of prosperous Industrial COR
ditions or return to low wages and
free soup houses. AS the President
points out:
Prominence has been given dur
ing the preliminary canvasses lust
ended to the differences between Re-
publicans; but in the election such
differences should be forgotten. DIFF
ferences within the party were mani
tested in the two sessions Of the
present Congress, and yet never In
Its history has the Republican party
passed and become responsible for
as much useful and progressive leg
islation. So. while issues will doubt
less arise between members OF 4
Republican majority as to the de-
tails OF further legislation, the party,
as whole, will show itself in the
future, as in the past. practical and
patriotic in subordlnatIng individual
opinions in order to secure real prog
ress. Hence 1t is important that at-
ter Republican congressional candi-
dates have been duly and fairly
chosen, all Republicans who believe
in the party principles as declared in
Its national platform of 1908 should
give the candidates loyal and ef-
tectiye support. If this is done there
will be no doubt Of return of Re-
publican majority.
THE only other alternative is a
Democratic majority. 1t is difficult.
very difficult. to state all the prln-
ciples that would govern such ma
iorlty in its legislative course; and
this because its party platforms
have presented a variety of planks
not altogether consistent. and be-
cause In the present Congress, lead
ing Democrats in the Senate and in
the House have not hesitated to re-
: pudiate certain of their party pledges
and to deny their binding character.
We may reasonably assume, how
/, ever. that Democratic majority in
the House would reject the Republi-
: can doctrine of protection as an
nounced in 1908.
} What, therefore. has Republl-
can who believes In protection but
objects to some rates or schedules
in the present tariff act to hone for
from a Democratic majority which
II allowed its way, would attack the
a protective system, and halt business
! by a Threatened revision of the
9 whole taritf on revenue basis. or II
: prevented NY the Senate or the Exec.
: utive would merely do nothing?
Such a legislative program as
that set forth in the Republican ma.
-ltIonal platform OF 1908 could not bt