The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-30
PRESIDENT TAFTs LETTER.

PRESIDENT TAETS LETTER.
President Taft has written a strong
ana well-worded letter to Chairman
Mckinley OF the Republican congress
sional committee, in which he gives
the very best of reasons why Republic
can candidates for Congress should
be chosen at the November election.
The President believes that differ
ences between Republicans should be
forgotten during the campaign and
that all members Of the party should
stand shoulder to shoulder until the
sun goes down on election day and the
enemy has been fully and completely
vanquished as in former years.
President Taft declares that ''all Re
principles as declared in the national
platform of 1903 should give the can
didates loyal support" and that ''if
this is done, there is no doubt of the
return Of a Republican majority"
There is only one side to this PROPOSE
tiOn-Republicans who believe in the
party platform will vote for Repub-
lean candidates.
The President takes Just pride in the
work accomplished at the last session
of Congress and calls special atten-
ton TO the railroad bin. the postal
| savings bank bill, the bill for the es-
Enlistment of a bureau OF mines, the
statehood bill and other wise and
just measures that became laws.
Calling attention TO the fact that
| the Democrats in Congress opposed
these bills. the President points out
that the Republican party is pledged
TO other important measures which
are certain 10 fail in case a Democratic
majority is returned next November.
Mr.. Taft is rndisturbed by the tar
if agitation and stoutly affirms that
it seems to him that all Republicans
conservative, progressive and radi-
caI-may well abide the situation with
| respect TO the tariff until evidence
now being accumulated shall justify
| changes in the rates" If the evidence
does not justify it, there will be no
changes. In any event. Congress will
decide the matter after a report shall
have been made.
With a Democratic House, the Re-
publican doctrine of protection would
be rejected without any evidence be-
/ ing submitted and the country plunged
into another period of depression by
an assault upon the system TO which
the country owes its present great
ness
With this idea in view the Presi-
dent asks:
What. therefore, has a Republican
who believes in protection, but
objects TO some rates or sched-
ulez in the present tariff act 10
hope for from a Democratic ma
| jOrtty, which, if allowed its way
would attack the protective sys-
TEN and halt business by
threatened revision of the tar
If on a revenue basis, or, if pre-
vented by the Senate or the eX
ecutive, would merely do moth
ing2"
Mr.. Taft reviews the tariff bill en-
acted at the extra session of Congress
a little over q year ago and calls at
/ tention TO the unexampled season Of
| prosperity that has fallowed its adop-
ton. He calls special attention to its
revenue producing ability and shows
how a deficit has been turned into
| surplus during the time it has been
in operation.
The President urges all "who are in
| favor OF progress, in favor of prac-
teal conservation, in favor Of economy
in government, in favor of the Just
regulation OF railways and of interstate
commerce corporations" and other
measures demanded by the people TO
| vote for the Republican candidates for
! Congress lin order that their wish
for all this progressive legislation nay
be accomplished"
The executive has no fear Of the re-
suit if the light is turned on and In
closing says:
! 1t may not be inappropriate for me
To invite your attention, and that
! of all those engaged in adVOcat-
ing the Republican cause in the
! coming election. 10 the fact that
il is Of the utmost Importance
TO make this campaign one Of
| education as 10 facts and TO clear
| away the clouds of misTepresen-
| tatiOn that have Obscured the
! real issues and have made il diff
! ficult 10 secure for the Repub-
lican majorities in Congress the
| real credit due them from the
! country for the tremendous task
| they have accomplished.
II this is brought clearly home TO all
| voters and especially to the
! young men now voting for the
first time, that they become i'm
! pressed, as they ought to be by
this record. with the difference
| in the governmental efficiency
and capacity Of the Republican
and Democratic parties they will
! enroll themselves with the party
Of construction and progress
rather than the party Of Obstruc-
tion and .neSatiOn, and the re-
sulting legislation of the sixty
second Congress will vindicate
their choice.
The letter is a plea Zoe party har-