New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
CAMPAIGN BOOK ISSUED'
Compact and Interesting History
of Republican Party.
TAFT'S LETTER A FEATURE
Elk President Roosevelt Quoted
Nations Progress Under
Republican Legislation.
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From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Sept. 4.--The Republican
textbook for the campaign for Congress has
been compiled and is now ready for dis
tribution. It consists of 2SS pages. covering
three hundred subjects. and is a compact
and interesting history of the achievements
of the Republican party. 1t contains no
discussion of factonal differences. and from
beginning to end is representation of Re
publican deeds and their results The book
was compiled by Francis Curtis of Massa-
ohusetts, director of the literary bureau Of
the Republican Congressional Committee
The scope OF the book is set out in an in
troductory note by Mr.. Curtis as follows:
"A Republican text book differs from
Democratic text book somewhat as history
differs from romance. A Republican text
book aims simply TO give facts and results
A Democratic text book is like a promise
to pay without funds in the bank
The position of honor in the book is given
President Tafts letter to Representative
Mckinley, chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee Throughout the
pages are found brief quota tons from Re
publican leaders of the past and present.
President Taft and ex-President Roosevelt
are quoted freely. In dozen or more
PAGES in the book may be found Abraham
Lincoln's trite comment on the protective
tariff policy, as follows:
Il do not know much about the tariff,
but I know this much When we buy
manufactured goods abroad we get the
goods and the foreigner gets the money.
When we buy the manufactured goods at
home we get both the goods and the
money.
After a complete record by Representa-
tive Boutelle of the principal laws recent
" enacted, followed by the fuller partial
text Of important enactments of the re-
cent session. comes the chapter the tar
iff, which departs from the oldtime eco
noInic argument and is confined to facts
The important tariff revisions of the past
are given in full. followed by the history
of the new tariff law, showing the princi-
nal changes from the Dingley act and
clear exposition of tariff making. and the
work on the Payne bill by Representative
Hill, of the Ways and Means Committee.
Tables are given showing the very lat
est figures concerning imports and exports
and revenues under the operation of the
new law in comparison with the McKin-
ley. Wilson and Dtngley laws, and ex-
tracts from various speeches made in Con-
given, the subjects covered being wood
pulp and print paper. structural steel,
lumber. prices, etc Then follows a con-
densation of the report of the select COM
mittee Of the Senate wages and prices.
This is followed by an article on Wages
and Cost of Living" by Samuel Gompers,
reprinted from THE American Federation
ist'
Then comes a chapter under the caption
of The Administration" giving a complete
resume of the work of each department of
the government and the various economies
SO far brought about during the Taft ad
ninistration. Following this very complete
record of the work OF the departments
come some sixty pages of general statistics
showing the nations progress under Re
publican legislation during the last half
century. and particularly since the last ad- |
ministration of Grover Cleveland.
The conservation policy is given consid |
erable space, as well as labor legislation, |
"our colored citizens and miscellaneous
Statements which include extracts from |
many speeches made at the recent session
of Congress. The last national Republican |
platform is given in full as we'll as the re-
Gently adopted Ohio Republican platform. |
The appropriations of the last session as !
compared with preceding years are given, |
accompanied by ID statement Of Representa- |
tive Tawney chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations.
The story of the book is told in the fol- |
lowing extract from the editors introduc- |
ton:
For many years during both Presidential
and Congressional campaigns Republican |
and Democratic committees have issued So !
called campaign text books. The character |
of the publications remains much the same
year after year. Republican text books |
have made prominent the record of the |
party. the legislation enacted and the &C |
complishments of the administration. Facts |
and figures are given from official and au- !
thoritative sources. In short. Republican /
text books have been registers of party !
achievement as indicating reason for con- |
on the other hand, Democratic text |
books have had little or no party record |
to chronicle, and their pages have been |
largely filled with fault finding accusa- |
tons and misrepresentation, with prom |
ises of what would be attempted If the |
party were put in control OF the govern
ment. But their promises even are threat |
ening they are for the most part pledges |
to destroy Republicanism or the result OF
Republcanism. In fact, Democratic text |
book is much like the prospectus of a |
general wrecking concern
The Democratic text book for 1910 is a
collection of speeches knocking" to use
an expression of the day. the Republican |
party Its introduction says: IF intrusted |
with power IT the Democratic party) will |
make u TttbTu NiliCl W Iii mean lluju Iot
the prosperity of the masses and in con- |
tnuation of the principles of free govern |
ment.'
But nothing is said of the period when !
the Democratic party was intruSted with |
power or the calamity to the nation and |
adversely instead of prosperity that came |
to the masses.
In one text book we have proud party |
record, in the other a sneer at that record !
as plea for office
a Republican campaign text book, then,
is primarily a record. not In argument: but, |
as every good record must obviously be a |
good argument, the following pages con- |
stitute irrefutable evidence on which to |
base educational campaign.