The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-10
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 9.-The
editor Of the Republican textbook. which
the congressional campaign committee
has just issued. has n lne sense OF hu-
NOR On one page, by way OF introduce
ton Of the subject matter that ls to fol-
low low to the gentle reader he groups sem
Iiments from speeches OF Theodore
ROOSEVELT, William II. Taft and Jnmes S.
sherman. The textbook Is for the most
part compilation by Francis Curtis,
VINO has charge OF the publicity work OF
tne congressional committee. He says
!nat me Republican campaign textbook
IS primarily record, not an argu-
ment" The most prominent feature Of
the publication is President Tafts let
ter to Representative William b. McKin-
ley, chairman of the congressional com
mlttee. The committee seems content to
let Mr. Tafts utterance stand as the key
note note OF the campaign In fact, the prcsi-
dent was Invited to write. the keynote,
and delayed the work so long that the
textbook was held back a month In or
der TO have the benefit Of Mr.. Taft s
Views.
Half Century Old.
In an Introductory chapter the editors
OF the textbook call attention to the fact
that the year 1910 I'm many respects
marks the hftieth anniversary of the
birth OF the Republican party" 1t was
in May. 1860 that the first important bin
was passed by Republican house OF rep rr.
| resentatives. 1t is observed that 1t Is
| also the fftieth anniversary Of the con-
Vention which nominated Abraham Lin
colin Attention Is called to the fact that
"of the twenty-five congresses OF the past
| half-century, the Republican party has
had majority In the house OF repre-
sentatives OF all except eight. while
during the fifty years legislative and
administrative life Of the Republican
| party. In only two years has the Demo-
cratic party had complete control OF the
government"
On this point an observation was made
| by L. White Busbey, secretary to Speak
! er Cannon. and former Washington
newspaper correspondent who Is not
named. that the Republican party which
has had control OF the house OF represen-
| tatives since 1894 continuously. and since
| 1895 has had control OF the presidency
and both branches OF congress, has en-
| er than was ever before exercised by any
| political party under any constitutional
| government In the world. Mr.. Busbey
| cited this as a remarkable historical fact
and one OF the evidences of weakness In
the campaign. He pointed out that when
ever political party continued abso-
| lntely In power for so long a time fac
tional differences arose and internal dis
| orders ensued
But this article is dealing with the
campaign textbook. and while Speaker
Cannon is an issue in the campaign. his
| amiable secretary is not. The congress
Il
est in the first voter OF which species
there Is estimated to be no fewer than
100000 this year. For his information
| and guidance the editor of the textbook
paints a glowing picture OF the advance
| ment made by the republic in the half
century Of Republican ascendancy. and
gives full credit to the Republican party
for nearly everything that has blessed
the country. including the fact that dur
ing this half-century OF Republlcanlsm
our population has increased three fold. -
which is vindication. If of anything OF
President Roosevelt's anti-race suicide
theory
Startling Deduction.
From all of this tho editor OF the text
book concludes that "there would seem
to be no reason why any voter should
want to vote the Democratic ticket on
the next national election day" The
claim is made that the legislation accom-
plished during the slXty-hr congress
shy far excels that of any previous con-
gress in our history" The progressive
Republicans will find little comfort from
reading the comments of the textbook
on the recent tariff legislation. Here the
editor sings the praises OF the Aldrich-
Payne law:
The Republican leaders Will Insist that
a law which has changed deficit OF
s5S, 900, 900 into a surplus OF $4,000, 900
that has changed staguation Of business
10 unprecedented activi.5r; that has given