The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-29
IN q Letter Chief Executive O.
KS Acts Of His Ad-
mlnlstration.
he DEFENDS TARIFF BILL
AND SAWS THAT THE MAergRv
o. THE NEXT coNoRges ~
rHg DEMOCRATS WOULD Dc A
SLOW TO THE COUNTRY.

New York. Aug. 2s.-That there
may Be NO doubt as to the lines which
the republican spellbinders shall fol-
low In the coming campaign for the
control of congress. President Taft
has written . letter to Representative
william B. Mckinley. chairman Of the
republican national congressional cam
paign committee.
The letter was made public yester-
day by the local branch of the repub-
lican congressional campaign commit.
tee.
The president makes no claim on
the part Of the dominant party for
the sun that has shown for the past
year. For everything else good the
party has been responsible. The
Payne tariff bill 10 defended and the
record Of the past congress Is held up
~ one which the party and country
should b proud.
The letter to the chairman Of the
re@.olican congressional committee
was written ut Beverly on August 20.
and the president assumes that by the
time II 10 given publicity the party
candidates will have been selected.
A. Tip 10 the Voters.
The letter IL one In reply to . com.
munication from the national chair
man asking the president to give the
reasons which should lead voters to
cast their ballots for republican can
didatss for congress In the coming
elections.
'The question II not" writes the
president. what complexion Of repub-
licanism one prefers. but whether 1t Is
better for the country to have the re-
publican party control legislation for
the next two years and further redeem
IT. promises, or to enable Q demo
cratic majority In the house either
to interpose . veto to republican
measure or to formulate and pass bills
70 carry out democratic principles.
Prominence has been given during
the preliminary canvasses just ended
to the difference between republicans.
But In the election such differences
should be forgotten"
Says Rseord 10 Estsblishsd.
The president admits there were
differences In the two sessions of the
present congress. and says that never
In it's history has the republican party
passed and become responsible for "as
much useful and progressive legisla-
tion."
The president assumes that demo
cratic majority would reject the re-
publican doctrine of protection. as an
nounced In 1908, and says that re-
publican who believes In protection,
but objects to some Of the rates OF the
present tariff. has nothing to hope
from Q democratic majority. He be-
lieves the record Of the past congress
justifies . continuance in power of the
republican majority. The return Of q
republican majority will inspire conf
dcnce that the pledges still unredeem-
ed will be met and satisfied, says the
letter.
Mr.. Taft says It was promised that
the tariff should be reduced in accord
ance with the rule laid down in the
platform that the duty on articles
should be equal to the difference be-
tween their cost OF production abroad
and their cost In this country, includ-
Ing . reasonable profit for the domes-
tic manufacturer.
Balance Was Maintained.
He adds that the tariff was reduced
In GA numbers, increased In 220 and
1850 were unchanged In the bill that
went to the senate. and while changes
were made there the proportion Of In
creases to decreases was maintained.
MASONIC CALENDAR.
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