The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29
PARTY MUST FORGET
ITS DIFFERENCES

NEW YORK. August 2S.-President
Taft's letter TO w b. Mckinley.
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee, was made public to-
night by the New York headquarters
Of the committee. Tho president in
the communication says that difter-
ences between Republicans should bo
| forgotten in the congressional olec-
ton and that "all Republicans who
believe in the party principles as de-
clared IN Its national platform OF 1905.
should give the candidates loyal and
effective support II this is done
there VIII be no doubt of return OF
a Republican majority"
As to the tariff, the president says:
1T seems to me that all Republi-
cnns-conservatiye, progressive and
Tadical-may well abide the situation
| with respect TO the tariff until evil
dence now being accumulated shall
! Justify changes in the rates"
Mr.. Taft's plan for revision by con.
gress OF individual schedules after In
yesugotion by thee tariff commission,
Is discussed In this connection.
| The president reviews the more I'M
portant legislation enacted by con-
| gress, In ful1llment OF It's promises
and says:
1T is OF the utmost importance TO
make this campaign OF education
as 10 facts and clear away the clouds
of misrepresentation that have oh
scured the real issues"
The letter follows in part:
Beverly. Mass August 20, 1910.
my dear Mr Mckinley:
"As the chairman OF the national
Republican congressional committee.
you have asked me TO give the rea-
sons which should lead voters in the
, coming November election to cast
their ballots for Republican cahdi-
dates for congress.
Il assume that when this letter Is
given publicity the lines VIII be
drawn. the party candidates VIII have
been selected and the question Tor
decision will be whether We shall
have in the house OF representatives
a Republican or n Democratic major
/ ity.The question then will be not what
complexion of ReBublicanism one Pre-
fcrs. but whether II IS better for the
country to have the Republican party
control the legislation for the next
two years and further redeem It's
promises. or to enable n Democratic
majority in the house, either TO inter
rose a veto TO Republican measures,
or to formulate and pass bills TO carry
out Democratic principles,
prominence has been given dur
ing the preliminary canVasses Just
! ended TO the differences between Re-
pnblicans; but in the election such
| differences should he forgotten DIX
ferepces Within The party were mani
Sosted In the two sessions Of the pres
ont congress. and yet never in Its
history has the Republican party
passed and become responsible for as
much useful and progressive leslsIa-
ton
$50, while issues VIII doubtless
arise between members of Republ,"
can majority, as to the details OF iur-
ther legislation, the party as whole
VIII show Itself In the future as In
the mast, practical and patriotic In
subordinating individual opinions In
order TO secure real progress Hence
n Is important that after Republican
congressional candidates have been
duIy and fairly chosen, all Republl'
cans who believe In the party prlnci-
nlos as declared In its national plat
form of 1908, should give the candi-
dates, loynl and effective support. IL
tbIs Is done. there will be no doubt
| of a return OF a Republican majority
"The only other alternative Is a
Domocratic majority we may rea-
sonably assume, however, that Dem,
ocratIc majority in the house would
reject the Republican doctrine OF pro-
tectlon as announced in 1908.
what. therefore. has Republican
who believes In protection but OBJ
iects to some rates or schedules In
the present tariff act, TO hope for
from a Democratic majority, which.
IF allowed its way, would attack the
protective system and halt business
by threatened revision of the whole
tarinf on revenue basis, or. ii prevent
ed by the senate or the executive,
would merely do nothing"
President Taft then discusses the
| promises made and the legislation on
acted by the present congress, dis
cussmg in detail the tariff, the NUM-
her of reductions and Increases made
and quoting the memorandum he
made when he signed the bill. Con
tinuing, tho letter says.
The tariff bin has been criticised
for certain OF It's rates and schedules.
Some OF the criticisms are just and
some are wide of the mark and most
unjust
'The truth is that under the old
protective idea, the only purpose was
to make this tariff high enough TO
protect the home industry, The eX-
cess of the tariff over the difference
OF the cost of production here and
abroad was not regarded as objcc-
tionable because It was supposed that
competition between those who en-
joyed the high protection would keep
the price for the consumer down to
what was reasonable for the manu-
facturer The evil of excessive tariff
rates. however. showed itself in the
temptation of manufacturers to COM
binc and suppress competition and