Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-29

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Devoting just
one-half of it to a defense of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, Presi-
dent Taft has written his promised
letter setting forth the "rea-
o n which should lead voters in the
coming November election to cast their
ballots for Republican candidates for
Congress" The letter was made pub
lie last night by Congressman william
B. Mckinley, chairman OF h Republic
can congressional campaign committee.
Prominence has beer given,' MI.
Taft begins, during the preliminary
~canvasses Just ended, to the differences
between Republicans, but in the cleo
ton such differences should be for
gotten.
Never yet has the Republican party
passed and become responsible for as
much useful and progressive legislation.
1t was promised that the tariff should
be revised in accordance with the
principle, to wit, that the tariff on arti-
cles imported should be equal to the
difference between their cost of pro-
duction abroad and that cost in this
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for the domestic manufacturer. The
Payne tariff bill on the whole is a
downward revision, particularly on
articles OF necessity and on raw ma
terials.
Disclaims High Prices.
1.-The charge that the present tariff
is responsible for the increase in the
prices OF necessities is demonstrably
20 leo haoo.aca Tho hivh rnri(oo with parry
few exceptions, affect articles in the
tariff upon which there was no in
crease In rates or in respect to which
there was a substantial reduction.
when the tariff commission COM
pletes its work, either on the entire
tariff or on any Of the schedules in re-
spect to which issue has arisen, and
the work of the commission shows that
the present tariff is wrong and should
be changed, l expect to bring the mat
ter to the attention of Congress with
a view to its amendment of the tariff
In that particular.
"Of course this will be impracticab1e
unless Congress itself shall adopt the
parliamentary rule, as I hope It will,
that q bill to amend one schedule of
the tariff may not be subject to a
motion to amend by adding changes in
other schedules. 1t will thus be posi-
BILE to take up a single schedule with
respect to which 1t is probable that a
great majority Of each house will be
un~prejudiced to submit the evidence,
and to reach a fair conclusion. and this
method will tend to avoid disturbing
business conditions"
Not All Promises Kept.
Mr.. Taft enumerates "the promises
made and the legislation enacted as
including also the postal savings bank
bill, the creation of the bureau Of
mines, the passage of the land with
drawal bill and the authorization of
the reclamation bonds as part of the
conservation program, the giving Of
Statehood to New Mexico and Arizona,
the bill requiring the publication OF
campaign contributions, and the ap-
preparation for investigation into the
cost of running the government.
Among 'the promises that remain to
be kept" Mr.. Taft includes the regula-
ton of stock and bond issues by inter-
state railways, the establishment Of a
procedure for preliminary injunctions,
promoting the merchant marine, for
bidding the acquisition Of stock in
competing railway lines, requiring
more safety appliances on railways.
establishing a basis for workmen's
compensation, and erecting a national
bureau of health.
In conclusion, Mr.. Taft declares that
"the appropriations for the last year
were more than 500, 900, 900 less thai the
appropriations of the year before"
And he adds: National expenditures
by the adoption of modern economic
methods In doing business wills If a
Republican Congress is elected to as
sist, reach to a point Of saving many
millions. The saving of 81, 000. 900 in
the postoffice department is an example
of what has already been done"