The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29

and sottled the question OF the
| method OF dlsposing OF public lands
so that the government may retain
| sufficient control to prevent a mono
poly In their use and TO secure the
| public ngain5t legislation for oil. gus,
phosphate and water power on the
one hand and yet may give TO private
| capital sufficient inducement TO bring
about n normal development Of the
wealth contained In the lands 10 aid
| building up the country. Neither the
Democrats OF the house nor of the
senate as a body. although their plat
| form formally declared In favor OF
conservation have taken any active
part or can be counted upon to as-
! sist materially In the solution OF
/ these complicated questions
Improvement OF water ways is de-
| clared 10 be a subject OF passing I'm
! portance. the president giving his
| plans already known for dealing With
tho question
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari-
zona and publicity are also mention
| ed as pledges redeemed
The president refers to tho appro-
| priation made 10 investigate methods
| 10 reduce governmental expenditures
and says;
II am confident that IL full oppor-
| tunity Is given and Republican CON
| gress Ia elected. 10 assist the cutting
down OF tho national expenditures by
the adoption OF modern economic
methods In doing business the gov
erpment will reach point OF saving
many millions"
Az 10 future legislation the presi-
| don't says a number OF promises re-
main TO be kept He alludes 10 the
provisions to regulate the issue OF
stocks and bonds by Interstate rail-
roads. 70 which he says, the Demo
cratic minority In the senate gave its
| solid opposition on the ground that
| the central government has no power
| to make and enforce such regulation
I'm addition" he continues. there
| Is the promised procedure TO deter
| mine how preliminary injunction shall
| issue without notice and when In
| substiton for this the Democratic
| platform proposes an amendment to
the existing law which would create
privileged class of lawless workmen
and would seriously impair the power
OF the courts of equity to do justice.
| Then there Is the measure TO pro-
mote the merchant marine engaged
In foreign service, to which In previ-
| ous congresses the Democratic party
| has always opposed an almost solid
! front. There is the measure forbid
| ding the acquisition OF stocks by one
| railway company in a competing lino
| and there are also those bills, already
referred TO. TO secure further safety
| appliances on railways and 10 estab-
llsh a basis for workmens compen5a-
tion.
There is also the promise Of the
! Republican platform TO make better
provision for securing the health OF
the nation. The most tangible and
useful form that this can be taken
would be the establishment of ma
| tional bureau of health to include all
| the health, agencies of the govern
ment now distributed in different de-
partments.
Finally there is the Appalachian
forest reserve bill which passed the
J house by a Republican, is on the cal
endar OF the senate and will probably
pass at the coming session of this
congress.
| IN view OIL W HIT iut pi'oNhb ~
publican congress has done In the full
| fillment of It's promises and In Wow
of the standard that 1t mas set in re-
spect to the sacredness OF party
| pledge. have no hesitation In urg-
| ing all who are In favor OF the re.
naming pledges, who are In favor OF
| progress. in favor Of practical conser'
walton In favor of economy of gov
ernment. in favor OF the just regula-
ton of railways and OF interstate com
merce corporations. In favor OF
bureau of health in favor OF proper
| limitation of the power Of equitable
| Injunction. and who are In favor OF
| measures to promote the merchant
| marine engaged In foreign service to
! vote for the Republican candidates
| for congress in order that the wish
for all this progressive Legislation
may be gratified
In closing, il may not he inappro-
priate for me to invite your atten-
! ton. and that of all those engaged
in advocating the Republican cause
In the coming election to the fact
| that il Is OF the utmost importance
TO make their campaign OF education
| as to facts and TO clear away tho
clouds of Misrepresentation that have
obscured the real issues and have
made 1t difficult to secure for the Re
publican maJoriue5 in congress- the
real credit due them from the coun'
try for the tremendous task they have
| accomplished.
IF this Is brought clearly home TO
all voters and especially to the young
men now voting for the first time, and
they become impressed, as they ought
10 be by this record. with the diner
ence in the governmental efficiency
and capacity OF the Republican and
Democratic parties. they VIII enroll
themselves with the party OF con
struction and progress, rather than
the party of obstruction and negatlon,
! and the resulting legislation OF the
62nd congress win yindIcate their
! choice
Sincerely yours,
"WM. r. TAFT.
Hon. William F. Mckinley, chair
man congressional committee, 1888