The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-30
Chief Executive Extols Good Work Done Under His Ad-
 mlnlstration
PLATFORM PLEDGES ALL KEPT
In Letter to Chairman of National Republican Congressional Commit tee, the President Claims Cred It for Majority for Much
 Good Legislation.

Beverly, Mass, Sept 29-The let ter of President Taft to be incor. porated in the Republican campaign text book, is substantially as follows:
 Beverly. Mass, Aug 20, 1910 My Dear Mir. Mckinley:
 As the chairman of the National Con- gressional Republican committee you have asked me to give the reason which should lead voters in the coming November cleo ton to cast their ballots for Republican candidates for congress.
 l assume that when this letter is given publicity the lines will be drawn. the party candidates will have been selected and the question for decision will be whether we shall have in tho house of representatives a Republican oV a Demo cratic majority. The question then will be not what complexion of Rspu bltca nism one prefers, but whether it is better for the country to have the Republican party control the lesislstion for the next two years and further redeem its promises, or to enable ., Democratic majority in the house either to tnterpose veto to Re publican measures, or to formulate and pass bills to carry out Democratic prtn- ciples. Prominence has been given during the preliminary oanvasses just ended to the differences between Republicans: but in the election such differences should be forgotten. Differences within the party were manifested in the two sessions of the present congress, and yet never in Its history has the Republican party pass ed and become responsible for as much useful and progressive legislation. So while issues will doubtless arise between members of Republican majority as to the details of further Legislation, the par ty, as a whole. will show itself in the future as in the past, practical and pa- triotic In subordinating individual opin- Ions in order to secure real progress. Hence it is important that after Rspub- fcan congressional candidates have been duly and fairly chosen. all Republicans who believe in the party principles as de ciared in its national platform of 1908 should give the candidates loyal and eff fective support If this Is done there will be no doubt of return of a Republican majority.
 In Case of Democratic Majority.
 The only Other alternative ia a Demo- cratic majority It is difficult, very difi- cult, 10 state all the principles that would govern such a majority in its legislative course; and this because it's party plat forms have presented a variety of blanks not altogether consistent. and because In the present congress. leading Democratic in the senate and the house have not hesi- tated to repudiate certain of their party pledges and to deny their binding char acter. We may reasonably assume how ever that a Democratic majority in the house would reject tho Republican doc Urine of protection announced In 1908
 Let us consider. summerily, the prom ises made and the legislation enacted by the present congress: First, and of pri- mary importance, was the promise to re- wise the terin in accordance with the rule laid down in the platform. to-wit: That the tariff on articles imported should be equal to the difference between their cost of production abroad and that cost in this including a reasonable profit for the domesuc manufacturer. A very fuA lnvsstig gation-fnll, at least, as such in- vssti6auons have been conducted in the past-was made by the ways aAd means of the house to detsrmine what rates should be changed to conform to this vuie. A reduction was made in sx Auadrsd and n1ty- four numbers. and an RsreAss iR sons two hundred and twenty, whtls eleven hundred and fifty remained, Hhohan0sA The bill was amended in the lsaAte but the proportion of inorsAsss to aeoeseses was maintained. When I siened lns snl accompanied by approval with lhs fsaaoweas memorandums
 payNs rarf~ eaiI Explained.
 T have asnsd the Psyns tasiR hfY HS. sapss I believe k to hs tlss result ol . l nreer. -srfcct cr-the p.rt sf the RennhM-