The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-29
'PERTURBED
OVER SPLIT
IN PARTY
PRESIDENT TAFT URGES
G. o. p. FACTIONS TO
GET TOGETHER
DECLARES DIFFERENCES
SHOULD Be F0UG0ITeh
Tells What Party Has Done In
Rsdssmlng Pledges ind
Future Expectations
(By Associated Press.y

New York. Aug. 99--PresIdent TAFT +
letter TO w. b. Mckinley. chairman OF
the Republican congressional commit.
tee, was made public Sunday night by
the New York headquarters OF the
committee. The president In the com
munication says that differences be-
tween Republicans should be forgot.
ten in the congressional election and
that ALI Republicans who believe In
the party principles as declared In It's
national platform OF 1908 should give
the candidates loyal aud effective sup
port. II this IL done there viii be no
doubt OF a return of Republican ma.
iorlty."
Al To the tarif the president says:
III seems to me that all Republic
ans conservative, progressive and
radical-may we'll abide the situation
with respect to the tariff until eyi-
denee now being accumulated shall
justify changes In the rates
Mr.. Tafts plan for revision by con.
gIess OF Individual schedules after In
sestigatlon by the tariff commission,
y discussed In this connection,
The president reviews the more I'M
portant legislation enacted by con
ercss. in iultillment OF It's promises
and says: III Is OF the utmost I'M
portance TO make this a campaign OF
education as to facts and clear away
the clouds OF Misrepresentation that
haye obscured the real issues
Urges Factions To Get Together
In the closing part OF his letter Mr..
Taft makes m appeal for party har-
mony, saying.
''ln view of what the present Re.
publican congress has done In the fui.
dllment OF It's promises. and In view
OF the standard that II has set In re.
spect to the sacredness OF party
pledges, have no hesitation In urg'
ing all who are In favor OF the per.
fOrinance OF the remaining pledges
who are In favor of progress, IN fay'
or OF practical conservation, In fav'
or of economy In government, In fay-
or OF tAe just regulation OF railways
end of interstate commerce corpora.
tions, In favor OF bureau Of health.
III favor OF a proper limitation OF the
who are In favor OF measures 10 pro-
mote the merchant marine engaged In
foreign service. TO vote for the Re
publican candidates for congress In
order that their wish for all this
progressive legislation may be grati.
fed.
In closing. II may not be inap.
propriate for me 10 invite your at
tentl0n and that OF all those engaged
In advocating the Republican cause Tn
the coming election to the fact that II
Is Of the utmost Importance TO make
this campaign OF education M 10
facts ami as to clear away tie clouds
OF misrepresentation that have OBJ.
scured the real issues and have made
II difficult 10 secure for the Republic
an majorifes In congress the real
credit due them from the country for
the tremendous task they have ac.
complisbed.
III this Is brought clearly home 20
all voters and especially to the Young
men now voting for the first time, and
they become impressed, as they ought
to be By this record. With the differ
ence In the governmental efficiency
and capacity of the Republican and
Democratic parties. they will enroll
themselves with the party Of con
strmction and progress. rather than
the party cf obstruction and negation,
and the resulting legislation of the
Sixiy.second congress Will ylndIeate
t.seir choice. sincerely yours.
WILLIAM " TAFT"