The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-03
Washington Letter.

Insurgents,
Progressives,
Revisionists,
Stand Patters,
| Reactionaries,
Cannonites,
Anti-cannonites,
Boilers.
/ Reduced down to the simple PROPOSE
ton of Republicans versus Democrats,
it clears the atmosphere of all fog and
adverse winds and makes the issue of
the year clean-cut one between the
Grand Old Party and Organism.
| There will still be differences of opin-
ion among individuals and groups of men
concerning policies and methods, but
these differences can we'll be laid aside
till the time comes for action on them.
For instance it is useless to debate over
the officers and rules of the next Con-
gress until we find out which party is
going to be in command. As Vice Presi-
dent Sherman says: Before you make
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1t is admitted on all sides that the
above program reduces the work of the
of the year; first, into solid support of
the President in putting into legislation
as many as possible of his recommends
lions and redeeming as far as possible
the pledges of the last National platform;
then straight campaign between Re
publicans and Democrats for a majority
in the next House of Representatives,
that Mr.. Taft may have solid Republi-
can Congress with him during the last
two years of his administration to still
further carry on the good work Of enact
ing into law the promises Of the party.
Not everything can be done at once
during single Congress. The appro-
priation bills must be carefully consider
ed and passed during this session and
again during the short session. But the
work is we'll advanced, and when ad-
journment comes, it will be found that a
splendid record has been made and that
most confident appeal can be made to
the people for Republican majority in
the cd Congress.
An unusual amount of investigation is
going on and the people are going to know
the whole truth about many subjects in
which they are deeply interested. Be-
sides these Investigations by Congress
ional Committees, the Department of
Justice, under the direction of the Presi-
dent, is vigorously prosecuting every in
dividual or group of individuals operating
in any way illegally against the Govern
ment or the people. No honest man or
honest industrial concern, however, need
have any fear of being interfered with
in the conduct of business. The Repub-
llcan party is party that builds up, not
structive party, and we can all, without
exception and without reserve, follow
President Taft in his efforts to promote
justice and progress. This is the senti-
ment of the Republican Congressional
Committee, which has just been elected
and which proposes to conduct an honest,
earnest party campaign on the lines OF
straight Republicanism and the princi-
pies advocated by that party and its lead
ers.
In this connection it may be we'll to re-
call what President Taft said on his last
trip last fall:
Il do not hesitate torepeat that think
it would have been an unwise sacrifice of
the business interests of the country
it would have been an unwise sacrifice of
the solidarity, efficiency and promise
performing power of the party to have
projected into the next session another
long discussion of the tariff, and to have
delayed or probably defeated the legisla-
ton needed in the improvement of our
Interstate Commerce regulation and in
making more efficient our antitrust law
and the prosecutions under it. Such
legislation is needed to clinch the Roose-
welt policies, by which corporations and
those in control of them shall be limited
to the lawful path, and shall be prevented
from returning to those abuses which a
recurrence of prosperity is too apt to
bring about, unless definite, positive steps
of a legitimate character are taken to
mark the lines of honest and lawful cor
porate management.