The Republican journal., 1910-05-12
THE CHILDREN LIRE IT
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE.
COUGH SYRUP
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 9th. 1t will
be we'll for the Democrats to take all the
comfort possible out of the two recent
very exceptional elections in Congress
sional districts. Both of these districts
will go Republican next November, and
the result in the special elections will be
of great profit to the Republican party
throughout the country. Already the
effect is very apparent in Washington,
and every one, from the President down,
is fully alert to the situation. There
will be six weeks of very busy times at
the Capitol, and then it is expected that
the administration can point to a record
of legislation that will show redemp-
ton of pledges and desire to meet as
far as possible the peoples needs.
While this legislation in itself will be
large party asset, the general work of
the administration will also make good
Republican arguments in the coming
campaign. 1t is, of course, natural to
expect that the expenditures of the gov
WV
from year to year, because of the in
crease of population and increased de-
mands on the Treasury. And yet it is
fact that expenditures have decreased
great this decrease will be at the end of
the present fiscal year cannot now be es-
timated, but it will be very substantial
amount. The postal deficiency will be
very considerably less, it being now S.,
900, 600 less than last year to the present
time, and it will be found that every de-
partment has responded to the request
of the President for the utmost economy
possible, consistent with the best service,
The fault finding newspapers have not
had time to notice this work of the adj
ministration, but the people will soon
find it out and give proper credit.
1t is pretty hard work for the scolders
to keep up their fault finding with the
new tariff in the face of the splendid re-
suits that are being recorded. The in
creased revenue is now over $50, 900, 000
but that is one of the least of the results
of it's operation. 1t is estimated that
the increase of wages during the first
year of the new law will approximate
half billion dollars, and that every
worthy man in the country can find work
at good wages.
All this splendid record would be
checked, it not reversed, if a Democratic
House of Representatives should be
elected next fall While there would be
no tariff legislation, yet the business
world would be anxious about the future,
and this uneasiness would result in
menace to capital and consequent set
back to labor.
The Democrats have no program to Of
fer that can appeal to the people as an
improvement on present conditions. They
are, of course, DESTROYS of a change SIM
ply because they are Office hungry, but
thousands who are impatient at Presi-
dent Taft because he has not accomplish
edan a year what has taken four years
under some administrations, will hest
tate when it comes to voting for change
to Democracy.
The fact of the matter is that Presi-
dent Taft and his Cabinet are not spec
tacular. Much is being accomplished
from week to week that is not being
noted, but which will appear when the
record is made up. The people will find
it all out long before November 8, and
will register their approval accordingly.
The people should, and will, appreciate
the fact that all the promises of a plat
form cannot be enacted into law in SIN
gle year or in single Congress. Some
important measures must go over till the
next session and some till the next Con-
gress. For that reason, Mr.. Taft should
have Republican House of Representa-
tives to work with the Republican Sem
ate during the latter part of his term in
order that the full measure of legislation
may be had to meet his recommendations
and the pledges of the party platform.