The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

and passengers; perfecting of the
employers liability act to enable
injured employees more easily to
recover just damages; creation of
congressional commission to report
a practical bill for the fixing of
workmen's compensation for inju-
| rfes received in the employment of
/ interstate carriers.
Continuing the letter says:
One of the great questions which
has made a national issue and
aroused public interest through in
sistence OF President Roosevelt is
that of conservation of our ma
tional resources.
CONSERVATION MEASURES
Measures in the interest of conserv-
alton are reviewed. The letter con-
tinues:
There remains 10 be considered
and settled the question of the
method of disposing of public lands
so that the movement may retain
sufficient control to prevent mo-
nopoly in their use and to secure
the public against eXtortion for
coal, oil, gas, phosphate or water
power on the one hand and yet may
give to private capital sufficient in
ducement to bring about a normal
development of the wealth con-
tanned in these lands to aid in the
building up of the country. Neither
the democrats of the house nor the
democrats of the senate, as a body.
although their platform formally
declared in favor of conservation.
have taken any active part or can
be counted upon to assist materi-
ally in the solution of these COM
plicated questions.
Improvement of waterways is de-
clared to be a subject of pressing inn
portance, the president giving his
plans. already known, for dealing with
the question.
PARTY PLEDGES REDEEMED
statehood for New Mexico and Ari-
zona and publicity of campaign funds
are also mentioned as pledges re-
deemed.
The president refers to the appropri-
alton made to investigate >snethods to
reduce governmental expenditures and
says:
am confident that if full oppor
tunity is given and a republican
congress is elected to assist the cut
ting down of the national expend-
itures by the adoption of modern
economic methods in doing busi-
ness, the government will reach
point of saving of many millions.
AS to the future legislation. the pres
ident says a number of promises re-
main to be kept. He alludes to the pro-
visions to regulate the issue of stocks
and bonds by interstate railroads, to
which he says, the democratic minority
on the ground that the central govern
ment has no power to make and en-
force such regulations. He continues
INJUNCTION BUGABOo
In addition there is the promised
procedure to determine how pre-
liminary injunction shall issue
without notice and when. In sub
stltution for this the democratic
platform proposes an amendment
TO the existing law which would
create a privileged class of law
less werkmen and would seriously
impair the power of the courts of
equity TO do justice.
Then there is the mea sure to pro-
mote the merchant marine engaged
IN foreign service, to which in pre-
vious congresses the democratic
party has always opposed an al
most solid front There is the
Of stocks by one railway Company
In competing line and there are
also those bills, already referred to-
TO secure further safety appliances
on railways and to establish a basis
Tor workmen's compensation.
FOREST RESERVE BILL.
Finally there is the appalachian
forest reserve bill. which passed
me mouse by republican majority.
Is on the calendar of the senate
and will probably pass at the com
ing session of this congress.
In view of what the present repub-
ilcan party has done in the fuIfllment
of its promises and in view of tho
standard that it has set in respect to
the sacredness of party pledges. I have
no hesitation in urging all who are in
favor of the performance of the re-
naming pledges, who are in favor of
progress, in favor of practical conser-
vation, in favor of economy in govern
ment, i'm favor of the just regulation
of railways and of interstate commerce
rfas ar.at f.asac
health, in favor of a 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 re-
publican candidates for congress in or
der that their wish for all this pro-
gressive legislation may be gratified
APPEAL TO VOTERS
In closing. it may not be inappropri
ate for me to invite your attention and
that of all those engaged in advocating
the republican cause in the coming
election to the fact that it is of the
utmost Importance to make this cam
paign of education, to facts and to
clear away the clouds of misrepresenta-
tion that have obscured the real issues
and have made it difficult to secure for
the republican majorities in congress
the real credit due them from the coun
try for the tremendous task they have
accomplished
II 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 to be
by this record, with the difference in
the governmental efficiency and cana
city of the republican and democratic
parties, they will enroll themselves
with the party of construction and
progress rather than the party of OBJ
struction and negation, and the result
ing legislation of the sixty-second con-
gress will vindicate their choice. Sim
cerely yours, WILLIAM H. TAFT.