The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-29
TAFT WRITES THB PLATFORM
TELLS WHY HE THINKS rOU
SHOULD VOTE REPIBLIC4N.
Favors . Revisiau 90 the rArin Piece
meal as the Tarbf Board Reports
What should NE DoIe- His Defence %
the work Of The Present Congress.

An urgent call for all Republicans IN
forget their differences utter the nomina-
tions 20 their party hAv' been made and
10 unite IN trying 20 ,lect Republican
nominees and thus ins ire the further
carrying ont Of platte rm promises Is
made in the letter whic President Taft
has written for u-e In the Republican
campaign text hook
The letter. address, a 20 Chairman
William y Mckinley al the Republican
Congressional commit - AZ tho head
quarters IN tho ~ Jar ,es Building. was
| given out yesterday, It virtually takes
tn" place Of a party PlS tform in the cam
: paign for Congress hi fall. and IL IL
evident the President intended 1t for
! such
Only brief and gti lrded reference Il
mad" 90 anv factionA strife within the
party, and that in tho very beginning 81
the lstt"r. Assuming that party candi-
dates will have already hsAen selected by
, the time his letter il published. which.
however. is not the 'ase tho question
will he. SAYS Mr.. Tai mot what com
plaxion ~ Repuhlica nism one prefers.
but whether IL IL hotter for the country
20 have the Republican party control the
legislation for the q two years and
furt her redeem it's promises or to enable
Democratic majority in the House
either Ia intarpose v.so to Republican
measure- or to formulaa and pass bills
90 carry ont Democratic pri lciplss-
Differences may have had prominent
place IN the contest fCr nominations.
hut in the election such differences should
be- forgotten - what VI Taft has 20
saw 60 regulars and insurgents. and hs
asks all those who balievs in the ipns
platform g. give the candidates this
fall their support. adding that the party
as a whole can b" dap"nd.i upon patri-
otically 20 subordinate individual opin-
IONS to secure real progress
Tn" election 81 Democratic mn jority.
Mr. Taft believes. would mean thu re-
isCtipn ~ the doctrine Il protection
despite tho fact. a. he points out that
leading representatives Il that party
In the House and Senate have rspudI-
atei many Of their party's platform
pledges.
REyIstoS ~ rHE TAHITI.
AZ return for thu election - another
Republican HOUSE Mr. Taft hohs m the
promise Il the revision q some II tho
-rheiul.s ~ tn. Pavna- Adrich tariff
Law piecem.al revision basel on
the findings ~ tho new tariff commits
sion - Mr. Taft- plan, the same to he
made possible nv means Il parliament
tRry ruling under which hill revising
a sCheiu could not be- subject To- motions
10 amend uv including other subjects
Of courss Mr. Taft in his letter 60 the
chairman - tn. Congressional cam
paIgn COMMITTEES doesn't actually prom /
isa that Congress will mako changes m /
IN" tariff schedules which have been the !
subject * criticism What he saws on /
this important pom; and on the corpora /
ton tax follows:
lot ~ '1rsider surnrrarilv ths promises |
made and -" legislation enacted by the |
pre-"nt .'ngr"s- f.f-' and - primary i'm !
portAnc, was the promise 20 revise the /
iAriT In Ccrordauv~ with he rule laid down ,
In the f.A'form. 20 vt, that the ,Arin on I
articles imported should no equal 20 the ,
dI1"rHr''s bit ge~n tn"ir cost % production /
a broad hut that cost IN this country Includ- |
Ing a reasonable proht for the domestic !
rnsnu'F"turer very fIil Investigation !
full ~ least a. such Investigations have
bean Conducted ~ tNs paSt vas rnade by |
tho WAYS AMI M~tns Commute. OF the /
House 20 de'"rutn" what rates should be /
chan get - conform - TINS rule 4 reiu~- !
'ion EIz mad" lu 81 nulup~r- ami IN 10. |
cr"l - ~ SONS c-n Whll-. Il5p remained /
~. hinged The bnl VA. anon led m the .
S''r'H. hI' 'hr proportion OF increases % .
81" ro.s 49, -a- vain tin"~i
Tho hu has hs,n criticised for certain ~ .
i'e rftt-- and schedules some " tho crit
Cisrrs are Just and some are wide Of the .
riUrt and most IN u-i
TIE irut4 j. that uui.'r 'he old protective
iie- N" only purpos" was - make 'hr
ftr'N high enough 20 protect the hous In
DUR. III" "N,'-S u the 'ariT over Tho
difference 90 N" cost - production here
AMI abroad wa= net regarded ~ objection
ohio h''"nus" ~ Has SUPPOSED that cornpeti-
tuiu between 'ho-" who ENJOYED the high .
prot lection would k'rp tho price for the !
,ru-Im-r down - what was reasonable
Tor d." Manufacturer The EVIL % cIc.s-
~" 'ariT rates. however. shoWed itself
!l ~" temptation 81 manufacturer 20 /
combine and suprrc-S com p~tition, and /
'h"n 20 maintain ~" prices - a. 20 take al.
'au'aR 50 ~ the "N''-- 81 tho 'arif rate over
The difference het ""n Tho Co-, 81 produc- |
ton abroad and h'r-
The PAYNE tariH bal l. the Hrs, hill passed |
hv N" Republican Ua-tv m Witch ne nece--
-ii- for re"u"ing rates 10 avoid thi. evil |
has teen re"ogni ,ei and II l. therefore a |
dc idei step M he night direction and IL |
ought 70 he y ct 'sd a. such on tho whole |
~ was downward revision, par-icuIarly |
on articles NJ necessity and on raw ma
'srlals Tn" n trIal figures on the fr-, /
years operation ~ the Law demonstrate |
mi. II must al.o he remembered that the /
iariT rates N the nev law on imported !
liquors. vines aud silks were Inc reased |
substantially over the Dinghy ra'e- he
cause these were Injuries ari Il was in |
tended 20 m, r~a-e tho revenue
1ha 'harg" that The pr~>~n, tari- is re-
spon-lhl@ for -" inrr~a-. IN the prices Of |
re~si'teS IL d'mons'rably fal-e. bacAu.a
'he high pri' - With very few exceptions 4
an~'' articles IN tho tart6 upon which there
was no inoresss In rates or IN respect 20 \
which there vas a substantial reduction
TAUITF HpArp
Perhaps NOR" important than any one
feature 81 no operative par 81 the tariff /