The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-05-05
Washington Letter.

I WASHINGTON, d. e.. May Anu. from
now on the campaign Of mlsrepresenta-
ton inaugurated by the Democratic party
is going to be met with campaign OF
refutation by the Republican party, and
for the next six months the people on the
one hand will be asked to believe the
questionable statements Of the Demo-
cratic party or to investigate the facts
and figures as presented by the Republi-
can party. We have had such campaigns
before, and although Misrepresentation
has sometimes resulted in success, yet
for the most part the truth has brought,
and should bring, victory.
The Republican Congressional Commit
tee has been fully awake to the situation
for some time, and has been quietly
doing all that 1t possibly could to offset
the wave of misrepr esentation which
has been passing over the country, large
ly through the disgruntled and muckrak-
ing magazines and some daily papers,
tariff was not made on their special &C.
count. But hereafter Republ ic a n
speeches in Congress, and speeches made
by noted Republicans throughout the
country, and the regular Republican pa
pers, will tell the people the facts about
the tariff law; about the pending legisla-
ton; about the work of the administra-
ton, and about the record of the Republi-
can party in general and in particular
and leave the people to decide whether
they wish to keep in power party that
simply promises without even the ability
or the opportunity to carry out its
pledges.
Some very noted speeches have been
made recently which the people should
have the opportunity of reading, and SO
far as it is within the resources of the
Republican committee they will have
this opportunity. One such speech is
that recently delivered by Hon. Nicholas
Longworth, son-in-law of eX-President
Roosevelt, before the Republican State
League Clubs of the District Of Columbia.
Ihls speech has now been put in PAM
phlet form by the Congressional Com
mlttee, and million copies will at once
be circulated.
Another notable speech is that of Rep
resentative Boutell, of Illinois, made in
the House of Representatives on April
18th. 1t is simply compilation of the
record of the Republican party since
1897, including every treaty made by
this Government with foreign nations,
the various official proclamations and all
the important public laws enacted by
Congress since March 4, 1897 To many
this would be very dry reading, and yet
every loyal Republican should have a
copy at hand to show to his Democratic
nelghbor when the question comes up as
to what has been done for the people of
this country during the past dozen years.
The speeches that have been made by
Duncan E. McKinlay throughout the
West and in the South, and even in New
England, have captured the whole coun-
try, and if Mr.. McKinlay could spare the
time his services would be in demand
twice day from now until the 9Th of
November. His success has been due to but
one fact, and that is he has told the peo-
pie simply and plainly, but very forcibly,
the truth about the tariff and the pres
ent administration. He takes the ground
that the tariff law is no longer under
discussion, but that the operation of the
new tariff law is subject for discussion.
And when he tells the people of its re-
suits, Of the great increase in revenue,
of the increase of employment and of
the great increase in wages all over the
country and of the general prosperity
that has come to this country, it leaves
no ground whatever for his opponent
to stand on.
Vice-President Sherman, too, is add
ing his share to the good work, and his
recent speech at St. Louis is considered
an advance in way over the speeches of
other Republicans, as the Vice President
takes the ground that while we should
give the present bill a trial, at the same
time we should watch it's result and see
whether in the face of enormous increas-
ed importations we should not consider
the question of an upward revision in
some schedules when new tariff law is
framed and put on the statute books.
With the appropriation bills out of the
way, the Republicans are now working
night and day to enact all the legislation
possible to carry out the pledges made
in the last platform and recommended
lions of President Taft. AS usual, this
program will be opposed by the Demo-
Gratis in both the Senate and House, but
1t Is believed that the end of this session
will show that few sessions in Congress
in recent years have resulted in so much
work and so much beneficial legislation
to the people of the country. In few
weeks the record will be made up and
the issues made very clear. Shall we
support the present administration; shall
we indorse the new tariff law which is
working wondrously well; shall we elect
Republican House to the gid Congress
to enable Mr.. Taft to carry out still
further the program mapped out by him
and leading Republicans, or shall we
check present prosperity by Democrat
ic House that will result in do-nothigu
Congress and give anxiety to the bust
ness interests of the country, checking
the present prosperity, decreasing en-
ployment, reducing wages and leading
perhaps to disaster and panic? All minor
questions and methods of legislation and
of personal ambition must sink into in
significance as compared to the greater
questions that the people must decide on
next November, and considering that
the Republican record is one Of progress,
is one of attainment, is one Of almost
unlimited advantages to the people, while
the Democratic record has been and is
and can be absolutely nothing, it would
seem without doubt that the people in
their wisdom would return to the next
Congress Republican majority in the
House of Representatives as great, if
not greater, than that which we now
have.