The Republican journal., 1910-08-18
CAMPAIGN LETTER.

NEW YORK, August 18th. The Con-
gressional campaign, which is now in
full swing, seems destined to be very
much like preceding campaigns, especial
ly in tie matter of political canards and
Democratic Misrepresentation.
The accusation against Vice President
Sherman by Senator Gore had the head
lines for whole day, and then came Mr..
Sherman's denial and the subsequent
crawling into the hole of the Senator
himself. 1t was very small politics for
Senator Gore to enter into, and yet it is
perhaps fair sample of what we may
expect continuously during the cam
paign.
Then came the announcement from
the Democratic press bureau that the
so-called regular Republicans would try
to defeat the insurgents and that the in
surgents would try to defeat the regu-
lars. This had full sail for day and
then it was exploded by Chairman Nc
Kinley not only denying the assertion
credited to the Democratic chairman, but
stating positively that all Republicans,
no matter what might be their individual
or fractional differences, would work and
vote for the regular nominees of the
primaries or convention.
Then came the statement of what Mr..
Taft would endeavor to do in the coming
years of his administration, particularly
as bringing about retrenchments in ex-
pendltures and economy in all depart
ments. This was met by slurs from Dem
ocratic papers to the effect that some
money might be saved on typewriter
ribbons and other Office appliances, but
giving the President no credit for honest
intentions, or for practical work in that
line already accomplished The people
know that under Mr. Taft's administra-
ton millions of dollars have already been
saved in actual expenditures and that
nearly thirty millions less We're appro-
prated at the last regular session of
Congress than at the preceding regular
session.
In spite of the canards and misrepre-
sensations that have been started, there
is, however, a most marked change in
general observed in the press of the
country ard in the expressions of the
people. II the first place, the new tariff
law is no longer sneered at by any one
1t is acknowledged quite generally that
1t is a most successful law. The chang
ing of deficit Of S5S 900, 900 to surplus
of $4,000, 900 cannot be controverted by
any enemy Of the tariff law, for it is an
absolute fact. The immense increase of
importation of manufacturers material
proves that cur factories have been busy
and labor pretty well employed, and the
increase in wages has added so much to
the purchasing power Of the people as to
benefit all producers of both farm and
factory.
Again. as regards the matter of high
prices, it is believed that the highest
point has been reached, for in many lines
of goods prices have already been ma
terially reduced, and it is believed that
further reduction will take place through
out the summer and fall. But the people
have at last learned one thing-that is,
that the high prices in foods particularly,
We're not brought about because of the
tariff-in fact, the tariff law is no longer
blamed for any of the high prices which
the people had to meet during the early
part of the year.
AS usual, during the campaign the
people must be warned against Demo-
cratic Misrepresentation. Before the
assertions of a Democratic paper or
speaker are accepted they should be COM
pared with the facts in the case and the
fullest investigation should be made.
1t is believed that the voter of today
is too intelligent to make up his mind
before reading both, sides of story, and
before the Sth of November there will
be an opportunity to become fully in
formed upon all public questions and all
campaign statements.
The fact of the matter is that the
Democratic confidence of three months
ago has been changed to doubt and des-
peration. Whatever argument is used
concerning any issue, whether the work
of the administration or the record of
Congress, the Republicans have the best
of it. The only remaining Democratic
hope is in fractional differences, and these
will disappear before the 6th of Novem-
her.
pROuIpITION IEccEA1c onIAaH