Smyrna times., 1910-08-31
TkFT'S APPEAL
TO REPUBLICANS
Tells Why Party'S congressman
Should Be Elected.
TO REDEEM ITS PLEDGES
Give Partys Record In Congress and
Says More important Measures Are
tc Be Enacted.

Says More important Measures Are
tc Be Enacted.
An urgent call for all Republicans to
forget their differences after the nOmi
nations OF their party have been made
and to unite in trying to elect Repub-
iicGL nominees and thus insure the
'urther carrying out of platform prom
ses is made in the letter which Presi
lent Taft has written for use in the
Republican campaign textbook
The letter was addressed to Chair
man William B. McKinlay, of the Re
publican congressional committee, al
the headquarters of the committee il
the St James building in New Yo.k
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81 party piallCrm IN the camp1.5.
for congress this fall and it is evi
dent that The president intended il
ior such
Only brief and guarded reference
is made 20 any factional strife within
the PARTY and that in the very begin
ming OF me letter Assuming thai
party candidates will have already
beer selected by the time his letter is
published which. however is not tn
case the question will be says Mr.
Taft not what complexion OF Repub-
licanism one prefers, but whether II is
better for the country to have the Re
publican party control the lesislatiOn
for the next two years and further re
deem its promises or to enable a Dem
Ocratic majority in the house either
to interpose a veto to Republican
measures or to formulate and pass
bills to carry out Democratic princi
pies"
Only twice does the name of Mr.
Taft's predecessor appear in his let
ter, and that is in reference to con
servatiQn. To Mr.. Roosevelt Mr.. Taft
gives the credit for arousing public in
terest in this subject.
A large part Of the letter is a sum
mary of the legislation of the last ses
sion as evidence of desire OF the Re
publican party to fulfil its promises.
Among the measures yet to be en-
turn of a Republican majority. Mr.
Taft places the measure to curb the
injunction power He declares that the
Democratic substitute would create
a privileged class Of lawless workmen
and would seriously impair the power
| of the courts of equity to do justice"
The regulation Of stocks and bonds
/ of railroads, a ship subsidy measure
and a national board of health are
other promises which remain to be
| kept. the president asserts. Those who
wish for such legislation, in which
Mr.. Taft uses the word progressive
should vote for Republican candidates
the president insists
The principal points in the letter
are as follows:
It is better to have the Republican
/ party in power in order further t. re
deem its p onises.
The Republican party should forge
its differences in the coming election
All Repcblioans who believe in tNt
platform PRINCIPLES of 1903 should give
loyal support tc candidates.
The legislative program could nc
be carried ont by one congress.
More reductions than increases were
made in the Payne tariff law
The tariff is not responsible for III,
increase in prices of necessities.
Tie importance of the tariff CON
mission
Deficit turned under new law TO SUI
plus Of S2C 0G0 600.
Advantages Of the corporation Ia
law
Interstate commerce law amenj
meIts beneficial &.
Epoch created by enactment of 20
tai savings bank law.
Creation of the bureau of mines an
legislation for safety devices on raj
roads boon to labor
} Revision of conservation legislatiO,
Bond Issue of $2OOOO,OOO for reel
nation
: Passage Of river and harbor an
statehood bills
Economies in conducting govern
ment departments
Republican party that of construt
tion and progress; Democratic that
I obstruction and npeatiOn