The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-29
President Taft's Advice to Republi-
cans II They Wish to Continue
the Majority at Wash
inaton.
CAMPAIGN TEXT BOOK
Letter From the President to Com
mittee Chairman Is Intended to
Take the Place Of
Platform.

NEW YORK. Aug. 29-An urgent
call to all republicans to forget their
differences after the nominations Of
their party have been made and to
unite In trying to elect republican
nominees and thus insure the further
carrying out of platform promises, is
made in the letter which President
Taft has written for use in the re-
publican campaign text book.
The letter. addressed to Chairman
William B. Mckinley of the republi-
can congressional committee at the
headquarters in the St. james build
takes the place of party platform
in the campaign for congress this fall,
and 1t is evident the president intend
ed it for such.
Only brief and guarded reference
is made to any factional strife with
in the party and that in the very be-
ginning of the letter. Assuming that
party candidates will have already
1 been selected by the time his letter
is published, which, however, is not
| the case. the question will be, says
! Mr. Taft. not what complexion OF
republicanism one prefers, but wheth
er it is better for the country to have
the republican party control the leg
4 islation for the next two years and
further redeem its promises, or to en-
able democratic majority in the
house either to interpose a vetosfte
+ republican measures or to formulate
and pass bills to carry out democratic
principles Differences may have 6
4 prominent place in the contest fol
nominations, but in the election sucf
differences should be forgotten, Ii
what Mr.. Taft has to say to regulars
: and insurgents.
The election of democratic ma
jority, Mr.. Taft believes, would meal
the rejection of the doctrine of pro
lection, despite the fact, as he point
out. that leading representatives Q
that party in the house have repu
, dated many of their party's platform
J pledges.
AS result of the election of ar
other republican house Mr.. Tai
, holds up the assurance of the revision
, of some OF the schedules of tn
Payne-Aldrich tariff law. A gradus
: revision based on the findings of tn
new tariff commission is Mr. Taft
plan. the same to be made possible b
means of parliamentary ruling, ur
der which bill revising a schedul
could not be subject to motions t
amend by including other subjects.
Regarding the present tariff law
= the president reiterates that on tn
whole 1t was q downward revision
particularly on articles of necessit
and raw materials. "The charge tha
t the present tariff is responsible TO
4 the increase in the prices of neces
a sities,'' he goes on to say is demon
d strably false, because the high prices
with very few exceptions, affect ar
S icles in the tariff upon which ther
g was no increase in rates or in respee
9 to which there was substantial re
L duction"
The corporation tax feature of tn
law Mr.. Taft calls one of the mos
useful laws ever passed. Only twic
e does the name of Mr.. Taft's pred
1t cessor appear in his letter, and that
reference to conservation To M
Roosevelt Mr. Taft gives the cred
for arousing public interest in thi
8 subject.
There remains to be settled now. b
says the method of disposing of tn
y lands withdrawn $50 that the govern
ment NAV retain sufficient control
prevent a monopoly in their use ar
to secure the public against extortio
- and yet may give to private capt.
u sufficient inducement to bring about
normal development of the veal
contained in these lands
% Neither the democrats of the hou
or the senate as a body" says NJ
~ Taft "have taken any active part,
II can be counted upon to assist mate
tally in the solution Of these comp
Gated questions.
Among the measures vet to be G
~ acted, and for which he asks the
es turn OF a republican majority, \
ST. Taft places the II easure to curb I
tn Injunction power. the regulation
sr stocks and bonds of railroads. 81
re subsidy measure, and national boa
80 of health.
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