Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-29

quarters of the republican congression-
 a committee today gave out the fol
 lowing letter from President Taft tc
 William B. Mckinley. chairman or the
 republican congressional committed:
 Beverly. Mass. Aug. 20, I91O-
 My Dear Mir. Mckinley:
 As the chairman of the national con
 Eressional republican committee. you
 have asked me to give the reasons
 which should lead voters in the com
 ing November election to cast their
 ballots for republican candidates for
 congress
 T assume that when this letter is
 given publicity the lines will be drawn,
 the party candidates will have been
 selected and the question for decision
 E-ir be whether we shall have in the
 house of representatives a republican
 or a democratic majority The ques
 ton then will be not what complex
 ion Of repubIicanisn one prefers, but
 whether it is better for the country
 to have the republican party control
 the legislation for the next two years
 and further redeem its promises, or
 to enable democratic ma jority in
 the house either to interpose veto to
 republican measures. or to formula te
 and pass bills to carry out democrat
 ic principles Prominence has been
 given during the preliminary canvas
 ses just ended to the differences be-
 tween republicans; but in the election
 such differences should be forgotten. Differences within the party were man
 ifested in the two sessions of the pres ent congress and yet never in it's his tory has the republican party passed and become responsible for as much useful and progressive legislation So, while issues will doubtless arise be- tween members of a republican ma scrity to the details of further leg fsiation- the party, as a whole will show itself in the future. as in the past practical and patriotic in sub or15na ting individual opinions in order n real Sz important that after republican con- EresSionsl candidates have been duly and fairly chosen. all republicans who believe in the Tsarty principles as de- tlared in Ifs national platform of 1908 Efc1id give rhe-ez ndidates loyal and Effective support If this Is done, there will Be no doubt of a return of re- publican majority
 Democratic Repudiation.
 The only other alternative is a. dem l ocrztic majority It is difficult, very | cimcait. to state all the principles that | would govern such a ma jority in it's | legislative course; and this because it's 1-@rE platforms have presented a | -iety 1< pianks not altogether consist | ent aA1 because in the present con grezs leading democrats in the senate i and the house have not hesitated to | repudizte certain of their party pledg- l es and sG deny EseiF binding cha aracter. 1 We may reasonably assume however, tkz< democratic majority in the | WcUf& TS1ec[ the republican COG 1riRe of protection as announced in | 1908
 What therefore, has a republican Rhe ' lleves in protection but objects 10 Scl-.- rates or schedules in the pres e1t la act 10 hope for from dem i ocrztic majority which, if allowed its | Tzy would attack the protective sys- | tenn. and halt business by a threatened 1 revision of the whole tariff on revenue ! basis. or if prevented by the senate or the executive would merely do noth- ing2
 Such ? legislative programme as that set forth in the republican na- -Icnaf platform of 1908 could not be | carried out in full by one congress Certainly if all it's promises are ex- | ecuted in one administration, it will | be within a proper time The present congress has not only fulfilled many party pledges but it has by it's course 1 set higher the standard of party re- sponsfbiiity for such pledges than ev- er before in the history of American | parties Hereafter those who would | catch voters bv declarations in favor If aliurinz remedial Legislation will | not make them except with nAuch more rare as 70 the possibility of it's enact xnnr In view of the history of the present cor rgress. the return of a re- publican ma jorIry in the next congress may well inspire confidence that the 1 pledges still unredeemed will be met l and satisfied.
 ttG 0fiUs |
 Let us consider. summarily. the promises made and the Iegisla ton en- scted bx the present congress: First md of primary importance was the promise to revise the tariff in accord nee Eith the rule laid down in the articles imported should be equal to | he difference between their cost of sroductfon abroad and that cost in l his country. allowing a reasonable
 1s r,r-<=~ rf-,r- very full investigation-full. at least, IS such investigations have been con- lucted in the past-was made by the l ways and means committee of the l souse to determine what rates should 1 'e changed 10 conform to this rule A ; -zduction was made in six hundred | md fffty-four numbers, and in rezse in some two hundred and tWen- VI while eleven hundred and fifty re- | nained unchanged. The bill was { uended in the senate but the pro- .o-tion of increases to decrea ses was | When I signed the bill, accom- panied my approval with the l allowing memorandum: T have signed the Payne tariff bill ' ecauze ' believe il to be the result I f a sincere effort on the part of the epublican party to make a downward l l evision and to comply with the T ronises Of the platform they have [ cen generally understood and I lterpreted them in the campaign be- pre- election The hiii is not perfect tariff bill. c d complete compliance with the C romisss mace strictly interpreted. but | rulnlment free from criticism in re- l beef u subject matter inv oiying lanF schedules and thousands Of ar cle= could not be exDected It suf- D ces <o SaE that except with regard | z shl-iSey. liquors and winsr. and in ? gard 1o silks and as to steae high l 0 asses of eottDnsEall of whf<h may V 5 treated stfxuries and proper sub II cts of 2 revenIe rarif-there have T gen rerr few increases in rates. Il here haze been a great humber Of real U scrczses in rates. and -ther@ constitute 1 d Gu<4cicrt amount ke justify the