Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-09
PARTY RECORD
THE MAIN ISSUE
Republican Textbook Makers
Put the Tariff in
Second Place
NO REFERENCE
TO THE INSURGENTS

not the tariff, but the record Of the
Republican party during the Sixty
FIRST Congress and since the close of
the Civil War The leaders of the
campaign do not dodge the tariff issue
and they defend the Payne-Aldrich
act as a good law. but they attempt
rather craftily to give 1t second place
upon the stump by contending that
the partys record is the main issue.
THE Republican party will present
during this campaign Various issues,
says the foreword TO the textbook,
particularly the past Ia years, with
great emphasis upon the work done
during the past two sessions Of the
rrese mt Congress. They will say TO
the people and It will not be denied
by our opponents that the legislation
accomplished so far during the Sixty
rrst Congress far excels that OF any
lprevlous Congress in our history. This
admittedly will be the most import
amt issue of the coming Congressional
ampaign, as it should be"
Push the Record TO the Front.
In this way the Republican Con-
gressional Committee leaders, Chair
man Mckinley, OF Illinois; Tawney,
of Minnesota, vice-chairman; Louden-
slayer, of New Jersey, secretary, and
Francis Curtis, director of its literary
bureau, try to make the "record-of
the party rather than the tariff" the
| big issue of the struggle for Republic
can control of the lower house.
The first place I'm the book, after
f.rorrord 10 daupfad m Qytra q c
from speeches Of "standpat" leaders
enumerating all the Republican party
has claimed credit for from the days
of Lincoln. Pages of tables are pre-
scented, showing the growth and
wealth of the nation. For all of this
prosperity. the party claims credit
Although the best features of the
! legislation of the recent session.
especially the Railway Rate law, were
the result of the combination OF
Democrats and Insurgent Republi-
cans. the Republicans in their cam
paign book claim credit for 1t all, and
leave not even a crumb for the
"allies."
Insurgents Are Ignored.
There are no extracts in the book
from any Of the Insurgent Republican
speeches, Dolliver, Cummins, Bris-
tow, La Toilette, Borah, Murdoch Pin
dexted and Madison are ignored.
! The campaign book rather non
chalantiy gives the tariff a secondary
position by referring to 1t as another
issue" The campaign book says:
Another issue of the campaign will
be the Tariff law enacted at the
special session of Congress last veal
and which has now been in operation
an entire year. The Republican,
leaders will insist that a law which
has changed a deficit of $5S,000,0OI
into a surplus of $15,000,0 900; that ha
changed stagnation OF business to un
precedented activity; that has givel
full employment to our wage Garner
at the highest wages ever known, 1
law TO be unequivocally defended
and a law that should remain un
changed until It is shown withou
doubt that a further revision woul
be Of benefit to our labor and IN
dustries. The Tariff act will be treat
, ed at length with such data as vii
= give a clear and honest explanation c
the new law"
Praises Taft As Executive.
The campaign book declares that g
third issue of the coming campaig
,, will be the administration Of Pres
!. dent Taft, the economics which hay
been brought about In the variou
s departments and the splendid CO
/, operation which has existed betwee
the Executive and both houses
! Congress. There will, OF course, /
= minor issues of a general nature an
= local issues of each candidate to tal
up as he may see fit in his own dii
n trict. The Republican party will &
e into the campaign conscious Of
s splendid service rendered to the couI
try, confident that the people will Ell
Z dorse this service, and in the full b.
lief that the next House. instead I
Z having a Democratic majority, or eve
< a decreased Republican majorit
4 should add to its Republican men
: bership and uphold for two yea
longer the splendid administration
Z President Taft and work for the cor
( plete fulfillment of all Republics
Z pledges in the interest of all the pc
x Die from one end of our grand cou
& try to the other.
\ The next House should not on
y have a Republican majority becau
4 of the constructive legislation tn
< would follow, but because Dem
3 cratic majority would mean not on
the prevention of needed legislatic
: but would act as a menace to furth
progress and prosperity
Taft. The Great Accomplished.
2 Relative to thee Administration
the campaign book says.
President Taft enjoys the enviat
distinction of being credited wi
. greater accomplishment during {
* first 10 months than any Of his pl
decessors."
This is equivalent to saying III
since President Taft was sworn In
has accomplished more than
Roosevelt in all the seven years
his administration. than Mckinley a
more than Lincoln.
-. Never BEFORE" continues the te.
u book was there greater unity
v, tween the Executive and both hous
~ Of Congress. Never before was
VA resultant legislation so varied and
IS important. It has come to be call
l. the Taft Way. and that means
honest way, a calm and deliberi
way, a judicial way and withal
effective way.
Neither ambition nor fear OF crit
-. ism has tended to swerve Mr.. T
y one jot from the path OF duty.
g. has responded when possible to
Tia wishes Of the people to visit the
ize He has made sacrifices to remain
N his post when needed. He is jus
accorded a large share Of credit