The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-07
Republicans Want Their
Record "Chief ISSUE"
CAMPAIGN BOOK CLAIMS ALL
The Good That Has Been
Prevalent In Country,
Including Sunshine.
A CHARACTERISTIC DOCUMENT

Washington, Sept. 5.-The Repub-
lican textbook for the congressional
campaign of 1910 insists that the
most important issue is not the tariff,
but the record of the Republican par
sty during the last Congress and since
the close of the Civil War. The lead
.ers of tha.campaign do not uphold the
tariff; and defend it as a good law,
but they attempt to give second place
by contending that the party record
is the main issue.
1.-The Republican party will pre-
sent during this campaign various
issues" says the foreword to the
textbook, particularly the record
of the party during its whole life
and especially during the past four
teen years, with great emphasis upon
the work done during the past two
sessions of the present Congress.
1.-THE Republican party will say to
the people, and it will not be denied
by our opponents, that the legislation
accomplished so far during the Six
ty-first Congress by far excels that
of any previous Congress in our his
tory" says the textbook. This ad-
mittedly will be the most important
tissue of the coming congressional
campaign, as it should be-"
In this way the Republican con-
gressional committee leaders try to-
make the record" of the party, rath-
er than the tariff" the big issue of
the struggle for the retention of Re-
publican control in the lower House.
The first place in the book after
the foreword is devoted to extracts
from speeches of "standpat" leaders,
setting forth the record of the past
two sessions, and enumerating all
that the Republican party has claim
ed credit for from the days of Lin
coin. In this connection many pages
OF tables are presented.
Relative to the growth and wealth
of the nation and for all of this pros
perity, even the sunshine, the party
claims credit. Although the best fea-
lures OF the legislation of the recent
session, especially as regards the In
terstate Commerce legislation, were
the result of the combination of Dem
ocratic with "insurgent" Republican
votes, the ''standpatters" in their
campaign book claim credit for 1t all,
and leave not even a crumb for those
who really improved the legislation.
There are no extracts in the book
from any Of the "insurgent" Repub-
lican speeches.
After thus claiming credit for ev-
erything and making this record the
most important ISSUE" the cam
paign book rather nonchalantly gives
the tariff secondary position by re-
ferring to it "as another ISSUE"
The campaign book declares that
"a third issue" will be the Admins
tration of President Taft, the econo-
mics which have been brought about
in various departments and the
splendid cooperation" which has
existed between the executive and
both houses Of Congress. There will,
of course, says the textbook, be mi
nor issue OF each candidate to take
nm as he may see fit in his own dis
trict.
"The next House should not only
have a Republican majority because
of the constructive legislation that
would follow, but because Demo-
cratic majority would mean ret only
the prevention of needed legislation,
but would act as menace to further
progress and prosperity" is a state
ment attracting instant notice.
Relative to the Administration"
the campaign book says: ''Presi-
dent Taft enjoys the enviable distinc-
ton of being credited with greater
accomplishment during his first six
teen months than any of his prede-
cessors."
This is equivalent to saying that
since President Taft was sworn in
he has accomplished more than did
Roosevelt in all seven years Of his
Administration. than Mckinley, and
more than Lincoln.
Never BEFORE" continues the
textbook, was there greater unity