The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-29
URGES HARMONY AMONG REPUB-
LicANs IN COMING Gc.lGREs-
siONAL ELECTIONS.
PLEDGES ARE REDEEMED
Defends Tariff Law and Cites Other
Legislation--For River improve
ment and Conservation
The Future.

New York, Aug. 2S.-PresldeHt
Taft's letter to w. B. Mckinley chair
man Of the Republican congressional
committee was made public tonight,
by the New York headquarters of the
committee.
The president in the document says
that the differences between Republi-
cans should be forgotten in the con-
gressional election, ana taat "all Re-
publicans who, believe IN parry prin-
ciples as declared in Its national plat
form in 1908 should give the candi-
dates effective and loyal support. IL
this Is done there will De no doubt or
IL return OF a Republican majority"
As to the tariff, the president says.
1T seems to me that all Republi-
ans--conservatiye, progressive and
radical--may we'll abide the situation
with resepct to the tariff until evi-
dence now being accumulated shall
Justify changes in the rates. Mr..
Taft's plan for revision by congress OF
individual schedules after investiga-
tion by the tariff commission is dis
cussed in this connection.
The president reviews the more inn
portant legislation enacted by con-
gress, in fulfillment or its promises,
and says. 1T is of the utmost
importance to make this campaign
of education as to the facts and clear
away the clouds of Misrepresentation
that have obscured the real ISSUE"
of railway employees and coal miners.
The president then discussed the
tariff, with special reference to the
Payne bill, quoting from his message
at the time he signed the bill in
which he admitted it was not a per
feet bill, but the best that could be
had, and better in some respects than
any former ariff bill He spoke
with satisfaction particularly of the
provision for a tariff boari or COM
mission, which would permit the get
ting OF information uppon which to
base action, AMI the revision of some
particular schedules where were
found to be Objectionable. He rt
garded it as one great virtue OF the
Wayne bill that revenue deficit OF
s5S,000,000 had been changed to q
surplus OF $26.00.,O00 for the year
ending August 8, 1910. The corpor.
alton tax provided for in the bill was
a valuable feature In that 1t taxed
success and not failure, being some
what in the nature OF tax income.
He spoke of the good legislation by
the late congress, including amend
ments to the interstate law giving
the commission greater power to reg
nlate railroads; the passage Of tht
postal bank law; " legislation for Q
greater navy: the establishment o
the Bureau of Mines and other acts
for the benefit of labor such as Civ
ing the interstate commission power
to require greater care for the safety
Conservation,
On the subject OF conservation the
president lauds his predecessor fol
great advances in the preservation o
forests; the reclamation of arid lands
the proper treatment of government
coal lands, phosphate, old and ga'
lands, and water power rites. He
says his administration continued th'
nolicies of withdrawal and protection
Of the lands and rights inaugurateo
NV Mr.. Roosevelt, but also went tt
congress asking the adoption OF laws
expliciteiy authorizing such with
drawal.
River Improvement.
Continuing under the head OF Con
servation,' Mr.. Taft said:
another subject of pressing In
rorrance is that Of the improvement
of our waterways. The present Con
gress has enacted rivers and haI
bors bill. appropriating pore tha
sal. .O00,0 900 for the carrying out of
number of well-defned plans for tn
perfaanent Improvement Of rivers an
harbors within certain period, an
in addition authorizing contracts t
be entered into subject to future al
nropriations by Congress aggregatin
over ten millions Of dollars. The bil
was subject to criticism in that
~t,il continued the old piecemeal sys
,efr ard appropriated something TO
nearly every project recommended 3
the army engineers. 1t is hoped an
believed that in the next session an
thereafter the engineers will max
their recommendations as to indicat
the projects q greater importance
so that adequate sums may be appr'
priated for F1ieir completion within
reasonably short time and the piec'
meal policy of extending the constru'
tfon OF improvements sf this Kind II
.,eniteIy for years may bs abandon
cd