The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-05-06
cALUMNy iQ|BE!a.,~
/ FACED BY FACTS
Republicans Begin Campaign to
D ,Refute Misstatements Of
Democrats.
RESULT is NOT DOUBTFUL
Voters Of the Country Well Know
How Unsafe II Would Be to Trust
the Democrats With Power
Records Of the Parties
The Greater Questions. Oh.

Washington.-Fro now on the cam
paign Of Misrepresentation inaugu-
rated by the Democratic party is go
ing to be met with campaign Of
refutation by the Republican party.
and for the next six months the people
on the one hand will be asked to be-
lieve the questionable statements Of
the Democratic party or to investigate
the facts and figures as presented by
the Republican party. We have had
such campaigns before, and although
misrepresentation has sometimes re-
suited In success, yet for the most part
the truth has brought and should bring
victory. ............ .-..
The Republican congressional COM
mittee has been fully awake to the sit
uation for some time. and has been
quietly doing all that Il possibly could
to Offset the wave of misrepresenta-
ton which has been passing over the
country largely through the disgrunf
tied and undertaking magazines and
some daily papers, which are still sore
over the fact that the tariff was not
made on their special account. But
hereafter Republicas speeches In con-
gress and speeches made by noted Re-
publicans throughout the country and
the regular Republican papers will tell
the people the facts about the tariff
law; about the pending legislation;
about the work OF the administration
and about the record of the Repub-
hcan party in general and in particu-
lar and leave the people to decide
whether they wish to keep In power
party that does things or a party that
simply promises without even the abil-
ity or the opportunity to carry out its
pledges. ''--
Some very noted speeches have been
made recently which the people should
have the opportunity Of reading, and
so far as II is within the resources OF
the Republican committee they will
have this opportunity. One such
speech is that recently delivered by
Hon. Nicholas Longworth, son-in-law
of ex-President Roosevelt. before the
Republican State League Clubs of the
District of Columbia. This speech has
now been put in pamphlet form by the
congressional committee, and a mil
lion copies win at once be circulated.
Good Campaign Material.
Another notable speech is that of
Representative Boutell of Illinois.
made in the house of representatives
on April 10. 1t is simply a compila-
ton of the record of the Republican
party since 1897. including every
treat made by this government with
foreign nations. the various official
proclamatioDs and all the important
public laws enacted by congress since
March 4. 1897. To many this would
be very dry reading, and yet every
loyal Republican should have a copy at
hand TO show tO.his Democratic neigh
Dor when the question comes up as to
what has been done tor the people of
this country during the past dozen
years.
The speeches that have been made
by Duncan E. McKinlay throughout
the west and in the south, and even
in New England. have captured the
whole country. and if Mr.. McKinlay
could spare the time his services would
be in demand twice day from now
until the Sth of November. His sue
cess has been due to but one fact, and
that is he has told the people simply
and plainly but very forcibly, the truth
about the tariff and the present admin.
istration. lie takes the ground that
the tariff law is no longer under dis.
cussion, but that the operation of the
new tariff law Is a subject for discus.
sion. And when he tells the people OF
its results. Of the great increase in
revenue, of the increase of employment
and of the great increase In wages all
prosperity that has come to this coun-
try. it leaves no ground whatever for
his opponent to stand on.
Vice-President Sherman, too, is add.
ing his share to the good work, and his
recent speech at st. Louis is consd-
cred an advance in, way over the
speeches of other Republicans. as the
vice-pre sideat fakes the ground that
while we should give the present bill a
trial, at the same time we should
watch its result and see whether in
the face of enormous Increased i'm
portations we should not consider the
question OF an upward revision in
some schedules when a new tariff law
is framed and pat on the statute hooks.
Legislation to Go Forward.
With the appropriation bills out of
the way, the Repu blicsns are now work.
ing night and day to enact all the leg:
islation possible to carry out the
pledges made in the last platform and
Recommendations OF President Taft.
As usual this program will be opposed
by the Democrats in both the senate
and house. but it is believed that the
end of this session viii show that few
sessions in congress in recent years
have resulted In so much work and so
much benehcial Legislation to the peo'
ple of country. ioIn a few weeks
the record will be. made upihndI the Isl
sues made very clear. Shall we sup