The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-09-29
ENDORSES TAFT
Presidents Campaign Letter Ap-
proved by The Outlook
CREDIT GIVEN TO REPUBLICANS
Magazine of Which Theodore Roose-
veIt Is Associate Editor UnquaII-
fiedIy praises President Taft and
Republican Congress.
(From the Outlook.)


Republican Congress.
(From the Outlook)
President Taft's letter 10 the
chairman of the national congress
sional committee, telling Why voters
should cast their ballots for Rspub-
lican nominees for congress this No
vember, is an admirable campaign
dOcument-and more. 1t has In its
models te tone and its concise and ef-
fective summary of past history the
characteristics of presidential mes
sage. The outlook agrees with Mr..
Taft that 1t is very difficult to state
all the principles that would govern
Demo cratic majority II one should
be elected. This is true, not only for
the reasons given by Mr.. Taft-the
inconsistent planks in the Demo
cratic platform, and the reputation
by leading Democrats Of certain OF
these planks-but also because the
Democratic party consists OF two
wings, the conservative and tho Tadi-
cal, which are more opposed to each
other than either of them Is to the
avowed principles Of the Republican
arty. We also agree with Mr.. Taft
that ii is of the utmost importance
to make the fall campaign cam
paign of education as to facts, and,
we should add, as to fundamental
principles We hope the campaigners
will take this statement to heart,
and will not content themselves with
general glorification of the &c. o. p"
Mr.. Taft's statement Is largely his
torical. AS it repeats what The Out
look has heretofore given to its read
ers. we shall content ourselves here
with brief resume Of the presidents
history of congressional action under
Republican leadership:
The tariff has been revised by what
was, on the whole, downward re-
vision, particularly on articles OF
necessity and raw materials.
A tariff commission has been ere
ated to secure needed information for
the proper amendment Of the law, and
is now at work conducting a scien-
tins iRVef tigatlon.
Under the maximum and minimum
provisions of the tariff law treaties
have been concluded with foreign
nations securing the best possible
ternS for entries to their markets
without sacrifice to our own.
The country has at last done j"s-
ticO to the Philippines by allowing
the producers of those islands the
benefit OF our markets, with such
limitations as to prevent injustice to
our own industries.
A corporation tax has been pro
vided which has many Of the merits,
without the defects, of an income
tax.
Amendments have been made to
the interstate commerce law increas-
ing its effectiveness and the ef.
fciency of the interstate commerce
commission.
A commission has been constituted
to consider the evils arising from
the over-issue of stocks and bonds,
and to report remedy.
A postal savings bank bill has
been enacted.
BtuS have been enacts6 providing
for q. Investigation and report on
the khd Of safety appliances reQWIr.
ed in mines, and giving the interstate
commerce commission more ample
powers for the protection Of both en-
ployes and passengers on interstate
railways.
All doubts concerning the power OF
the executive to withdraw govern.
ment lands from settlement have
been put to rest by an act Of the
congress comforting such power.
An issue of bonds has been author
ized to provide for a continuance OF
reclamation projects. -
Congressional committees have
been required by law to publish de-
tailed statements of all moneys re-
ceived and expended by them in con
gressional campaigns.
Over thirty million dollars have
been saved over the expenditures oi
last year, and an appropriation has
been made for investigation of meth
ods for further economies; and by
these economies, coupled with the in
creased revenues derived from the
tariff law, the deficit of $58.00O, 900
June 30, 1909, has been converted
into surplus of $26,OOO,O 900. August
s, 1910.
THIS Is AN EXCELLENT REC.
ORD. At certain points the action
taken by congress may be erItIeIs.
sd-at certain points Il has been
criticised by The Outlook. But taking
It all in all, these concrete achieve
ments Of congress during Mr.. TaftS
administration certainly compare ia
VorabIy with those Of any recent con
gressionaI session. And while, Al
The Outlook has heretofore point
ed out, the accomplishment Is part
Iy due to the activity Of the so.eaIIed
insurgents" much of the credit ID
due to President Taft; AND IT Is
ALL, OR NEARLY ALL, TO BE Ac
CREDITED TO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.