Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-15

Ol Representatives, dCCOulpdulGQ ny
Congressman Lands of Indiana and
Bede of Minnesota, arrived in Ian
caster by special train Wednesday
noon and in the afternoon were es-
corted to the opera house by a
gathering of local Republicans,
where Mr.. Cannon spoke for over
two hours upon issues of the cam
paign from a Republican stand
point to an enthusiastic audience
that taxed the capacity of the room.
He reviewed the records of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties and
confined his talk principally to the
tariff question. His talk was full
of logic and he held the closest at
tention of the audience. In his
speech on the tariff he most thor
oughly discussed the merits of pro-
lection and free trade, made strik-
ing pictures of the result OF free
trade during the last term of Presi-
dent Cleveland, and of wonderful
development and growth of all our
manufactures, the increase of wages
earned and the building of farms
and homes under a policy Of pro-
lection that was for the people of
the United States and not for the
benefit of foreign countries. In con-
gress the Republicans now have but
a majority of sixteen and to loose
this would mean the stopping Of all
Republican legislation for four years
and the possibility of loosing impor-
tant work laid out by the president.
Mr.. Cannon urged the election of
Mr.. Babcock and Of all Republican
congressman in the state and ma
ton.
Republicans were told by the
speaker of the Importance of re-
electing every congressman from
this state. II believe said Mr..
Cannon, ''that Roosevelt will be
elected. I believe that I can see
that the sentiment of the people is
that they will endorse the president
and re-elect him. But want to say
to you that it is much harder to
elect a Republican house of repre-
sentatives, which has just as much
to do with shaping the policy of
the government as the president. I
believe that it is the policy and in
tentlon of those who support, and
desire the election of President
Roosevelt to give him a Republican
congress, and that he shall not be
crippled by having one great branch
of the legislative part OF the govern
ment turned over to the opposi-
ton. 1t is not desired that the
president shall stand still for
the next four years and merely
mark time, for the Republican
party is a doing party, and one that
has that history. It keeps abrea st
with civilization, and has led civil
izatiOn.
II see from the newspapers that
you have differences in the state of
Wisconsin in the Republican party
touching state policies. do not
know exactly what they are, and I
am not a citizen of your state. 1t
will be for you to settle your differ
ences, and you will settle them.
But the welfare of 10000 900 of
people, the welfare of my state and
of every other state, depends upon
your action upon these national
questions, and when you cast vote
for a member Of congress you cast
it absolutely for national princi-
pie I believe that 999 out of 1000
of your Republicans agree upon
protection, upon reciprocity, upon
financial policies, and upon all the
great questions relating to our
prosperity and progress, and look
ing into your faces l want to say
that Notwithstanding your differ
ences as to state issues, I hope and
believe that you will re-elect your
Republican member of congress.
We need him. A change of sixteen
votes in the house of representa-
tives gives that body to the Demo
cracy. The delegation from the
state of Wisconsin equals in ability
and standing that from any other
state. It stands ahead of many.
You have made your nomination,
the campaign is here, and we look
to this district to do what is right,
what will be approved by every Re-
publican state, and what will stand
for the necessities, we believe OF
the nation the success of the Re-
publican party. I want to say in
plainness and frankness to the peo-
pie of Wisconsin, that in my judg-
ment you have no right on account
of your differences about state
RI hazard tha national