The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-27
SPEECH OF Hon
JOSEPH G. CANNON.
Chairman Of Republican Notification Com.
l1littee, at Oyster Bay, Wednesday
Afternoon, July II.

The people of the United States, by
blood, heredity, education and prac
5s5Stice, are a self-governing people. We
have sometimes been subject to preju-
dice and embarrassment from harmful
conditions. but we have outgrown
prejudice and overcome conditions as
rapidly as possible, having due regard
II to law and the rights of individuals.
We have sometimes made mistakes.
from a desire to change policies in
stead of letting well enough alone,
merely to see what would happen, but
I'VE have always paid the penalty of
slnWise action at the ballot-box and
endured the suffering until, under the
law, through the ballot-box we have
returned to correct policies. No Ma
ton has SO successfully solved all
problems and chosen proper policies
las our Nation. Under the head of
the Republican party for over forty
third-class power among the Nations
has become in every respect first.
The people rule. The people ruling,
Z SitS is necessary that they should be
competent to rule Competency re-
II quires not only patriotism, but ma
8 teria1, well-being. education, state
craft.
The people, under the lead of the
Republican party, wrote upon the
statute books revenue laws, 1evying
taxes upon the products of foreign
countries seeking our markets, which
5replenished our treasury, but were SO
adjusted as to encourage our people
developing, diversifying, and main
tanning our Industries, at the same
time protecting our citizens 1aboring
reproduction against the competition
of Foreign labor. Under this policy
orr manufa ctured product to-day is
one-third of the product of the civil
lied world, and our. people receive al
mast double the pay for their labor
that similar labor receives elsewhere
in f1e world, thereby enabling us to
bear the burdens of citizenship.
Liberal compensation for labor
makes liberal customers for our pro-
ducts. Under this policy of protec-
ton. our home market affords all our
people a better market than has any
other people on earth. and this, too. |
even if wesdid not sell any of our pro-
ducts abroad. In addition to this, wei
have come to be the greatest exporting |
Nation in the world. For the year
ending the Goth of une, 1904. our ex-
ports to foreign countries were val |
ned att 81 100000 900, of which $780,
sa0o.G00z We're products of the factory.
The world fell in our debt last year
$4,000 600, an increase of SIS. GEO.
600 over the preceding year.
his policy of protection has always
been opposed by the opponents of the
Ref,nblican party and is opposed by
Them today, In their last National
ienounce protection as robbery. They
ne#er have been given power but they
.procesdedSs,y word ana act to destroy
policy OF protection. Their plat
form is#yas silent as the grave touch
in 81 gold standard and our cur
rencSr ystenn. Tnei1' CHOSEN leader. /
aftaI. his nomination. Having been as
ssESsnt as The sI2ayn&E up 10 that time
SenEI1is telegram, saying 10 substance
thas8iie gold standard is established
AMI hat he VIII go%arn himself &C
eotliiri;ssl II he Should be elected.
con ezratrllate hin. It is better To +.
beSriss,it late tI1aa neTe:. Il is better
&c s5lstsin one thing ttsan wrong iq
wonder if ever occurred &
~ hixt that II his vote and support
fs5I;;a33l ia candidate IN 1896 at.d
Igl9.5had been decisive we wo;'Il nov
hare the silver standard wouaer
vi at made him send That telegram e.
ter he was nominated and why he did
not .se,2G il Before. When did he have
2 tsl8aase 81 heart and Judgment? And 4
does #lle at heart believe in the gold
standard aad orr currency system.
or, does he row try 20 reap where he I
has not sown? IF pe-caance he should
be elected by forcing together accord
ant clements, I submit that, with {
Democratic House of Representatives I
pr House and Senate, there would be l
40 harmonious action in legislation :!
,r administration that would benefit I
he people, but that doubt and discon- c
enfswouId everywhere distress pro- a
luction and labor. Consumption would !
,e curtaiIed. In short, we would have I
ii experience similar to that from c
S93 TO 1897. If this chosen leader y
nd his friends are converts to Re-