The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-31

An Important c)uIereuce was uetu III
New York May 8. at which were pres
ent Chairman Sherman and Secretary
Loudenslager, Of the new congressional
committee, and others interested in the
coming campaign. The literary work
was outlined, and Francis Curtis, who
was present, was selected to take
charge of this work. There will be no
straddiing or compromise on the tariff
question. The sentiment Of John Hay
was Endorsed, that tariff revision is
bound to come, but woe to the party
through whom 1t cometh.'
The Republican literature Of the
campaign will point out clearly the
continued success of the Dingley law
under which we have been operating
for nine years; the universal prosperity
of every section of the county and all
classes Of our people, the great adj
vances we have made In our foreign
trade, and the splendid condition of the
treasury
Messrs- Sherman and Loudenslager
do not concede for an instant the prob
ability. OF the Democrats gaining the
next house On the contrary, they be-
lieve the country will fully indorse the
Let well enough alone principle and
give President Roosevelt substantial
majority in the house Of representa-
tives for the second half of his term.
Republicans all over the country
who have been more or less doubtful
because of Democratic bluff and buster
will take courage at the attitude of the
committee and rejoice that the cam
paign is to be pushed with determiha-
tion and yfgor. The farmer, the man.
ufacturer and the laborer are now as
sured Of continued and increased pros
perity. stable market, full employ
ment and good wages. The campaign
Is in excellent hands. and 1t is believed
good results will follow.
Putting On = Bad Operation.
Some surprise is expressed and a
good deal of ridicule Is INDUCED in
over the statement made by Speaker
Cannon that while he personally does
not want tariff revision, there Is a
growing demand among the masses for
reduction of the tariff rates and this
demand is growing so strong that IL
the Republican party is to continue
In power the work must be begun In
the near future.
Any. man may see the necessity OF a
mild revolution and yet be anxious to
postpone the crisis as long as possible
Any man may go to a physician and
after being informed that while be is
in no immediate danger a surgical OPP
GRAFTON will become necessary some day
II he wishes to retain all his strength
and vita lily, he may decide to postpone
the opei alton to some more convenient
day. This does not indicate that the
man Is q coward II does not Indicate
his unbelief in the verdict Of the doc
tor or bis lack Of faith In the success
of the operation. 1t generally means
his realization of the fact that an op-
GRAFTON means to him a period of en-
forced idleness, some expense and a
little suffering. SO long as there is no
actual danger he Is justified In evading
such a crisis just as long as he con-
veniently can
1t Is the sGme with tariff revision.
The faintest hint that the tariff was
likely to be revised at the present ses-
sion Of congress or during the next ses-
sion would have the effect Of demoralIz-
ing business. A reduction of the tariff
would mean in some cases reduction
IA price, consequently the merchant
would purchase only just what goods
he had to have for his immediate
wants. A reduction in the tariff might
mean the Generalization Of some in.
dustries which are now in a prosperous
condition This would tend to depress
the stock market and might even bring
about financial panic. Business
would be dull, factories would be idle,
men would be out of work, and all this
before the present tariff rates had even
beer touched. The uncertainty which
the proposal to change the tariff would
produce all these results, even il 1t
shouit afterward be decided that the
old rates should stand.
How, these things being so, is q
statesman not justified In postponing
such condition until an absolute condi-
ton arises? Is Speaker Cannon a
straddIsr when hs says that the tariff