Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-23
TWO WAYS TO VOTE
FOR REPUBLICANS WHO BELIEVE
IN TARIFF REFORM.
Secure Pledges from Congressman, Of
Better Still, Support Democrats
Who Are Working for the
Country's Relief.

Now Speaker Cannon has induced
President Roosevelt to joint him in
making the paramount issue for the
campaign for the election of congress,
which the speaker so e~uphoniuusly ex.
presses as ''standpat and pass the
hat" what are those Republicans, who
believe the tariff should be revised,
going to do about it? For instance, the
South Dakota Republican convention
put itself on record in favor of the
abolition of the tariff tax on lumber
for the benefit of the American home
builders and the protection of our for.
ests." But if the voters of that state
elect the Republican candidates for
congress and there is a Republican
majority, Speaker Cannon and Presi.
dent Roosevelt, unless the latter again
changes his mind, will refuse to allow
a bill to abolish the duty on lumber
to even be considered. 1t would be
dangerous to disturb the lumber SEIZED.
ule, or to relieve the people of the tax
on homes, because you know, or you
should know, that the tariff schedules
are so scientifically adjusted that to
disturb one paragraph of the sacred
edif1ce %endangers the whole structure.
So the Republicans of South Dakota
can expect no relief from the tax IN
homes, unless they determine to vote
for Democrats to represent them in
congress, or pledge the Republican
candidates to keep out of the Repub.
lican caucus for speaker and vote for
the Democratic candidate for speaker
In Minnesota and Michigan similar
tariff ideas are prevalent, with even
more pronounced ideas on reciprocity
with Canada; but the same obstacle
of the standpoint programme stares
them in the face, with similar neces-
sity for electing Democrats, or pledg.
ing the Republican candidates to keep
out of the caucus, which once entered
binds them to the protectionists hand
and foot.
In Iowa the Republican convention
just escaped a bolt, by compromising
with the s~tandpatters, so the Repub.
Icon congressman from that state,
even those that believe in tariff re.
form, will be compelled to join in the
procession that considers it a sacred
duty to allow the protectionist jugger.
naut to crush them. Those Republic.
n and Independent voters of that
state can only aid tariff revision by
voting for Democratic candidates for
congress.
There are signs of alarm in Repub
lican machine centers that show that
tariff reform sentiment is so strong
even with Republican voters that they
fear the result of the election in all
the close districts, but promises by
Republican candidates for congress
that they will vote for tariff revision,
are felt to be worthless, as far as the
action of the next congress is con
cerned, as they have been futile in the
past.
The Republican voters who believe
their interests require tariff revision
have the result in their W hands.
They can accomplish it in two ways,
NSltLel Wy leu5lnS hepupllCdH cdnul'
dates for congress to keep out of the
Republican caucus and vote only for a
speaker who is pledged to tariff re-
vision, or by voting directly for Demo-
cratic candidates for congress and for
members of the legislature who will
elect United States senators who are
also pledged to tariff revision. To
vote for a Democrat is the holder step
and more certain to produce the result
aimed at.