Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-17
SAYS MYRoN r. HERRICK BE-
FORE OHIO CONVENTION.
SCHEDULES NEED FIXING
Speech to Buckeye Republicans AS
sembIed at Dayton-DecIares His
Party Knows How to Solve All
ProbIems-Cites Abuses Already
Corrected.

Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 12.-Before the
republican state convention in ses-
sion here yesterday, Myron T. Her
rick, as temporary chirman delivered
characteristic epoch. He spoke in
part as follows:
1.-THE republican party has proven
it's capacity to deal in sane way
with all great issues in the past. 1t
has the capacity to deal in a sane
way with all the great issues of the
present. 1t is as much needed now as
it has been at any critical period IN
our history. Governmental problems
arising from territorial extension, the
tariff and many other problems OF
national and international Importance,
which it's progressive policy has evoled
undoubtedly belong to the republican
party to solve"
He declared that tariff reform
should not be involved in the heated
emotions of a political campaign. Eco
nomic necessity rather than sentiment
or political consideration should gov
ern. The merchant, the manufacturer,
the workman, the great public that
buys and the smaller public that sells
are entitled to more rational and
intelligent method of dealing with
this question. 1t is a business queS-
ton, and should be considered from
that standpoint. Politics, however,
has entered into it-rather begun it
and that is a phase with which we
must deal until congress shall create
a disinterested tariff commission cap
able and empowered to dispose of
questions and schedules without agt-
tating the country and filling the
minds of the people with apprehen-
sion. If it is for the benefit of the peo-
pie to change some of the schedules,
as it undoubtedly is where they are
too high Or where they are too low,
then the changes should be made If,
perchance, some of our tariffs are no
longer needed; if, perchance, they
cannot be employed to extend or
promote our markets abroad, then
should we retain them and stand inert
admitting that we have not the abil-
ity or courage to correct abuses or
injustices because of our fear of being
joggled? The responsibility is ours
to assume. Let us meet it squarely
and honestly, as we have always met
such questions in the past, and
promptly make such changes as are
essential. If surgical operation Is
necessary, then let us apply the knife
while the patient is still in robust
health. Then we may enter the con.
test in 1908 fearlessly with a tariff
which evry republican can conscien.
tiously defend, one that every demo
crat in active business and who knows
the difference between a substance
and shadow, dare not vote against,
THE confidence of the people in
the party is due to it's prompt action
IN correcting abuses more than to any
other cause. Postoffice scandals, land
frauds, consular abuses, railroad re.
bates, trust lawlessness, insurance
grafts-these are all matters that
have been vigorously dealt with by
republican administrations, state and
national. 1t has promptly responded
to the Maceronian call of public
opinion, demanding that not only
should be no spoils in our public
service, nor in uabor and industrial
organizations, but that all alike should
be purged of the curse of graft.
Neither corporate combination nor
labor combinations should destroy
the opportunity of the individual;
there should be full reward to all for
honest industry and enterprise"