Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-12
New Committee Stands Fourteen to Seven
in Favor Of Akron Man.
tRRlcK is TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Former Governor Says Tariff Issue is to the
Fore and Should Rs Net.
SENSATIONAL SPEECH BY FORAKER
senior senator says Time for
Revision of TarIF Ia Not Yet
and Defends His omciaI


DAYTON, O., Sept 1.-THE victory Of
Senator Dick in securing reelection 10
the state leadership. or rather, to the chair.
manship of the state executive committee,
by the decisive vote of fourteen to seven,
was second In interest in the discussions
| tonight to the sensational speech of Senator
Foraker before the republican state con-
vention which met here today. Coming
! after the address by Temporary Chairman
Herrick, and given with all the vim and
vigor for which the senior senator from
Ohio is famous. his speech aroused the
delegates to a high pitch. Its probable
| effect on the matters to be decided by the
convention tomorrow and the possibility OF
an answer from Congressman Burton dur
| ing the morning session were thoroughly
gone over
Tonight the endorsement OF the president
| and the two senators is considered probable
| in the platform, although there is still talk
of carryin gthe fight against endorsement
| of the senators to the floor of the conven-
| tlon.
Foraker Replies to Herrick.
What promised TO be simply a routine
| beginning of the work of the republican
state convention developed into a some
| what remarkable discussion of party policy
this afternoon. Former Governor Myron T.
| Herrick who had been announced as tenn.
porary chairman by the state central com.
mittee. delivered the regular opening ad.
dress, in which he denounced bossism ap.
proved a revision of the tariff and talked
at some length on other matters of party
interest. At the conclusion of the speech
the crowd insisted on hearing Senator
Foraker. After some urging the senator
! delivered characteristic address in which
| he touched on some of the points made Z,
| by Temporary Chairman Herrick. criti-
] cfsing In somewhat jocular way some OF
| the matters acted on by President Roose-
Welt, and especially joking about the mat
ter of spelling revision, called attention to
| the presidents desire for a stand pat"
tariff policy and the demand In Mr.. Her
rick's address for tariff revision, earnestly
defending his own course in the senate
4 and ended with some remarks In the round
the-world trip OF Mr.. Bryan and his home
! coming. The speech was warmly received.
especially when the senator paid tributes
to various prominent republicans in the
convention and talked about Mr.. Bryan.
Although other speakers were called for
by the crowd none responded, and after the
usual announcements of committees the
convention adjourned until 10 O'clock to-
morrow.
speech of MIR. Herricix.
The opening session today was regarded
| as merely the perfunctory opening of the
fight, although much advance discussion
was heard over the speech of Temporary
Chairman Herrick, the defeated standard,
bearer of the last campaign.
Governor Herrick said in part
The republican party has proven it's
| capacity to deal in the same way with all
great issues in the past. II has the capa-
city to deal in same way with all the
great issues of the present. II is as much
needed now as II has been at any critical
period in our history Governmental prob
lens arising from territorial extension, the
tariff and many other problems of
tional and international Importance. which
doubtedly belong TO the republican party
to solve.
The tariff problem is again to the fore
of its discussion. 1t Is here and will not
down. Let us meet H. We frankly con-
fsss that N the Rres,snt tsT lay is not
feet. Every tariff law has been a compro-
mise When our democratic friends. with
all their confident promises on the subject.
tried their hands at the business, did they
| succeed? Has anyone forgotten the chagrfn
that they betrayed after the passage of the
Wilson bill? We set up no claim to in
fallibility. but. bad as excessive protection
upon certain commodities admittedly is,
worse than this is constant tarif tinker
ing, and worse than all is free trade.
Tariff for revenue only, as applied TO the
whole civilized world is theoretically correct.
II has been thoroughly demonstrated TO
the satisfaction OF the majority of the
people that 1t is not expedient for this
Tariff reform should not be involved in
the heated emotions OF a political campaign.
Economic necessity rather than sentiment
or political consideration should govern.
The merchant. the manufacturer. the work
man, the great public that buy and the
smaller public that sell are entitled to a
more rational and intelligent method OF
dealing with this question II is a business
that standpoint.
Must Assume Responsibility.
The responsibility is ours to assume Let
us meet II squarely and honestly. as we
have always met such questions in the past
and promptly make such changes as are
essential. IL a surgical operation lE neces-
the patient is still in robust health Then
we may enter the contest in 1905 fe,ffieksiy
with a tariff law which every republican
democrat in active business and who knows
the difference between a substance ard
shadow. dare not vote against.
We must realize that the interests of the
country have grown so vast that great en-
terprises must be conducted by corpora
tions. These corporations are being rapidly
"peoplezed," Small investors are putting
; their money into them. Every stock certi-
ficate has good American flesh and blood
behind II. The corporation is but eggre-
CATION OF individuals. and there are good
and bad men. but the same as the Indi-
IL must' do right.
. The people of Ohio stand for Theodore
Roosevelt and all that he stands for.
The responsibility OF meeting the proper
expediency of the other states Is largely
/ upon you in this convention, here and now,
in the campaign, and at the polls. Sink
self-interest and factionalism, and adhere
{ only to the principles of the republican
Z afa Or nd