The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
STAND PAT CRY is
SOUNDED BY
FORAKER
CAUSES SENSATION AT OHIO CON.
VENTlON BY SCORING HER.
Rick'S SPEECH.
DICK WINS LEADERSHIP
Fight, Two to One--President and
Both Senators to De Endorsed
Senior Senator Leads Rally
Around Roosevelt

Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 1.-THE victory
If Senator Dick ii securing reelection
to the state leadership or rather, K
| ,he chairmanship of the state eXecu
tive committee, by a decisive vote o
IA to 7, was second in interest ir
lobby d scussion tonight to the speech
| IF Senator Foraker to the convention
Coming after the address by TEN
Doraly Chairman Herrick and giver
the senior senator is famous this
speech aroused the delegates to high
pitch and was the talk of the city to
night. It's probable effect on matters
to be decided by the convention to
morrow and the poss bility of an
answer from Congre ssman Burton
during the morning session were
thoroughly gone over.
Tonight the endorsement Of the
IDrasiden and the TWO senators is
considered probable IN the platform,
although there is little talk of carry.
ing the fight against the endorsement
Of the senators to the floor Of he con
vention
Foraker Warmly Received.
Former Governor Hen.ick as TEN.
porary chairman delivered the regu-
ar opening address in which he de
nounced bcgsism, approved a revision
If the tariff and spoke at some length
N other matters of party interest,
lealing with all suDjecas with great
flankneSs,
AT the conclu5ion of the speech. be-
lore other business could he trans
acted. the crowd insisted on hearing
United States senator Foraker who
had been given one Of the heartiest
cheering welcomes gwen the various
leaders as they entered the hall
"Congres ssional elections are always
important" said Foraker, but they
are especially and particularly so this
year. They are thus unusually import
ant because this year they involve not
only the political complexion of the
next house, but directly aAd i'm
mediately. the question of whether or
not the American people propose in
November next TO endorse and ap.
prove the administration of Theodore
president Roosevelt has had more
20 do than any other president ever
before had with the legi- lation that
congress has been enacting President
Roosevelt recognizes that. 1t was for
that reason that he himself took the
initiative as to this campaign.
Stand Pat f;s Cry.
He took it when a few weeks ago
De- called in conference with him at
)y,ter Bay Speaker Cannon. and
'arious members Of the congressional
ampaign and then determined what
,ur platform .hould be in this cam
Daign and determined. not that Il
should be as Gov Herick has sug.
gested. merely a tariff revision bur |
hat we should stand pat until after
he next election.
z
whatever Theodore Roosevelt stands .
or. they will not stand for a tariff .
eyision this year. For he himself ha
etermined it, has .poken il. has pro
laimed IT, not alone as the official
esult Of hat conference. but in his
celebrated letter 10 Mr. Watson. His
lea ., that our platform i'm this con
as' should be not promises as 10 the
lture but the performance Of the
asst. Let Ms take an account Of stock.
lys he. let rs hold mp 10 the people
hat we have done ami LET u- find ont
hether or not they approve of what
Q have don.
Al Lea~ers Echo Cry
Foraker referred 10 the recent
,eech Of Bryan in which il was de-.
ared that there are two issues. tariff
svision and government ownership y.
railroads In answer TO the demand
II revision Foraker quoted Speaker ,
ann0n when he stated In his speech
afore the convention thai renomi-
ited him Boz lllinOis. that the re :
lbli-an parry would revise the tariff /,
II when Bryan or some other Demo y
al told rs to-. but Sc would do IT.
ben tha revision Would dn us los O
.rm than no revision would DO guDd-
bar is tho position of the Republican
rfv. said Foraker.
This is the opinion of Pres ident
1osevelt b. is the opinion Of Speaker
innon. This Is the opinion As ! IN
rstand b.. of all the great leaders
the Republican party Of the nation
t us not he-e today sound a dis y
rdant noe
When Z am told to staad for what
er some other man stands for TO ,
after what it nav be- am n0t going =
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