The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS UNANl.
MoUSLY ENDORSE HIM AT
SPRINGFIELD.
The SPEAKER IS EUL0GIzED
Oeneen, Busse, Hopkins and Cullom
Are Delegates at Large-For q.
the Revision Of the
Tariff. =

SoA'SAIiou 1AuISudy uOpL6 d
platform which indorses the state
and national administrations, Speaker
Cannon for the presidency and advises
a revision in the tariff. The conven-
ton is entirely devoid of excitement.
Chairman Roy o. West called the
convention to order at 1920 o'clock
and introduced George Buckingham of
Danvilie as chairman. William O.
Nance of Chicago was made secretary.
1t was a Cannon convention through
out. Even in the invocation. which
was delivered by Rev. J. NJ. Francis
Of Springfield, blessings were called
down upon the head of the presiden-
tial candidate.
The convention named Senators
Hopkins and Cullom, Gov. Deneen and
Mayor Busse of Chicago as delegates
at large, and Judge Ho61on of 10
Daviess, Col. John r. Marshall OF
Cook, Charles G.. Eckhart of Tuscola
and E. H. Smiley of East st. Louis as
alternates.
nc VNSFk~ds
The platform as outlined and adopt
ed follows, in part:
1T is now apparent that in order
70 maintain the scientific accuracy of
the tariff, remove inequalities and
prevent injustice, some new schedules
must be added to the law. some of the
present rates must be lowered, while
some must be repealed altogether.
The very success of the present. tar
III demonstrates the wisdom OF revising
it to conform to the improved condi-
lions which it has produced. We be-
lleve that the people of the United
States will profit by a new tariff, but
it must be a Republican tariff, a pro-
tective tariff, a tariff which recognizes
in all it's parts the difference between
American and foreign wages, the diff
ference between the high scale of liv.
ing of American ~wage-earners and
the scale of living imposed by insult
fcient wages upon foreign workmen.
VIZ therefore recommend to our
delegates to the Republican national
convention that they urge upon the
convention the wisdom Of declaring tor
a revision of the tariff TO be made at
the next session of congress or at a
special session of the Sixty-irst con-
gress, to be convened Immediately aft
er the Inauguration of the next presi-
dent, March 4, 1909.
For Complete Protection.
I'VE believe that our tariff should
contain a provision for minimum and
maximum rates, the minimum rates
giving full protection, the maximum
rates to be invoked for retaliating I'D
on foreign countries that discriminate
against American products. We be-
lieve h a two main ideas should per-
wade all the provisions of the tariff;
first, that the protective principle so
prevail in all the schedules, that Amer
lean farmers, workmen and producers
shall be given the first call on the
home market; and secondly, that no IL
legal or unjust combination, trust or
monopoly, shall find encouragement or
shelter in any of its provisions.
Tt the end that the revision OF the
tariff may be accomplished with the
greatest possible gain and the least
possible loss we suggest to our sena-
tors and representatives in congress,
that they seek to secure at once the
passage in their respective houses of
resolutions directing the proper com
mittees to proceed Immediately to col
lect the preliminary information neces-
sary for a revision of the tariff. that
the work is entered upon all par
ties in interest may be heard and the
law framed, discussed and passed with
out delay, and without any disturbance
of the financial and industrial inter-
ests of the country"