Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-03
GNTHUoiAsTicAll ENDORSED
FOR PRESIDENT ~ RGPue-
IicAN CONVENTION.
FOR TARIFF REVISION
CONVENTION ENDORSES THE 40
MiNisTRATioN OF PRGsi-
DENT ROOSEVELT.

Springfield. lii.-Ths Republicans OF
Illinois Thursday enthusiastically en-
dorscd Joseph q. Cannon as eandi'
date for the presidency. declared In
favor Of revision Of tho tar.n and elect,
ed four delegates Mt large TO the mn
tIonal convention. The men chosen
are UnHei States Senators Shelby ~
Culiom and Albert J. Hopkins. Cover
nor Charles $. Dcnecn and Mayor Fred
A. Busse of Chicago.
Tho convention also endorsed tho
administration Of Governor Dcnc.n and
that Of all other stats officers. III"
candidacy of Governor Dcnccn to sue
coed himself was not mentioned. u be-
Ing Understood that only matters OF M,
tional import were To come befoT" the
convention.
For tho last two days Il had been
confidently asserted by the platform
builders that tho resolution would
favor tariff -adjuSmcnt" instead OF
"rcviKion."' II being the Idea that
"rcyision' In generally accepted m
meaning reduction, and adjustment
might mean the raising Of some sehcd-
uics ns well ns tho lowering Of others.
In tho last moment. however. Congress-
man Henry s. Bout.ii arrived from
Washington. where he hnd consulted
with Speaker Cannon and other V-pub-
iican leaders. and tho plank adopted to-
day was the result.
The Cannon men had things entirely
their own way. and thcr" was not u
whisper of opposition throughout IN"
day. All motions wcf. passed unahi-
mouaiy and without argument. and tho
applause that greeted tho reading OF
Lac. H.. sail 81 ~
the speaker was great and cnihuAiastic.
Following IN the tnrin plank:
1T In now apparent that In order TO
maintain the scientific accuracy of tho
tArifr, remove Inequalities and prevent
injustIcc, some new schedules must bo
ADDED to the law. some Of the present
rates must be lowered. while sons
must be- repealed altogether. The very
success Of the present tarin demon.
stratcs tho wisdom Of revising u TO
conform to the improved conditions
which II hns produced. We boliov"
that tho people Of the United States
Will profit by n new tarln. but II must
be Republican tnrin. n protective tar
IN. a tariff which recognizes In all Its
parts the diffcrcrcc between American
and foreign wages. the difference be-
tween the high scale Of living Of Am.
crican wagc carncrs and tho scale OF
living imposed by insufficient wages
upou foreign workmcn. We therefore
recommend to our delegates to the Re-
publican national convention that they
urge upon tho convention tho wisdom
Of declaring for n revision Of the tnrin
to be made Mt the next session Of Con-
gress. or mt a special Of tho Sisty.first
Congress to be convened Immediately
after the inauguration Of the next Pres
idcnt. March I. 1903.
I'VE believe that our tariff should
contain n provision for minimum and
maximum rates-the minimum rates
giving full protection. the maximum
rates to be invoked for retaliating upon
foreign countries that discriminate
against American products. We be-
lieve that two main ideas should per-
wade all the provisions Of tho tarin:
"First-That the protective principle
so prevails IN all the schedules that
the American farmers, workmen and
producers shall be given the first call
on the home market; and, second. that
no illegal or unjust combination. trust
or monopoly shall find announcements
or shelter in any OF It's provisions.
ITO 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 OK
resolutions directing the proper COM
mittees to proceed Immediately to cob
lect the preliminary information nee.
essary for n revision of the tariff. that
when the work is entered upon all par
ties in interest may be heard and tho
law framed, discussed and passed with
out delay and without any disturbance
Of the financial and industrial interests
Of the country.