Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
KEYNOTE ON THE TARIFF
Feature of the Resolutions Adopted
by the Convention.
WORK IN CONGRESS EXT0LLED
Delegates Instructed to Support Him
Until He Is Nominated or With
drawn From the Contest.

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Cannon's district yesterday sound
ed a keynote" on the tariff ques-
ton. The district convention was
held at Danville, and the tariff
resolution adopted is understood
to have the sanction of Speaker
Cannon. Instead of being a
"stand-pat' resolution it declares,
in substance, for a conservative
revision, but puts the whole ques-
ton up to the national conven-
ton. The resolutions extol
Mr.. Cannon, and quote President
Roosevelt's letter from Oyster
Bay, August IS, 1906, praising
Mr.. Cannon's work as Speaker,
and instruct the delegates to
Chicago to support Mr.. Cannon
until he is nominated or with
drawn from the contest.
DANvILLE. ILL.,. March 21-Resolutions
indorsing the principles of the republican
party, the administration of President
Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon for the nomi
nation for the presidency were adopted
In the eighteenth congressional district of
Illinois in convention here today.
OF Speaker Cannon the resolutions said:
THE republican national convention no
doubt consider the various demands for a
declaration in favor of tariff revision and
reciprocity legislation. The republicans
of this district will accept the judgment
of the national convention. and we re-
spectfully suggest that TO secure rec1pro-
cal tariff concessions from other nations
there should be minimum and maximum
tariff; the minimum tariff should be SUI
f1cient to protect American labor and cap
ital against the cheaper labor and capital
abroad. and the maximum tariff should
be enforced against fmportations from
any country that discrlm1nates against
American imports.
I'VE indorse the administration of Pres
fdent Roosevelt 1t will take it's place
among the great administrations of the
country in benefits conferred ON the peo-
pie and abuses corrected.
1.-The republicans of the eighteenth dis
trict of Illinois do not seek to dictate the
candidate to be selected by the next ma
tional convention. and We pledge the ear
nest and honest support of the republicans
named by that convention.
Eminently Fitted for Presidency.
I'VE believe Speaker Cannon to be emil
nently fitted in every way to be the party's
standard bearer in the coming campaign.
and we instruct our delegates to the
national republican convention to cast
their votes for Joseph G. Cannon till he is
nominated or withdraWs from the con-
test.
confident in the belief that our candi-
date will be successful both in the con-
vention and in the election. we hereby
pledge our best efforts to that end, and
call upon our loyal republicans to joH
us in promoting to the presidency the
wise. the honest, the just. the mature, the
experienced. the magnetic. the loVdble
son of Illinois, Representative Joseph u.
Cannon.
The tariff plank in the resolutions is
as follows.
Tariff Not Sacred.
"The tariff is not sacred. While belev-
ing in the principles of protection, we do
not hold tariff schedules as unalterabie.
They should be changed from time to
time to meet changed conditions. but
the changes in the future. as in the past,
should be in harmony with the funda-
mental demand for the protection of
American labor, American capital and
American business.
THE republican national convention
will no doubt consider the various de-
mands for declaration in favor of tariff
revision and reciprocity legislation. The
republicans of this district will accept
the Judgment of the national convention,
and we respectfully suggest that to Sc
cure reciprocal tariff concessions from
other nations there should be a minimum
and maximum tariff; the minimum tariff
should be sufficient to protect American
labor and capital against the cheaper
labor and capital abroad, and the maxi
mum tariff should be enforced against
importa tions from any country that dis
eliminates against American exports"
The resolutions indorse the administra-
ton OF Gov. Deneen and the state officers
and the acts of the present legislature.
Former tSate Treasurer Lon Small OF
Kankakee and United States Marshal &.
p Hitch of Paris were selected as dele
gates and w. r. Jewell and Geo. f. Buck
ingham of Danville as alternates to the
national convention.