Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-27

from rage One.)
party believes in protection Of Amer
lean Industries It's platform pledges
it to preserve in the tariff the princi-
pie that duty shall be equal to the
difference in cost of production at
home and abroad, together with a rea-
sonable profit Its candidate for pres
ident, Mr.. Taft, in a speech in Ohio
last year, and in his speech of accept
ance of the nomination has uneQuivo-
cally endorsed this principle, and has
expressed himself as opposed to dis
elimination against any particular in
dustry. Mr.. Sherman, candidate for
vice president, stands for the same
principles. Last winter the republican
members of congress staunchly with
stood the clamor of portion of the
press for the immediate removal of the
duty on paper and pulp, and insisted
upon fair preliminary investigation
before any action should be taken. All
the republican members of the COM
mittee of investigation reported
against disturbing the tariff on paper
and pulp.
AS the republicans were. so fear
less and resolute on the eve of a pres
idential election, in face of the de-
mand of the press, it is. therefore. rea-
sonable to expect that il they are re.
tanned in power the paper industry
will receive fair treatment in the re-
vision of the tariffs
with such alternatives before us,
the prosperity of the industry. at least
at this time, seems inseparably linked
with the success of the republican
lparty, particularly in the forthcoming
election of members of congress-
Presidents Bad Break.
The action of the president in de
scending from his great Office in order
TO participate in political campaign
has not been favorably received by
press or public. Mr. Roosevelt is the
chief executive of all the people, who
| without regard to politics or other diff
ferences of opinion, support the gov
eminent, and judging from petitions
received at democratic headquarters
oiC oieoiiSo Us Doth oChiOCldts
and republicans, he has not helped his
cause. One such petition received
from Ohio today, said:
| I'VE, the undersigned citizens of tn,
| United States, members alike of the
present great political parties, beliey
ing that the great power of the officia
position of president should not b,
used for partisan purposes; that sucl
lpartisan use of the Office is contrar
to the spirit, if not in violation of tn
letter of the constitution of our cour
try, and is likely to furnish a danger
GUS precedent in future elections; rt
lspectfully request that your activ
campaigning in this presidential elet
ton be deferred until your status
once more that of a private citizen.
The republican campaign manager
have violated the congressional franl
ing law many times during this can
lpaign. Day after day hundreds G
lspeeches of congressman have bee
transmitted through the mails as
blind for concealing other printed ma
ter which was not entitled to- tn
ranking privilege. Now it develop
that postmasters are being supple
with large quantities of congressiona
Literature printed on unaddressed pos
cards which they are directed to plac
in the boxes of patrons Of their Offices
A lawyer in a western state has TO
warded to democratic headquarters
number of these unaddressed pos
cards containing extracts Of republica
congressional speeches which~ wer
placed by the postmaster in his pos
Office box.
| The Tribune publishes Throughout
its columns today a dispatch date
Kokomo. Ind, which was displaye
more for political than a news valu,
THE Kokomo paragraph said:
! "Kokomo. Ind, Oct 2s.-At Lafa,