The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-02
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSED
FOR PRESIDENT BY REPus-
LIcAN CONVENTION.
FOR TARIFF REVISION
CONVENTION ENDORSES THE 40.
MINisTRATioN OF PREsl-
DENT ROOSEVELT.

Springfield. nl.-The Republicans OF
Illinois Thursday enthusiastically en-
dorsed Joseph G. Cannon as a candi-
date for the presidency, declared in
favor OF revision of the tariff ane elect
ed four delegates at large to the ma.
tional convention. The men chosen
are United States Senators Shelby M.
Cullom and Albert ]. Hopkins. Cover
nor Charles S. Deneen and Mayor Fred
A. Busse of Chicago.
The convention also endorsed tho
administration of Governor Deneen and
that Of all other state officers. The
candidacy of Governor Deneen to sue
coed himself was not mentioned, 1t be-
Ing understood that only matters of ma
tional import were to come before tho
convention.
For the last two days II had been
confidently asserted by the platform
builders that the resolution would
favor tariff adjustment" instead Of
revision" 1t being the idea that
revision" is generally accepted as
meaning reduction, and adjustment
might mean the raising OF some sched.
ules as well as the lowering of others
In the last moment, however, Congress-
man Henry s. Boutell arrived from
4 Washington, where he had consulted
with Speaker Cannon and other Repub-
lican leaders, and the plank adopted to-
day was the result.
The Cannon men had things entirely
their own way, and there was not a
whisper of opposition throughout the
day All motions were passed unani-
mously and without argument, and the
applause that greeted the reading of
the plank indorsing the candidacy OF
the speaker was great and enthusiastic.
Following is the tariff plank:
1T is now apparent that in order to
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must be repealed altogether The very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 tariff demon
strates the wisdom of revising 1t to
conform to the improved conditions
which 1t has produced. We believe
that the people OF the United States
will profit by new tariff, but 1t must
be Republican tariff, protective tar
II, a tariff which recognizes in all Its
+ parts the difference between American
and foreign wages, the difference be-
tween the high scale of living of Am.
erican wage earners and the scale OF
living Imposed by insufficient wages
upon foreign workmen. We therefore
recommend to our delegates to the Re-
publican national convention that they
urge upon the convention the wisdom
OF declaring for revision of the tariff
to be made at the next session of Con-
gress, or at special of the Sixty-first
Congress to be convened Immediately
after the inauguration Of the next Pres
ident. March 4, 1909.
I'VE believe that our tariff should
contain provision for minimum and
maximum rates-the minimum rates
giving full protection, the maximum
rates to be invoked for retaliating upon
against American products. We be-
lieve that two main ideas should per.
wade all the provisions of the tariff:
"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 encouragement
or shelter in any of its provisions.
To 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 neo-
essary for a revision of the tariff. that
when 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 interests
of the country.