Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07
EPL1Es TO SPEAKER CANNON
WITHIN PARTY
Wants Fair and Candid Discussion Of
All Points.
jANNON is TOO POSITIVE
Literal Application of His Utterancer
Would Read Majority OF Men
out of Party in All North
Central states.

Central states.
CHICAGO. Nov. 6-senator Cummins of
Iowa was the principal speaker at the an
nual banquet Of the Marquette club here
tonight.
Senator Cummins made a spirited reply
to Speaker Joseph c. Cannon, who recently
criticised the attitude Of the senator and
insurgents" as TO the tariff and declared
that senator Cummins practically pro-
POSED to join hands with Bryan.
Mr.. Cummns branded the latter asser-
tion as false, declaring II TO be simply an
4 appeal to blind passion and a senseless
prejudice"
Furthermore, he said there was no in
tention to accept as final the revision of
the tariff against which the insurgents"
SrJed
Nfmarvel at not only the audacity, but
the madness which inspires the attack
which has been made upon the insurgents,
for II Mr.. Cannon and his allies shall be
successful in putting every man out of
the republican party who would not have
voted fo- the tariff bill had he been a
member of congress, he will have elimi-
mated majority of the republicans in
every northern state from Ohio to the
Rocky Mountains" declared Senator Cum
MINIS
Further along the speaker said: ITO say
that the tariff bill just adopted is not a
fulfillment OF the republican platform is
only the truth and 1t contains no invita-
tlon or suggestion to any republican to
forsake his party candidate"
Mr. Cummins said that the republicans
in sympathy with the insurgents intended
to reduce the influence Of leaders in the
party, mentioning Senator Aldrich, Speaker
Cannon and Representative Payne in this
connection. to that point at which they
viii feel It necessary to consult rather
than command.
'our struggle he declared. with em-
phasls, win not be 20 exclude anybody
from the republican party, but upon the
principle involved we ask no quarter and
shall give none"
Mr. Cummins said he intended to
strengthen a crusade for tariff commits
sion.
Railway rate regulation and the currency
question were also discussed by the
speaker.
Opens Guns on Cannon.
Mr.. Cummns, in beginning his remarks,
referred to the controversy within the
party ranks said he was anxious to pre-
serve the party strength, and took the Op-
portunity to speak of tho dispute in the
hope that better understanding may
follow a fair and candid discussion of the
differences Of opinion,
"a month ago." said he, "a distinguished
son of Illinois came to Iowa obviously
angry, and therefore in one Of his hysteri-
cal moods. He made a speech ostensibly
In defense OF the rules of the house OF
representatives, but which was, i'm fact
an assault upon those who had opposed the
republican majority in congress upon tho
tariff measure Not content with burning
us at the stake, he scattered our ashes
to the four winds in order TO make SURF
that we would be lost to the republican
rtsrty forever and ever. lie exalted ms
! 10 a pre-eminence among the insurgents
which l do not deserve, but which l woult
be proud to occupy, and declared with {
Vehemence which you who know him viii
appreciate that l had become an ally Of {
certain eloquent gentlemen whose quad
rennial business has been to carry th'
democratic banner to overwhelming defeat
Warming to his work. he made anoths
beech a few days ago at Elgin, In whiel
he repeated IN all the colors of his rainbow
phraseology the denunciation OF those WHIT
committed the horrid crime OF voting
against the tariff bill, and again consigned
them to the lowest depths OF democrats
perdition And then TO completely satisf,
his lust for blood he assigned TO Senate
LaFollette and myself a superheate,
chamber in this region OF the damned
with all these imprecations, expulsions an,
determinations stfll ringing in my ears,
feel like a member OF the fated brigad
of which the poet sang;
Cannon to the right OF them
Cannon 20 the left OF them,
Nolleyed and thundered.
No Expulsion for standPatters.
THE day has come for an inquiry int
the qualifications OF a republican. ar
willing to accept an arblter, but It will nc
be Aidrich. II win not be Payne, Il Wi
not be Cannon. They are an republicans
and / hope they win continue TO be rs
publlcans. / assume they voted accordin
20 their eonscienoes; and while l dffe
from them materially and emphatloally,
have no disposition to enter the bushes
OF expelling men from the republican part
50 long as they yield even a nominal Al
legianee TO republican platforms and SUP
port republican candidates. l say Of thsI
land l say It with the utmost feeling fo
them personality that the republicans VIII
are IN sympathy with the course pursue
BY the insurgents intend to take ava
from these men some Of the power whlc
they now exercise, and intend to reduC
their influence 70 that point at which the
VIII feel it necessary to consult rattle
than TO command.
1t win not avau Mr. Cannon and hi
associates anything 10 declare that we hay
Joined hands with the democratic part,
for every intelligent man knows that tn
) ls simply an appeal to a blind passion an
a senseless pretudioe. The insurgents b,
lieve that the republican party is the be,
fundamentally 10 secure and maintai
good government. They are proud Of q
history. they love It's traditions and
venture the prediction that IN the can
paign of next year their voices will
heard y n above all others defending 4