The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
DOOM OF REPUBLICAN
PARTY is FORETOLD
cummins Says Republicans Must Quit
Being Progressive In Platform and
Stand-Pat When Working
In Congress-

Chicago. November ESPECIAL )-United
States Senator Albert B. Cummins of
Iowa declared war to the finish on AL
drich and Cannon for the control of the
republican party in an address before the
Marquette club of Chicago tonight
The champion of tariff revision de-
clared that the republican party must
cease to be progressive In platform and
stand-pat in Congress" or it would be
swept out of existence.
II say to Aldrich and Cannon" he
shouted, s'that the republicans who are
IN sympathy with the course pursued by
the insurgents intend to take away from
these men some of the power which they
now exercise. Their influence will be SO
reduced that they will take, not give
orders"
The senator declared for a tariff COM
mission and more railroad legislation.
THE day has come for an inquiry
into the qualifications of a republican"
said Senator Cummins. 'I am willing to
accept al arbiter but it will not be Al
drch. 1t won't be Payne; 1t will not be
Cannon. ! say to these men that the
republicans who are in sympathy with
the course pursued by the insurgents In
tend TO take away from these men some
Of the power which they now exercise
and intend to reduce theif Influence
10 that point at which they will feel it
necessary to consult rather than COM
n,and
Challenge Accepted.
Let II be understood. once for all.
that we accept the challenge and are
ready for the fight. Our struggle will
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tee or the Senate Is speaking elsewhere
ln tie Guy Oh Cnlcaeo upon lne suolecs
Wn,ch tne iione.ary coinriission mas nao
,',n undei inxe'eisa'ioh uo NJ. Anow VIA.
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country II may DC that VIII De able
=, - slo nie pa" 'ne sqppois u my Vo'9
ssi,e .no sea'1 oa 'ns olIeeu o'a.es anu
earnestly nope unat can. lear,
nowever, .nae y WIZ invoiye one Oh TWO
.niass' po,li ol Wnicn l iooh upon as
nose,,e u uie "eiiare VI tne <Aiierican
people.
any pa. ",'or, suDJeo.s sne voiune ..
oir currency 10 .he power ana juosnent
OF a IeW men VINO may oeoome seinsnly
ih'eres'eo IN ei.her eApanoins IL or re-
auciiis IT, Is pau, anu ~ cafrieo INTO eH-
eoution %ou,u ensiaNe lhe nnanc,a. woIIu
as compietsiy as some parts OF tne IN
nus.iiai neiu are now neiu IA oonuase; ;
suon sorene' t, mneoner esisu ,,..os, centlsAi
What Not to Do.
st;tntion with tbe newer to contro1 the
money of the country, the possession or
management of which would be an issue
between political parties. Any system
which takes away from a commercial
community the power to measureably
take care of itself during periods of
stress and storm VIII be reactionary
Tatner tnan progressive. IL may pe tnaC
we are sailing along between Scylla and
charybdis, but 1t would Dc unpardon-
able In order 10 move Iarcner away from
one TO steer our courso s'raisn' upon
the other.
10 Uncle joe Cannon HAi. Suniinins
presented this pou9uet. -
wii ny .e,;. 49,. ~ Saoiare +hat ~. las
associaees an @ snins IL, ~ the So,,r.t,o @ wo
nave joined nanus VIII 'no uoinvoi ,e' o' deio
party. ior every lnseiisens man SHOWS .,,ss
,na. .nis siinp,s nansa,ass rre1,,a,ca
pasSiou an a+ n.1r thc a,,dsc,+v h,,.
a., lnaare. ~ ,n,ch NJ ny ys,,,res tha attacr
s,1t,.h H,as haan r,ada ,,non th. ,nsur-
gents for If Mr.. Cannon and his allies
snail be successiui IN puttins every man
gu. " enu 10y snr th. tsr,r hi baS hs
not nave voseu iof r. ..o sa ~. Iii ,Ah ~
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