Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
C,l11111i;11s Answers Cannon
Io,ua Senator Makes Strong Defense
of Action of Republican In
surge,1ts in Congress

S000Cof AlDert Is. CummlnS or Dee
Moines addressed the Marquette Re-
publican club at Chicago, Saturday
evening. giving expression to his
views In the controversy with Speak
or Cannon and which has attained ma
tfonal prominence because OF the earn
estness of both leaders In the dis.
cussion Of the subject He said:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: In
view Of some things that have hap
pened since accepted your invitation,
you will not look upon it as either
strange or inappropriate. am sure.
if am little more personal than is
my habit. This is Republican club,
and 1t has borne high and honorable
part in giving expression to our faith
and In giving strength to our organiza-
ton. It is therefore peculiarly we'll
fitted to consider an interesting contro
versy that has recently arisen within
the party ranks. For that reason, and
because I am deeply anxious to pre-.
serve the party strength. have chos-
en- this occasion to speak of the dis
pute in hope that better understand
ing may follow fair and candid dis
,cussion Of our differences of opinion
/ A month ago a distinguished son OF
Illinois came to Iowa obviously angry
and therefore in one Of his hyster.
ical moods. He made a speech osten.
sibly in defense of the rules of the
house Of representatives, but which
was, in fact, an assault upon those
who had opposed the Republican ma
jority in congress upon the tariff
measure. Not content with burning us
at the stake, he scattered our ashes
to the four winds in order to make
sure that we would be lost to the Re-
publican party forever and ever. He
exalted me to a prominence among
serve. but which would be proud to
occupy. and declared, with a vehe
mence which you who know him will
appreciate, that had become an ally
of certain eloquent gentleman whose
quadrennial business has been to carry
the Democratic banner to overwhelm-
ing defeat. Warming to his work, he
made another speech a few days ago
at Elgin. in which he repeated in all
the colors Of his rainbow phraseology
the denunciation of those who commit
ted the horrid crime of voting against
the tariff bill. and again consigned
them to the lowest depths Of Demo.
cratic perdition; and then to complete
ly satisfy his lust for BLOOD, he as
signed to Senator LaFollette and my,
self q superheated chamber in this
region Of the damned. With all these
imprecations, explosions and extermi-
nations still ringing in my ears, feel
like member of the fated brigade of
which the poet sang:
sCannon to the right Of them
Cannon to the left OF them
Volleyed and Numbered"
The Right to Be Republicans.
It may be, however. that can sum
mon enough composure and calm my
shattered nerves sufficiently to lay be-
fore you some suggestions which an.
pear to me to be pertinent upon the
issue which has thus been raised. Let
it be understood, once for all, that we
accept the challenge and are ready for
the fight Our struggle will not be
exclude anybody from the Republican
party; but upon the principle in
volved we ask no quarter and shall
give none.
It ought not to be forgotten as We
proceed, and as we are looking into
the right Of Republicans to bear tina,
honored name, that together with an
other unfortunate insurgent whose
voice, calling the faithful to Republic
an prayers, has been heard from ocean
to ocean in every campaign for q
quarter OF century, represent ir
the senate of the United States state
which has cast it's electoral vote TO,
the Republican candidates for presi
dent for flfty-three years; and that
hold my place, not by chance, but
through toilsome campaigns in which
the opinions that were carried int.
my vote upon the tariff bill were pro
claimed over and over again in ever,
hamlet in the commonwealth. Whe1
recall these long continued struggle.
against the very forces embodied 1,
the speaker of the house of representa-
tives and In the men wuo in fac
made the tariff bill what it is, AMI
when recall the outcome Of thes,
fierce controversies, you will not thinl
it strange II resent these charge,
of infidelity: and call for Judgment
The day has come for an inquiry int,
the qualifications of Republican.
am willing to accept an arbiter, but /
will not be Aldrich, it will not b,
Payne. It will not be Cannon. The,
are all Republicans and 1 hope the,
will continue to be Republicans. l as
sumo they voted according to thei
condolences; and while differ from
them materially, and emphatically,
have no disposition to enter the bus
ness Of expelling men from the Re
publican party, so long as they yiel
even nominal allegiance to Reput
lcan platforms and support Reput
lican candidates. l say of them ian
I say 1t with the utmost good feelin
for them personality that the Reput
licans who are in sympathy with tn
course pursued By the insurgents /,
tend to take away from these mer
some of the power which they no,
exercise. and intend to reduce thei
influence to that point at which the
will feel 1t necessary to consult rath
er than to command.
VIII It Avail Cannon
It will not avail Mr.. Cannon and hi
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