The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-31
INSURGENTS
ARE TRAITORS.
Compared to Soldiers who
Desert to Enemy.
Tariff Issue Defined in Last Re-
publican National
Platform.

Cncago IN june. tsoos doopled Plat
form that has been very frequentl,
Inisquoted by the so-called "insur
ge1rz" The entire tariff section o
this platform 10 epltomized in tbs
first sentence which reads:
The Republican party declares IN
equivocaiiy Tor . revision Of the Tar
in ~ 2 special session Of Congress
Immediately following the ;naugura-
ton Of the next President. and CON-
mends the S'eps already taken 20 this
end IN the work as gned 20 the ap-
propriate comnsfees Of Congress
which are now investigating the
operation and effect Of existing sched-
ules.
Nowhere Ia the platform IS there a
lire Of general revision downward"
The Republican parry IS q political
organization thst has survived many
storms, and It's wisdom, honesty and
efficiency have sustained l. against
attsots from within and without. No
political party can survive withou-
leadership and without a loyalty 20
that leadership. and without a loyal
y TO that Leadership as long as 1t
carries Ou,lines % policy founded On
party tradition aud history. The pres
ent leaders Of the Republican parry
are for the mot part men who have
grown old n the party Service.
President Taft is the recognized head
Of the parry, aud the organization
which hid enough confidence in him
10 nominated han 20 the highest Of
flee IN the nation must concade and
maintain his right 70 Leadership. He
has done nothing since his nominna-
ton 20 forfeit or impair this right.
The Representatives Of the Repub-
lean parry promised in the national +
platform that thaTe would be Tariff
special ses=iOn q Congress 70 carry I
out this promise Naturally the Tar
iff b's-tle Was uagod mainly among
the Republican COngrezmen, as the .
majority did not get exactly wha, they
waneed. Nei-heT did Senator Aldrich. /
nor Rc9resne,a.ivs Payne nor Sen
stor B-.s'ow Ttfere were many com
promises ard cOnEe<Eions among the
leader before enc final bin was
adepied. The final bill represented
Tho best cfiorG ~ all the Republican
leaders TO g. togczhcr. T. was nOr a
psrfoct bin. but u WIS the best -ha.
could b. 'idopbd. During The debs.e
In HOu md 6Gna,s mOa, Of the
hcpubl'can ls1d1h EtOod with Pres.-
dent Tar.
Bur L. FJlietj., "a Wisconsin, G. pp
% MiaAc-la. sad Deliver ard Cum
rninz 4 i1W hsd ,sng bc-n az out
with j.. lclllaL. ThCy had organ
'zcd a rebellion ye4- before. and
they ~ ed uufH thor fr-. good op-
30 tsks n" fold openly a
lgai-s. 'he organized leadership. /
Sas TIRE mai group rh's lad an. +
'iBht asaina, tho majority by gd.g 5
1Vcr rp'nly ~ M Dem c'ats and a
-hem th4iT yr,t,. s
Senator Bris,GW iSrs qtw, but he a
houglt It The part nf $. se.manship o
o be aslins, me Republican Organi- C
alton and - lin..a lsp with the Dem %
'crale minority. ITssidcrt Tai. beg h
cd Tho $ -Odied Republicans 10 s.
emain faithful. 1ba cn:irc principle
T RepublcanieEs wa a. sake. II in
be- harm bill fsGf-,d. II possibly mean Il
no dofaa, If IhS Republican parry. p.
Bud the 'iasursyau1' were acquired AZ
, growing aPite aud the fact that III
70 PRECEDENT aGd begged 1hcm 20 m
and by he sasts fcd their ego sil
sIn. They VHSd cOn6.stenily w.eh
10 Democraas. rge active in Dem III
'ra3lc couns+. 49, put every stone s,
s1ible IN lie WAs - the Republican pr
Ogrammc NGt - thee SANE IN ly
rgeifs' went vSt from Congress 20 III,
ale speeche. oadasning ihc Rcpub-
an mca ss Sa1 othe VI aiding
e Dem crate Sa..-. with tins rec
d a 5a'usi ttsas q a. plain chat sha lei
nSt g'n's" p0s traitor. just as Ji-
1cL ~ i Asv re been soldiers cd
w deortod tkSsr cJl0rs - t4he Wi
''s moment .ss won't over 10 ph
q q envy. "
I'h Republicans. - Ksnsas who the
C mr.. Bris&s'w a. the Soliase IN ma
rs ! the n-s'slsd platform. They did ter
s'ruct psesr 10 carry his iden +
" form" 70 enc point of doscc, ing ma
r-y Ia its emergency Trio | n
Z Rcpistis-sS are not hahor., "
ur cofrevaAksIt is in Error, sou
ieve. vhs- b. says thst Kan g"
spublcss spTrUve the course ''if
ator I:ri.tsu. As for the Dem casI