The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-07

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sent these charges of infdelity; and
call for Judgment.
Time For Inquiry.
THE day has come for an inquiry
into the qualifications of a Republi
can. am willing to accept an ar
bitter, but it will not be Aldrich it will
not be Payne, it will not be Cannon
They are all Republicans, and | hope
they will continue to be Republicans
assume they voted according to their
consciences; and while / differ from
them materially and emphatically.
have no disposition TO enter the bus
mess of expelling men from the Re
publican party, so long as they yield
even a nominal allegiance to Republi-
can platforms and support Republi.
can candidates | say of them land
say it with the utmost good feeling
for them personally that the Republi-
cans 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 ex
ercise, and intend to reduce their in
Iluence to that point at which they
will feel it necessary to consult rath-
er than to command
Cannon Gains Nothing.
1T will not avail Mr.. Cannon and
his associates anything to declare
that We have Joined hands with the
Democratic party, for every intelli
gent man knows that this is simply
an anneal to blind passion and g
senseless prejudice The insurgents
believe that the Republican party is
Ihe best instrumentality to secure
and maintain good government. They
are proud of its history, they love its
traditions; and | venture the predic-
ton that in the campaign of next
year their voices will be heard high
above all others defending and sus.
tanning its candidates. Their strug-
gle will be within the liens. but they
will not hide the truth as they see 1t;
for they know that if the Republican
party is to be permanently successful.
it must be faithful to its platforms,
and must meet courageously and just.
ly the new age OF commerce and bus.
mess with its new problems and ques,
tions. 1t cannot any longer be pro-
gressive in it's platform and stand
pat in its congress,
Cites the Platform.
a few moments ago | said that |
was willing to accept an arbiter as t7'
the Repiblcanism of those who voted
against the tariff hill, and hasten to
name the judge. | appeal to the ma
tional Republican platform of 1908;
and tested by the criterion OF that in.
strument, the Republican voters Of
the United States will determine just
as rapidly as they have the opportu,
nifty to 40 so. whether our votes wern
in accordance with its declarations
and pledges.
Il am astunished to hear so modest
Il man as the speaker Of the house
claim that the leaders who construct.
ed the tariff bin and the majority
which passed it. constitute the Repub.
lican party To say that because a !
majority OF the Republican members
of congress were in favor of attaching
certain duties to certain commodities, |
and other members in minority were
in favor OF attaching other duties 70
the same commodities. that therefore |
the minority had rebelled against the
party. is nonsense of so sublime a dc.
gree that it nrovokes not debate Bat
derision
Wholly Absurd,
4 understand perfectly that it |
would have been helpful to marty har.
mony If we could have voted together
but that is not the question. The
platform was for protection All che
Republicans in congress were for
hut the view or these high
priests appears TO be that If they /
thought that upon any given alticla
protection required 80 per cent, and