Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-09

the commonwealth. When I recall these
long continued struggles against the
very forces embodied in the speaker OF
the house OF, Representatives and in the
men who in fact mace the tartff bill
what 1t is, and when recall the out
come of these fierce controversies, you
will not think IL strange If l resent
these charges of infidelity; and call ror
judgment.
"The day has come for an inquiry
into the qualifications or a Republican.
l am willing to accept an arbiter, but 1t
Will not be Aldrich, it will not be Payne,
If will not be Cannon TheY are all
Republicans, and 1 hope they Will con-
t.nue. to be Republicans. assume they,
voted according TO their consciences; ).
and while L differ from them. materially
and emphatically, have no disposition
TO enter the business OF expelling men
from the Republican parry, so long as
thew WELD even a nominal allegiance to
Renublican platforms and support Re-
publican candidates. L say OF them
land say it with, the utmost good
feeling for them personality that the
Republicans who are IN sympathy Win
the COURSE pursued by the insurgents
intend TO take away from these men
soroe Of the power which they now ex-
erctse. and intend to reduce their lnhu-
once TO that point at which they Will
Feel II necessary to consult rather than
to command. -... ....... "a a--,.-t-
DENIES LEAGUE WITH BRYAN,
"It will not avail, Mr.. Cannon anu ms
associates anything to declare thaI we
have Joined hands with the Democratic
marty for every intelligent man knows
that fhis Is simply an appeal to blind
nassion and a senseless prejudice. The IN
sursents believe that the Republican par
Nv Is the best fundamentally TO secure
and maintain good government. They
are nroud of it's history; they love It's ira
dItions. and 1 venture the prediction that
in the campaign Of next year their voices
vv,u he heard high above all others defend
ing its doctrines and sustaining its can
,ST'heir struggle viii. be within the lines.
but they will not hide the truth as they
see II; for they know that II the Repuo-
lican party Is to be permanently success
full. 1t must be faithful to It's platforms
and must meet couTageously and justly
the new age of commerce and business
with its new problems and questions. 1t
cannot any longer be progressive IN Its
nlafform and stand pat in its congress.
"A few moments ago. said that was
willing to accept an arbiteE as to the Re-
n,Iblicanism of those who voted against
the tariff bill, and hasten to name the
nudge. 1 appeal Ito the national Republi-
can platform of 1905; and tested by the
/ criterion of that instrument, the Repub-
Iican voters of the United States will de-
termine Just as rapidly as they have the
opportunity to do so, whether our votes
were in accordance with it's declarations
and pledges. .t's.-
IT am astounded to hear so modest a
man as the speaker of the house claim
that the leaders who constructed the tar
| iff bill and the majority which passed II
constitute the Republican party. TO say
| that because a majority OF the Republi-
| can members OF congress were in favor
of attaching certain duties to certain
! commodities, and other members in a mi
norfty were in favor of attaching other
| duties to the same commodities, that
therefore the minority had rebelleC
against the party, is nonsense of so sub
lime a degree that, it provokes not debate
| but derision.
| IT understand perfectly that 1t would
have been helpful to party harmony IL we
could have voted together. but that /:
protection. All the Republicans in con-
gress were for protection. but the view
of these high priests appears to be that
! IL they thought that upon any given ar.
ticle protection required 80 per cent, and
we thought the article would be amply
protected with Is, per cent, unless we voted
| for 50, we were no longer Republicans
| The whole proposition is so absurd that
| even the most rabid member of the tri-
umvirate will not repeat it often.