The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
ASK NO QUARTER
AND To GIVE NONE
Senator Cummins Outlines the
Policy to Be Pursued by
the Insurgents
Viii Yet Bring Aldrich, Cannon
and Payne to Their Knees
in SuppIiance

CHICAGO. Nov. s.-senator Cunnins
O lowe. in an address before the Mar
eletie club tonight. made a spirited
reply TO Speaker Joseph C. Cannon.
who recently criticised the attitude Of
the senator and insurgents" as TO the
tariff and declared that Senator Cum
Minis practically proposed to join
hsnds with Bryan
Cummins branded the latter asser-
zion as false, declaring it to be simply
sR appeal 10 blind passion and a sense
less prejudice"
Furthermore, he said, there was M
Intention 70 accept as final the revision
a. the tariff against which the in
EurRents" voted.
= marvel AT not only the audacity
Sut the madness which inspires the
attack which has been made upon the
insurgents. for IL Cannon and HIS allies
sasd be successful in putting every
snan out OF the republican party who
AToui6 not have. voted for the tariff
hli had he been a member of con-
Erees he VIII have eliminated a ma
.ority OF the republicans in every
sorthern state from Ohio to the Rocky
sneuntains declared Senator Cum
.uins.
Further along the speaker said: ITO
ssy that the tariff bill just adopted
= not fulhllment OF the republican
platform is only the truth, and it con-
:sins no invitation or suggestion TO
sns republican TO forsake his party
candidate
HAVE ROD IN PICKLE
Cummins said that the republicans
g. sympathy with the insurgents in
tended 10 reduce the influence of lead
-
= lorich, Speaker Cannon and Repre-
sentative Payne in this connection, to
Shst point AZ which they will feel it
necessary TO consult rather than COM
snand.
Our struggle" he declared with
body from the republican party, but
Npon the principle involved we ask no
Quarter and shall give none"
Cummins said he intended to
strengthen a crusade for tariff COM
mission.
Railway rate regulation and the cur
sency question We're also discussed by
the speaker
Cummins in beginning his remarks
referred 70 the controversy within the
party ranks, said he was anxious TO
O. preserve the party strength, and took
the opportunity 10 speak Of the dis
pute IN the hope that better under
discussion Of the differences OF opin-
ion.
TAKES CANNON IN HAND
A month ago distinguished son
% Illinois came 70 Iowa obviously
angry and therefore in one of his hys-
serscsl moods He made speech os-
censlbly in defense of the rules of the
house OF representatives., but which
was. in fact, an assault upon those
wlIo had opposed the republican ma
iofsty in congress upon the tarin meas
Not content with burning us at the
sake he scattered our ashes to the
faHr winds in order TO make sure that
~-e would be lost TO the republican
party forever and ever. He exalted
me to 2 pre-eminence among the in
surgents which ! DO not deserve, but
which I would be proud 10 occupy. and
declared with vehemence. which YOU
who know him viii appreciate, that /
had become an ally OF a certain elo-
business has been to carry the demo-
cratic banner TO overwhelming defeat.
RAINBOW PHRASEOLOGY
Warming TO his work he made an
otller speech few days ago at Elgin,
in which he repeated in all the colors
-; hts rainbow phraseology the de-
3 ufnciation Of those who committed the
hoTrid crime OF voting against the
20 the lowest depths of democratic
Nerdition; and then. 70 satisfy com-
80 Senator LsFollette and myself
supefheated chamber in this region OF
fhe damned. With all-fheSe impreca-
tons eXpulsions and determinations
still ringing in my ears L feel like
member OF the fated brigade OF which
Cannon 70 the right Of them,
Cannon to fbe left Of them,
Foeyed and thundered.
&; may be, however, that 1 can sum-
gson enough composure and calm my
fore you some suggestions which ap-
pear 20 me to be pertinent upon the
issue which has thus been raised. Let
Il: be understood. once for all, that we
accept uhe challenge and are ready for
The night.
ATTITUDE OF INSURGENTS
There need be no concern about the
attitude OF the insurgents and their
,ieminate candidates who believe in a
progressive republican party. When
theg succeed, they viii rejoice because
= step viii have been taken in the
psfd Of reform. When they fail, they
VIII be republicans still, for If there
ever was time when there was alb
soluteiy no reason for transferring any
branch Of the government to demo-
cratic hands, this is the time.
Sena tor Cummins said he had never
advocated q general revision of the
.ars1 and never would. The crusade"
= said he. which I intend to strengthen
with all my power is q crusade for
= tariff commission permanent, dig
sii1sed and independents tariff commits
sion: a tariff commission that win
gather together the facts as to cost of
production and lay them before con-
gress and the country
RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS
referring to the railroads he said:
To me IL seems absurd to attempt TO
regulate the rates of common carriers
unfN ii is determiped upon what cap
5tal. the railway companies can law
fully demand a reward. II Is at this
point that congress has been unjust
to the railways. 1t is plain that one
OF the first things we ought TO do as
a. government is to fix basis upon
which carriers may earn interest and
dividends.
But the railway problem is not the
only one which is insisting upon a
solution. We must make up our minds
quickly whether il is worth while to
use the power Of the government and
save competition as the controlling 8
force in commerce
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