Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11
CUMM|NS REPLIES
SENATOR FROM IOWA DELIVERS
HOT SPEECH IN
CHICAGO.
STILL ACOOD REPUBLICAN
Hawkeye Statesman Ably Uphoids
Cause Of Congressman Who In
sist on a Real Revision OF
the Tariff.

Chicago, Illinois.-Albert B. Cum
minis, United States senator from
Iowa, as chief speaker at the banquet
of the Marquette club. made his an
swer to Speaker Canon's recent at
tacks on him and the other "insur-
gents" Senator Cnmmins' address
was lively from start to finish, and
a vigorous defense of those senators
who refused to vote for the Aldrich
tariff measure. In part the Iowa
statesman said:
| Mr.. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen: In
| view of some things that have hap
pened since l 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 a Republican club,
and it has borne high and honorable
part In giving expression to our faith
and in giving strength to our organi-
cation. 1t is therefore peculiarly well
fitted to consider an interesting con-
troversy that has recently arisen with
In the party ranks. For that reason,
and because l am deeply anxious to
preserve the party strength, / have
chosen this occasion to speak of the
dispute in hope that better under
standing may follow fair and candid
discussion of our differences of opin-
ion.
Attacked by lilinoisan.
A month ago a distinguished son of
Illinois came to Iowa, obviously an
CRY and therefore, in one of his hys-
terical moods. He made speech os-
tensibly 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 Republican party forever and
ever. He exalted me to a pre-emin-
ence among these insurgents which
do not deserve, but which l would be
proud to occupy. and declared, with
vehemence which you who know him
will appreciate, that I had become an
ally of a certain eloquent gentleman
whose quadrennial business has been
to carry the Democratic banner to ov-
erwhelming defeat Warming to his
work, he made another speech a few
days ago, at Elgin. in which he repeat
ed In all the colors of his rainbow
the denunication of those
who committed the horrid crime of
voting against the tariff bill. and
again consigned them to the lowest
depths of Democratic perdition; and
then to completely satisfy his lust for
blood he assigned to Senator La Fol-
lette and myself superheated cham
Der in his region Of the damned. With
all these imprecations. explosions and
determinations still ringing in my
ears. ] feel like member of the ia
ted brigade Of which the poet sang.
Cannon to the right of them
Cannon to the left OF them
Volleyed and Numbered.
cannon's Charge Futile.
II will not avail Mr.. Cannon and his
associates anything to declare that
We have joined hands with the Demo
cratic party, for every intelligent man
knows that this Is simply an appeal
to = blind passion and q senseless
The insurgents believe that
the Republican party is the best in
strumentality to secure and maintain
good government They are proud Of
IT. history: they love its traditions:
and ! venture the prediction that in
the campaign Of next year their voices
VIII be heard high above all others
defending Its doctrines and sustain
Ing Its candidates. Their struggle viii
be within the lines, 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 justly the new
age Of commerce and business with
its new problems and questions. II
cannot any longer be progressive in
It's platform and stand-pat In its con-
gress.
a few months ago said that vas
willing to accept m arbiter a. to the
Republicans OF those who voted
against the tari3 bin, and hasten to
name the judge appeal to the ma
tional Repubiicnn nlaff0rm ~ 1one-
and tested BY the criterion Of that in
strument the Republican voters OF the
United States VIII determine inst q
rapidly - they have the opportunity
g do -. whether oar votes were ii
accordance with IT. declarations ana
pledgeA
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