The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-01
MUST Win OHIO
TO Vim and Republicans Ril Make Hard
Fight On Gev. harmon
IN THE BUCKEYE STATE
Result OF Recent White House Con-
ferences is that Defence of Payne
Aldrich Tariff Law Will Be Prin-
cipal Factor In Ohio Congressional
CamDaipn.
Campaign.

P. n. MCGOWAN. in his Washing
| ton letter to the News and Courier
says the determination just reached
between President Taft and the lead
ing men in the Republican party to
start the tariff issue In Ohio. with tie
6ght against Governor Harmon and
the Buckeye Democrats. Is taken at
Washington 70 mean that not only
will this ce the great and all-abso1b-
iEs issue in the Congressional eloc-
tons of the present summer and fall.
but this feature will also come to
the from largely in the national cleo
ton OF 1912.
When President Taft"s brother
Charles P. Taft-came to Washing
ton last week and spent several days
at the White House holding confer
ences with Senators Dick Of Ohio;
Aldrich OF Rhode Island. and others
high in the Republican councils. Il
was believed that something Of i'm
portance would develop and this has
proved to be the case.
The announcement made that a
clean-cut defence OF the tariff bill
and the general principle OF prcsec-
ton would be the slogan OF the Ohio
Republicans In the coming campaign.
and Governor Harmon and his DEM
ocratic liertenants would be ?'iveu
all they could do answering the on
siaughts of the Republicans. came as
no surprise.
This announcement is important
for many reasons. Not only Is 1t
pointed out that Republican leaders
believe they must take firm stand
In the Buckeye State now in order
to save the members OF Congress,
because Of the opposition to the tariff
in that section, but It shows also that
II success is secured from the pres
ent number OF Republicans returned
to Congress as are IN It now. which
would virtually be an endorsement
Of the ta-if and protection. that
Knockout blow WORLD thus be given
the Presidential hopes of Governor
Harmon.
He would see his own States re-
turn Republican members Of Con-
gress to their present seats IN spite
Of the fact that the opposing Demo
Gratis are basing their hope OF cleo
ton on the tariff question. For Ohio
to endorse the tariff now. it is beiier-
ed, would be long step toward piac-
ing that State squarely in the Re
publican Presidential column IN
1912. and none know this better than
President Taft and his brother.
Charles.
That this programme will go
through is not doubted. unless the
President should later on veto It and
direct that the fight proceed alons
other lines. But there Is little prob
ability OF a change IN the present
plan being made. The President
however unwilling be may be TO en-
ter into local politics in Ohio. is the
man looked to for setting the pace.
and it IS to him that the Ohio voters
look to give the word that VIII put
the political machinery in the Buck
eye State In motion.
The President Is considering the
various suggestions that have been
made to him. and Is greatly interest
ed in the claims OF those who be-
lieve that straightout Republican
victory can be made an st7aishtout
defence OF the Aldrich-Payne tarln
Law with the promise that whenever
the tariff Is revised as-ain 1t Will De
upon scientific basis. leaving 10
doubt as to the fairness or business
of the schedules.
Such action will be entirely In line
with his own views on the tar'n.
He has defended the present tariff
Law in his speeches in different parts
Of the country. but it is said that
this would not commit him to pol
icy Of standing pat upon the law. II
facts to be gathered by the ta1'n
hoard indicate that there are lnequai-
tiles in the measure OF protection al
forded to different lines OF business.
Undoubtedly Ohio Is to be mace
the main stamping ground not only
Of the Congressional elections of the
nrese:.t year. but OF the national cleo
ton two years hence also. Already
the signs point that way