Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-15
Speaker Cannon in Vigorous
Letter to Editors. "
PARTY PLEDGES ALL SAFE
No Republican Principles to Be Dis
carded to CatM the Crowd.
CULLoM SOUNDS A WARNING
Sees Danger of Defeat Unless the
Republican, Leaders Quickly
Bury Their Differences.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. March l5.-Speaker
Cannon. in letter read at a meeting OF
republican, editors here today renewed
his attack on the insurgents and de-
clared that all the pledges of the platform
will be kept by the republican party if 1t
has the continued support of the people.
The letter is addressed to George C.
Rankin. president of the Illinois Repub-
lican Editorial Association, Springfield,
and, in part, is as follows:
Dear Mr.. Rankin: I have your favor
of the Sth instant informing me that
there will be meeting of the Illinois Re-
publican Editorial Association at Spring
field March 10, and inviting me to give
YOU word of encouragement and sugges-
ton.
Il thank YOU for the courtesy but feel
that there is 10 occasion for me either to
advise or encourage the republican ed
itors of Illinois, who have been a potent
factor in the politics of the state since be-
fore the republican party was formally
organized.
1.-THE republican party has not discard
ed any of its principles, nor has it sought
new issues simply for the purpose of
catching the crowd ever ready for novel;
ties. Where it has added new planks to
it's platform it has kept its pledges. The
republican majorities in House and Sen
ate, cooperating with the President.
placed the Payne tariff law on the stat
ute books August j. or within less than
five months from the beginning Of the
session. Within six months after its
enactment that law has demonstrated
that 1t is the best revenue producer as
we'll as the most scientific adjuster of
protective duties we have ever had, fully
iustifying the Presidents declaration that
it is the best tariff law ever enacted.
E,,Ya11~l
The republican party did not promise
a free trade tariff, not downward re-
vision, but a revision in which should be
recognized the principle OF protection,
with the minimum and maximum rates to
preserve without excessive duties that
security against foreign competition to
which American manufacturers and pro-
ducers are entitled, and also to maintain
the high standard of living Of the wage
earners of this country, who are the
most direct benef1ciaries OF the protec-
tive system.
I'm carrying out that pledge of the
platform we enacted a tariff in which
there were 654 decreases from the Ding
ley law. 30 increases and 1,150 items Of
the dutiable list unchanged. The articles
on which duties We're decreased repre-
scented $5,OOO.OO0OOO worth of consump-
ton, while those increased had q con-
sumption value Of less than 81 100000, COO
The increases were on Injuries, and the
decreases on necessities, and in the first
six months of the law more than IL per
cent of all importations were free of
duty, the largest percentage of free Inn
ports we have ever had under any tariff.
not even excepting the Walker tarir of
i iss3x which Is was called a free trade
been nearly $JO.O0GO0O in six months
making the Payne law the best revenue
producer we have ever had, and that is a
prime necessity in our increased expendi-
lures for the greater development of the
country.
THE republican party has carried out
its tariff pledges in a way to justify the
Presidents pride in that enactment, and
IT will carry out its pledges as it has
form of the wise legislation to meet these
pledges
A Hardworking Congress.
THE present Congress in regular ses-
sion has been more energetic and more
successful in carrying forward the work
before 1t than has any other Congress in
recent years. The committees
have been giving most careful study to
the number of bills to amend the inter-
state commerce law and other LEGISLATION
promised in the republican platform, and
think can safely predict that this Leg
islation will be added while all the pledges
of the platform will be kept by the party
If 1t has the continued support of the peo-
pie No party has ever been able to ac-
complish all 1t promised in one session of
Congress. and such an accomplishment
has never been expected.
1T Is the function of the republican edi-
tors to keep the people informed as to
the work accomplished, that they NAV
not be mised by dema gogues whose func-
tion is to complain and create dissatis-
faction: and the republican editors Of Illi-
nois can be OF material assistance in pre-.
senting the truth to meet fiction, that the
people may fairly Judge as to the fidelity
of the present administration to the prin-
ciples of the party that gave it power, to
the end that the President may continue
20 have the support of the legislative de-
partment in working out the policies OF
the republican party.
Letter From Senator cu1lom.
A letter from United States Senator
Shelby NJ. Culiom to Mr. Rankin, which
was read at the meeting is in part as
follows:
'It seems strange to me, but there.
publican party with Its magnificent rec
ord is in danger Of defeat unless we har-
monise our differences and present a
solid front to the enemy in the coming
campaign.
NO differences of opinion on the tar
if or on any other question should be
allowed to divide the party, which would
surely result in the election Of the democ-
racy.
Whatever opinions there may be as
TO whether the tariff revision was UP or
down. the fact remains that it is a re-
publican tariff. passed by q republican
Congress and approved by a republican
President. and II should have the sup
port Of all loyal republicans.
If we are to be victorious in the COM
ing election the attacks by republicans
on republicans must cease. The party
should uphold its leaders and stand by
it's principles. No man should he made
an issue.
L write this letter because 1 feel that
party success is in danger, and / want
the republicans Of Illinois to realize the
Importance Of burying our differences
The letter praises the courage and
ability Of President Taft, saying that his
sole aim is to do what Is best for the in
terests of the whole people. Speaker
Cannon Is commended as patriotic. fear
less. able and loyal to his country and