Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06

hese so-called leaders \have in this
matter in reality. tended not 10 lead
lut &c follow tf.e plain people, whose
/ instinct in this crisis has been far
surer and wiser than that of most OF
those who have assumed that they
were To guide aud lead them. In some
states the titular and pro 9ssinai lead
ership has sagged behind in the march
I Of progress. hlt taking the states as
whole. it can fairly be said that the
Republican patty now stands with its
! face set towards the future. bent upon
| solving presen, day problems in the
spirit IN which these who went before
us solved the problems OF Lincoln $
, day. And even ,thoca in our ranks
who have Jagged behind are now
marching IN the high, direction. aud
I can be depended upon g. catch up
with the main bulk 81 the army.
Behind on the Tariff.
ON OF the great Issues before rs
is the tariff. Here, my friends, your
cdicial rarts lesdcrs in your state plat
| form, like he ofiic nj leaders who
wrote the platform in my own state,
distinctly Jagged behind tha people;
and the true Republican position Is To
| be FOUND in states like New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts,. in the Easl
| ike. Indiana. Iowa. South Dakota ana
Kansas in the West. DO not forget
that the differences among Republi-
cans have not been with reference 10
the principle OF protection. but with
reference 10 the proper methcd Of ap-
plying that principle. East and West.
we are all agreed on the principle
laid down in the last national Republi-
can platform, that there shall be
protective tariff with duties sufficient
~ high to equalize the cost Of produc-
ton here and abroad. which means.
primarily. to equalize the difference
| in the cost of labor here and abroad.
due to the necessity OF preserving TO
the American workingman his supe-
rior standard Of living: while. of
course. there should also be provision
| for reasonable profit from the bust
ness. Experience has now conclusive
f, " shown, however, that the methods
hitherto in use. not only in making
the present tariff law. but in making
all its pradecessors-Repu and
i Democratic alike-are now ineffective
and injurious. II may be that those
methods were originally sufficient. but
they have been conclusivaly shown at
present to be inadequate to prevent
| favor'tsm and injustice. According
ly, the Republican party is now COM
| ing with practical unanimity to favor
; the plan so heartily advocated by
President Taft. and the execution OF
which has been begun by him under
lthe action Of CONGREGATIONAL II Is
necessary that the law shall go much
| further in the matter.
Plan For Relief.
This plan provides for an indie
pendent. bipartisan tariff commits
sion of experts. who shall proceed
upon the assumption that the protec-
| tive system is % be system OF prln-
! ciple and justice. and net to be per
mitted to degenerate into Jumble
of favOritism and preference; who,
above all, shall proceed upon the as
sumption that our prime object is TO
pre- ect the workingman and TO give
J legitimate profit TO the farmer and
/ the manufacturer, and not to give an
/ illegitimatc and excessive pfont 10
anyone This commission IS to find
out the facts by original inves lgation,
not to accept the say-so OF any man
as t. his own interest. Then they are
to report. schedule by scedule: each
| schedule has 10 be voted Upon sep
2rateiy by congress. so that each case
may be considered on its own merits,
hereby enabling MS TO get rid OF the
system of loS-rolling which has proved
SC fruitful a source of scandal In the
past, and OF the business disturbance
which has always accompanied a
sweeping and general change in tarlH
rates. In my own Judgment there
shc nd he a provision making il dirty
! of some board or commission to find
out by actual investigation in any
I given case. whether the Iaboring man.
/ fer whose benefit the tariff is primar-
iIv arranged. actually does get the ben
eht.
Will clean Republican House.
throughout the nation AZ whole.
taking all the states together. We Re
prhlicans have shown and arr show
ing that We can and will clean our
own house and set our faces rcso-
Iutely toward the future. Our OPP
ponents hav, shown no such capacity.
, Their acts show the insincerity q.
their professions Many Of the rank
and file among them are sincerely pro-
rressivc. b1t these men are betrayed
/ BY their leadership. and for them to
give victory 10 this leadership would
I be to work far-rcaching harm 20 the
progressive cause. feel that IN this
ccniey; We have a rich: g. ask tn
| eus,rcrf rot only If Reuui IirauS nut
all far-sccing Independents and Demo
Gratis who desire the welfare Of this
land, for the Popubiican parry mas set
! is face in he right direction. and IS
{ iourrcyinx thereon. while or oppon-
enis wander aro-ud in confused mist
Of nnrrnsclcss fissatisfactiOn. and for