The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
GORE ATTACKS THE
STANDPATTERS
Oklahoma Senator Declares
That They Impede Progress
TARIFF IS DENOUNCED
Gore Says He Has Nothing Against
Cannon and Aldrich Personally
But Has No Use For
Their Policies.

Danvile, H., January Ex-senator Gore,
speaking in the home town of Speaker
Cannon tonight at the Jackson day eele-
bration of the democrats Of Vermillion
county. attacked the "standpat tyranny
of Mr. Cannon and Senator Aldrich. de-
claring that they stood in the path OF
progress. He asserted that President
Roosevelt Quoted affairs without their
aid. b. at President Taft had surren-
dered to them at the first summons.
Prefaoing his remarks concerning Mr..
Cannon, Senator Gore said that he was
placed in the position of a Daniel In a
lions den, but he apprehended that his
escape from destruction would scarcely
be as miraculous as that of the Biblical
hero.
THAT democrats should give aid and
comfort to republican progressives In re-
publican districts who voted against
Speaker Cannon, against his rules, against
the tariff, and against the ship subsidy
was the opinion expressed by Senator
Gore.
by refusing to fawn," said he, ''the
progressives failed to thrive. l have
due regard for the proprieties of this place
and this occasion. 1 come neither 10 pury
Cannon nor to praise him. l wage no war
against Cannon or Aldrich as ndlVld-
,lals. but against Cannonism and Aldricn-
ism as a system of misgovernment. Per-
sonally, wish them good health and IN
crease of fortunes, but politically l wish
them unthronement.
IF the reign of stand-pat tyranny IS
continued have little choice among the
tyrants Destroy the despotism If you
would destroy the despot. Cannon and AL
drich are indeed the apollyon in the path
of progress as the chosen champions of
privilege, the guiding genii of the new adj
,ninistration, the friends and favorites OF
the king, perched upon the very arms OF
the throne.
Roosevelt was able to run his admin
istration without their domination. 1t
seems that Mr.. Taft surrendered at the
FIRST summons Roosevelt, in his way,
was the friend of progress and the Zoe
of privilege, and the people may yet pre-
fer the strenuosity of Roosevelt to the
sinuosity of Taft They may yet con-
clude that The hands are the hands OF
Esau' but the Voice is Jacobs voice
THE tariff" Mr.. Gore said, enables
one man to get without earning what an
other man earns without getting, which
enables the jewelled hand of greed to pick
the threadbare pockets OF the needy.
THE President says the object of re-
vision was not to reduce prices but TO
prevent an advance. A revelation this!
But even this object has failed. There
has been a saturnalia of high prices since
the new law was approved, but you need
no other reminder than experience. The
President has also assured us that the
new law is the best law ever enacted
by the republicans. What splendid COM
pliment If increasing duties be the test
it is par excellence and far the best"
Mr. Gore condemned ship subsidy, the
policy of GENERALIZATION and a central
bank
Continuing, he said:
1.-The country is on its knees now pray
ing that we may escape the scandal in
Alaska. An investigation has become i'm
perative. Let US hope there will be no
wanton use either of lampblack or of
whitewash Rather let the white light be
turned on the facts, and the truth set
before the peoples eyes. This demon
strates the necessity for a change of adj
ministration. Let another party take a
look at the books. Long use of power
leads inevitably to the abuse of power"