Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-15
SPEAKER CANNON
REVIEWS ATTACK
On Insurgents and Declares Re-
publican Party viii Keep All
Its Platform Pledges.
PAYNE TARIFF is BEST EVER
Best Revenue Producer and Most
Scientific Adjustment Of Protective
Duties Country Ever Had.

Springfield HI. March Speaker
Cannon. In "a letter read at "a meeting
Of Republican editors here today 20
newed his attack ON the insurgents"
and declared that al the pledges az
the platform will Doe kept by the Re
publican party lf DO hus the continued
support OF the people The letter IS
addressed to George g. Rankin. prasi-
dent OF the illinois Republican Editors
association, Springfield. and in par, Is
as follows.
CANNON's LETTER
Dear Dir. Bankin-I have your favor
OF the Ath inst, informing me that
there will be a meeting OF the Illinois
Republican Editorial association at
Springfield ON March l5 and inviting
mo 90 give you a word OF encourage
mcnt and suggestion.
81 thank YOU for tine courtesy. but
7 feel there De no occasion for me either
Co advise or encourage the Republican
editors OF Illinois. who have been a
potent factor iu the politics OF the state
since before the Republican party was
formally organized.
'The Republican party has not dis
carded any OF its principles nor has Do
sought now issues, simply Tor the pm
pose OF catching the crowd ever ready
Tor novelties. Where IL has added Cd
now plank 20 its platform. ia has Kept
its pledges. Republican MAORI
ties boa house and senate. cooperating
with the president placed the PAYNE
tariff law ON the statute books Aug. q.
or within less than i've months from
tho beginning OF the session.
within six months after its enact
ment that law has demonstrated that
10 is the best revenue producer as well
as the most scientific adjustment OF
protective duties Wo have ever had,
fully iustfyiug the presidents declare
tlou that 60 is the best tariff law over
enacted The Republican party did not
promise O. free trade tariff not q down
ward revision. but revision in which
should De recognized the principle OF
protection. with the minimum and max
imum rates to preserve without excess
sive duties that security against for
eigu competition 20 which American
manufacturers and producers are en-
titled and also 20 maintain the high
standard OF living of the wage Farmers
Of this country who are the most direct
bcnedciaries ~ the protective system
I'm carrying ont that pledge of the
platform Wo enacted "a tarin iu which
there were 654 decreases from the Ding
lev law 21O increases and 1.1lO items OF
the dutiable list unchanged The arti-
Giles on which duties Were decreased
represented 5000. 600 900 worth of con
sumption. while those increased had a
consumption value OF less than 81 600.
coo 400 The increases We're on Injuries
and the decreases ON necessities. and IN
the first six months Of the law more
than a per cent OF an importatlous
were free Of duty. the largest percent
age of free imports we have ever had
under any tariff. not even excepting
tho Walker tariff OF 1876. which was
called free trade tariff The Increase
OF revenues has been nearly $50 100000
in six months. making the Payne law
the best revenue producer we have ever
had. and that Is a prime necessity in
our Increased expenditures for the
greater development M the country
TARIFF PLEDGES REDEEMED
"rhe Republican party has carried
out its tur.n pledges in a way 90 iusti-
fy the presidents pride in that enact
meut and it win carry out les pledges
as 10 has time for discussion and argu-
meut on the form ot wise legislation 20
meet those pledges.
'The present Congress iu regular
session has been more energetic and
more successful iu carr ing forward
the work before 20 than has any other
"Thc committees have been giving
most careful study Go the number OF
bills 10 amend the interstate commerce
law and other legislation promised lon
the Republican platform and / think
I can safely predict that this legisla-
ton viii be added. while an the
pledges of the platform win Doe kept
by the party 10 90 has the continued
support of the people so party has
ever been able Go accomplish am lbs
promises ga one session of Congress
and such an ggompishmeut has
never been expected.
ut is the function OF the Republic
can editors To- Keep the people inform
ed as 10 the work accomplished that
they may not be mlsled hy dema-
gogues, whose function is 20 COM
plain and create dissatisfaction: .
and the Republican editors OF Illinois
can be Of material assistance In pre-