The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12


In some way there has cropped up
mysterious, intangible. lnexplicable
something called Cannonism," ne
said. Five years ago there was not
known 10 the public more upright
able or conscientious servant OF the
American people than Speaker Can
non | well remember his reception
In this hall three years ago. He had
then been in the public service 80
years and no word had ever been ut
tered against MIN | know OF no rea-
son to change my opinion concerning
him. II is Is months before another
speaker will be elected, so II Is idle
to speculate. but | am glad of the
chance 10 say openly OF my friend and
your friend that I stiH believe him
to be the same honest man he has
been.
Mayor Brietmeyer welcomed the
guests from other cities He said that
within short time the promises he
had made TO the people during his
campaign for election would all have
been fulfilled. He iokingly declared
that he did not know what he would
make an Issue OF next fall He had
always been a Republican. he said,
and would die in the party.
Warner Attacks Hemans.
Gov. Warner devoted himself largo
ly 10 refutation of the charges OF ex
travagance in state administration
made by LAYTON T Hemans Added
cost OF state government was attrib-
Gtcd by Warner TO the increase in the
number and size Of state institutions.
lie charged Hemans again with double
dealing on the LIQUOR question.
AT the conclusion OF Warmers talk
there was an undertone debate between
himself and Chase S. Osborn. who sat
next 10 him at the i00-foot speakers
table
Senator Burrows made a standpat
address He declared first that the
primary system would not destroy
party organization. Turning TO ma
tlonal affairs. he laid down the prlnc'-
pies for which he Republican party
now stands, declaring that the party
cannot live on its past. First. he took
up the tariff, simplifying Denby's re-
marks lie praised the maximum and
minimum tariff rs the best feature OF
the Payne-Aldrich bill, stating that It
was already opNning the markets OF
the world WIDER TO American products.
Then he spoke OF closer relations with
South America Merchant marine
was the next topic and this called for
an emphatic declaration In favor 81
some measure, not defined. whereby
the flag of the United States would be
restored 10 the seas.
Building up OF the navy and creation
OF stronger financial system were
discussed and then conservation or
natural resources. OF President TAFT.
Senator burrows said:
He is man who will take no step
backward and nc step forward unless
he is firmly grounded In the consutu-
tion and the law"
Fasset Gives Spread-Eagle Talk.
Harold Jarvis ana Homer Warren
sang The Sword Of Bunker Hill, and
then ] Sloat Fassell, OF New York,
was introduced for the real spread.
eagle speech OF the night He dwet
upon the great history OF the Repnh
lican Parry In tr, past 90 years anG
The marvellous Improvement of the re
1ublic under its guidance. Then he
went on u speaL OF present party diff
ferences
There's room enough to correct Cr-
rors on the inside" he said II don
believe in ear-Republicans or mercer
Ted Democrats the Democrats are
taking great comfort from Republic az
insurgency; Republicans always In
surge against real abuses. never
against fancied abuses. What the
Democratic party needs is not insur
rection but resurrection.
The Democratic members OF con-
gTess held a caucus recently at which
resolutions were introduced denoun'
ing the Republican insurgents for no,
helping them told one OF them
You must not think that the in
surgents are going 20 help you pedd!e
political patent medicine while what
they wan Is a political pure food bal
DO you think they ere going home TO
ihei~ con .rtuents "a assistant Demo
crats?' They only think they are bct
Ter Republicans than We regulars are
we have been q long time in power
Carton crows always follow p yiciori'
Gus army and We have had our share
of crows In New YORK. Now, We are
gong 70 shoot a few OF them.
THE Democrats in criti(tsing US do
~ honor jn comparing what we are
doing with what, an ideal party would
do under ideal circumstances.
The last speaker of the evening was
Lieut. Gov. Patrick II. Kelley. lie
called attention 70 the fact that the
upper peninsula already had six men
IN elective Offices Both Osborn ard
,fusselman, the other candidates foJ
the gubernatorlsl nomination. were
part OF the Warner administration. he
declared. aud could not well throw
stones at that administration.
Although Gov. Warner and Lieut.
Gov Kelley were both speakers they
came u Tie banquet hall with Oil In
Ispecior Neal. without tickets Thcy
were stopped at the door and Neal dua
down into ms wallet for 81 TO get IN,
party past the sentry.