Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-26

chairman Of the convention. Mr.. Long
worth declared that the tariff was the
Issue in the coming Ohio gubsrnatorial
campaign. He said in part;
'Ohio Is the battle-ground this year Of
titanic forcss--forces which will sway for
good or evil the fate Of tho nation. 1t Is
a conflict Of principles first, but person
alities also. Personality win not mean
everything. but It will mean much: Our
democratic opponents have nominated as
head Of their ticket q strong man, make
no mistake about that. Whateve. may
DO the principles he stands for. principles
which, In our opinion. would spell. II
Judson Harmon is nevertheless q big
forceful individual; keen, shrewo poll
tician. always on the job; . man OF un-
limited ambition. with amazing confidence
In himself and In his lucky star.
for governor, he has nominated himself
for President also. There Is nothing small
about him.
Doesn't Intend to Serve.
1.-The proceedings Of the convention,
which conferred upon him this double
office. reveal q most amazing state OF
facts. 1t appears that II elected he does
not intend to serve out his term as gov
ernor; that is apparently too Insignificant
an off1ce-it might interfere with his
bending all his energies toward securing
the nomination for President from his
party in the nation-and so the program,
as frankly announced at the democratic
convention, is that he shall resign after
few months and turn over the office
to the candidate for lieutenant governor.
a gentleman by the name of Pomerene, a
very agreeable gentleman, who believe
is lawyer in the city Of Canton. Here
we have a case of two men. both. in their
own estimation, at least. too big Tor the
Office they are nominated to fill. This is,
at least, a refreshing novelty in demo-
cratic politics.
Laying all other questions aside, there Is
one thing in Judge Harmon's career that
disqualifies him for the presidency. No
man who has spent the active years of
his professional life as an advocate of
the interests Of corporate wealth can
bring to the presidency that single-mind-
ed devotion to the interests Of the people.
that capacity for seeing clearly their side
Of the question that they have the right
to demand
IAN Ohio man, lawyer, too. is Presi-
dent of the United States. How different
have been the use of his legal talents.
They have not been employed in the serv-
ices of the railroads and corporations, but
in the service Of the people. Like his
great predecessor, he sees the peoples
tons get a square deal, but they get no
more than that.
Taft Has Made Good.
Whatever the people may have thought
q few weeks ago, there is no question
about it today. President Taft has made
good. Few men realize what fixity of
purpose, what strength. sagacity, good
hurnor and patience were required to
bring order out Of the chaos that existed
during the closing weeks of this session
of Congress. Some people mistook his
good humor for weakness, his patience
for pliability. Events have proved how
sadly mistaken they were. Today there
smile is but a mask for logged determi-
nation and an iron will.
Seldom has it fallen to the lot of
any man to surmOunt greater obstacles
In carrying out his promises than to
the President. Beset on all sides by
violent and unjust criticism, harassed
by factional disputes, he remained Sc
renely confident to the end. and the
end was triumph. He had determined
from the beginning that party pledges
these pledges are the laws of the land"
Addressing himself to the question
of insurgents" Mr.. Longworth said:
No Exile for Insurgents.
Il have never asked a man to leave
my house because he did not happen
to agree with me upon everything
that l thought right. have never been
in sympathy with the proposition to
read men out of the republican party
because they have not upon all occa-
sions voted with the majority. My gem
eral course in the last Congress has
been that of so-called regular be-
cause 1 believed that in SO acting 1
could best help to effectively promote
the policies of President Taft l have
no quarrel with any man who thought
otherwise.
There are insurgents and Insurgents.
There may be few who act from
selfish motives and are not dee.Iy con-
cerned in the welfare Of the republican
party. But great majority Of the So
ca,,ed insurgents 1 know TO be men
who are animated by patriotic motives
only, and who, 1 nave not the slightest
question, are just as anxious for the
welfare of the republican party as 1
am.
THE principal issue upon which we,
the republican party in Ohio, will ap-
peal to the people in this campaign is
ara must inevitably be the tariff.
I'VE could not dodge it II we would;
we ought not to IL we could. We are re-
sponsible for it in the fullest sense. 1t
would be mere futility to attempt now
to shirk our responsibility.
Law Made in the Open.
I'VE did not make this law in secret,
we made it in the open. 1t was not rail-
roaded through either house of Congress.
1t was fully and carefully considered, de-
bated and amended. A republican delega-
ton from Ohio in both houses Of. Con-
gress, with one exception, voted for it:
an Ohio republican President signed it.
1t remains for the republicans of Ohio to
fight for 1t. We refuse to be stampeded.
We have fought the preliminary fight,
let us prepare for the final battle. Some
men OF little courage, like others in the
past, may seek to rely upon the old adage
that he who fights and runs away may
for such men is not in responsible posi-
lions in public life. nor in the rank OF
militant republicans Of Ohio in this cam
paign.
This is no 'standpat' program that 1
am advocating. 1t is program OF prog
ress, not of reaction. The Payne tariff
law as it stands today. fortified by the
tariff commission. ample fund to carry
out its functions, is no standpat law. 1t
is an immense advance in the direction
of thoroughly scientific American tariff;
a tariff which, while yielding ample rev.
enue, while maintaining the American
producer to compete in the American
market with the foreign producer, viii
place as little burden as possible upon
the consumer OF articles of daily neces-
sity.'