The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-16
SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS
CARRIED OUT POLICIES
OF LINCOLN.
DEFENDS PAYNE TARIFF
Has Been Revenue Producer-Mis-
sion Ct Editors is to Keep
People informed Of
the Truth.


ing of Republican editors here today,
renewed his attack on the "insur-
gent and declared that all the
pledges of the platform will be kept
by the Republican party If It has the
support Of the people. The letter in
full follows:
Dear Mr. Rankin:
have your favor of the Sth in
slant, informing me that there VIII
be meeting of the Illinois Republi-
can Editorial Association at Spring
field, March 18th. and inviting me to
give you a word Of encouragement
and suggestion,
thank you for the courtesy, bit
feel that there is no occa ion for
me either to advise or encourage the
Republican editors of Illinois who
have been potent factor in the pol
itics of the state since before the
Republican party was formally or,
ganized. III | am not mistaken. the
Republican convention Of 1886, at
Bloomington. was preceded liy the
meeting of the Anti-Nebraska ed.tors
at Decatur, and 1t was that little
gathering, called to promote the
great convention. that fairly launched
the Republican party as force in
the politics Of Illinois.
Lincoln's Policies Carried Out.
Since that time, through more than
half Gentry of moss remarkable his
tory, the Republican editors of n'
nois have been the most foreefu ad,
vocates OF tie policies of Lincosn
which were formulated to large ex-
tent at the Decatur meeting. attended
by Lincoln not as an editor, but as
one deeply Interested in the ques-
tions at issue. The party then cr-
ganized has so interviewer its history
with the history of the United States
and the history of civilization in the
last half century that 1t is difficult to
distinguish as to what is from the
Republican party, what Is from our
American idea Of government, and
0HuL 10 simply LIOuSlH UOlitltdt uS-
velopment in our civilization; for the
policies of the Republican party have
been written into the legislation of
the country and even into the funda-
mental law of the land, and have
largely inspired the formulation of
the policies of modern civilization.
VI suppose there are few of the ed
sitors living who met at Decatur in
1856, but the younger men who have
taken their places have glorious
heritage to inspire them with visions
of a glorious future, for the party of
Lincoln has greater reason to hold
fast to the policies Of Lincoln than
any other political party in this
country ever had to hold fast to the
tenets which it fln.t adopted.
Steady Development.
Under these policies have been
worked out the moral and material
regeneration of the United States.
There has been development under
each Republican administration from
Lincoln to Taft and while new lines
of legislation and administration have
from time to time been adopted they
are all for the development of the
cardinal principles Of the party, and
made necessary by the phenomenal
progress of the people under the @
policies.
The Republican party has not dis
carded any of its principles nor has
1t sought new issues simply for the
purpose of catching the crowd ever
ready for novelties.
Where it has added new planks to
its platform it has kept its pledges.
That it is now working out into law
the pledges Of the lagt national Re.
publican convention is not, therefore
surprising. 1t was expacted for that
convention voiced the win of the
majority of the American people.
president Taft met the first pledge
in this platform the day after his in
auguration by calling the 6lst con.
gress into extraordinary se ession to
revise the tariff. and the Republican
maiorities In house and senate. co.
operating with the president, placed
the Payne tariff law on the statute
books August 5th, or within less than
five months from the beginning OF
the session.
New Tariff Law Is Right.
Within six months after its enact
ment that law has demonstrated that
1t is the best revenue producer. as
well aH the most scientific adjust
ment OF protective duties, we have
eevr had, fully justifving the pres.
ident's declaration that it is the best
tariff law ever enacted The Repub-
lican part ydid not promise free
trade tariff. not downward revision,