The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-15
TO HOME FOLKS.
Uncle Joe" Writes a Letter to
Republican Editors
Who Are Holding a Convention
at Springfield, Ill.
RAPS THE INSURGENTS
Praises Administration and the
Work of Congress.
Declares Tariff Law the Best
One Ever Passed.

Cannon, ia a letter read at a meeting
Of Republican editors here today, re-
newed his attack on the insurgents
and declared that all the pledges of the
platform will be kept by the Repub-
iican party If it has the continued sup
port of the people. The letter is adj
dressed to George c. Rankin, president
of the Illinois Republican Editorial as
ISOLATION, Springfield and in part IS as
fellows:
George c. Rankin: I have your ia
vor of the 8th instant, informing me
inois Republican Editorial association
at Springfield. March Is. and inviting
me to give you a word of encourage
nent and suggestion.
II thank you for the courtesy but
feel there is no occasion for me either
to advise or encourage the Republican
editors of Illinois. who have been a
potent factor in the politics of the
state since the Republican party was
formally organized.
THE Republican party has not dis
carded any of it's principles nor has 1t
sought new issues simply for the pur-
ready for novelties. Where it has ad-
ded a new plank to its platform 1T has
kept its pledges.
The Tariff Law.
Republican majorities in house and
senate, cooperating with ,he president
ute books August s. or within less than
five months from the beginning of the
session.
within six months after it's enact
ment that law has demonstrated that
it is the best revnue producer as well
as the most scientific adjustment or
protective duties we have ever had fully
justifying the presidents declaration
that it is the best tariff law ever en-
acted The Republican party did not
promise a free trade tariff. now down
ward revision. but a revision in winch
should be recognized the principle OF
protection. with the minimum and max
lmum rates to preserve without exces-
sive duties that security against foreign
competition to which American manu-
facturers and producers are entitled;
and also to maintain the high standard
of living of the wage earners of this
country who are the most direct bene-
ficiaries of the protective system
Best Revenue Producer.
I'm carrying out that pledge of the
platform we enacted a tariff in which
there were 654 decreases from the
Dingley law, 220 increases, and l,l50
items of the dutiable list unchanged
The articles on which duties were de-
creased represented $1,000, 000,0 900 worth
of consumption, while those increased
had a consumption value of less than
81, 900, 00O, 900. The increases were on
Iuxuries and the decrease on necessities,
and in the first six months of the law,
more than 81 per cent of all importa-
tions were free of duty, the largest per-
centage Of free imports we have ever
had under any tariff, not even except
ing the Walker tariff of 1916, which was
called a 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 of the country.
1.-The Republican party has carried
out its tariff pledges in way to JUS
tifv the presidents pride in that en-
actment and it will carry out its
pledges as it has time for discussion
and argument on the form Of wise leg
islation to meet those pledges.
''The present congress in regular seS-
sion has been more energetic and more
successful in carrying forward the
work before it than has any other con-
gress in recent years.
All Will Come Out Right.
1.-The committees have been giving
most careful study to the number of
bills to amend the interstate commerce
law and other legislation promised in
the Republican platform and 1 think L
can safely predict that this legislation
will be added, while all the pledges of
the platform will be kept by the party
| if it has the continued support of the
people. No party has ever been able to
accomplish all it promised in one ses-
| sion of congress and such an accom-
plishment has never been expected.
1T is the function of the Republican
| editors to keep the people informed as
to the work accomplished that they
may not be misled by demagogues.
whose function is to complain and
create dissatisfaction; and the Repub-
| lican editors of Illinois can be of ma
teriaI assistance in presenting the truth
| to meet fiction, that the people may
] fairly judge as to the fidelity of the
present administration to the principles
of the party that gave It power, to the
end that the president may continue to
have the support of the legislative de-
partment in working out the policies of
| the Republican party"