Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-09
Second Man in Office Lauds Chief
Executive and Roosevelt.
MAKES APPEAL TO INSURGENTS
Pleads for Harmonious and Concerted
Action Within Lines.
DRAWS LESSON FROM THE PAST
Goes Back Into History of Politics
when Differences In Parties
First Became Evident
In America.

Boarding insurgency in its native
habitat. Vice President Sherman pleaded
the cause OF regular republicanism and
urged the insurgents" TO return to the
fold
From the time the vice president ut
tered his salutation to the "Radgerites
of Republican Persuasion" until the last
word was spoken he kept insurgency in
mind, now rebuking the breaking away
from party and then pleading for har-
monious and concerted action within the
lines
What is a republican," was the first
subject that Vice President sherman
dealt with after he had paid a glowing
tribute to President Taft, the leader of
his party
The speaker recalled that Congressman
Champ Clark recently said the devil him
self could not answer that question
This question may stump the devil, who
may naturally be assumed to be a demo-
crat,' said Mr. sherman, but I'll venture
the assertion that every 12-year-old boy
In Wisconsin can answer 1t and that the
simple, but comprehensive reply would be
A man who votes the republican ticket
at the polls, and votes for republican
measures in congress-
The vice president asked that II this
was the correct answer, il the converse
was not true-"that a man who does not
vote the republican ticket who does not
support republican measures and repub-
lican policies is not a republican,"
The growth Of the republican party
formed the theme for the speaker as he
continued his address. He had gotten
down to Lincoln's time, when he returned
to the question OF insurgency for mo-
ment.
-Four ears later said he. I'VE were
in the throes OF a clvil war and Lincoln
was again voted for. this because they
believed that the Union should be pre-
served and that slavery must cease In
that year we find the beginning of insur-
geficy, A small band attempted 10 pre-
vent the denomination Of Lincoln. The
movement was not successful and he OBJ
tained 2i2 out OF 2S3 electoral votes"
The vice president spoke of insurgency
near, when he recalled that in 1872 new
insuigenc had arisen with the cry of
ANY thing to beat Grant"
Thea, when he had said a word of praise
for Roosevelt and raft at the conclusion
OF this review OF party history the vice
president once again returned to the sub
ject of insurgeny. "4'or over fifty years the
republican party has been steadily ncreas-
ing In numbers and gaining ia power" said
he seeming to grow stronger after every
insurgent movement and I'm each instance
gaining more numbers than we lost In 1884
another element of insurgency arose and
&smed to be temporarily successful though
dts duration was short and without result
In 1896 another kind of insUrgent came to
the front i'm the guise of the so-called sill
yer republicans, who manfully and cour-
ageously, when they saw they could not
endorse 10 MI
republican candidates of that year, left the
national convention in a body. The place
OF every one, however who left the party
that year was filled by at least two So
called gold democrats, most OF whom have
since remained With the party OF financial
Integrity and stability
Present situation.
1--WE are now confronted again by in
surgency in the party, though 1t is by no
means united movement, as it may be
a 4lid that there are nearly as many kinds
OF insurgency as there are Insurgents
believe, however that the strength OF the
republican parts will in no way be weak
Aned, but that 1t will 40 TO the polls next
November and record victory and again
be successful when 1t votes for its can
didates for president Ia 1872"
The vice president then reviewed the ac-
complishments of the republican party.
1T Is not a matter of surprise how
ever" said he at the conclusion OF this re-
view, that in country OF such vast do
Z muin such wide territorial boundary and
with such diversified interests as can be
found from the Atlaltic to the Pacific and
from the lakes 10 the gun. the members of
great and dominant party should not al
ways be IN accord regarding every act of
legislation II has been the strength of the
4 kgepubllesn party that leaders In thought
Aud Judgment and wisdom should have been
among i,s members II Is 80 today as it has
been since 1856 and 1850" In matters OF
legislation ne declared. some sacrifice must
be made; some retreat taken. in order that
harmony shall prevail
The vice president said that no better H.
mstration OF what he had just been saying
could be pointed out than in the passage
OF the sO-called Payne-Aldrch tariff law.
Lesson from the Past.
AS government of parties. a government
by majorities, and TO an extent, govern
ment by COMPROMISED he said the past must
be studied IN order that all may be liberal
I'm opinion and willing 20 find common
ground upon which We as republicans can
always stand In support OF those who have
been selected to make our laws and our
great leader who has been chosen to exc
cute them
~ believe said the vice president when
Hseeit and Justification shall have had their
day. when the present tariff law is known
and understood IN detail, when its true ef-
feet is realized, there win follow unstinted
commendation OF our president and those
IN both houses OF congress who have striven
TO carry out the pledges OF the last national
platform; TO comply with the desire on the
part OF all 10 continue the policies OF him
who, for seven years, was indefatgabIe in
his eagerness To advance the interests OF
the whole people and who, having received
the acclaim and plaudits OF rulers and
people A over Europe IN few days we
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