The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-26
Longworth Addresses Republican
Convention at Columbus. Tar
iff Will be Made issue
Of the Campaign
FOLLOW ROOSEVElT'S POLICIES
Temporary Chairman of Ohio conven-
tion Roasts Gov. Harmon, Demo-
As Unfit for the Office.

Columbus, o.. July 26.-Temporary
Chairman Nicholas Longworth of the
calling the delegates to order. made a
notable speech. The feature OF Mr..
Longworth's talk was n strong attack
on Governor Harmon. the prospective
democratic candidate from Ohio for
the presidential nomination. character
izing hlm as totally unfit for the high
honor. Mr. Longworth said. fin part:
Roasts Gov. Harmon.
"Our democratic opponents have
nominated as head OF their ticket a
strong man, make no mistake about
that. Whatever may be the principles
he stands for. principles which In our
opinion would spell. IL adopted, the
ruination of this country Judson Har-
mon is nevertheless a big. forceful in
dividual: a keen, shrewd politician, al
ways on the job; a man of unlimited
ambition, with amazing confidence in
himself and in his lucky star.
Not content with nominating him
self for governor. he has nominated
himself for president also. There is
nothing small about him. 1t appears
that II elected he does not intend to
serve out his term as governor.
Laying all other questions aside.
there Is one thing I'm Judson Harmon's
career that disqualihes him for the
w hA
the active years OF his professional life
as an advocate OF the interests of cor
porate wealth can bring TO the presi-
dency that single minded devotion to
interests OF the people. that capacity for
seeing clearly their side of the ques-
tion that they have the right to de-
mand.".
The speaker declared that Mr.. Har-
mon while governor. has left his office
to appear In the courts in the advocacy
of the interests OF his private clients.
Euiogizes Taft.
President Taft has made good. Few
men realize what fixity of purpose.
what strength. sagacity. good humor
and patience were required to bring
order out of the chaos that existed dur
ing 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 are few who do not know that
the Taft smile is but a mask for dogged
determination and an iron will.
Tariff the Great Issue.
Speaking of the republican insur-
gents. Mr.. Longworth said he did not
doubt but that the majority of them
are anxious for the welfare cr the par
ty. He continued:
THE most diotic of all tie demo-
cratic war cries is that the republican
party of today Is under the domina-
ton of bosses, who are, I'm their turh'
either I'm control OF or subservient To
special interests. We have followed
and we shall continue to follow the
policies OF Theodore Roosevelt.
THE principal issue upn which We
the republican party. in Ohio. VIII ap-
peal to the people in this campaign Is
and must inevitably be the tarin. we
could not dodge II If we would; we
ought not to II we could. We are re-
sponsible for IL in the fullest sense IL
would be mere futlity to attempt now
TO shirk our responsibility.
This 10 no 'stand-pat' program that
l am advocating. II Is program Oh
progress. not of reaction. The Payne
tariff law as It stands today. fortified
by the tariff commission. Is no stand
pat law. 1t is an immense advance III
the direction of thoroughly scient'hc
American tariff. A tariff which. while
yielding ample revenue. while mann
tanning the American wage scale
while enabling the American producer
TO compete in the American market
with the foreign producer, Will place
as little burden as possible upon the
consumer OF articles of daily necessl-
ty"