Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-24
Speaker of House Sees Adoption
of Platform Conforming
to Tariff Ideas
DEFENDS DlNGLEY REVISION
Law, He Declares, Continues to
Be Protective, Despite Large
Extension of Free List

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-"Un-
Gle Joe" Cannon-which is the proper
appellation down here where many
years ago the young lawyer, Joe can
non, rode the circuit with three law
books and the high hope of youth
attended the Republican state conven-
tion today and enjoyed himself.
He saw a platform adopted meeting
his tariff ideas, heard addresses ap-
proving the work of congress and Pres
ident Taft, put his arms around many
old friends, smoked cigars and deliv-
cred a speech himself amid vocifer-
Gus applause. He swung his arms,
stamped his feet and shouted as he
talked, and occasionally smiled. True,
the platform adopted did not mention
him by name, but the reason did not
lie in himself.
Senator Lorimer's name was omitted
as a starter, and after some delibera-
ton, but in order that its absence
might not be too glaring, it was agreed
to omit the names of Senator Cullom
and the speaker. Senator Cullom per-
sonally caused the withdrawal or the
plank complimentary to himself. Mr..
Cannon declared the insurgents were
trying to put halo on their heads
at his expense. He said:
RAPs "UPLIFT'' MAGAZINE
"This is not time OF war. Thank
God it is an era of peace in this coun-
try. I recite this incident not to stir
up anirnosity, but in the contest touch
ing economic policies, in the presence
of instrumentation, in the presence or
falsehood, in the presence Of denunci-
alton abounding everywhere but most
In the uplift magazines and large
portion of the metropolitan press, 1T is
time for the Republican party In Illl-
nois and all over the country to stand
up and be counted.
at pray God to help the great party
keep the Republican faith whether we
succeed or fail. 1t Is better to fight
and fail standing true to correct prln-
ciples and policies of government which
underlie the prosperity of 10000, 600 peo-
ple than cowardly to turn your BACK
to the contest, fee from the enemy,
apologize and excuse.
1--WE made a platform in Chicago in
1908. We nominated and subsequently
elected Taft We elected Republican
house with nominal majority of more
than forty, and almost two-thirds ma
jority in the senate. Taft is a great
man. He has the judicial tempera-
ment. He would preserve the co-ordl-
nate branches OF the government as the
fathers made them-and wisely made
them-for the protection OF the rich and
poor, weak and strong.
LAUDs PRESIDENT TAFT
"Taft has performed the duty of his
great office and he has left 1t to con-
gress to legislate and to the courts to
Interpret the law. He could not do
differently If he were to try, because
God gave him that kind of manhood.
The judicial temperament is not spec
tacular; 1t does not play the role of an
evangeI. I want the president of the
United States-your president and mine
to stand by his duties as defined in
the constitution and cooperate with
his party in writing upon the statute
books just legislation, keeping his oath
of office to- see that the laws are en-
forced. Taft has done all those things.
"I am proud Of the reputation, am
proud of the achievement of every
great Republican, whether he be in or
out of public life, and 1 am proud of
the record made by the sixty-flrst con-
gress.
when It came to the crucial mo-
ment, we had bare majority of only
five in the ehouse-something which per-
haps the country does not understand
but we kept the pledges that were
made in the Chicago platform. We en-
acted the Payne tariff law, which has
been abused and misrepresented from
every standpoint, 1t has been so much
the country cry aloud when they wake
up in the night, and say, "oh, mother,
mother. the Payne tariff law is about
to catch u.s."
REVENUE LAW DEFECTS
"When we entered upon the revision
OF the Dingley law there were some
Republicans who said we could not
make a scientific revision; we did not
know enough; we did not have suffi-
cient information; and they would get
UP and pick out one schedule or one
item in great measure that included
$500 items and denounce it and pound
it and stamp 1t together, and If they
had their way about 1t we would not
have kept the platform pledge because
of lack of Information. And yet we
received our instructions from the ma
tionaI convention to enact a new tar
If law.
''While It may be wrong in an item
here and there, I want to say that so
long as the human race exists, when 1t
comes to making great tariff law that
assists in gathering $S00.000.00O or $780,
100000 to carry on this government,
that must be passed by a majority of
the house and senate, representing a
territory stretching $500 miles from one
ocean to the other, with complex and
diverse interests, nobody ever has or
ever will or ever can enact q perfect
revenue law.
''rhe older get and the more see
of myself and of men, the more strong
ly convinced l am that perfection re-
sides with God alone. together with all
wisdom and all power.
There was a period Of uncertainty
and a slackening OF industry while we
were considering the tariff. I dislike
to see the business and production of
the country halted and held back for
any reason, and that is why 1 am some-
times called a standpatter. have been
through five 'revisions of the tariff, and
have seen the Generalization that en-
sued. pending and sometimes following
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