The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-15
KEYNOTEs OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
BY Clyde H. Tavenner, the Special
Washington Correspondent of
The Leon Reporter.

value or the goods and $5.13 the
amount of the tariff.
This is because of the Payne-Ald-
rich ad valorem tariff of los per cent.
Or in other words, on each 81 worth
OF wooden dress goods imported, the
Payne-Aldrich law levies tax of S1.-
05 tariff, or $2.05 for one dollars
worth of goods.
This is but one of thousand illus
trations that could be submitted to
show how the tariff affects the cost
of living.
Here is another sample illustration
for the tariff arithmetic class, which
is composed of some 100000
American consumers, all of whom are
more or less dissatisfied with the aw-
full increase in prices:
suit of clothes having an import
price OF $40 and which costs an En-
glishman $40 when ready to put on.
all wool and tailor made, paws at the
custom house an ad valorem tariff
or 80 per cent or So per suit, making
the suit cost the American when it is
put on SIS, disregarding transporta-
ton and retail profits.
Another comparison: An English
| woman carpeting room 10 it. square
with ingram carpet two ply would
| buy Sc yards at a dollar yard flat,
or would pay $50. An American wo-
man using the same carpet would paw
$23.76 tariff at the custom house,
Which would make the carpet cost
her $59.76.
Progressiyes Not Republicans.
Those who approve of the senti-
ments OF such genuine progressives
as Victor Murdoch, of Kansas, will
be disappointed if they expect that the
Republican party proper has any in
tention of carrying out such ideas.
This is made plain in the Republican
text book just issued by the Republic
can congressional committee The
campaign book emphatically does not
recognize insurgent republicans as
republicans, and thereby tacitly
serves notice to the public that if the
next House is Republican the people
need not expct the ideas of progress
sives to be carried out The Republi-
can text book, however, officially in
dorses sentiments or the Aldrich-
Cannon-Guggenhei type of Republi-
cans as being Simon-pure Republi-
canism. AS the Democrat campaign
book accepts the sentiments of many
OF the genuine progressive Republi-
cans as being truly Democratic, it
would seem that the surest way to
secure progressive legislation would
be by voting the Democratic ticket.
Republicanism Is Cannonism.
In spite of any thing the progress
sives can do or say Cannonism and
Republicans are synonymous. The
record of the last Congress proves
this beyond successful contradiction
Page 1870 of the Congressional Rec
ord shows that on March 10 a reso-
luton was reported providing for un-
seating Cannon as speaker. OF the
entire Republican membership only
the following nine voted to unseat
Cannon: Murdoch, of Kansas; Cooper
Cary, Nelson and Lenroot, of Wis
consin; Lindburgh and Davis, of Min
nesota; PointdeXter of Washington
and Gronna, of North Dakota Thus
it is indisputable that Cannonism
dominates all but one twenty-fourth
of the Republican party. This is the
answer we get by dividing PIG, the
total Republican membership of the
House, by 9, the number of Republi.
cans who voted to unseat Cannon
i Cannonism Bound to Rule.
Even if every one of the progress
sive Republican congressional candi
dates is elected, Cannonism will reigr
in the House of Representatives il
that body has Republican majority
AS the regulars will outnumber the
progressives in Republican caucus
Uncle Joe" or some one satisfactory
to the Old Guard will be nominated
for the speakership. The only sure
way to kill Cannonism is to deprive
the Republican membership of Con
gress of the balance of power, and t.
replace Republican president will
a Democrat.
Where and When?
"The Republican party" declares
the Republican text book, "stand
for" the imposition of such duties
as will equal the. difference between
the cost of production at home ant
abroad, together with a REASONABLE,
profit for American industries
1t is true the Republicans prom
ised such revision in the 1903 plat
form, but it is safe to predict no Re
publican candidate for Office will de
clare that the tariff was ever revised
on that basis. All genuine progress
siye Republicans are on record a
stating that the promise was ignored
as completely as if it had never beel
made. Revision of the tariff on tn
basis indicated would have been
big downward revision, while the Re
publicans revised it upward by II
per cent.
Two Safe Bets.
A $5,00O,000 ship subsidy gra1
| and central government bank ar
| two good bets in the next House o
| Representatives retaining it's presen
Republican majority. If the Hous
| is Democratic it is an equally goo
! bet that special privilege will be dis
| appointed on both propositions.
| The Road 10 Success
! has many distractions, but none s.
| To hoo q