The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-13
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION AP.
PLAUDS TIE SENTIMENT Ex.
PRESSED BY SENATOR.
REPUBLICANS MUST LEAD
The Party Has Always Been at the
Forefront in Progressive Movcme nts
and i Must Continue 10 B'are tho
Way for Honest and Square Gov.
crrmcnt II We Arc 10 Asiv,ncs.

Addressing the republican rounty
convention yesterday afternoon senator
Dixon took a firm stand Tor prosrcs-
sivclicss In the party ANA predicted
defeat for those republicans who rai,
- racogrize Tho trend uf public scn,i-
rncnt. Mr.. Dixon's speech was gcncr-
ously npphudnd by the delegates. H.
said, in part.
''rhis ~ the first time ~ four years
! have had tile pleasure " meeting thu
republicans nj tic county In a cnun.y
convention. Two years ago | had
gone Ia Chicago. al tho request or
President TAFT. 40 take care uf The
campaign speakers bureau.
An that possess AZ public man
and servant | owe Ia the people of
my county. | ser many Of the old
guard who have bnen fighting for the
party during my ~ years residence
here. | also soc some new faces
faces of young men that are enrolling
under our banner. We align ourselves
with d political party. not because IL
IL perfect. but for tho reason that IL
country.
The republicans for la.r century
have had the support Of the progrcs.
sivc majority of the American people.
Our party has reflected the advanced
sentiment Of the voters and has been
far ahead Of amy other organization
| do not sec how IA man could go 10
any other party.
IN recent years there haS been n
contest IN our own ranks. do not
think thcre Is any doubt concerning
who VIII control tho organization two
years from now. The states voting
this year lave voted 8 to 2 with the
progrcssivcs.
u should be Inundated II Montana,
at Its convention Oh Thursday, did not
t.put Itself on record with the progress
siec element of the party and coun-
try"
This sentiment was vigorously and
| llbcrally applau1cd.
The Tariff.
There has been spirit OF unrest
In the land. Some criticisc republic
! ans for the payn. tariff. Much OF
this has been groundlcss. There Is AL
ways more or less dissatisfaction with
tariff legislation This has been true
ever since the day Of Clay, Calhoun.
and other statesmen Of that era.
But the American people have come
to the conclusion that we must have
II tariff IL we are to continue To live
on az high plane as we are now do
ing. II would be impossible to keep
up our high standard Of life II we
abnnGtncd that policy. Without. II
tariff We Goun1 not meet the competi-
Hon of the Jap with his cheap labor.
"Ihc great newspapers Of this coun-
try tried 10 force congress to remove
the duty from print paper and when
that WAS not done. they set about 10
discredit the bill.
A Commission.
Our way Of revising tariff liz
anti1uated This will never bc again.
We will hayc tariff commission
composed Of high grade men. This
Is one Of the results of the fight over
the Payne bin Instead Of trying to
revise .,l0o schedules, congress Will be
assisted by trained experts.
But IA of the schedules were
raised and they were on luxurics such
as liquors and other articles that no
man has To buy. tell you this as
your friend and ncighbor"
Mr. Dixon read the averages or the
last four tariffs. They follow.
Mckinley. All.
Wilson, 428.
Dinglcy, 458.
Payne, Alb.