The Detroit times., 1910-10-06

G8ucVooo In the noteL Inc rlrut ~
trict caucus was among these. What
rave promise Of . lively scrap over
the selection Of . member OF the
resolutions committee was ironed out
before the caucus started.
| One faction, headed by Milton Oak
man, wanted Allsn Coz. strong pro-
grsssiye, while the administration
crowd, conspicuous In which were
Alex. Grcesbeck and Wales 9. Mar
'tindale, insisted on ex'Justice William
l.. Carpenter.
With the arrival Of George p. Codd.
about $50 o'clock, talk Of q COM
promise was heard and the leaders
at cncs got their heads together. Both
Carpenter and Cox were sent for. The
sx.judge arrived hrst and At once
went Into conference with Oakman.
0rossbs Martindale and others In
the Flamingo room. Cox arrived In
the meantime and stood out In the
corridor chatting with friends.
gx.Judgs Carpenter Chosen.
At the conclusion of the conference
Oskman announced that Judge Car
pentsr would be named on the resolu-
lions committee without opposition.
Cox having agreed to withdraw. Cox
met Carpenter In the lobby q moment
later and shook hands with him
warmly.
The only reason I opposed Judge
Carpenter was that I understood he
was against . progressive platform"
Cox explained. II learn now that this
10 not true and that he 10 strongly In
favor Of . platform along the lines
Of the one adopted by the New York
convention. Under those circum-
stances I am perfectly willing TO
withdraw"
The feature Of the early part of the
convention was the address OF the
temporary chairman. Senator William
Alder Smith. who was later made
permanent chairman.
Senator Smith. after compliment.
Ing Congressman Diekema on his
painstaking attention to the details
Of Republican party management dur.
Ing the past decade. said In part:
1T has been said that the Republican
party 10 vexed with Internal discs.
sion and torn by factional strif. This
can be said. at times, Of every great
public tribunal. but our party con-
tinues to move among the political
forces OF our time. with strength I'M
diminished, purpose undaunted and
glory undimmed.
Our principal opponent has no we'll
defined national faith. II shifts lis
course to catch every passing breeze.
and there has been no policy too i'm
mature and unstable for its platform.
and no irrational dogma too putrid
for it, appetite. A review Of It's dec
laration OF principles for the last 70
years would inspire nothing but COLI
tempt, while its last attempt At ma
tionai government smells to heaven,
and its only legislative achievement
destroyed factories. despoiled farms
and drove the laborer from his task,
piling millions upon millions OF I'M
necessary obligations upon the people
mountain high.
Surely this country, pioneer and
pathfinder Of this trade secret which
| has commended itself to every pros
porous country in the world. has no
disposition to wander again among
the briars and brambles OF free trade.
Even the colonies of England have
turned from the false teachings CT
the mother country and now bask IN
the sunshine of domestic prosperity
behind tariff walls higher than our
own, while the vagaries Of Golden still
rule the fatherland.
uphelds New Tarin.
THE new tariff law has been he
object Of much unjust criticism aud
Misrepresentation. Much Of the dis
content has come from those wEo
leave the country when the ship OF
state wrestles hardest with the bill
lows. seeking the repose OF their ma
tive lands.
"rhe hosiery makers say they must
advance the price of stockings be-
cause cotton has gone up, and ye,
there 10 not q cent OF duty on cotton.
THE high cost Of living cannot be
charged to the tarif law; where the
rate OF duty was increased, the price
Of the product has remained the same,
or Il has decreased In cost, and In
scores Of instances the tarin reduc.
ton In the Payne bill has been fol-
lowed by increased price to the con-
sumner, For instance, the duty on
humber was reduced from So per thou
sand to Sl.26 per thousand, and the
cost of lumber remains the same,
while an increase of the duty on
shingles from 80 to 50 cents per thou
sand has resulted In lower price on
shingles to the consumer all during
the past year.
1T 10 dinicult to account for the In
creased cost Of living except on the
theory that increased demand has
been made by the world on the neces-
stiles of life. or that the increased
production Of gold which has more
than doubled since the gold STANDARD
was established, has rendered the pur.
chasing power Of money less valuable.
Michigan has been more fortunate
than some Of Its ne!ghbors. In antlci-
pating the era OF individualism through
which we are now passing. The same
spirit which animated our fathers OF
Jackson so years ago still vitalizes
our partisanship. and prompted the
enactment OF the primary law, which
found approval In the Empire state
few years ago. II was radical; 1t
Is cumbersome, but the principle IS
right. II has retired the over-lords
and may occasionally go astray, but
Il has crowned the individual voter
with new power and our party in
Michigan is stronger with 1t than
without II.
Showers PraIse On Townsend.
"Over 100000 Republicans took part
In the selection Of our standard bear
ers this year and we have eittle to do
now but felicitate one another upon
the matchless array poesented for our