Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-27
Of Cong. longwoIth to
Ohio Republicans.
Endorses President Taft and
Whacks The Insurgents.
Splendid Defence Of Payne Tariff
Law and Its Workings.

by Congressman Nicholas LongwOrth
of Ohio, in his speech as chairman of
the Republican state committee here
today. Congressman LOngworth declar-
ed that the tariff was the issue in the
coming Ohio gubernatorial campaign.
Congressman LongwOrth said:
"Ohio is the battle-ground this year
of gigantic forces Forces which will
sway for good or evil the fate of the
nation. 1t is a conflict of principles
first. but personalities also. Personal
ty will not mean everything, but it
will mean much. Our Democratic OPP
ponents have nominated as the 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, if
adopted, the ruination of this country
JudSon Harmon is nevertheless big
forceful individual; a keen, shreWd pol
itician. always on the job; man of
unlimited ambition, with amazing con-
fidenCe 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.
THE proceedings of the convention
which conferred upon him this double
Office, reveal a most amazing state of
facts. IT appears that if elected he
does not intend to serve out his term
as Governor; that is apparently to in
significant an Office. it might interfere
With his bending all his energies to-
ward securing the nomination for
President from his party in the nation.
and so the program, as frankly an
nounced at the Democratic convention,
is that he shall resign after a few
months and turn over the office to the
candidate for lieutenant governor,
a gentleman by the name of Pomerene,
a very agreeable gentleman, who l be-
lieve, is Z lawyer in the city of Canton.
Here we have case of two men, both,
in their own estimation at least. too
big for The office they are nominated
to fill. This. at least, a refreshing nov
city in Democratic politics.
Laying all other questions aside.
there is one thing in Judson Harmon's
career that dsqualifies hhim for the
Presidency. No man who mas spent
the active years of his professional life
porate wealth can bring to the
Presidency that single minded devo-
| tor to interests of the people. that
capacity for seeing clearly their side of
| the question that they have the right
Ito demand.
AN Ohio man. lawyer. too. is Pres
| ident Of the United States. How differ
en-: have been the use of his legal tai
ents. They have not been employ ed
| in the service of the railroads and cor
poratiOns. but in the service of the
people. Like his great predecessor, he
| sees the peoples side first.
In his administration corporations
get square deal. but they get no more
than that.
"Whatever the people may have
thought 2 few weeks ago there is no
question about il today. President
Taft has made good. Few men realize
what tiXity of purpose, what strength,
| Sasacity. good humor and patience were
required to bring order out Of the
chaos that existed during the closing
weeks of this session of Congress. Some
people miStook his good humor
for weakness. his patience for pliabil-
lty: events nave proved how sadly mis-
taken they We're. Today there are few
who do not know that the Taft smile
is but mask for logged determine
ton and an iron will. It.
seldom has it lallen to the lot of
any man to surmount greater obstacles
in carrying out his promises than to
the President. BeSet on all sides Ly
violent and unjust criticism. harassed
by factional disputes. he remained
serenely confident to the end. and the
end was a triumph He had determin-
ed from the beginning that party
pledges were made to be performed.
Today these pledges are the laws of
the land"
Pays Respects to "Insurgents"
Addressing himself to the question
of insurgents" Congressman Long
worth said:
Il have never asked a man to leave
my house because he did not happen
to agree with me upon everything that
I thought right. / have never been in
sympathy with the proposition to read
men out of the Republican party be-
cause they have not upon all occa-
sionS voted with the majority NV
general course in the last Congress
has been that of so-called regular.
because l believed that in so acting I
could best help to effectively promote
the policies of President Taft I have
no quarrel with any man who thought
otherwise.
There are insurgents and insur-
gents. There may be a few who act
from selfish motives and are not deep
ly concerned in the welfare Of the Re
publican party. But great majority
of the so-called insurgents I know to
be men who are animated by patriotic
motives only. and who. l have not the
slightest question. are just as anxious
for the welfare of the Republican par
Il as | am.
Tariff the Issue.
The principal issue upon which we.
the Republican party in Ohio will ap-
peal to the people in this campaign is
and must inevitably be the tariff.
I'VE could not dodge it if we would;
we ought not to if we could. We are
responsible for it in the fullest sense.
1t would be mere futility to attempt
now to shirk our responsibility.
We did not make this law in secret.
We made it in the open. 1t was not
railroaded through either House of