Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-24
Swinging His Arms and Shouting,
Said insurgents Were Trying to
Put Halo on Their Heads.
PRAISED PRESIDENT TAFT.
Better to Fight and Fail Than Turn
Your Back to Enemy, Apollo
gizc and Excuse.

Springfield, Ill, Sept "a. -"Uncle joe
Cannon-which is the proper appeltd-
ton down here where many years ago
the young lawyer. Joe Cannon. rode
the circuit with three law books and
the high hope OF youth-attended the
Republican state convention today and
enjoyed himself
He saw a platform adopted meeting
his tariff ideas heard addresses APP
proving the work Of Congress and Pres
ident Taft. put his arm around many
old friends, smoked cigars and dcliv-
cred a speech himself amid vocfcrous
applause.
SWUNG ARMS. STAMPED FEET.
He swung his arms. stamped his feet
and shouted as he talked and occasion
ally he smiled True, the platform
adopted did not mention him by name.
but the reason did not lie In himself
Senator ISorimers name was omitted
as a starter and after some dclibrra-
tion, but in order that its absence might
not be too glarng, II was agreed TO
omit the names OF Senator Cullom and
the speaker Senator Cullom person
lily caused the withdrawal Of the plank
complimentary to himself
Mr.. Cannon declared the insurgents
were trying to put halo on their
heads at his expense. He continued:
This is not time of war, Thank
God, IL is an era OF peace In this coun-
try ] recite this incident not to stir
up animosity. but in the contest touch
Ing economic policies, in the presence
OF MISREPRESENTATION, in the presence Of
falsehOod. In the presence Of denun-
citation. Astounding everywhere, but
most in the uplift magazines and
1.F a. a ma al a
IL Is the time for the Republican party
In Illinois and all over the country TO
stand up and be counted.
Il pray God TO help the great party
keep the Republican faith, whether We
succeed or fail. II IL better to night
and fail, standing true to correct prin
ciples and policies Of government which
underlie the prosperity Of 40 600 900 peo-
pie than cowardly to turn your back
to the contest, fec from the enemy,
apologize and excuse.
TAFT A GREAT MAN
1--WE made platform in Chicago in
1908. We elected Republican house
with nominal majority OF more than
forty and almost n two-thirds majority
i'm the senate. TAFT IS a great man.
He has the judicial temperament He
would preserve the 60 ordinate branches
OF tho government as the fathers made
protection Of the rich and poor, weak
and strong
Taft has performed the duty Of his
great office. and he has left II 10 Con
Rress to legislate and to the courts 10
interpret the law He could not do dif-
ferently NJ he we're TO try, because God
gave him that kind Of manhood. The
judicial temperament Is not spectacu-
lar: 10 does not play the role Of an
eVangel I want the president 81 the
United States-your president and mini.
to stand by his duties as defined In
the Constitution and cooperate with
hts 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.
Il am proud Of the reputation, / am
proud Of the achievement OF every
great Republican, whether he he in Oh
out Of public life. and I am proud OF
gress.
when 1t came to the crucial mo-
ment, we had a bare majority Of only
I'VE in the house Of Representatives
something which perhaps the country
does not understandable we kept the
pledges that were made In the Chica go
platform We enacted the Payne tariff
law. which has been abused and mis-
has been SO much abused that some Of
the children In the country cry aloud.
when they wake up In the night and
say. OH Mother. mother. the Payne
tariff law is about to catch us
when we entered upon the reyi-
sion OF the Dngley law there were
some Republicans who said we could not
made scientific revision; We did not
know enough: we did not have sutii-
cient Information and they would get
up and pick out ono schedule or ono
item In n great measure that Included
& 500 and dcnounce IL and pound II
and stamp II together. n they had their
way about It we would not have kept
the Republican platform pledge because
~ the lack OF information: and yet we
received our instructions from the ma
tionai convention to enact new tar
m law
while Il may he wrong IN an Item
here and there ] want 10 say that so
long as the human race survives when
II comes 10 making great tariff law
that assists in gathering eight or nine
hundred million dollars 10 carrying on
this government that must he passed
BY a majority Of the house and senate
representing a territory stretching $500
miles from one ocean TO the other. with
complex and divers interests, nobody
ever has or ever will. or even can enact
a perfect revenue law, The older I get
and the more 7 see OF myself and OF
men. the more strongly convinced am
that perfection resides with God alone.
together with all wisdom and all power.
PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY.
There was a period OF uncertainty
and "a slackening of industry while we
were considering the tariff ! dislike
to see the business and production Of
the country halted and held back for
any reason and that Is why | am some
times called stand -patter. have been
through FIVE rcvisions OF the tariff and
I have seen tho Generalization that en-
sued. pending and sometimes following
a change in the revenue law. II I had
ALI tho power and all the wisdom, l
yo,ild revise the tariff every day with
ont notice TO anybody.
Grinder the Payne law. the free list
"a larger than u ever was under any
tariff law from the foundation OF the
government and the average ad valor-
on, on importation Is less than under
any tarif law FOR tho last 60 years not
evceptInR the walker tariff law. We
reduced the rates hero, there and yon-
dor M. we kept the law n protective
meRsur
'I-nder that law the revenues have
increased until the brooches and the
vest meet and there are s26.ooo.ooo sur
MUS FOR an appropriation. Before that.
snere rero idle ears and many men out