The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-23
SPEAKER CANNON
IS RENOMINATED.
Makes Strong Speech In
Favor Protective Tariff
Democrats Would Increase Gov,
eminent Expenses by Appro-
priating $500, 100000.

Danville, ILL.,, Sept 21.-Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, in accepting his
twentieth nomination for Congress to-
day, said the present tariff needed no
defense and declared agitation for its
revision dangerous to the welfare of
the country. He said in part:
Gentlemen, in accepting this
twentieth nomination for Represen-
tative, want to express my convic-
lions that this Is to be campaign
for the serious consideration of the
one national policy which touches
every man in the country. That is
the policy as to how We are to
raise one billion dollars a year for
the expenses of the various func-
tions that have been put upon the
Federal treasury, not by one party
or one section of the country. but
by the whole people by their agita-
ton for the development of agri-
culture, the regulation of railways,
the inspection of mines, the improve
ment of rivers and harbors, the pay
ment of pensions to the veterans OF
our wars, the maintenance of the ar
my and navy, the care of National
forests, the reclamation of arid lands
and the multiplicity of other demands
that are made ON the Congress for
ri cd
rule, by a majority regardless of
political division.
1.-THE minority party in Congress al
ways INDUCES in talk about economy
but they vote for the largest appro-
priations. There are now in the va
. rious committees Of the House OF
Representatives bills, introduced by
Democrats alone, which would call for
appropriations amounting to nearly
$5O0,0OO,O0O more than was appropri-
ated.
THE tariff contest to-day is just
what it has been for fifty years-a
contest between protection and free
trade. We now have in command OF
the Democrats in the House of Rep
resentatives a man who has never at
tempted to dodge or explain away the
Democratic position. The Hon. Champ
Clark announced himself free ira
der from the sole of my feet to the
crown of my head, as he expressed
1t when he came to Congress and he
has been consistent in that declara-
ton throughout his public service.
with Mr.. Clark as the Democratic
leader of those who are dissatisfied
with the Payne tariff law, there
ought to be no misunderstanding as
to what the contest means. 1t Is
progressive only toward free trade;
1t is reactionary as to all the pro-
gress we have made under protection
in the last half century.
The agitation for another tariff re-
vision or another attempted revolu-
ton in our revenue policy, is just as
dangerous to the welfare of the whole
people as was that of 1894, when the
Wilson tariff was enacted.
have no defense to make of the
Payne law, for 1t needs none IL Is
the enactment of the pledges made
by the Republican national convention
of 1908, 1t is in keeping with the
policy of protection which the Re-
publican party has maintained as the
correct revenue policy ever since the
election OF Abraham Lincoln; In
fact 1t Is In harmony with the very
first revenue legislation Of the first
Congress under the administration OF
Washington. That policy is to pro-
tect the American producer from the
unequal competition of the foreign
producer in order that we may keep
our labor on higher plane hhan Is
the labor of Europe. Asia and the is
lands of the sea.
The credit OF nation can be ex-
hausted as is that of an Individual.
While talking about conservation
would It not be well to see that our
credit is conserved? We must pay
as we CO.
MANY talk of economy, but they
are generally not specific In tnear
statements. We have got beyond the
speculative stage of this question. II