The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-08
READY FOR CAMPAIGN.

Representative Serene +. Payne.
chairman OF the House ways and
means committee. has announced his
candidacy for reelection and expects
to take part i'm the campaign outside
OF his home state OF New York
Chairman Payne is optimistic.
Long years OF faithful public service
have taught him to rely upon the
good sense of the voters when the
facts are set before them Conse-
quently ne has accepted the invita-
ton Of the Republican congressional
committee and will take the stump
Recognising the fact that the tariff
will be one OF the issues raised. Mr..
Payne H. prepared to prove the state
ment Of President Taft regarding the
new law. and no living man is better
qualified for the task.
In addition TO the tariff law, which
all true Republicans uphold as the
best ever enacted. Mr.. Payne win
point to the good work done by Con-
Eress in other directiOns-the passage
Of tho railroad bill. the savings bank
.hiIi ia u4ili usisfiearlFtSs- -SSev 3ee9v 900
worth OF certificates Of indebtedness |
for reclamation purposes and others
OF like importance.
On ali Of these propositions Chair /
man Payne and the other leaders in
both branches Of Congress will go |
before the people. knowing the just
ness OF their cause and feeling conf |
dent OF the result.
Announcement Is also made that
Speaker Cannon Is finishing up the
odds and enos Of his business at the
national capital. and after remaining
a few days In his home town Of Dan
Vile. Ill. will proceed 10 Kansas and
engage in battle with the insurgents
who are trying 90 down Representa-
tive Philip Campbell
Upon his return from the Sun
Tower state the speaker will make
house 20 house canvass OF the Dan
Vile district. Uncle Joe" has. no
fears OF being turned down in con-
vention or at the polls.
Tho campaign 80 likely TO begin
early this year. as In many Of the
states conventions have already been
held and platforms adopted The fol-
lowing clean-cut. straightOut declaTa-
ton on the tariff question was adopt
ed by the Pennsylvania Republicans:
The hands OF time need be turned
back but thirteen short years TO
point to the termination Of
Democratic national administra-
tion which had covered a never
- -Hff~a ten mel NrNh OF n
ciai disaster and Industrial idle
ness and distress. These thir-
teen years OF Republican SUI
premacy viii stand in history as
"A period OF prosperity. progress
and growth uuequRled in the his
tory OF nations
Gently enacted IS In accord with
the Republican policy expressed
IN SIS last national platform, to
preserve. without excessive du-
ties. the market against foreign
competition. 70 which American
manufacturers, farmers and pro-
ducers are entitled, but also TO
maintain the high standard Of
living OF the wage-wOrkers OF
this country. who Are the most
direct beneficiaries Of the pro-
tective system"
Since the passage Of that bill the
wages Of the employees IN this
country have been Increased
more than five hundred millions
% dollars per annum. In a few
instances the tariff on luNuries
was Increased. but on other arti-
cies the revision was downward
No increase IN the prices OF the com
mon necessities Of life can hon
estly be attributed 20 the tariff.
for the duties upon them were
not raised. We agree with Pres
fdcnt Taft that it ~is the best
tariff bill the Republican party
ever passed"
II the tariff t. to be the main issue.
the Republicans will meet Il. conf
dent that the hands OF time viii
not be turned back and that the pres
mt prosperity viii be allowed TO con-
tiuue under the present Republican
administration without interference
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