The Detroit times., 1910-03-15
SPEAKER CANNON
FlAYS HIS CRITICS
Terms Them Demagogues Who Gre
ate Dissatisfaction = Points To
Tariff as Best Law Ever Enacted.

WASHINGTON, March l5.-lAe toi-
lowing telegram has been sent oy
President Tart 10 the Illinois Republl'
can Editorial association in session n
Springfield. Ills, addressed 10 George
- RANKIN. president OF the associa'
ton.
Il sincerely hope that you will have
full meeting: that there Will be mar
mony. and that the Republican editors
of Illinois will stand by the action oi
the Republican congress and the he
publican administration In referencs
10 the tariff bill and other progressive
legislation. The expression OF meet
Ing like the one you have called. arts
ing from normal. sane and PATRIOTS
Republican attitude will have much
influence for good in Illinois and the
rest OF the country
(Signed) WILLIAM "A. TAFT.
Speaker Cannon sent 4 letter which
read In part
Il feel that there is no occasion foT
me 10 either advise or encourage the
Republican editors OF Illinois, who
have been u potent factor In the pol
itics OF the state since before the Re
publican party was formally organ
lied
The Republican party has not dis
carded any Of its principles. nor has IL
sought new issues simply for the pur'
pose OF catching the crowd ever ready
for novelties. Where II has added new
planks TO its platforms II has kept It's
pledges. That 1t is now working into
law the pledges OF the last national
Republican convention is not therefore
surprising. President Taft met the
first pledge in this platform the day
after his inauguration by calling the
sixty-first congress in extraordinary
session 10 revise the tariff
Within six months after Its enact
ment. the tariff law has demonstrated
that II is the best revenue producer,
as well as the most scientific ADJUST
ment OF protective duties we have
ever had. fully justifying the presl-
dents declaration that II is the best
tariff law ever enacted.
In carrying out that pledge OF the
platform We enacted tariff in which
there were CAS- decreases from the
Dingley law and 2l5 increases and us
items OF the dutiable list unchanged;
| the articles on which duties were de-
creased represented s5.000.00O, 900
worth or consumption while those In
creased had a consumption value OF
less than one billion The increases
were on Injuries and the decreases
on necessities. and In the frst six
months of the law more than 81 per
cent OF all importations were free or
duty The increase OF revenues has
been nearly fifty million dollars IN
six months, making the Payne law the
best revenue producer we have ever
had.
The present congress has been
more energetic and more successful
| in carrying forward the work before
il than has any other congress In re-
cent years. More work has been done
in the three months which the session
has now run than was accomplished Ia
the same time by the fifty-ninth con.
gress, which President Roosevelt said
enacted more wise legislation than
any other congress in the preceding
half century.
Among the public bills passed BY
the house is an amended employers
liability law. statehood bill 10 admit
Arizona and New Mexico. a bankrupt
cy bill. a bill to amend the safety
appliance law bill 10 compel railroads
10 report accidents. and a bill TO
create bureau OF mines. all important
in carrying forward the pledges OF the
party.
The committees have been giving
most careful study TO the number OF
bills 10 amend the interstate COM
merce law and other Legislation prom
ised in the Republican platform and |
think | can safely predict that this
legislation will be added.
1T Is the function OF the Republi.
can editors TO keep the people inform
ed as TO the work accomplished that
they may not be misled by dema-
gogues whose function is 10 complain
and create dissatisfaction; that the
people may fairly Judge as TO the fdel-
lty OF the present administration 10
the principles OF the party that gave
IL power. TO the end that the president
may continue TO have the support OF
the legislative department In working
out the policies Of the Republican
marty"