The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18
CANNON TO QUIT
Will Terminate Tour at Alma on
Tuesday.
Makes Hot Reply to Bristow
This Afternoon.

Emporia, Kan, July 1S.-Speaker
Cannon announced this afternoon be-
fore his meeting that he will close his
tour of Kansas with his Alma meeting
Tuesday. He will then go direct to
Mackinac Island to recuperate.
Speaker Cannon in his speech here
this afternoon replied to Senator Bris-
lows Winfield speech on the rubber
schedule as follows:
Senator Bristow in his speech at
Winfield on July 9. as published in the
Wichita Eagle. charged that Senator
Aldrich and others brought about an
increase of the duty on manufactured
rubber, and thereupon organized rub
Der trust. Amongst other things Sem
ator Bristow said: Now, would like
to have your attention while 1 relate
a little bit of interesting history. The
duty on manufactured rubber was in
creased in the Payne-Aldrich act from
30 to 80 per cent.
1.-THE crude rubber was left on the free
list as it was under the Dingley law.
The result of the increase in the duty
on manufactured rubber has been that
during the first nine months of the
operation of the present tariff law
there was a decreased amount of man.
ufactured rubber imported and there
fore a loss in revenue; so that it can
not be claimed that the duty was re-
duced to secure a much needed reve-
nue..
s.'For the same period there was an
increase of more than $40,000,000 in the
amount of crude rubber imported
Mote the language carefully. Sem
ator Bristow says that under the oper-
alton of the Payne tariff law there was
decrease in the amount of manu-
featured rubber imported and there
fore a loss in revenue.
Either wilfully and knowingly, or
IL ~ L. ~ r11 hut
one is as bad as the other-Senator
Bristow' did not state the facts. The
truth is. as shown by the official fig
ures of the bureau of statistics. that
for the nine months ending March 80,
1910 under the Payne law there was
an increase in the importation of
rubber manufactured amounting to
s356, $40 the total amount Of imports of
rubber manufactures for the nine
months being 81, Ais, 154, as compared
with an importation of rubber manu-
features of $1,05S,822 for the CORES
ronding period of 1909 under the Ding
| ley law.
Ignorance Bad as Priesthood.
ST do not say that the senator will
fully falsified, because / do not know;
but do say that he either wilfully
| told what was not true or that he was
| ignorant, and, so far as its effect upon
| his constituency is concerned, lgnof-
ance is as mischievous as untruth.
| 1.-The senator further said that for
| the same period as indicated above
there was an increase of more than
| $40. OOO,O 900 in the amount of crude
| rubber imported.
81 submit that the senator intended
his audience to understand that not
withstanding the increase in the inn
portation of crude rubber, the imports
of manufactured : rubber decreased.
| The truth is, as have shown from the
| official figures, that the importations Ut
manufactured rubber increased under
/ the Payne law. in spite of the per
| cent higher duty.
Upon these misstatements, which
Senator Bristow makes himself re-
sponsible for, he builds his charges
| against his brother senator. So far
the slam is Mr.. Bristow's Then he
| proceeds to put in quotation marks
what his authority is God knows, do
not-that Senator Aldrich and others
| proceeded at once to organize a rub
| Der trust. I do not know whether or
not Senator Aldrich and others or
ganized trust. Being uniformed ]
| neither deny nor affirm, but if Senator
/ Aldrich, occupying his great position,
| did organize a trust, then, under the
Sherman antitrust act. provided that
| trust is engaged in interstate COM
merce, he is liable not only to severe
punishment. by fine but by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Should Give 1t to Judge.
LET me suggest to Senator Bristov
and his constituents that instead Of
4 endeavoring to make political capita
by misstating official figures and max
| ing charges against a brother senator
| in an effort to defeat the nomination
of the Kansas delegation in the house
of representatives, except that of Muir
dock and perchance Madison. for CO.
operating with their Republican
brethren in the congress of the United
| States and with the Republican party
| he had far better as good citizen and
| a senator from the great common
wealth of Kansas give the information
that he processes to have TO the APP
propriate grand jury and to the de-
Dartment of justice for their action In
the enforcement of the laws that cover
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