Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-14

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Progressives not Republicans.
Those who approve Of the senti-
ments of such genuine progressives
as Victor Murdoch of Kansas will
be disappointed II they expect that
the republican party proper has any
intention of carrying out such ideas.
This is made plain in the republican
text book just issued by the Repub-
lican congressional committee. The
campaign book emphatically does not
recognize insurgent republicans as
republicans, and thereby tacilly
serves notice to the public that II the
next House is republican the people
need not expect the ideas of progress
sives to be carried out. The repmb-
lican text book, however, officially
indorses sentiments Of the Aidrich-
Cannon-Guggenhetm type of republi-
cans as being Simon-pure republi-
canism. AS the democratic campaign
book accepts the sentiments of many
of the genuine progressive Repubii-
cans as being truly Democratic, 1t
would seem that the surest. way to
secure progressive legislation would
be by voting the democratic ticket.
RspublleanIsm Is cannonism.
In spite of anything the progress
sives can do or say, Cannonism and
Republicanism are synonymous. Page
1890 of the Congressional Record
shows that on March 10 resolu-
ton was reported providing for UNI
seating Cannon as speaker. OF the
entire republican membership only
the following nine voted to unseat
Cannon: Murdoch Of Kansas; Coop
err, Cary. Nelson and Lenroot of Wis
consin; Limbaugh and Davis Of Min
nesota; Poindexter OF Washing
ton and Gronna of North Da-
kota. Thus it is indsiputable that
Cannonism dominates all but one
twenty-fourth of the republican par
ty, This is the answer we get by
dividing 219, the total republican
membership of the House, by 9, the
number of Republicans who voted
to unseat Cannon.
cannonism Bound to Ruis.
Even II every one Of the genuine
progressive. republican congressional
candidates is elected, Cannonism will
reign in the House OF Representa-
tives IL that body has republican
majority. AS the regulars will out
number the progressives in republi-
can caucus, Uncle Joe" or some
one satisfactory to the Old Guard
will be nominated for the speaker
ship. The only sure way to kill
Cannonism is to deprive the republic
can membership of congress of the
balance of power, and to replace a
republican president with democrat.
Where and When?
'The Republican party" declares
the Republican text book, stands
for the imposition OF such duties
as will equal the difference between
the cost of productionsatf home and
abroad, together with reasonable
profit for American industries
1t is true the Republicans prom.
ised such a revision in the 1908
| platform, but it is safe to predict
no Republican candidate for office
will declare that the tariff was ever
revised on that basis. All genuine
progressive Republicans are on rec
ord as stating that the promise was
ignored as completely as If 1t had
never been made. Revision of the
tariff on the basis indicated would
have been big downward revision
while the Republicans revised 1t up.
ward by LII per cent.
Two Safe Bets.
A $5,000.000 ship subsidy graf
and central government bank are
two good bets in the event of the
next House of Representatives re-
tanning its present Republican major
ity. If the House is democratic II
lis an equally good bet that special
privilege will be disappointed on both