Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-09
INSURGENCY"
Vice Pres. Sherman Takes
That Topic at Milwaukee,
Pleads Cause Of Republican
ism and Urges Insurgents
To Return to Party at Wisconsin
State Convention.

III It's hdtiSS 't''ANoe' 49,
President James S. Sherman today in
a speech before the Republican state
convention of Wisconsin pleaded the
cause of regular Republicanlsm ana
urged the insurgents" to return to
the fold.
From the time the Vice President
uttered his salutation to the Badger
ties of Republican Persuasion" until
the last word was spoken, he kept in
surgency in mind, now rebuklng the
breaking away from party and then
pleading for harmonious and concerted
action within the lines.
What is Republican, was the
first subject that Vice President Sher-
man dealt with after he had pald a
glowing tribute to President Taft, as
the leader Of his party
The speaker recalled that Congress
man Champ Clark recently said the
devil himself could not answer that
question.
This question may stump the devil
who may naturally be assumed to be a
Democrat" said Mr.. Sherman but
III venture the assertion that every II
year old boy in Wisconsin can answer
it and that the simple, but compre-
hensive reply would be: A man who
votes the Republican ticket at the polls
and votes for Republican measures in
Congress-
The Vice President asked that If
this was the correct answer, II the
converse was not true-"that man
who does not vote the Republican
ticket, who does not support Republic
can measures and Republican policies
is not a Republican,"
The growth of the Republican party
formed the theme for the speaker, as
he continued his address. He had
gotten down to Lincoln's time, When
he returned to the question of lnsur-
gency for a moment.
-Four years later" said he, I'VE We're
in the throes of a Civil War and Lincoln
was again voted for this time by nearly
two and quarter million Republicans,
because they believed that the Union
should be preserved and that slavery
must cease In that year we find the be-
ginning of insurgency. A small band at
tempted to prevent the denomination of
Lincoln. The movement was not success
full and he obtained 212 out of o93 electoral
votes"
The Vice President spoke of insurgency
near, when he recalled that lin 1872 new
insurgency had arisen with the cry of
Anything to beat Grant"
Then when he had said word of praise
for Roosevelt and Taft, at the conclusion
of this review of party history the Vice
President once again returned to the sub
iect of insurgency. For over so years
the Republican party has been steadily
increasing in numbers and gaining in
power" said he seeming to grow
stronger after every insurgent move
ment and in each instance gaining more
numbers than we lost. In 1884 another
element of insurgency arose and seemed
to be temporarily successful, though its
duration was short and without result
In 1896 another kind of insurgent came to
the front in the guise of the so-called
Silver Republicans" who manfully and
courageously, when they saw they could
not endorse the Republican platform and
the Republican candidate of that year.
left the national convention in a body
The place of every one however, who
left the party that year was filled by at
least two sO-caled Gold Democrats, most
of whom have since remained with the
party of financial integrity and stability
We are now confronted again by in
strgency in the party, though it is by no
means a united movement. as it may be
said that there are nearly as many kinds
If insurgency as there are insu .ents.
believe. however. that the strength of
the Republican party will in TO way be
weakened, but that it will go to the polls
NOua,tlhar nd a wiz
again be successful when it votes for it's
candidate for President in 1912"
The Vice President then reviewed the
accomplishing nts of the Republican par
ty.
1T is not matter of surprise, how
ever. said he at the conclusion of this
review. that in a country of such vast
domain. such wide territorial boundary
and with such diversified interests as can
be found from the Atlantic to the Pa
clfic and from the Lakes to the Gulf, the
members of a great and dominant party
should not always be in accord regarding
every act of legislation. 1t has been the
strength of the Republican party that
leaders in thought and Judgment and
wisdom should have been among its
members. 1t is today as it has been since
1870 and 1860 In matters of legislation.
ne declared. some sacrifices must be
made, some retreat taken in order that
harmony shall prevail
The Vice President said that no better
Illustration of what he had just been say
ing could be pointed out than in the pas
sage OF the so-caled Payne Aldrich tariff
law.
AS government of parties, a govern
ment by majorties and to an extent a
government by compromise he said the
past must be studied in order that all
may be liberal in opinion and willing to
ma a common ground upon which We as
f'epupllcans can always stand in support
OIL those who have been selected to make
our laws and our great leader who has
peen chosen to execute them"
beileve," said the Vice President,
"hen deceit and Justification shall have
had their day, when the present tariff law
Is known and understood in detail, when
us true effect is realized, there will fol-
10" unstinted commentator of our Pres
ideht and those in both houses of Con-
gress who have striven to carry out the
pieoges Of the last national platform; to
comply with the desire on the part of
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