The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-26
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS RE.
FUSED TO TAKE UP BOOM
FOR LAF0LLETTE.
TOILETTE.
Resolutions Committee Of Seven Had
Five Taft Men On It with
LaFollette Followers as
Chairman.

and effectively blocked at efforts Of
4 small band OF insureent delegates
who aroused sentiment to ROBBERY NJ
LaFollette of Wisconsin as the
presidential candidate.
The insurgents lacked i leader
and were generated by Victor Rise
water and his delegation from
Omaha Before the Insurgents
could get chance to introduce reso-
buttons from the floor the regulars
had rushed through 4 motion pro
vidine that all resolutions should bc
referred to a committee which WAY
given power to draw up final re-
port
Chairman Jeffries Of Omaha send
ne the committee Of seven members
u which few were strong friends of
Taft and Of which Risewater was
made chairman.
Temporary chairmqu NJ, +. Har.
rington began with the remark that
for once in II years we are assem-
5led in convention at time when
He have control Of even one branch
Of Congress
During all that long and dreary
period there has been" he said
leaves and fishes to divide: there
nas not been either tile sustaining
influence of a patronage of the GO
lesiye power OF public plumber held
nut rs an inducement to any demo-
rat The only reason why the party
1ad remained together, undismayed
~, successive defeats, Is because OF
he conviction of its members that
n standing for Jetfersonian democ-
acy they We're standing for that
which was eternally Fight
! siti G ton urWon qitound et
During those l6 years there was
much of division and diseord in Our
'anks, In every election there was
iisunion Neither Mr. Bryan nor
fudge Parker received the support
# a united party Finally the tur-
aoil seemed 10 cease, the democratic
minority in the House of Represen
atiyes gave evidence of such good
ense, such a patriotic sense of duty.
hat great independent newspapers
md magazines paid tribute to the
plendid service that this democratic
minority was rendering to the people
If the United States. Differences
here were even in Congress, but UNI
Ter the splendid leadership OF Champ
lark this struggling minority became
; magnificent fighting force.
The securing OF the House Of Rep
'esentatives has been to us OF ines
Unable value. u was the boast of
organized greed, acting through re-
politicians and newspapers.
hat the democratic party was inca
liable OF legislating or governing.
Fhe democratic house OF Representa-.
ives has met and disproyed that ac-
For 40 years republican farmers
lad been deluded by the notion that
be protective tariff was OF benefit
hem Those who studied the ques-
ion from economic and non-politi. |
al standpoint, knew that this So
allied protection was a mere means
# deceiving the republican farmer
md getting his vote for those indus
ries that robbed the many for thet
benefit Of the few
''The fraud became so transpar-
mt that even republican presi-
lent OF the most stand-pat charac-
er refused to stand for it longer.
lie well knew that If the American
armer had any competitor it was
he Canadian farmer. and with
knowledge of this fact the presl-
lent proposed law admitting the
agricultural production Of
'anada to our markets on a free ba-
lis BY this measure the American
armer is subjected to competition
With his only Peal competitor
Instantly the Republican sboIi-I
icians began to clamor against theI
Lction of their own president They
present no legitimate arguments
Lsainst the reciprocity bill. but the
hrewd ones among them realized
hat as soon as the farmer has the
WOOL pulled from over his eyes. as
Don as he can see that he has to
ell all his products ON freepadel
'asis, that he will help tear downI
he entire tariff. wall
"And in this the willy Republican
are making no mistakes.
rs soon as the delusion Is removed
rom the eyes Of the farmers Of theI
northwest, the protective tariff Is
eciprocity bill becomes a law it IS
afe to predict that 90 per cent of
hesc prairie states Will be in favor
" that splendid Democratic meas
ire know as the farmers free list. I
Leaving the domain OF national