Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-30
SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORES.
PONDENCE.
By Clyde H. Tavenner,

President Taft has made it known
that he does not want Sunny Jim
Sherman for running mate next
year. Sherman believes in a high
tariff. He wants it sky high-high.
er even than the Payne-Aldrich law
and says SO, openly, brazenly, with
out equiyacation. His high taarifl
courage is equal to Cannon's. He
doesn't dodge an inch
And President Taft, who signed
the Payne-Aldrich law, the highest
tariff law ever passed in this coun
try and who recently used his veto
power to save those high rates from
the slightest cut, is through with
Sherman.
Sunny JIM" from the Taft stanl.
point, makes the mistake of i being
openly sincere. To sign a high tar
if bill, at the behest 'of men wh,
know exactly what they want" i
one thing. To blab about the coun-
try that you believe in such law
is quite another thing. Between Mr..
sherman's tariff words, and Mr.
raft's tariff acts, there isn't a par
ticle Of difference, yet the President
wants no more Of the present vice
president.
1t is we'll known in admins ration
circles that Mr.. Taft would like
very much to have Senator Cum
Minis on the ticket next year for the
,ice presidency. The Iowa insurgent
mas little use for Mr.. Taft. In his
speeches in the senate, and about
the country, Senator Cummins has
said about all the hard things h..
could think of abou. the Taft failure
o keep campaign promises of a
tariff revision downward. He has
even made his political contempt for
The president personal issue, and
for months he refused to go near
the White House. Mr.. Taft is vel
lware of these things; yet he gladly
would have Senator Cummins for
running mate.
Senator Cummins breaches and
practices tariff revision DOWN. I'd.
Along with LaFollette, Murdoch and
,tner insurgents he fought, as best
he could, for the. principle that the
republican campaign promise Of tar
.ft revision downward was made to
e kept. Mr.. Cummins has been on
the side of the people. He is popu-
ar, and if he were on the ticket
many voters doubtless would remem-
Der the hard, honest fight he made
.or revision downward. And Will.
hey we're remembering Mr.. Cum
aims fight Cor real revision many OF
hem probably would forget that Mr.
Taft nullifiea that fight.
Upon that theory is built the TAT
,,esire to have Senator Cummins for
{, running mate.
Unlike Mr.. Sherman, whose high
.ariff words exactly with Mr.. Tafts
high tariff acts, Mr.. Cummins would
Tot go about preaching high tariff
nus alternating the people. Mr.. Cum
minS would give the low tariff be
fore election, and Mr.. Taft, judged
by his endorsement of the Payne ID
rich bill, ana his veto Of the Under
Toilette wool bill would
continue to give them high t1riff
after election
The Taft reelection schcmers
(Secretary Hilles and Postmaster
General Hitchcock, mana erD
know we'll hat after election Mr..
Cummins, then harmless, could busy
himself presiding over the senate,
and that Mr.. Taft once again could
turn to his high tariff friends. who
know exactly what they want"
Administration Stenographers.
Here is story of two admins ra-
ton stenographers which shows h. W
hard it is to work for the govern
ment these Gays and remain homes.
f. NJ. Kerry, stenographer for tie
late Secretary of the Interior Eal.in-
ger, exploded The Whole Ballinger de-
Tense by bringing to light the Law
Ter memorandum. Kerby wrote
this memorandum, and knew, there
fore, that President Taft's letter ex-
Eallinger was an.edated
and frame-up to clear the Secretary.
And because he revealed information