The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-24
CUMMINS PREDICTS
VICTORY IN 1916
Republicans and Moose will
Unite on Progressive
Platform, He Says.

) criticised the Democratic administra
ton, defined his stand on the tolls re
peal bill, pronounced the Republical
party the true Progressives and blam
ed the Republican National Committe
for the Democratic victory of 1912.
He was the chief speaker at the
Appamattox Day celebration of tn,
Hamilton Club. Democratic defea
at the next national election, Sena
tor Cummins predicted would be ef
fected by Republicans and Progressiv,
united as the Republican party and
embracing a platform of Progressive
doctrines.
In dealing with the records of she
Democratic administration, Senator
Cummins said it was unnecessary 70
speak of congress.
THE president has for the time
being obliteratth that ancient and
once powerful department of the gov
ernment," he said. when, therefore,
| speak of the Democratic admins
tratotration | mean Woodrow Wilson.
The overthrow of representative gov
eminent does not seem to have excit
ed alarm, but the day will come whel
the country will understand better than
it does now how vital it is to pre-
sreve independence or legislative
authority.
THE president passed the tariff
law. The Republican tariff of 1909
was too high. We ought to have re-
duced it, but consequences of our fol-
ly. The fact that our tariff was much
too high furnished no defense for the
extraordinary compound of ignorance
and indifference which this admins
tration has fastened upon the coun-
try. 1t acknowledges no economic
principles but its browning injustice
is in it's rank, deliberate discrimna-
tons"
The Panama tells exemption re-
peal probably will pass the Senate, ac-
cording to Senator Cummins.
There are two entirely distinct and
independent questions involved in
this controversity," he said. The
first concerns domestic policy, and
with it no foreign nation has right
to interfere, and We would be a crav-
en- people Of We permitted even the
ar ouaSfioo IF ;ntarferanoa 7,ho. 10 az
We had no treaty obligations, is 1t
wise, is fair to the whole country to
give coastwise boats free passage
through the camel? My answer is
no. believe these ships ought to
lay their just proportion of the ex-
pense of maintaining and operating |
the canal.
The second question concerns our
tights under the treaty. To that ]
would say there is nohing in the
.eaty, nothing in the understanding
Of the treaty at +he time it was made
hat in any way restricts or limits our
absolute sovereignty in this regard,
Ind the man who is willing to accept
he construction asserted by Great
Britain or yield to the still more ig-
lominous Interpretation involved in
to the demand made by the
PRESIDENT, is willing to pay high
great country than | am willing TO
,ay for the favor of the whole world.
1T is impossible for me to under
tand the intellectual processes of
hose who insist chat our contract
With Great Britain denies us the es-
entail privilege OF regulating our
Domestic trade.
ITO repeal the exemption clause
nder the message OF the president {
nd TO meet the attitude which "a
oriegn nation has assumed without
of our power over coast
rise shipping is to put the British
upon the treaty froever.
am appalled, when / think of the =
OF that Interpretation.
If it is the correct one. then 1t q
,ould have been far better If we had
ever entered upon the mighty enter q
rise. 1t binds us to an obligation
hat a nation with the least sense OF ]
elf-respect cannot and will not OBJ
erve." q
The Republican defeat Cd 1912,Sen-
tor Cummins said, had been the re- q
lh of some of the leaders failing to
eed the voice of the rank and file of 4
he party. We suffered defeat and
isaster. he said, because some of the
len clothed with the power Of Of
&c refused to grapple with their prot
ans. The unfair. unjust r6yresen- 4
ation Of the South and the overthrow
the primary laws were given as Q
wo of the great factors which brought
bout the hisintegration which fol- d
wed.
The Farm Must Compete.
Whenever the farm becomes profit O
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