Show I TAKES SHOT AT SPEAKER Senator Cummins of Iowa De Delivers Delivers Delivers livers a Speech Before the Marquette Club in Chicago in Answer to Mr Cannon REFUSES TO BE DRIVEN FROM REPUBLICAN FOLD Declares the Insurgents Pro Propose Propose Propose pose to Fight for Lower Tar Tariff T ar arIff iff Rates in lowa l and Else Elsewhere Elsewhere Elsewhere where in Republican Republic n Ranks BERATES THE OLD LEADERS Chicago Nov 6 Senator Cum Cummins Cummins Cummins mins of Iowa in an address before the Marquette club tonight made a spirited reply to Speaker Joseph G Gr Cannon who recently criticised the attitude of the senator and insurgents gents as to the tariff and declared I that Senator Cummins practically I proposed to join hands with Bryan Mr Cummins branded the latter assertion as false declaring it to be simply an appeal to blind passion and senseless prejudice Furthermore he said there was no intention to accept as final the re revision revision vision of the tariff against which the insurgents voted I marvel at not only the audacity but the madness which inspires the attack which has been made upon the Insurgents insurgents gents fOr tor If Mr r Cannon and his allies alUes shall be e successful in putting every man out of o the Republican party who would not have voted for the tariff bill had he been a member of congress he will have eliminated a majority of the Republics cs es In every northern north ern state sta te from rom Ohio 4 R k d Ben Sen Senator Benator ator Cummins Further along the speaker sald To say that the tariff bill bin just adopted is 1049 10 D the Republican R plat platform platform platform form is only the truth and It contains no invitation or suggestion to any Re Republican Republican publican to forsake his party candi candidate date ate Mr Cummins said that the Republicans cans in sympathy with the Insurgents intended to reduce the influence of lead leaders leaders leaders ers in the party mentioning Senator Aldrich Speaker Cannon and Representative Representative Representative Payne In this connection to that point at which they the will feel it necessary nece ary to consult rather than com corn command command mand mandOur mandOur mandOur Our struggle he declared with em emphasis emphasis phul will not be to exclude anybody from the Republican party but upon the principle involved we ask no quarter quarter ter and shall give none Mr Ir Cummins said he intended to strengthen a crusade for a tariff com corn commission commission mission Railway rate regulation and the cur currency currency rency question were also discussed by bythe bythe bythe the speaker Mr Cummins in beginning his re remarks remarks remarks marks referred to the controversy within the party ranks said he was anxious to preserve the party strength and took the opportunity to speak of the dispute in the hope that a better understanding may follow a fair fall and candid discussion of the differences of opinion Shot at Cannon A month ago said he a distin distinguished distinguished distinguished son Sn of Illinois came to Iowa ob obviously obviously obviously angry and therefore in one of his hysterical moods He made a speech ostensibly in defence of the rules of the house of representatives but which was in fact an assault upon those who had opposed the tile Republican majority In congress upon the tariff measure Not content with burning us at the stake he scattered our ashes to the four winds in order to make sure that we would be lost to the Republican party forever and ever He exalted me to a preeminence nence flence among the Insurgents which I do donot donot donot not deserve but which 1 would be proud I to occupy and declared with a vehemence vehemence vehemence mence which you who know hIm liim will appreciate that I had become an ally of ofa ofa ofa a certain eloquent gentleman whose quadrennial business has been to carry the he Democratic banner to overwhelming defeat Warming to his work he made another speech a few days ago at Elgin Eigin In which he lie repeated in all the colors of his rainbow phraseology the denunciation denunciation elation of those who committed the hor horrid horrid rid crime of voting against the tariff Continued on Page 2 p p 0 p TAKES SHOT AT SPEAKER Continued from Page 1 bill and again consigned them to the lowest depths of Democratic perdition and then to completely satisfy his lust for blood he assigned to Senator La LaFollette LaFollette LaFollette Follette and myself a superheated chamber In the region of the th damned With all these Imprecations expulsions and exterminations still ringing In my ears I feel teel like a member of the fated brigade of which the poet sang Cannon to the right of them Cannon to the left of them Volleyed and thundered Challenge Accepted It may be he however that I can summon enough composure and calm my ray shattered nerves sufficiently to lay before you some suggestions which ap appear appear appear pear to me to be pertinent upon the Is Issue Issue issue sue which has h s thus been raised Let it be understood once for all that we ac accept accept accept the challenge and are ready for forthe forthe forthe the fight It ought not to be forgotten as s wo we proceed and as we are looking Into the right of ot Republicans to bear that hon honored honored honored ored name names that together with another unfortunate Insurgent whose voice call callIng calling Ing log the faithful to Republican prayers has been heard from ocean to ocean in every campaign for a a quarter of a cen century century century tury I represent In the senate of the United States a state which has cast Its electoral vote yote for the Republican candidate for president for 53 63 3 years and that I hold my place not by chance but i ut through toilsome campaigns in which the opinions that were carried feel It necessary to consult rather than to command It will not avail Mr Cannon Canno and his associates anything to declare that we weI have Joined hands with the Democratic I party for every intelligent man knows that this Is simply an appeal to a blind passion and amI a senseless prejudice The fhe Insurgents believe that the Republican party part Is the best Instrumentality to secure and maintain good government They are proud pr ud of its history they love Its traditions traditions traditions and I venture the prediction that In the campaign next year their voices vol ea I will be heard high above aboe all others Id de ide defending fending its doctrines and sustaining its candidates Their struggle will be within the lines but they will not the truth aa as they see it for they know knew that if tho the Republican party is to tD be permanently successful s c It must be faithful to its plat fiat platforms forms and must meet courageously and Justly the new age of commerce and busi busl business business ness with Its new problems and questions It cannot any longer be b progressive in its platform and stand pat in h its congress Appeals to Platform A few moments ago I said that I was willing to accept pt an arbiter r as s to the Re Republicanism of those who voted against th tariff bill and I hasten to name Jiame the tM judge I appeal to the national Republican lican platform of 1 and pud tested by the criterion of or that Instrument the tile Republican Republican Republican lican voters of ot the United States State will wilt de determine determine determine termine just as rapidly as they have the opportunity to do so whether our votes were In accordance with its declarations and pledges I 1 am astounded to hear so modest a aman aman aman man as the speaker of the house claim that the leaders who vho constructed the tar tariff tarIff iff ire bill and the majority which passed It constitute the Republican party To say that because a majority of the Republic Republican an members of congress were In favor of attaching certain duties to certain com corn commodities commodities and other members In a minor minority ity were in favor of ot attaching att other du duties duties duties ties to the same commodities that there therefore therefore therefore fore the minority had hadr rebelled belled against the party Is nonsense of ro EO o sublime su a degree that It provokes not debate but derision I 1 understand perfectly that It would have been helpful to party harmony if we could have voted together but that is not the question Th The platform was for pro protection All the Republicans in congress were for protection but the view of these high priests appears to be that If they thought that upon any given article pro protection protection protection required BO 60 per cent and we thought the article would be amply pro protected protect protected d with 23 per cent unless we voted for 50 we were no longer Republicans The Tho whole proposition is so absurd that even the most rabid member of the tri triumvirate triumvirate tn will not repeat it often otten Plan of Insurgents There need be no concern about the attitude of the th Insurgents and their friends They will do their best to nomi nominate nominate nominate nate candidates who believe In a pro progressive progressive progressive Republican party When they succeed they will rejoice because a step will have been taken In the path Dath of ot re reform reform reform form When they fall they will bo be b Re Republicans Republicans publicans still for if there ever was a time when there was absolutely no rea reason reason reason son for transferring any branch of the government nt to Democratic hands hanis this is the time Individually I have high reo gard for the integrity and patriotism of many of the tha th Democratic senators and rep representatives r representatives p in congress con ss but collectively they are more unfit to manage the af nf affairs fairs faire of a t great country than ever before In the tha history of the organization Never Nevertheless Nevertheless eYer we do not intend to accept as final the reunion of the tariff against which we voted and we do intend tn end to tell ten the people of the country from time timeto timeto to time why we could not and did not give the tho bill our out approval |