Show REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST MAKE GOOD CLEVELAND Ohio March 2 23 James James R. R Garfield former secretary of the In interior in- in tenor in a speech before the Tippecanoe club last night urged the Republican party parly to continue progressive He lie said in part We VI as a party have promised progressive progressive pro pro- legislation an and the people are justly calling upon us for n a fulfillment of that promise They will not be satisfied satis satis- fied fled with and shift make-shift leg leg- This legislation must provide for such audi regula regulation over corporations b by both nation and state as will safeguard public Interest prevent abuses make more easy the enforcement of law against Illegal or unfair business and arid then fully protect corporations that obey the law law- Today the average American demands that his party strive for the lie public good first the party good second he pays lii hill but little le attention tn to t om mere r i snip snip- 11 cess or of party leaders leader He wl will support rt theta them when they strive for the common good he lie will ill discard them when hen they fall fail so to do do e We We are again preparing for a a. Jeneral general gen Jen eral election Parties and men Inen responsIble ble his for the conduct of national and state affairs will be called to give an account of their stewardship and they will be judged judge by what they have done for 01 or against the public welfare 1 That is the standard we should apply We VI cannot deceive ourselves with the Idea that people will be satisfied with the mere repetition of promises they de do- do mand and are entitled to action The This Republican party owes its success suc sue cess to the tue fact that all its great achievements achieve achieve- ments have liars been progressive and ag ag- ag- ag While it has in successful campaigns urged Its Its' history as a reason rca rea rea- rea son for a renewed vote of confidence it has placed its main strength strengths on the fact that it looked hooked to the future rather than to the past Whenever any party fails falls to be progressive progressive pro pro- that moment its usefulness be begins begins be- be gins to wane It is the part of wisdom and courage to hold fast to a position gained as a vantage point In a great but the chief benefit of such a position is lost host unless it is used for further pi progress ogress progress This is the wide difference dlf- dlf ference ferencI between the present day standpatter stand patter and the the- progressive The Republican party has already recognized rec ree- the new order of things and taken the first fir steps in the progressive movement The great reat majority of our OW people belIeve belleve be be- be- be lieve In title tills new order of things and de demand de- de demand mand that the Republican party continue to be the progressive party The Republican administration was ar arraigned arraigned ar- ar here liens tonight before the Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Tippe- Tippe canoe club by former Myron T T. T who wiio charged it with gross ex extravagance ex- ex and asserted the high tariff was necessitated by the immense revenues revenues rev rev- required t by y government government govern govern- ment methods Mr Herrick was wag preceded by James R. R Garfield former secretary of the in In- In tenor who warned the Republican party the country was impatient for the fulfillment ful ful- ful- ful of its pledges and Inaction or makeshift legislation would not be toler- toler 5 Any department department- of the government could be run by br a man who could run a I bank or a factory at one half of the cost of the present system m said Mr 11 lies Her rick There has been beena a great Ireat outcry about I the high tariff but that tariff was framed by men who knew they must have an enormous revenue ta I support the gross extravagance of the lie government One of the greatest menaces menaces confronting ting us today to to- to day is the great bonded debts which in I time must break breal down down Credit |