Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-10
AQL S 4 CANDIDATE |.
Seventh District Congressman Says
He IL Ii the Race For Re.
nomination.
Returns From Washington to Look
After His Political Fences
The Army Post.


The Army Post.
Mild Censure For the Iowa House
Resolution on the Porto
Rico Bill.
Des Moines, April 10 Dc ot one of the
territories nor any territory over which
the United States government has ex-s
ercised provisional government has
ever been treated so we'll as Porto Rico
is being treated said Congressman u
A. T. Hull, just returned from Wash.
ington, in speaking of the recent tarift
enactments for the island Monday
Every penny that is raised is to De
paid to the Islanders in the way OF I'M
lproving the island and preparing the
Way for a better civilization OIL the
people. Distress Will be relieved, roads
will be built and schools established
and maintained. The revenue produced
by means of this tariff is the only reNe-
nue. available for the purpose. There is
no other tax of any Kind levied ON the
island. do not believe that there are
twenty members of the house of repre-
sentatives who would not have voted
Bin favor of free trade for Porto Rico
merely on the ground of sentiment.
They were of the same opinion on that
matter as the members of the Iowa
house, but they had studied the situa-
l,tion for a long time and knew the needs
Of the islands and how best to benefit
the people.
THAT action of the Iowa house has
furnished the democrats more political
material than anything that has nap
pened for long time. On all occasions
when the matter could be introduced II
was thrown in our faces--what had
been done out here in Iowa. The fact
of the matter is that the people oil
Porto Rico proper would not have
been benefited by free trade. Last
years crops We're Il failure, and tins
Icrops of the year before are in the
warehouses, and the persons who
would have been practically benefited
iShy free trade are the members OF the
great sugar and tobacco syndicates.
| This is shown by the fact that suits
l8have been instigated already against
| the government asking for rebates on
tariff already paid. Porto Rico has no
4 government of its own at the present
lstime. nor any means for providing for
| one, and while the United States has
charge Of affairs 1t is only proper that
| some revenue be raised on the island
| for the island 3 benefit.
What are the chances of anything
I 1,ie-
year. captain9
There is no reason why work on the
| post should not be commenced. There
is an appropriation of S3.000,000 for
such work, which goes into effect July
| L. The money is available to be spent
!, under the direction of the quartermas-
liter general, and some of it is of course
layailable for Dies Moines. just as soon
as the site is rendered to the govern
ment there IS little DOUBT but that ar
4 arrangements VIII be at once made for
4 commencing work. The post will be al
4 first merely for a battalion, but there Is
10 reason why in the near future full
regiment should not be qlartered here
4 and considerable more land acquired by
the government.
As to a site, the closer and more con-
.lrenient it is located so far as Dies
4! Moines is concerned. the better i,
4 should be close enough to town so tina,
Hit would be accessible on the street cal
4 on within a pleasant drive. In a very
ishort time the post Will become the
4 greatest pleasure resort In the vicinity
A of the city. Being maintained by the
government and not by any individual
4 or municipality. the grounds Will be per
q fectlytakensc care of. In a few years TIL,
H post would be made into the most beau
tiful park about the city. Thousand.
lof people viii flock to it. and for tina
reason it should be near the city Ever,
morning and every evening. when TIL,
. cavalry drills are executed. the paopl
of the city VIII want to have the oppor
tunity of watching."
You are candidate for re-electiono'
Yes
Continuing. Capt. Hull spoke of tn
other members Of the Iowa delegation,
but acknowledged that he knew but lit
tie political gossip about them. Aske,
; In regard to Hon. Smith Mcpherson h
said: Mr.. Mcpherson, after anothe
term or two on the delegation. would b
I Lone of the strongest representatives q
Iowa. He is recognized as a man q
great ability, and il he had decided /
remain in congress would before Ion
have welded great influence. Ipresum
that he Will not withdraw before con
gross adjcnsas.s'
Capt. Hull remains III Dies Moines fo
Z about a week. He arrived in the cit
{. sunday morning, and has been the cor
i slant recipient since of congratulation
!. upon securing the passage of the arm
: post bill.
/, He is at present busily engaged a
: chairman of the military committee j
the investigation of the Idaho riot
The investigation. everything show.
so, far, was simply started for the pu,
lspose of affording an opportunity of or
Z ticizing President Mckinley II anythin
that could be turned against him shoul
turn up. Nothng has yet been foun
that reflects on the president, and ii
only result attained of that nature is
show the folly of the democratic go,
]. ernor of the state in calling for trooI
!, and putting the state under marti
law. The responsibility lay with hin
who WAS the only man authorized
subject the state to martial law. III
Investigation. IL seems now will resi-