Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-09-27

TO surprise that SUBSTANTIALLY nalI the
members of the democratic party openly re-
pudiate, the platform, and congratulate
them upon their self-respect, their courage.
i lave still faith enough in them as men
VIII" love their country. to believe that they
would SILVER ali ever with fear il they
stand eyer become the controlling forces
Of natioEal administration.
The Spanish-American War.
Taking up the war. with Spain, and the
question of our foreign possessions, Mr..
CuDlmins said in part:
-! predict that in the future. years the
declaration of Of, war against spain, nf"mni ~,
the historian making new era in
American life and Development For the
mhi'ner in which the government has car.
Porto Rico and the Philippines, the repuh-
lean party "f the noa usa sass
Pending the, constructions of the Cuban
constitution, the United States pnt into en-
,nent intended solely to protect life, liberty
and property, unit: the Cubans could act
have never heard the plan cens,red; It is
not possible to examine 1T in detail. but
| assert without fear Of opposition :hat
has adminstered more justice, preserved ,
duced more prosperity liz the island Of
Cuba than the Cubnns ever before knew. l
firmly believe that when he impartial his.
America, he viii exhaust the vocabulary
of praise in describing the conduct Of the
United States toward the island of Cuba
Will Hold the Philippines.
Turning to the commercial phase Of the
Philippine question, and speaking or the I'M
pOrt:lnre of the islands in connection with
cur affairs in China, Mr.. Cummins said il
part:
Il cannot conceive of a man whose view
Of the rightful powers of government is so
narrow It's to question the advisablity ,oe
the United States taking a hand in affair.
growth
his own country. If there are such mer,
'hcir voices will he drowned in the mighty
demand Of the American farmer, merchant
manufacturer and laborer to preserve
fair field and no favor in the ports of china
With tie rhppHs VIZ have thS
the Philippines. we ere driven to barren
or m h Wn and in our np"n
QUESTION of the Philippines as one Of tn :.
providences Of the Almighty, interposed Tor
the the ' nations Of the earth: repeat that
know not what tie shall eventually bind
us to these islands in the r-"lf uaclnS
struggling With Europe for a place In the
commerce of China, there will be Amerl,
can territory in the rlinpne s isanas; an"
The Tariff Revision.
After quoting the plank in the republican
platform which demands revision OF the
tariff. Mr.. Cmnmins said:
nhs fcEh # T is anoher e @
that the republicans party Goes rot DnHu.N
close its eyes to the progress OF events
and that it is always watchful for the j. in
terests of the people. Protection to the
American manufacturers. the Anerclh
farmer and to the American worEinsmau;
has Away been. and is now. Il fundantntal
principle of our organization: 1t must not
be assumed that because the Iowa p'attoofiH.
of 1901 susgests am Ga Of the q hairs
breadth in cur adherence to the principle
which has inspired the tariff laws of which
central thought Of all tariff legislation
enacted by republican congresses. and ap.
proved by republican presidents has been
farmer AID artisan from destructive and
prohibitive competition; that is to say to
enable the American producer I" open Ell up up
wages and to sell his product at a fair
{ ne prnci 1s AND SMp %a'es M FOR
results have rather increased than diminish
cd with the process Of time. tof +b, nr'n ny
thrown around her by the patriotic Wis.
dom Of whis and afterWard fe ,, {" oi,l
ton IN at at the very head Of the table. around
which gathers the council Of nations Mons 1h IL
spirit spirit Of those laws was to build Up the
people of our own country: ana whenever
advantage of our own citizens. You nay
well expect the republican party t" discern
the opportunity and to meet Win Keen n
teres st the new conditions; If correctly
understand the temper of the Cedar Rapids
convention ana the views OF the eminent
republicans VINO composed me com,tttt o,,
which have already quoted means some, 1,it r.
thing mere than modification Of the tariff
treuties. One of. the mcst striking evidences
of the modern industrial life is tie ten
dency toward combination. The tendency is
not peculiar to the manufactnrcrS nnn cap
italiSts Of tie United States, for 1T has
traced it's lires with clear distnctness In
al the manHf"cinins n1ti9ns nc OF nnro 1sn
accurately define. but which Will DC uluer-
stood when ! say:
duction and distribution. cclcertrarion IS
not Only natural but healthful, for if eff.
fcctive competition renlains the wages or
the laborcr will be increased: the profit of
capital will not be diminished and the con-
s,lmer will pay less for the prcdnct;'
When. however, combination! attempts ate ap[fi
embraced and uses or intends to use the
unlawful and destructive 20" err thus &C.
qured t" arbitrary TX iSo the pce # or .o Ut.
government, ir:perils .he peace ana good
order of society, and inficts: upon the pee.
pie an injustice against which they oush.
to. ard will rebel It does not seem tc me
either wise or logical in order to meet this
evil to put Unfortunately every article
ton upon the free list, for in so doing,
we would a!nihilate many an honest bust
ness ;mpoverish thousands of honest manu-.
facturcrs and cast into idleness an army OF
our best workingnlen. If, however. congress
in looking over the field, finds comInodit.'
or product Which is thus clearly m3nopc'
lied and finds that the tariff which pr"
vents foreign competition is one Of tt'
factors which enables the vicious manu-! !.
cacturer to mairtain the monopoly. then it
is the command Of the Iowa platform, eX'
pressing as | believe it does: the unanimous
Judgment of Iowa republicans. that the
tariff upon snch an article or such con,
modify shall be so reduced or abolished as
to release the American public from the
grasp Of the greedy producer.
II would not have you tefcve that l
regard the revision of the tariff as a remedy
for the ev! of the trust. shall not be able
1pOn this occasion to examine the various
nrODosi1ions which nave been submitted.
looking to the subversion of vicious com,
lnations l can only pause to suggest that
if they are DESTROYED they must he directly
Lot Indirectly. attacked. Tho keenest intel,
lgence and the finest courage OF tile land
are INCREASINGLY at work upon the problem
and failure is impossible.