Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-03

manner in which the government has car
ried it's declarations. toward Cuba. and Tor
the manner in which 1t has dealt with
Porto Rico and the Philippines, the repuh-
lican party must hold Itself answerab!e
to the people of the United States.
constitution, the United States put into ex-
ecLtion temporary provisional govern
inent, intended solely to protect life. liberty
and property, rntii the Cubans could act
have never heard the plan censnred; IL Is
not possible to examine 1t in detail, but
! assert without fear Of opposition that
has more Justice Sd
duced more prosperity in the island OF
Cuba than the Cubans ever before knew,
firmly believe that when the impartial his.
torlan, shall come to prepare the annals OF
America, he will 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 OF the I'm
portaaee of the islands in connection With
our affairs in China, Mr.. Cummins said In
part:
Il cannot conceive OF man whose view
Of the rightful powers of government is so
narrow rs to question the ACCESSIBILITY os
the Uulted States taking a hand in affair.
SO vital to the growth and prosperity OF
, s own xoi NH aro nere r n th ,oirht
demand of the American farmer, merchant
manufacturer and laborer to preserve
fair field and no favor in the ports of China.
With the Philippines we have the power TO
enforce orr reasonable demands. With them
we hold the key TO the problem. without
the philippines, we are driven to barren
negotiations or impossible war. i look upon
the coincidence OF New China and our ac-
QUESTION of the PhiliI pines as one of tn j.
proyidences Of the Almighty, interposed for
the maintenance Of our pre-eminence anong
the nations of the earth. l reDeat that !
know not what tie shall eventually bind
MS to these islands In the rolf Pacific
sea, bot l do know that so long as we are
struggling with Europe for a place In the
commerce. Of China, there will be :Ameri,
can territory in the Philippine islands, and
American harbors along their shores"
The Tariff Revision.
After quoting the plank in the republican
platform which demands revision OF the
tariff. Mr.. Cunmins said:
This declaration Is worthy of more than
casual thought. 1t is another evidence
that the republican party does not blindly
and that II Is always Natchful for the in
terests of the people. Protection to the
American manufacturer. the American
farmer and 10 the American workingmau.
principle of our organization. 1t must not
be assumed that because the Iowa platforrl
Of 1901 suggests modification of the duties
upon Imports, that we yield hairs
breadth In our adherence to the principle
which has inspired the tariff laws of which
the republican party Is the author Ihe
SchtlHI lhpuIHL VI an ldilh NHhsllli'i'
enacted by republican congresses, and APP
proved by republican presidents, has been
to preserve the American manufacturer,
farther and artisan from destructive and
enable the American producer Go open up
and develop the bountiful resources of his
own country, 10 pay his employees COCO
wages and TO sell his product at fair
rrotit in our own markets. MY faith In
the principle and my enthusiasm for its
results have rather increased than diminish
al N,FfN h 0ftKNA fAa-I fKsfgal ID
believe that the United States, without the
benehcent protection which has been
thrown around her by the patriotic Wis
dom OF whig, and afterward republican
craftsmanship. would be lnnGuishing in oh.
scmity instead Of sitting in proud dstinc.
ton at the very head of the table around
which gathers the council of nations. IL
must be remembered, however. that the
spirit of those laws was to build mp the
people of our own country, ana whenever
they can be modified or abro9ated to the
advantage of our own citizens, you may
well expect the republican party to discern
the opportunity and TO meet with keen in
tert st the new conditions. If | correctly
understand the temper of the Cedar Rapids
republicans VINO composed the committee on
resolutions, the paragraph OF our platform
which | have already quoted means some
thing more than modification of the tariff
In proper Instances through reciprocal
treaties. One of the most striking evidences
of the modern industrial life Is TIE ten
not peculiar to the manufacturers and cap
italists OF the United States, for it has
traced Its lines with clear distinctneSs In
all the manufacturing nations of Euron-
Within certain limits, which no man can
accurately define, but which will be under
stood Wien ] say:
duction and distribution. concentration Is
not only natural but healthful, for IL ef.
feetlye competition remains the wages OF
the laborer will be increased: the. profit OF
ntt will ,Aaf ha mil ~ cd nd
sdmer will pay less for the prodlct.'
When, however. combination attempts
or atteins practical monopoly In the hc!d
embraced and uses or intends to use the
unlawful and destructive power thus ac-
quired to arbitrarily fix the price Of It's
PRODUCTS, 1t becomes the enemy OF good
government inpeTis .he peace and good
order of society, and inhicts upon the PEG
pie an Injustice against which they ough.
to, ard will rebel. t does not seem to me
either wise or logical in order to meet this
evil to put Unfortunately every article
which may he produced by such comhlna'
ton upon the free list. for in so doing,
we would ahrihilate many an honest busl-
ness, .mpoyerish thousands of honest manu-
facturers and cast into idleness an army OF
cur best workingmen. If, however. congress
In looking over the nelA, finds commodity
CT n product Which Is thus clearly monopc'
lied, and finds that the tariff which pre-
vents foreign competitlon Is one of tts
factors which enables the vicious manu-
sactuer to maintain the monopoly, then II
Is the commend of the Iowa platform, cx,
pressing as believe 1t does, the unanimous
Judgment of Iowa republicans, that the
tariff upon s'ich 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.
81 would not have yeu believe that
regard the revision of the tariff as remedy
for the evil of the trust. shall not be able
upon this occasion to examine the various
propositions which have been submitted.
looking to the subversion Of viciors com
1 4 uaf i n "a
il they are DESTROYED they must lie directly
Lot Indirectly. attacked. The keenest intel
llgence and the finest courage OF the land
are INCREASINGLY at work upon the problem
and fii!hre Is lnpnSSlhe.
Railroad and State Taxes.
TO the question of taxation, Mr.. Cummlns
devoted considerable time, and made his
position plain. He said In pare:
II would, however, regard my duty rs
but partially performed IL / eft YOU WITT
ont some reference 10 a subject which both
PARTIES have thought TO be of sufficient
Importance to receive special attention In
Des Moines, refer broadly to the suit
ject OF taxation, Happily there is srb
stantlally no difference between the utter
ances Of tho two parties respecting thia
matter. ! say, happily, because the ques
tons growing out of the subject ought
never to become partisan questions, and
sincerely hope they never will. We should
have. and believe Will have, the combined
wisdom and experience of the men of al!
parties in considering the subject without
the prejudice and colorng inevitably at
tending the settlement of party issues. Roth
parties declare that taxntlon should be-
Uniform and equitable, and that the In
dlvidual. the copartnershir and corporation
should bear their Just proportion Of the
should pay their just share of the ex
p,.nscs made necessary by the operation o.
government. a ac orr to the value q the
atoms in this respect are mere axion,s CON
corning which there can be no disputr
and therefore are rot valuable is a guide
to the action Of either the legislative or
executive branch of the state government.
They are significant, However, from another
point OF view. They Indicate that the PEG
pie are not wholly satisfied with the law ns
Ii NOW exisIs. and ileY will fnrnlsh an