Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-10
"mosopoL,es" AND "MuGwuMPs.

estly striving to discuss the polnt dt
issue. We are particularly sorry that
q naner like the Des Moines Capital
should resort to the cheap cry OIL
"mugwump" in replying to the T.-R. $
criticism of it's attitude toward the
tariff plank in last years republican
platform. Such argument so bellttles
discussion of an important subject that
ii makes us ashamed of our opposition.
We could excuse the charge In Editor
Brant, for we had perhaps. been TOO
severe on him and opened up Old Sores
but Mr.. Young has had no occasion to
begin calling names. which contain not
scintilla of justification in truth. He
should remember how silly those anu
Cummins campaign badges, Republic
anism Without Democratic Dictatlon,
appeared to him at the Cedar Rapids
convention, when he. for the time being,
was a Cummins man. Why he has since
changed is a matter personal 10 MT.
Young and his particular kind of re-
oublicanism. Well admit that there
are some brands of republicanism who'll
ly unknown to our political conscience.
But if it is an act of "mugwumpery'
for the T.-R. to defend last years re-
publican platform and we are to be
scoffed aside as not of the true blue
republicanism that SO enthrals the
rresence of men like Murphy, Raymond
q. al. what is to become of such men
as A. B. Funk, George NJ. Curtis,
Thomas A. Cheshire, Joe NJ. Junkin,
George E. Roberts and NJ. l.. Temple,
whose names. as we remember them,
were all signed to that platform as
members Of the committee on resolu-
tons which reported it to the Cedar
Rapids convention? Are Funk and
Roberts and the Hon. George d. Per-
kins all "mugwumps," too, for defend
ing this republican platform in their
rapers? If so the T.-R. is proud to be-
long to such ''mugwump" party and
Mr.. Young's intended insult will be
taken as compliment.
However aside from personalities,
the efforts of such advocates as the
CAPITAL to convince the public that
there is no trust question will prove Of
no avail. We are tempted to preface
our remarks with the opening para
s,raph of a Perkins editorial, ITO con-
found our protective system with all
existing tariff rates has not the merit
Of honest debate" and this would an
swer the major portion of Mr.. Young's
nizes more clearly the great value OF
protective tariffs than the T.-R. or the
men who wrote the Cedar Rapids plat
form. Marvellous industrial Develop
ment and trade supremacy are unques-
tionably direct results Of protective
tariffs. but the high protectionist has
never contended that 1t was good for all
OF us to allow monopolies to be created
for few. It is mere sophistry to talk
of monopoly being given by protect
i've tariffs to all America as against
European competition. why, bless our
dear souls, the tinplate industry is now
an American monopoly, and 1t was built
up by the protective tariff; take away
the tariff and the monopoly would dis
appear and the tinplate industry would
This is one of Lafes tricks. He knows
that monopolies in the common and
dictionary sense of the word are en-
joyed by individuals, companies or cor
porations. 1t follows that those who are
in on the monopoly are usually bene-
fitted at the expense of the other fellow,
80 II LATE intends to discuss his So
called "monopolies," which the protect
i've tariff has given to all America, citi-
zens Of this country will not complain,
for we will all be in on the benefits of
ouch monopoly. LATE evades the mo-
ropoly of the trust or billion dollar
corporation mentioned in the language
Of the platform.
The word monopoly used in the
platform refers to the monopoly of a
beef trust if one great corporation
should be found controlling the entire
beef Industry with power to extort from
the public by arbitrary prices. or to n
print paper trust that should own all
the print paper mills in the country
and, because protected from Canadian
competition by a tariff schedule should
levy toll from every American publish
er. or to a billion dollar steel trust that
owns practically all the steel mills of
the country and often charges so per
cent more for steel billets in this coun-
try than in foreign markets.
This trust question is very serious
one as explained by President Roose-
Welt, It is essential for the consumer
that we have competition, "at home
preferred or from the world if neces
sary," as declared by Governor Cum
MINIS No one is arguing for free trade
To the detriment of American industry,
hut the protective tariff advocate has
always claimed that high tariffs would
stimulate competition at home among