Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-29
CURTIS ON IOWA IDEA
Revision Plank Becoming More Popu-
lar as II Is Becoming Better Under-
stood Many of the Eastern Con-
eressmen Are Talking in It's Favor
Comment on Henderson's Action.
Special to Times-ReEublican.

Special to Times-ReEublican.
Clinton, Sept. 29.-Hon. George NJ.
Curtis of this city, who has just re-
turned from the east, where he went to
witness the launching Of the cruiser
Des Moines, Mr.. Curtis and his wife
having been invited guests of Governor
Cummins says the iowa idea" is gain
ing supporters rapidly in the east and
that many men, prominent in political
life, are in accord with the tariff plank
of the Iowa platform, which says If the
tariff shelters monopoly. then change
the schedules so it will no longer be a
shelter. Mr. Curtis says he finds the
idea so popular in the east that he
would not be surprised to see 1t en-
bodied in the next national platform.
In conversation with your correspon-
dent, Mr.. Curtis said:
while in the east met and con-
versed with many OF my former coi-
leagues in congress, and as an inlpor-
tant campaign is now on, naturally the
conversation turned to politics, and es-
pecialy the situation in Iowa. found
Iowa the central pivot around which re-
wolves much that is political, due to the
fact that many men from Iowa are
prominent in national affairs, and also
owing to the fact that from out of the
west, and by this I mean Iowa, has
come new political idea, which, When
better understood, promises to be ex-
ceedingly popular among the great
mass of the people, especially the re-
publicans and more liberal democrats,
who think there should be something
more than a tariff for revenue. and who
are also of the opinion that our manu-
facturers should be protected to an ex-
tent that the American wOrkingman
should be the best paid laboring man on
the face of the earth. A number of men
with whom conversed, whose names
are a household word in all parts Of this
country, but who may not care to be
quoted, stated to me that they could not
find anything Objectionable in the shell
ter plank. Especially was it pointed out
to me that the plank which has been
so misunderstood states that If protec-
ton does shelter monopoly then remove
the tariff on such articles as are shell
tered. However, this does not admit
that the tariff is a shelter to monopo-
lies, but suggests remedy In event
monopolies do flourish under the wing
of protection"
"what do you think of the withdraw
al of Speaker Henderson, and what eff
feet do you think it will have in Iowa,
especially in this and the Third dis
trict?" Mr.. Curtis was asked.
"In reply to your first question will
say am absolutely unable to account
for Mr.. Henderson's action. OF course,
it was a great surprise to me, as had
understood Mr.. Henderson had stated
he would stand on the Iowa platform,
and know he had made arrangements
to open with Governor Cummins and
other prominent politicians the cam
paign in the Third district with a big
rally at Waterloo.
$50 far as the political effect of his
withdrawal is concerned, think there
will be but one, and that will be to
stimulate the republicans. ] believe re-
publicans, generally, are much dis
pleased with the action of Mr.. Hender-