The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26

Secretary Shaw and Speaker
Henderson Said to Be
Opposed.

Washington, July 26.-The Iowa .repub-
llican state convention, set for next week,
is attracting the interest Of politicians in
Washington because it is expected that
a determined movement viii be put under
way to commit the Iowa party to "a sep
cihc declaration for tariff revision 1t is
important to note that from a republican
point Of view the situation in Iowa is
pretty much 1.-The counterpart of that in
dominant issues which threaten factional
troubles in Wisconsin are local, while in
Iowa they are national.
A parallel. however, can be drawn be-
tween party conditions in these two great
republican stronghoIds OF the central
more easily understood. Such a parallel
shows that Governor Cummins of, Iowa
sustains relations to the national lead
ers of his state that are similar to the re-
rlations Of Governor La Toilette and the
national leaders of Wisconsin. What the
Wisconsin governor is to Senator Spoon
er and Postmaster General Payne, the
Iowa governor is to Senator Allison,
Speaker Henderson and Secretary Shaw.
The only difference is that Governor
Cummins' contention has an immediate
and direct bearing on the one national
issue of overshadowing Importance, the
tariff; while Governor La Follette's deals
with questions that pertain strictly to the
economic policy of his state government
but which 1t is admitted at the same time
may, at no distant day, find their way
into the national party in his own state.
ionL hon
first elected to the accomplishment of cer-
tain reforms. .-,-E.
Both governors belong to the, class of
officials in high places who conceive it to
be their party duty to keep republicanism
completely in touch with what to them
appears to be the advanced ideas that are
growing steadily and relentlessly In popu-
larity. With Governor La Toilette 1t is
reform of state taxation; with Governor
CuInrnins 1t As reform revision of the
tariff. To this he pledged himself two
years ago. al - - ~.
At that time 1t was said he was strong
enough to have forced into the Iowa plat
form q tariff revision plank but he was
dissuaded from this by Senator Allison,
Speaker Henderson, Senator D0lliHer,
Secretary Shaw, Representative Lacey,
Representative Hepburn and other mem
bers of the powerful congressional dele
\ cation OF Iowa The claim is made that
platform two years ago because the men
| whose names are here given promised
! him that, they would join him at this
years convention in his efforts to place
the party in the lead in the movement
for a radical but careful revision of the
Dingley tariff schedules to meet what
those who think as Governor Cummins
| thinks consider changed industrial and
commercial. conditions, not only. in the
United States but Throughout the world: :
| Now, however, Messrs.. Henderson and
| Secretary Shaw are said to oppose the
Cummins plan. They will go to the con-
vention determined to defeat it. Secre-
! tary Shaws position is understood to be
emba arrassing to the president, who is at
heart a revisionist. It is considered not
unlikely, therefore, In order to counter
| act whatever influence against the move
ment Secretary Shaw's intfmat e connec-
tion with the nationaK administration may
| have, that Governor Cunmn1ins will in
| duce some other recognized representa-
| tive of the president to give out an au-
thorized statement embodying the views
and wishes of Mr.. Roosevelt on the ques-
tion involved. If this is done 1t will be
taken as keynote in the congressional
! campaign by every tariff revision republi-
can candidate and as the principal officials
| of the republican congressional campaign
committee are strong advocates of reyi-
|
part it is believed that Chairman Bah
cock and Vice Chairman Hull can be de-
pended on to bring their influence to bear
on the president in behalf of Governor
Cummins' proposition and utilize the re-
suit thus obtained in their work to con-
tinue the republican control of congress
The republican leaders in Washington
for the reasons her given are therefore
| keeping their eys on Iowa and thy con-
cede that while it is, of course, possible
for Governor Cumnlins and his follow
ers to meet defeat in their battle at the
state convention next week, nevertheless,
tn vast Significance of the movement can
not be ignored. They point out that it is
| of singular Importance to bear In mind
that the movement for tariff revision is
started in what Is perhaps the most thor
ough and; typicalt republican state in the
union and at a time when national pros
perity is at high tide and the confidence
of the nation in the administration is
strong. 1t is argued that If tariff. revi-
sion sentiment has taken root in Iowa it
will grow and spread out over all repub-
lican sections of the country in short or
/ der and that the sooner the party mana
gers give to this fact It's due Importance
the better it will be for the party and the
country.
i WV. Jermane.