Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-21
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III HUIliE.
voring such changes in the tariff
from time to time as become advisable
thru the progress OF our Industries
ana their changing relations TO the
commerce OF the world
Ii is further plainly evident that
criticisms of Governor Cunnins tor MS
tariff utterancos are open to censure ol
the sentiments expressed by Senator
Dolliver when he pledged his services
TO the legislature which had elected
him.
The allegation that Iowa republic
cans must repudate their tariff utter
lance of last year in order to be in mar
mony with the Iowa delegation at
Washington will not stand, because
Senator Dolliver is Il much more I'M
portant member of the Iowa delegation
than some of the members OF the
lower house. and his position would be
endorsed by the re-adoption of the
Cedar Rapids plank.
If there is any lining up of forces
in the party at the republican state con-
vention the progressive members of
the party will be in good company with
Roberts, Dolliver and Cumnins, even
Liz there should be d few members of
THE Iowa delegation who desire to re-
pudiate the traiff plank of last year.
Iowa republican is not in favor of side
stepping or backsliding. Present in
dications are that substantially the
Cedar Rapids plank, on the trusts and
III lac, a cd
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THE TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF.
ITama Herald.l
The republican state convention will
be held at Des Moines two weeks from
today. The nomination of candidates
will arouse much interest but the MAX
ing of the platform Will be the real
event of the day. There Will be some
heated discussions when the committee
on resolutions meets and it is possible
the differences of opinion may be car
ried to the floor of the convention. On
the general political issues of the day
Iowa republicans are a unit, except as
TO the phraseology of the planks bear
ing on the trusts and on the tariff as
lit effects trusts.
The Herald has no hesitation in eX
pressing it's conviction that Iowa re-
publicans should speak plainly on both
questions. They should declare eternal
warfare on combinations of capital de-
signed to prevent competition and thus
raise the cost of living that capitalists
already large profits may be increased
The republican party in Iowa should
go even further. 1t should demand the
reduction or removal of tariff duties on
goods produced by the trusts and in the
manufacture of which competition to
the trusts has been stifed. 1t should
demand the removal of tariff duties all
together on such goods as are produced
by the trusts and sold abroad at lower
prices than those at which they are
sold in the United States.
The protective tariff was designed
for two purposes Cd 90 raise funds to
meet governmental expenses and CD to
protect American industries from the
competition of underpaid foreign work
ingmen. When the time comes that
an aggregation of capitalists such as
those in control of the steel trusts alb
solutely throttle competition and levy
an unwarranted tax on the industries
of the nation it is time that the pro-
lection feature, as far as they are con-
cerned, be eliminated from the tariff
schedule.
Within few years the tariff laws
now in force will be largely changed.
If they an be changed so as to prevent
the trust from longer posing as high
waymen levying tribute on the Ameri-
can consumer the people Will see that
such changes are made.
Republicans who attend conventions
and assist in formulating the party
creed should see to it that when
changes in the tariff are made they are
made by republican congressman and
senators.
The protective tariff should be
amended by its friends. To secure that
result its friends need only to speak
plainly, definitely and courageously.
REGRET OVER RuMPLE'S CASE
TWaterloo Courier1
Dave Brant. of the Iowa City Re-
publican spent Sunday and the early
Part of today in Waterloo visiting rel
;,tives. Mr.. Brant says the most impor-
tant event in this section of the state
in a long time is the declination of
Congressman Rumple to again be n
candidate for the position. He says
when the word was received from Mr.
Rumple that he had determined te
Withdraw his name from consideration
that a feeling of sorrow swept over the
whole district, because it was generally
known that the congressman was suf-
fcring from Il cancer, and this deter
mination on his part seemed to acn
centuate the danger from the malig-
nant growth. Mr.. Brant says Con-
gresham Rumplc has made Il most eN-
cellent representative of The interests
of the people OF the Second district at
Washington. He has not developed
as AN orator, but his work has counted.
and he would have been renominated
and re-elected without any trouble had
he felt able to make the race. So fan
as MIR. Brant knew there had been no
action taken i'm the district in an eff
fort to agree on a candidate as Mr.
Rumple's successor.
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