The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-16
THE REPu5LIcAN FOG.

A THICK POLITICAL FOG seems to
Il be hanging over the great state
OF Iowa these days. Since Speaker
Henderson refused a denomination for
congress because he feared the Iowa
Republicans are inimical to the trusts.
the Republican party in Iowa has been
tossed about like a rudderless ship in
typhoon. Every leader Is trying to
steer the vessel In a different direction,
and the result is disaster TO the COM
mon sailor men.
They don't know whittier they are
drifting. they don't know which captain
10 obey. for each captain proclaims
himself the only true captain. Hear
what they say. and then wonder. If
yoa can, at the confusion which must
reign In the mind of the average Iowa
Republican. Sa.d Senator Allison in
opening the campaign at Mason city
some days ago:
1 might give many Illustrations OF how
| insignificant Is the part the tariff plays
| as respects great combinations Of cap.-
/ tai. and how puerile Is the remedy pro-
! posed for the destruction OF all trusts
/ BY placing trust-made articles on the free
! list ] think Il may be said truthfullv
that more OF the trusts would be bene-
/ fitted by the removal OF the, tariff than
would be Injured. The cure for the trust
evil Is Of far deeper significance and re-
duiTes moro potential remedies. That
they viii be found l do not doubt The
only remedy proposed by the Democrats IS
political, and 10 seeks by indireetion TO
i attack the policy OF protection.
At a recent conference of Iowa Re
publican leaders Governor Cummins
said:
y Is time for plain speaking. and I give
notice here and now that ] am going 70
I take an active part in this campaign and
1 that am going 20 give great prominence
I 10 this issue. We Republicans OF Iowa
are all pFotectonists. We are radical pro-
tectonists. but VIC insist that the tarl.i
must be removed on articles in which
/ monopoly has been esta hlished. We call
! upon congress to place legislative Obsta-
/ cles IN the way OK the tendency of mod
| ern combinations 10 destroy competition,
! Competition IL the fundamental law 0i
| indUstrialism. and Ne are not willing o.
have the tariff used IN IhrOttling OF per-
I petuating u. That Is what our platform
] means when il SAWS no sheltering OF mo-
I nopoly, and that platform Is rot 10 De
renudiaIed. Ii stands. and we stand upon
people 10 know u.
Ard now comes Senator Deliver with
there remarks:
/ The tariff n 1897 is in many oarticu-
/ lars unsuitable 70 the conditions of 1892
/ For wears we have been telling the peo-
| ole that We would do something toward
l broadening trade by means OF reciprocity
/ treaties. VIC have had power in al
4 branches OF the government. bat wee have
! done nothing. one or two men in tbs
/ senate have defeated every treaty, ane
1 say they viii XIII everything OF the sort
! The Republican party has got TO stop q
I lot Of It's conversation OF take ~ thect
| treaties and some OF the tariff sch~tl-
I ulcs and Do something toward satisfying
i public expectations. IL is not surprising
I that the pec9te are little weary ol
] promises. The Republican party on TIL.
| question Is Ike a ship with all sail sci
| and anchored fast II Is time to take ii
the sail or nuh in the anchor.
The Herald Is 10th TO charge Senator
Allison with insincerity. bat il would
be compelled to lose much OF its admi-
ration for that really able public man Il
/ 1t believed he really thinks the re-
moval of the tariff on articles that COM
pete with rrust-made goods would not
remedy the trust evil Nor does The
Herald believe Senator Allison can sub.
stantiate his statement that many
trusts would benefit by a removal OF
the tariff on their output.
However. We shall not attempt to ad.
wise the Iowa voters as TO which gen.
erai they must follow. We cannot re-.
frain from suggesting. though. that II
they really want to bring about IN.
reforms they declare for in their stats
platform they will be obliged 10 vote
the Democratic ticket.