Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-30
says He is MOI the Whole
Thing in Iowa Plat
form.
HE is NO FREE TRADER
Throws a Shell or Two Over Speaker
Henderson's Way-Attributes Utter
ances of Third District Congressman
to Petuancy-Governor interviewed

Des Moines, Sept. Ex-Governor a.
B. Cummins declares that he would, II
he could, assume all responsibility for
the Iowa platform but denies that he
is responsible for it. When shown thel
utterances of Speaker Henderson as toI
why he withdrew from the race for
congress in the third Iowa district,
Governor Cummins said:
IL have read what purports to be al
statement issued by Speaker Hender--
son from Atlantic City. 1t is difficult
for me to believe that it is authentic,
and sincerely hope that it is not au--
thorized 1t is so full of contradic--
lions. petulance and misrepresenta--
tons that it is hard to attribute it to-
a sane man. If it is genuine he is per-
hitting his personal feeling toward me-
to blind him to the truth respecting
the Iowa situation. He seems to think
that | am alone responsible for thel
Iowa platform. | will gladly assumed
the credit for it if could, for believe
in 1t and in every part of it; but 4
was not even a member of the two
conventions which have, without dis
senting voice, adopted the paragraph
over which the controversy has arisen
was simply one of the many thous--
and republicans who favored it and
there are very few republicans in Iowa
who do not now enthusiastically sup
port it.
"a score or more persons heard Mr..
Henderson declare at the recent con-
ference that he could and would give
it his hearty and undivided allegiance
He earnestly asked me to open the
campaign in his district and prompt
ly agreed to do so, and when the in
vitation was given he knew my views
just as we'll as he does now. for l had
restated them in the conference not
more than ten minutes before he so
graciously invited me to spend as
much time as possible in the third dis
trict. / have letter from him written
the very day he published his with.
drawal thanking me for what | was
doing to remove all discomfort among
his constituents.
Remembering these things it must
not be thought strange that look up
on the Atlantic City statement with
the utmost surprise. Every republican
in the state of Iowa who is interested
in the subject knows that | have new
er directly or indirectly advocated free
trade as a remedy for the so-called
trusts. What the platform says, and
what l have tried at various times to
say is this That monopoly, wheth-
, err established by trust partnership
or individual, is not entitled to the
benefit of tariff duties; and that if this
we're the law it would have some eff
feet in preventing the creation of mo-.
nopolies.
G n bI1 n G
of the country that monopolies should
exist, and ambitious men should be in
formed that they cannot have both
monopolies and, the tariff. You can
be sure they will choose the course
most profitable to them If my FRIEND
Henderson can not understand the diff
ference between the proposition have
just stated and the proposition thar
free trade is the remedy for trusts, he
has not greatly profited by his twenty
years in congress.
Il repeat here what I have often
said before. The republicans of this
state are a unit for the principle OF
protection. They have stood for it in
the past and they will stand for it in
the future, and the chief feature of
our platform is that tariff schedules
must from time to time be so changed
that they will accomplish their true
purpose, viz: give to the American
producer the American market at fair
American prices fixed by American
competition.
81 deeply regret that Mr.. Hender--
sons reference to me and his error as
to my views has rendered this inter-
view necessary; but cannot allow a
misapprehension to prevail. l am
fighting for the Iowa platform, and
Whenever it is unjustly assailed |
thall defend it to the best of my abil-.
ity."