Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-27
cummins Gently Points Out the
Speakers Gross and Petulant
Inconsistency
RECALLS HIS FORMER ACTION
The Governor Replies to the Speakers
Attempt to Blame Him for the Lat
tors FooIshness--RecalIs Hender-
sons Approval of the Platform at
Des Moine. Conference.
ecial to Times-Republlcan.


Des Moines, Sept Ex-Governor
Cummins has given to the press the fol-
lowing interview regarding Henderson,
statement from Atlantic City:
Il have just read what purports to be
a statement issued by Speaker Hender-
son from Atlantic City. 1t is difficult
and sincerely hope that 1t is not
authorized. 1t is.sO full Of contradic-
lions, petulance and Misrepresentation
that it is hard to attribute it to a sane
man. If 1t is genuine he is permitting
his personal feeling toward me to blind
him to the truth respecting the Iowa
situation. He seems to think that am
alone responsible for the Iowa platform.
I will gladly assume the credit for 1t II
I could, for I believe in it and in every
part OF it; but was not even a member
OF the two conventions which have,
without a dissenting voice, adopted that
paragraph over which the controversy
has arisen. I was simply one of many
thousand republicans who favored 1t,
and there are very few republicans in
Iowa who do not now enthusiastically
support it.
"a score or more persons heard Mr..
Henderson declare at the recent con-
ference that he could and would give 1T
his hearty and. undivided allegiance. He
earnestly asked me to open the CAM
paign in his district and I promptly
agreed to do so, and when the invitation
was given he knew my views just as
we'll sis he does now, for had restated
them in the conference not more than
ten minutes before he so graciously in
vited me to- spend as much time as pos
sible in the Third district. 1have a let
ter from him written the very day he
published his withdrawal thanking me
for what was doing to remove all dis
content among his constituents.
Remembering these things, it must
not be thought strange that ! look upon
the Atlantic City. statement with the
utmost surprise. Every republican In
tie state OF Iowa who is interested in
tn subject knows that have never
directly or indirectly advocated free
trade as a remedy for the so-called
trusts. What the platform says, and
what ] have tried at various to say. is
this: That a monopoly, whether estab-
lished by q trust partnership or indi-
Iidus.l, Ia not entitled to the benefit of
tariff duties; and that II this We're the
Jaw It would have, some effect in pre-
venting the creation of trusts.
ut is not necessary to the business of
the country that monopolies shall ex-
ist, and ambitious men should be in
formed that they can not have both
monopolies and the tariff. You can
sure they will choose the course most
profitable to them. II my friend Hen
derson can not understand the differ
ence between the proposition have
Just stated and the proposition that
free trade Is the remedy for trusts, he
has not created profited by his twenty
years in congress.
Irepeat here what have often said
before. The republicans Of this state
are a unit for the principle of protec-
ton. They have stood for 1t in the
past ANDY they VIII 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 pur-
pose. viz: give to the American pro-
Queer the American market at fair
American prices fixd by American COM
petition.
II deeply regret that Mr.. Henderson's
reference to me and his error as to my
views has rendered this interview nee
essary; but can not allow a misappre-
hension to prevail. am fighting for
the Iowa platform, and whenever 1t is
uriustly assailed / shall defend it to the
very best of my ability"