Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-21
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| DOLLINER, CIrMMINS AND TARIFF
| LeMarS Sentinel
| The speeches of acceptance made by
Congressman Hepburn and Hull when
renominated have occasioned consider
able comment because OF their eNtrem-
| ly radical protection views.
| There has been Il growing sentiment
| in the west for several years that the
tariff was made for America and not
America for the tariff. For this rea
| son under the belief that no special
| schedule is sacred. Iowa republicans
who live in Iowa have seemed to be-
| lieve that it is not incompatible with
an orthodox protection creed to favor
moderate revision of the tariff from
| time to time as changed conditions of
commerce might make 1T desirable.
1t was for this reason and because
of this belief that Iowa republicans
| in the state convention assembled at
Cedar Rapids adopted the following
plank as part of their state platform.
That we stand by the historic policy
of the republican party in giving pro-
for it's ample vindication to the eX-
traordinary rapidity with which our
national resources have been developed
and our industrial and financial indie
pendence secured We favor such
changes in the tariff from time to
time as becomes advisable thru the
progress of our industries and their
changing relation to the commerce OF
the world. We favor such amend
ments to the interstate commerce act
as will more fully carry out its pro-
hibition of discrimination in rate
making, and any modification OF the
tariff schedules that may be required
to prevent their affording shelter to
monopoly"
This was written by Hon. George p.
Roberts. now the director of the
mint, the controlling proprietor of
the Register and Leader, and without
doubt the ablest political economist
of Iowa He was in frequent consul
tation with the president that at that
time the Iowa plank without doubt
exactly represented the Mckinley idea.
The rank and file of Iowa republi-
cans consider Mckinley the best au-
thority on protection.
From Governor Cummins down
there is strong current of Iowa re-
publican sentiment in favor of this
year of practically the same tariff
plank as the one last year adopted at
Cedar Rapids.
The speeches mentioned of the con-
gressmen named are construed by the
Iowa press as radically opposing a
similar plank for the platform of 1902
and also as implied but stringent criti-
cisms of Governor Cummins' Minnea-
polls speech.
The advanced position taken at Min
neapolis by Governor Cummins was
strictly in harmony with the platform
upon which he was selected and 1T was
thoroughly in accord with altho not SO
extreme as the speech made by Sena-
tor j. p. Dolliver before the Iowa legls-
lature when he appeared for hlmseil
and Senator Allison to acknowledge his
own election and that OF his senior col
league.
Senator Dolliver at that time said:
But we are not blind to the fact that
in many lines of industry tariff rates
which in 1897 We're reasonable nave
already become unnecessary and IN
many cases even absurd. They remain
on the statute books, not as a shield
for the safety of domestic labor, put
as q weapon of defense against the
American market place itself. With
out overlooking the dangers ana evils
of a general tariff agitation, L can no,
believe that correction of obvious
defects in the present schedules made
by friends of the law in an open and
business like way, could be disastrous
To any legitimate interest of the people
unless indeed we admit the claim put
forward by some that congress is im-
potent and helpless in the presence OF
these questions"
Senator Dolliver was speaking for
Senator Allison as we'll as for hlmsel1
in this address of acceptance. 1T
would be unreasonable to assume any
other position than that he was Nolc-
ing the sentiments of Senator Alilsoh
because the speech was made Win que
deliberation it having been understood
for several days that Senator DolllNer
would respond for both senators owing
TO the absence of Senator Allison
The report of the speech was read by
Senator Dolliver before it appeared
in the Des Moines morning papers. He
has never repudiated or qualified any
of the sentiments of that speech. Sena-
tor Allison has never sought to modl-
fy or apologize for that tariff re-
duction declaration.
1t is therefore fair to assume that
both senators Allison and Dolliver
we're there and are now in accord with
the tariff utterances of Senator Dol
liver in that January speech.
The statement made by Governor
Cummins at Minneapolis is not so
radical as that of Senator Dolliver be-
cause he advocates changes If neces-
sary" while Senator Dolliver says
have already become unnecessary
tic. Following is the much discussed
extract from Governor Cummins' Min
neapolis speech.
II have long been u most devoted
adherent to the principle of protection
and my zeal for it has increased rather
than diminished with the progress of
time. | believe it has done more for
the dignity of the American laborer
the prosperity of the American pro
Queer and the enrichment of the
American consumer than any policy
which has ever found expression in
our laws, but nevertheless l believe
that the consumer has better right
to competition than the producer has
10 protection. Competition we viii
have, that of our own country pre-
ferred, but that of the world If neces-
sary
1t is apparent that Senator Dollivei