Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
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tShlu VI all ltS IlltIllpeES lldNS uecu luo
recipients of kilograms sent to them
by or on behalf of the greatest mon
opoly in the country, ordering-not re-
questing or urging, but orderlng-them
to cast their votes against bills obnoX-
ious to that monopoly, of what stuff Is
1t made? There was once Senate of
the United States OH nine of whoss
members no such imputation as this
could have rested for single day
without proving their Indignant de-
mand for full investigation.-New
York World.
The "Iowa Idea"
Governor Cummins, of Iowa, who
believes that the tariff shelters trusts.
has been in Washington, at the re-
quest Of President Roosevelt, to try
and arrange that the tariff issue shall
not be too prominent in the campaign
In Iowa this fall. Governor Cummins
and number Of Congressman prom
Used the voters at the last election that
the Republicans would revise the tar
if, so that 1t would not shelter the
trusts, but the Republican majority in
Congress voted against that PROPOSE
ton, which was offered by the Demo
Gratis. Iowa Republican voters and
those who believe with them. in other
States, feel that they have been fooled
and there is considerable danger OF
their revolving Mt the stand pat pro-
gram that the protectionists have
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Roosevelt has Joined with the stand
patters" on the tariff issue and 1t will
be interesting to watch developments.
Will the President convert Cummins,
or will the latter convince Mr.. Roose-
welt that the Iowa idea" Is the only
salvation Of the Republican party? II
the Republicans of Iowa again declare
in their platform this fall that the tar
If shelters the trusts it will be an en-
barrassment to the trainers of the
national platform in 1904. The effort
is now evidently being made to fool
the people again by such an adroit
wording Of the platform that both
sides can claim victory.
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Some years ago, Mr.. Havemeyer. the
experienced sugar trust magnate, In
giving evidence on the combines and
monopolies before the Industrial Com
mission, said the tariff was the mother
of trusts. Last and the year before
the Republican platforms of Iowa de-
clared that the tariff shelters monop-
oily. Both these high Republican au-
thorities have not been needed by the
majority party in Congress In fixing up
the trust-busting legislation. In the
House Of Representatives an amend
ment to the Llttlefield bill was offered
/ by the Democrats. placing certain trust
products on the free list; it was voted
down by the Republicans.
i 1t is thus plain that those Republi-
| cans who favor the revision of the tar
if can look for no relief from their
own party. The leaders who control
the Republican party and dominate
| Congress are so under obliga ions to
/ the combines that they one and all
approve Senator Hanna's slogan,
Stand pat" The two or three Re
publican Congressman who really ia.
vor reduction of duties and some 9th.
ers who pretend they want it do not
vote as they made their constituents
believe they would. or the amendment,
noted above, would have been adopted.
The Republican party is evidently
not to be trusted on either the tariff or
trust issues.