Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-17
CUMMINGS AND QUARELS.

Two distinguished western men
Governor Cummins OF Iowa and SEN
ator Quarles OF Wisconsin in
vited to speak at the annual banquet
OF the Merchants and Bankers associ-
alton OF Boston. Governor Cummins
prepared speech on " Foreign Com
merce," but on account Of sickness In
his family was unable to deliver 1t in
person. The speech was read at the
banquet, however, and has been widely
published. For one who holds that
protection is generally necessary to
the prosperity Of the country, Gov
ernor Cummins makes u strong argu-
ment for reciprocity. He considers 1t
sheer folly for the republican party to
"stand pat" on the tariff question,
and says so In good, strong words.
The following Is one good passage
from his Boston address:
q deprecate the habit OF shivering,
into which we are In danger Of falling.
Why should the business interests of
the United States be taught to tremble
whenever II Is proposed to modify
trade regulations along the lines of
greater home production? The boyle
OF industrial depression and unsettled
commercial conditions has been CAR
ried up and down the country, first by
timorous souls who never took step
forward In their lives, followed by u
corps OF men who have all they want
and more than they deserve, and when
ever IL Is suggested that we can per-
petuate the prosperity we have and
Increase II with our expanding capac-
ity, the chorus Is Sh-h-h-hl do not
wake up the sleeping power of the
people, for they have not sense enough
TO say what Is true and what Is right
g refuse to believe that our indus
trial and commercial structure rests
upon n foundation so insecure. ! re-
fuse To believe that there Is so utterly
n want OF confidence In the wisdom OF
congress that u proposition to amend
our schedules or negotiate u trade
treaty would terrify our producers;
but II we must either stand still or
have n spasm, still say, Move on. >
Senator Quares was present at the
banquet and spoke on "Chambcrlain's
Revolution" which, no predicts, will
ultimately be successful. He made the
great mistake OF trying to justify the
policy OF high tariff taxation, both rs
II applies TO the United States and as
II would apply to England should the
Chamberlain new departure scheme be
adopted. But he mixed some wisdom
with the unwisdom which generally
pervaded throughout his remarks. In
closing Senator Quarles said:
"Sooner or later Chamberlain will
be successful aud free trade, rs an In
ternational policy, will lose its last
and most faithful adherent.
Then he told his hearers not to be
Respondent, and pointed out what he
thought would be the very present
helps Of the American people In the
time of trouble to come through the
closing OF their greatest foreign mar
ket. Chief among those helps he
named unequalled natural resources;
the greas otapes Of "corn and cotton,
absolute free trade among tho states,
and unrestricted competition Mt home;
the best machinery and tho most cum
ming operatives; and American gon-
ius. +" Every advocate Of tariff tax
reduction has long considered these
the grand sources Of our prosperity;
but It Is surprising, and encouraging,
too, to hear " high tariff taxer making
much OF them The redeeming part of
the address Of Senator Quarles Is his
admission that all our national bless
ings do not now from our protective
policy, But no man so welded to the
harmful doctrines OF commercial re-
striction ought to represent the great
state OF Wisconsin In the United
States senate,