Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06
Governor Cummins Discusses
Its Bearing on Tariff Ques-
ton In United States
BRoADENs AND ENLARaEs ISSUE
Adoption of Tariff System by England
May Bring New Elements to Con-
slider In American Fiscal Policy
Allison to Discuss the Subject at
Clinton Saturday.

| Des Moines, Oct. 6.-No person In
the state has been more deeply inter-
| ested in the news from London as tc
| the attitude Of the British govern
ment on the tariff question than Gov
A. b. Cummins. He read the account
of what Premier Balfour had done with
| a great deal of satisfaction and in his
address during the remainder Of the
political campaign in Iowa he will
quote therefrom and refer to the
changed attitude of Great Britain at
every meeting. The speech Of Mr..
Balfour outlining ne a, 'tude of the
British government, said Gov. Cum
minis, was no great SURPRISE to me.
l was prepared to learn that Great Bri-
tain, after many years of clinging
blindly to the theories of Golden in the
face of changing commercial relations
for all the world, finds it necessary to
adopt the American system of protec-
tive tariff for the protection of the in
dustries of the tight little island. The
only wonder is that this new light has
been SO long kept hid. Now that the
statesmen of Great Britain have come
to their senses and have broken away
from traditions which have long been
a hindrance to the nation, we expect
that the tariff question in its aspects as
a great world question, RELAXED to the
markets Of the whole world and to the
conditions whi, h prevail In all the ma
tionS and all tn colonies and all coun-
tries, viii be i. ,mediately brought to
the front as tn, one leading topic of
political discussion thruout the civil
lied world. / believe the action of
Great Britain means the firm estab
iishment of protection as the policy
of all the civilized nations. 1t makes
impossible any free trade onslaught
on our protective system. At the same
time IL means that we must make use
OF the protective tariff weapons we
hay. TO light for on. industrial ex
istence and prosperity It greatly
broadens and enlarges the tariff ques-
tion-the very thing I have been con-
tending for and talking about for a
long time"
1t is learned here that in his open
Hvered next Saturday at Clinton Sena-
tor Allison will discuss this new phase
Of the tariff question quite freely. A
friend and ad,nirer of the senator stat
ed last evening his belief that Allison
will take up this new question from
the standpoint of lifelong protection
ist and give the republicans of the
state and the nation new idea of what
may be done IN the way Of reaching
out for the markets of the world and
making use of high protective tar
iff to fight the battles of the CONNER
cial world Senator Allison of all the
Iowa delegation In congress-" said he,
is best able to discuss this subject
without fear Of criticism. We may
expect a clear statement from him
as to what 1t means for US. He will in
dicate the advantages we have and the
manner by which thru reciprocal ar
rangements or by legislative enact
ments we may open new markets for
our products and yet maintain our po-
sition on the protection principle. In
short, 1t lies with Senator Allison now,
IL he will only do it, to give the an
swer back to Premier Balfour which
will draw the lines of battle in the
greatest commercial eight Of the cen
turies."
The Des Moines members Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
have gone to Davenport to attend the
annual meeting where Mrs. Fairbank,
the president general of the organiza-
ton. will meet the Iowa members. 1t
is expected that at this meeting there
will be plans laid fer making a con-
certed movement on the Legislature to
secure appro priations for the marking
of graves of revolutionary soldiers who
lie buried in unmarked graves in Iowa.
The grave of William Blair, at Round
Prairie, Des Moines county, has been
properly marked by his decendents and
the citizens OF Granite Point, Linn
county, have marked the grave of John
Osborne, who lies buried there. The
last legislature appropriated 5000 with
which monument has been erected to
Charles Shepherd at Mt. Pleasant
Now it is desired that the Legislature
shall, make an appropriation for the
marking of the grave of Timothy
Brown, in Washington county, and
Charles Perkins in Lee county, these
graves not being appropriately mark
ed. 1t is also the belief of some of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
that there are possibly some other SOL
;diers lying buried in Iowa. 1t is claim
ed that one Mckinley, buried in Lucas
county, was a soldier of the revolution,
but the record has not been proved up.
II is also claimed in Burlington by the
d. A. r. that soldier of the revolu
ton lies buried there Undoubtedly
there will be a bill favored to mark
all these graves of the soldiers of the
revolution by state provision.
There is being prepared for the use
Of the schools of Iowa, under the di-
rection of the Iowa department. OF edu-
cation, q complete leaflet on the sub
ieot of the history of Iowa, as related
to the Louisiana purchase. for spec
ial day December Is next In honor of
the Tooth anniversary Of the day when
Louisiana was turned over to the Unit
ed States. The actual transfer of SOW
ereignty took place Dec. 90 but that
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