Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17

spirit. In perfect good temper and in
the spirit of fairness and reason he
answered and refuted those who have
Iprofessed to find democratic doctrine
in the two last state platforms of the
party. He made clear his purpose of
tstanding for reaffirmation of the shell
ter plank" in substance if not in Ian
guage.
i To this extent we are with him. We
believe the shelter plank has behind it
the authority of party utterances in the
| past, and that IL 1t lacked the authority
OF precedent it would still be a proper
lutterance for progressive and reason
able party because 1t has reason be-
hind it. We do not. however, quite sub
scribe to Gov. Cummins' latest defini-
ton of it,
tDes Moines Capital.l
The criticism that will be made to
the governors speech Is that he is going
against the national policy of the party.
The governor knows that the repub-
| lican party has no intention of taking
UP the tariff schedules or the recipro-
city treaties previous to the presiden-
tial election. and yet he persists in his
agitation for tariff changes, and de-
| nounces those who disagree With him,
| m unmeasured terms.
/ [Cedar Rapids Republican,
sThe speech which was made by the
| governor as the keynote" relies for
| what public notice 1t has attracted up
on certain yelled attacks on the Ding
| ley tariff. These attacks are in the
form of insinuations. The governor,
on the face of his speech. says some
bold things. but they are SO ephemeral
! in reality that when they are analysed,
there is nothing to them. The COVER
nor has evidently played some poker
with ameteurs.
| fSioux City Journal.l
Sioux City Journal: The Polk county
| convention speech of the governor all
in all, is not bad republication. The
| spirit and purpose represented in II
| represent the spirit and purpose Of
Iowa republicans, and, 1t is to be hoped,
! the spirit and purpose of republicans
generally. Questions of expediency are
| always something apart Men may diff
| fer as to ways and menas. Govern or
| Cummins is entitled to the freedom
| of other men devoted to the service
of the country and the welfare of the
republican party. The governor in his
last speech has sought to make him.
self understood Perhaps that is uove's
labor lot. If the intention is to mis-
understand opportunity is never fore
closed. But the point is not TO be
overlooked that the governors speech
before the Polk county convention was
addressed to his friends.
ISioux City Tribune Ind)
This nav dayolnnp,ept mr. this a6.
vance, if you please: this espousal and
expressed purpose, is the evidence of
the governors faith in the righteous
ness of his positions; the soundness of
the Iowa idea as an economic and party
principle. 1t must be accepted as the
key that unlocks the secrets OF the
white house conference. Roosevelt
must have agreed with the governor.
praised his foresight admired his cour-
age, commended his pertinacity, and
so far as a man in his position can.
allied himself with the governors
cause.
And yet he would not hesitate to
appoint Lafayette Young to a consulate
in hot place He might even give
Congressman Hull position in the
Philippines under Governor Taft
Council BluflS NOnparell.l
1t is difficult to see wherein there is
any incoimpatibility with good republi-
canism in these declarations. They
are part of the republicanism which
recognizes the broadest interests OF the
country and not those of special inter-.
ests. While 1t is not known from any
thing that Mr.. Cummins said in his adj
dress yesterday that his declarations
bore the special approval of President
Roosevelt and other republican lead
ers he conferred with while in WASH
inpton. there is reason to believe that
Mr.. Cummins gave utterance tot senti-
ments that were also held by the pres
ident. There was in every line of his
speech a tone of encouragement that
could not very we'll spring from any
thing else but the presidential approval.
1t is significant, moreover that Mr.
Cummins announced his determination
to seek to secure the Incorporation of
the Iowa platform of next year; ne
would hardly undertake that in direct
opposition to the wishes of the man for
whom that platform is to be made.
Huntington Hawkeye.l
Governor Cummins made q speech
before the Polk county republican con-
yention yesterday which is most sur
prisinS in the political sentiments
which 1t voices. One would think from
reading it that it was uttered by the
calamity bowler that characterized the
two presidential campaigns of William
]. Bryan. 1t implies that this country
is on the verge of commercial disaster,
and the only thing that will save 1t is
.y,,, o,,t4ip, dnwn of the tariff and OPEN
ing up to the United States foreign
competition. Mr.. Cummins speech was
entirely out of place and is q grcnt IS
appointment to those loyal republicans
who hoped that he had modified his
views on so vital a polltlcal eues1lcn.
[Register and Leader.]
If there are those who refuse wholly
to subscribe to a policy OF commercial
expansion thru reciprocity and OF such
tariff changes as the creation OF mon
cpoly or the development OF domestic
industries may warrant, they cannot
be expected to get in line with the DOM
inent sentiment of the state which ded-
icated the platforms of 1901 and 1902.
But IL, as many have criticized the
wording of the So called shelter plank
have asserted, they are in line with the
policies of Blaine and Mckinley, and
have objected merely to the manner
in which these policies have been pre-
sentcd to the state, Governor Cummins
has made the way clear for them to
Join in the preparation OF new declar-
alton, which without abating any of
the force or vitality of Iowa's advance
ed position, will adequately represent
the nllrpOSeSs of all.