Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-21
THE C0uNTRY PRESS ON CuMMlNs.

ernor Cummins' Des Moines speech
They are valuable as affecting thai
form of popular expression most avail
able and nearest the actual express
sion of the average voter in the country
and smaller towns and cities of the
state. The opinion Of the country press
is the pulse of the people.
New Sharon Star-Governor Cum
Minis made a great speech at the Polk
/ county republican convention last Sat
| urday. in which he resolutely declared
himself i'll favor of that progressive
| republicanism which national necessity
| demands. We are proud of the oppor-
| tunity to extend TO Governor Cummins
unstinted endorsement and support
He is contending for exactly what we
have continuously labored for for years
| Republicansm and protection are SYM
/ nonymous terms, and there can be no
| enforcement, but it is not to be extend
| ed or maintained where ii is not need
ed. Good. practical business judg-
| ,nent. not blind prejudice, must preside
! at the helm.
Denson Revew-We are inclined
! to believe that the difference between
Mr.. Cummns and the stand patter"
are more imaginary than real, more
personal than political. Altho this
paper has never been identified with
the so-called Cummins movement, it
believes he has made a most excellent
governor, and that when viewed by
eyes not unfriendly his utterances will
be found 10 meet the views of the ultra
republican. But one thing we depre-
cate, and that is the evident attempt
made to discover a "bogie man" in
whatever the governor says. If the
republican press and pubicists of the
state will see how near they can come
together instead of how far they can
get apart, they will be surprised to
find how small are the differences, and
how closely the beliefs of all are en-
twined. We endorse the Iowa idea"
iowa idea" at all. but the idea of
Mckinley. Garfield and all the great
leaders of the party.
Odebolt acknowledgements Cum
Minis does not mince words in referring
to the tariff He Is a protectionist;
the republicans Of Iowa are projection
lists. But he and the republicans whose
sentiments he so clearly expresses do
not believe that the protection which
compels American consumers to payj
more for the products of the steel trust
than the same trust charges its Euro
pean customers is the brand of protec-
ton advocated by the founders of thel
republican party and maintained and
defended by Clay, Greeley, Blaine and
Mckinley.
TIE governor says that changed con-
ditions have made it necessary to re-
wise certain schedules, and that for the
good of the republican party such re-
vision should be made as soon as pos
sible. He stands in an impregnable
position If the republican party inI
its next national convention goes back
on its previous declarations and sets
abuses, it will go down in deserved de-
feat.
Governor Cummins and the republi-
cans he represents are not taking new
ground. They are standing on the plat
forms of 1895 and 1900, which expressed
the sentiments of the oldfashioned
protectionists. The new school, whose
organ is the American Economist, adj |
yocates protection which enables the
to eXtort aXorbitant pro-
fits from the consumer. Governor
Cummins and the old school republi- |
cans believe in maintaining duties |
which equalize the wages of American
and foreign labor and in abolishing
duties on products which can be manu-
featured cheaper in this country than
in any other locality on the globe.
Tama Herald-At the Polk county
republican convention last Saturday,
1t was conclusiyely demonstrated that |
the leadership of republican politics in
the capital city of the state has been
to Governor Cummins. He
the convention and was given
an ovation. His address will attract
much attention throughout the nation,
as he is conceded to be the leader of |
that large element in the party, tina.
insists on the reformation of the tariff /
laws by the friends of protection, rath-
er than to postpone tariff changes I'M
til free trade democracy comes into
power. In his speech, the governor
gave ample evidence that he Stands
pat on his previous utterances and
that he deprecates the unjust criticism
that has been heaped on the last two
republican state platforms by mem-
bers of the republican party If any
body has the Impression that Governor
Cummins is without followers in the
ranks of Iowa republicanism they will
disabused of that impression when the
state convention meets.
Clear Lake Reporter-In the Polk
county convention Governor Cummins
again expressed his faith in tariff re-
vision, reciprocity and no shelter to
He said the same princi-
Plies should appear in the next repub-
lican state platform as it had in the
asst two platforms, and that he would
10 all in his power to see them intro
luced into the next nationl platform.
The Iowa idea" is good common sense
md is sure to win national favor sooner
Or later.
Algona Republican-In the Polk
county convention last Saturday, Gov
,rnor CumminS made another Iowa
dea speech, reiterating his oft express
,ed views and declaring that he intends
% use every effort to get the Iowa ,
)lak incorporated in the national plat
'orm next year, In the interest of party
harmony the best thing SO far suggest
"a is to have the Iowa idea set forth
II plain terms, by its friends, in the
platform this season. If there are any /: