Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-06

Dental election. They incur no risks
in tina. prediction. This question was
settled by President Roosevelt last
spring, after full and free conference
with leading republican senators, ana
the decision was announced In these
dispatches at the time. The president
found divided counsel. Hanna, Hale,
Frye. Foraker and Plat of Connecticut
did not want any squirting toward re-
vision at any time. Aldrich, Allison,
Spooner and Lodge sided with the
president that If the demand for re-
vision continues. the question should
be taken UP by congress which meets
Immediately after the presidential cleo
ton. No one favored taking it up
earlier, so the president has steered his
tariff course between the two extremes
while on his western trip but 1t is his
belief that the question of revision
should be taken up year from next
winter, and 1t is his purpose to have it
taken up, If public sentiment in the
middle west continues as 1t now stands.
The suggestion has been made--aud it
is suggestion which will bear further
thought and inquiry--that the republi-
cans have but one source from which
to draw funds for their campaigns for
next year, and that is from the protect
ed manufacturers. They can't get
money from the railroads. the banks
and the trusts. An impending revision
might help them to tap the manufact-
urers.
The republicans of Iowa have been
fully informed as to the plan of the
president, to have the question of re-
vision taken UP in good time, and that
information was an inducement to
them to modify their expression so as
to avoid giving unnecessary offense
with that shelter to monopoly phrase.
But they have not the slightest inten-
ton Of abandoning their attitude that
there should be revision when the
proper and practical moment comes.
Governor Cummins, who is in full con-
troll of the situation, in his state, has
not .hA slightest thought of taking the
back track. The modification Is to be
made at his suggestion, and in words
chosen by himself. He proposes the
modification and will put it thru. be-
cause lie believes that stronger than
the original expression, and because he
knows revision is coming anyway. 1t
is the purpose of the leaders of the
party in Iowa to continue the demand
for revision on republican and pro-
lection lines, and in that they are work.
ing in harmony with President Roose-
welt ana the leaders who side with him.
Mr. Hannas tariff plank yesterday
is an indication that President Roose-
Welt and the Iowa idea men who want
revision in accordance with the "condi-
tons of the times and of production.
are gaining the ascendancy in party
councils
One question which no platform and
no rhetoric can settle, is whether, when
revision comes. it is to be another re-
vision upward to suit the manufactur-
ers. or revision downward to suit the
consumers. That is a question which
is to be fought in congress, not in the
rhetoric employed in the state plat
forms or evea in the national platform.
Here IS where Mr.. Aldrch. and all the
other high protectionists and the pro-
fessiona, schedule makers propose 10
have something to say. The Iowa and
other western republicans may force
the revision, but they may not be able
to secure low tariff, or any relief for
the consumers, who are paying high
prices FOR most of the articles they buy.
1t will be interesting to watch and see
where the republican managers ger
their campaign funds next year, and
what bearing the campaign subscnp-
tons have upon the revision of the
tariff, which is to follow the presiden-
tial election.