Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
Governor Cummins
Opens the Campaign
Sounds keynote of Iowa Republicanisln
Before an Immense Gathering
at Des Moines

tne United states, tnat the great
army OF thinking men, the great body
OF the comon people. the great body
of the iaboring men, must stand as
one against combination, centraliza-
uon' ana the trust power OF the pres
ent Jay.
AGAIN ne SAID:
me protective policy Is selfish, and
III this law Is 10 remain upon our
statute DOCKS, you should be selfish
ana vote LOT those men and the policy
tnat VIII aid you.
II these critlcisIns 90 not mean abso-
iute hostliity 10 the protective policy,
u would De cimcult TO assign them
any meaning whatsoever, ana II the
ueniocrats' as represented by their
ieaoer, are opposed TO duties levied Tor
pIo'ec.ion, anu II tneir PLATFORM ex-
presses accurately their views, It toi-
,oms iheVi'apiy .nat they FAVOR duties
ievieo upon the Tree trade plan.
nave enueavored 10 make the issue
preseh.ed Ny THESE pIatiorms sharp
oecause want every Voter IN the
State vi io"a 10 know precisely what
.ne uenocra.ic party proposes. 90
not in,enu 10 allow my distlngulsned
ienu. ther canuIua.e ior uoyernor'
70 escape tne responsibility lot tne po-
slllon MS party mas CHOSEN. IL is al
reauy apparent, as shali presently es-
.aoisn; Siat ne is eherse.icaiiy en-
ueavorihs 70 obscure the reai issue LOT
mhien ne stahds. IL is aicogetner vain
10, ninl 70 TEST the capacity OF ms vo-
caI chorus IN attempting 10 snow tnat
there are certain duties that are too
high, and that there are certain So
called raw materials which ought not
TO bear any duty at all. The inquiry Is,
and he must face 1t: Shall our i'm
port duties, whatever they are. be laid
under the policy Of protection or shall
they De laid under the policy OF
free trade! AS republican he
might be heard to say that the
| duty on steel rails Is too high.
AS democrat he must say that there
should be no duty at all. am perfect
iy wiling TO see every man In Iowa
who In his heart believes In free trade,
vote the democratic ticket; but am
unwilling to see any man who In his
heart believes In the policy OF protec-
ton. vote the democratic ticket be-
cause he believes that some duties are
too high. Every such man belongs in
the republican party. and he ought to
take his place there brayely and con-
scientiously, and lend his influence to
see that tariff duties are maintained at
their proper point, neither too high
nor too low. Let us do away with all
cant. strip the situation Of all preju-
dice. and meet the question as honest,
patriotic men ought to meet all the
grave concerns OF life. II you are
protectionist; that Is II you believe
tnat Iair ana reasonable duties should
/ oe ieSied 10 protect those nome indus
tries wnicn need protection, you are
a republican, ana you VIII De false to
your nighest du.S II you 90 not give
repuoiicanism all the strength OF your
voice ana your vote, even though you
beiieve that the system needs read
Justment: II you are a free trader, II
are follower Oh the democratic plat
FORM, II you are a supporter OF the
democratic candidate, you cannot be.
iieVe In revision or REIMBURSEMENT OF
the tarin, you must believe In
reyoiution OF the tarin ana the
substitution OF system that has
no protective feature In II, and which
| opens every market In your country,
not only 10 the uncneckeu, Dut the IN
vited. INVASION OF every nation IN the
world. nave done with dennitions,
ana proceed with happy confidence TO
the examination OK these opposing
policies.
l nave heard IL said. sometimes by
republicans, that projection is prac'
t1cally sound but theoretically I'M
SOUND. l make no SUCH concession
| deny and repudiate the sentiment
whether IL comes from friend or Zoe.
Protection is as sound theoretically as
II Is emcient practically. me chief
purpose OF government Is to prevent
natural consequences and TO restrain
the operation OF natural law. Free
commerce Is no more sacred than free
! pootlng or free killing. rarln laws
are the weapons with which Nations
tight Tor commercial supremacy. The
Government Is under as nigh ooliga-
ton TO prevent the capture OF our mar
kets by foreign goods, IL thereby the
general welfare VIII be promoted, as II
Is to prevent the capture " our nag
by foreign army. IL has the same
duty 10 protect us people against IN
limited importations, II thereby we are
enabled to produce Tor ourselves, as
lt has TO prevent the general Issue OF
bank notes In order That the integrity
OF our currency may be preserved. To
say that we cannot divert the natural
channeis OF trade 10 our advantage, is