Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-04-27
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
REPUBLICAN, PARTY SUPPLIED
BY PROTECTED TRUSTS.
The Des Moines Capital, a Republican Paper,
Confesses That "A Good Part Of That
Fund Came From Protected Interests"
Who Pay for Future Delivery Of Special
Privileges.

Privileges.
When the republican politicians fall
out, the common people sometimes hear
interesting confessions.
For more than year bitter contro-
versy has been in progress in the state Of
Iowa concerning the "Iowa idea" At
the last republican state convention
Governor Cummins and his followers
caused to be inserted in the state plat
form a plank favoring the removal of the
shelter which the trusts find in the tariff.
This has come to be known as the Iowa
idea" The plank seemed to be very
popular one with the rank and file OF the
party in the HaNkeye state, although 1t
was openly repudiated by several repub-
lican congressman and privately repudi-
ated by others.
The republican newspapers Of the state
are divided on the question. The Des
Aoines Register and Leader, and the
Sioux City Journal are leaders of the
newspapers that faithfully champion the
''idea," while the Des Moines Capital,
edited by Colonel "Lafe" Young, is a
recognized leader Of the newspapers that
object to what they insist is bit OF
democratic doctrine inserted, through
Governor Cummins' influence, into the
republican platform.
In his annual message to congress,
President Roosevelt said that ''if in any
case it be found that given rate OF duty
does promote monopoly which works
i'll, no protect;onist would object to such
reduction Of the duty as would equaize
competition )" but in the speeches deliv
cred on his present tour, President Roose-
welt has very plainly placed himself on
record as opposed to interfering with the
shelter which the trusts find in the tariff;
and the Des Moines Capital and other
republican papers Of Iowa are pointing
with pride to the fact that their position
has the support OF the republican pres
dent.
This much by way Of explanation.
Out OF this controversy has come one
OF the most candid statements that have
ever been made by Il party organ. In the
Des Moines Capital Of April 7, 1905,
Colonel 'Lafe". Young printed the fol-
lowing editorial:
"The so-called progressive Iowa re.
publicans who have been advocating the
Iowa idea,' which means tariff ripping
to kill the trusts and foreign competition
to reduce American prices-are hard to
keep track OF. Governor Cummins says
that he is in harmony with all the ma
tlonal leaders and national policies and
that there is no difference between his
views and the views of the administra-
zion. The governor makes this assertion
occasionally and no doubt thinks that he
is stating the facts, but what does the
man say who sits next to tho throne in
the Iowa dynasty?
"What does ex-senator Funk say? He
says Iowa is entitled to have ideas that
Iowa is entitled to originate political re-
forms. He boasts that Iowa is not tied
to such states as Rhode Island where
such men az Aldrich hail from. Senator
Funk appears to think that there is a
difference between Iowa sentiment and
the sentiment of other sections Of the
country and he Indignantly inquiries:
why should Iowa be q political camp
follower? Why this consuming fear on
the part Of Iowa editors that Iowa shall
assume some measure of leadership in
national party councils? Is New York
or Rhode Island, or Connecticut or
Pennsylvania, largely dominated by cor
porate selfshness and blind ignorance, so
much more to be trusted by the nation
than Iowa with its splendid maximum
of intelligence and its uninfuential
minimum Of corrupting influence
"Senator Funk does not believe that
the republicans of lows must catch the
tariff keynote from the American Econo-
mist, published by and for the most sol.
fish benefciaries Of protection The
senator discusses the whole range covered
by the Iowa idea discussion and in.
quires lis it not of like importance to deny
to the American Protective League, band
ed in the selfish interest Of protected in
dustries, the right of shaping tariff
schedules for Iowa republican senti-
ment?'
ut would seem from Senator Funk's
position that there is difference between
Iowa republicanism and national repub.
licanism, yet the governor says there is
not. The head Of the Iowa dynasty had
better have consultation with the heir
apparent in regard to these matters.
"BY THE WAY, 10 SENATOR FUNK DETER.
MINED TO REJECT ANY oE THE cAMPA1 On
FUNDS OFFERED BY THE PROTECTED IN.