Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-10
Iowa Governor to Speak to His
Eastern Admirers on ''Our
Foreign Trade
ANSWERS DEMOCRATIC ATTACK
cumn,in. viii Reiterat. His Position
and That Of tho Party Platforms on
the Trusts and Tariff Schedules, As
Clearly A. Ever-Has Not osviated
From the Keynote.
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this evening will speak before the
Merchants and Bankers Association OF
that city as the guest of honor. He
goes there by invitation, for the peo-
pie Of eastern cities have come to be
great admirers of the governor of Iowa
and his invitations for addresses from
representative bodies have been more
numerous than those of any other pub
lie man of the state. Governor Cum
It is topic in which the people res
ident in the sea coast cities are more
Interested than those of the midland
region. 1t is predicted by those who
are familiar with the situation that
Governor Cummins will indirectly an
swer the cur ent democratic attack on
him and ON Senator .Dolltver and 9TH
ers Of Iowa, in which they are accus-
cd Of having changed front, of having
abandoned their principles. of having
repudiated the party platforms and
having gone over to the interests de-
manding continuance of tariff schedules
ESPECIALLY without regard to the
changed conditions. 1t will be recalled
that Carmack. accepting as true the
assertions of many who are bitterly
opposed to Governor Cummins. asserted
that the trusts had forced Governor
Cummins to desist in his assault upon
3 schedules that are too high and In the
national senate virtually branded Gov
Hrnor Cummins. of Iowa. as a trimmer
Dor policy sake. 1t is probable that the
Address of Governor Cummins in Bos-
Ron, while not taking direct note of this
line Of attack. which has become very
familiar to him. in Iowa. from his ex-
perience in the last campaign, will be a
complete refutation Of the claim made.
He will reiterate his position and that
of the party platforms as clearly as
ever.
It will be recalled, also that on an
other OCCASION when Governor Cum
minis, then just elected, and not yet
lnaugurated. spoke to an eastern aud
fence, he gave a keynote from which
he has not deviated one whit. 1t was
when he spoke before the New York
Chamber Of Commerce in November,
1901. He presented his views plainly,
and among other things said
Il am profound believer in the
American system of protective duties
upon imports. It has given US our
upon Imports. It'has given us our own
factor In a development which has no
parallel In the annals of the human
race. It's history is luminous with
proofs of the patriotic wisdom In which
it was conceived. 1t Is true, however,
that while 1t protects our own markets
1T Is not an effective weapon for the
conquest OF International trade. Hish-
erto our exports to Europe have been
chiefly Of agricultural products. and
although there has been an occasional
3 cutlery among the economists of Great
Britain, France and Germany We have
met only temporary obstacles. During
the last few years, however, our manu-
featured products have been offered in
foreign markets at q price that has
created intense alarm, and IT Is but
conservative statement of the situation
when say that the powers of Europe
are in substantial concert, at this mo-
ment, to discover the most effective
way of limiting the agricultural and
excluding the manufactured products
OF the United States cannot crid-
for 1t is obvious that viewed from
their standpoint, 1t has been necessary
to protect themselves against the ruin
GUS Invasion with which they are
threatened The best minds OF the
transatlantic ministry have resolved
that we must either import more or
export less. II we remain immoyable,
1t is safe to predict that France, Ger
many, Austria and Russia. will increase
the tariffs already existing against our
exports, and that within ive years
England will impose duty upon every
manufactured article originating In
this country. believe that It was In
view OF this situation that President
Mckinley upon the very eve OF his as
saSsination delivered that memorable
address, In which. the postle OF pro-
lection, appealed for a freer trade to be
ATTAINED thru the medium Of reciprocal
arrangements.
.'9timulated partly by the remarkable
utterance to which have Just referred,
and partly by the self-evident iM-
portance Of tho question, the people "
the United States are again thinking
deeply Of the tariff and reciprocity.
The first hours Of this impulse toward
a change In the system should be mark
ed with the most liberal discussion and
the maturest reelection lest undue APP
prehension 10 created, Reciprocity, In
pofar a. It modifies or abrogates du-
ties upon noncompetitive products inn
ported to tho United States Is SO
plainly for the benefit Of both the
American producer and the consumer,
that there can be no controversy with
respect to the wisdom OF giving the
principle free scope in these fields. 1t
IL. however, probable that less remains
to be done in this direction than Is
commonly thought, and We may rest
assured that there will be few reoipro-
cal treaties presented to the senate that
do not involve the removing or low
ering of tariff duties upon competitive
articles. Here arises the difficulty;
and 1t is not solved by any general
or soothing expression that recipro-
city must be permitted only where
Il will not seriously Interfere with
domestic Interests. When congress
comes to act, It must deal with things,
and not with words; and we must un-
derstand whittier We are tending. Let
III hold fast to these fundamental
principles. We must not surrender a
home market for foreign market OF
equal extent. We must not yield sure
market for an uncertain one.
But with respect to those commod-
tiles that we are already exporting
and in which we are successfully COM