Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-28
Iowa Governor Highly Pleased
With the Presidents Speech
Accepting Nomination
BROADER THAN THE PLATFORM
Roo,eveIt's Views on Tariff Revision
and the Reciprocity arc Notably in
Harmony With cummins' Views -
Entire Speech Regarded as Sound
and in Entire Harmony With Party.
ssnecial to Ti,nes-Republican.

a. Cumrnins left this morning Tor 81.
panl thence to Duluth where 1t is his
Attention to take a lake steamer FOR
= trip over the lakes and down the
st. Lawrence river. He was somewhat
disturbed over news that there We're
labor troubles at Sioux City, and the
sheriff there was on the point OF call
ang out the guard companies, and ne
recalled that last year he was detained
In the state some time settling a strike
In Dubuque and had barely time TO
meet an engagement to speak at his
old college in Pennsylvania. II the
9abor situation at Sioux City becomes
dangerous he VIII return from Duluth.
Before departing Governor Cummins
was invited to review the speech OF &C
ceptance of President Roosevelt He
had lust read the speech and was plain
" much gratified at the reading.
"The president has stated the repnb-
Ncan position SO clearly and has SO
well defined the real issues between the
parties that 1t seems to me unnecessary
!, 60 add anything to IT. said the Cover
! nor. What he has said Is so mani
testify in perfect harmony with the
views / have always entertained and
10 often expressed that anything
might say would be only repetition"
when pressed further for a statement,
Governor Cummins somewhat reserved
" said:
In his statement of the issue be-
tween the parties in the matter OF the
readjustment of the tariff schedules
and the fact that such REIMBURSEMENT
should be entrusted to the friends OF
protection, the president takes q posi-
tion which must be recognized by every
republican as right AS l have SAID
many times before that readjustment
must be made with a view 10 main
tanning the protective principle.
with respect to what should be the
measure Of protection and to the sched-
tiles representing the difference in the
cost Of labor here and elsewhere there
can be no controversy. 1t is a state
ment OF foundation principle recog-
nized by republicans.
"Then as to President Rooseyelt's
statement as to reciprocity he Is not
10 be misunderstood. He Is specific in
the sense that he declares for the re-
ciprocity outlined In President McKin-
acy's last speech: but in another sense
Il is noteworthy that he is somewhat
broader than the republican platform
IA that he declares for reciprocal ar
ranxenents whenever they can be
made without injury to American In
austry and labor AS for myself say
frankly that have never attached any
Importance to the qualifying word any
In the platform, or any such import
ancss as is sought to be given 1t here,
and II Is evident that President Roose-
4 Welt attaches no Importance to It. He
simply declares for the reciprocity to
which the republican party has been
committed for years.
"The president very properly re-
trained from passing judgment at this
time on the question whether there
are tariff schedules that are too high
or whether 1t II necessary to begin re-
vision OF the schedules at the next ses-
sion OF congress. He will soon be call
ed upon to write a message to congress
In which that very question Will be
presented In the light of conditions
then existing and in an official man
per.
.President Roosevelt has been most
happy in his acceptance OF the prest-
tsential nomination. He speaks sound
republicanism He has given the line
Z OF thought which every republican
speaker will follow on the stump this
year. believe that pointed out long
ago that In this campaign the issue
will be whether 1t shall be revision by
republicans or by the democrats. The
democrats have declared that they will
revise the tariff. The republicans take
she position. first. that the democratic
plan Of revision is wrong, and, second
that the republicans will make the re-
vision In the right way. President
Roosevelt has pointed out In man
ner that will compel the admiration
OF everyone the essential differences
between these two policies. And very
briefly but In satisfactory way ne has
covered the whole republican position
In an admirable way"