Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-16
WAS M'kINLEy A .FseeTRADeR7v

them read the headlines in certain De
Moines or Chicago papers not friend,
10 Governor cummns and Thought tn,
inaugural was free trade" in its doc
tr!ns. Even friends Of the governo,
have bsen caught in this manner ant
given scare. No man has a right /,
PASS judgment untA he mas read wha'
the governor actually said.
In ihis connection tnere is an inter-
esting story 10 be ted abou; the kiny
cf misreprese that has Away:
besst the governor AMI the friends OF
Iowa republican platforms. a veteran
news paper man now in Des Moines anc
known to the T.-R. editor was APP
preached by Ed Hunter. the notorious
lobbyist, and offered good salary IL
take charge OF literary bureau for thy
dissemination of "standpat" literature
He declined. This was six months ago
son OF well-known Journalist who
had long held private secretary shir
compromising .standpat' congwes sman
He is today representing a leading
II Chicago paper in Des Moines and send
i ing syndicate letters 10 county papers
all ove,r Iowa. Naturally headlines over
| mis- letters call Cummins free trader
and headlines are often the extent of a
busy mans reading.
What Cummins did say was alnnos.
The same plea for reciprocity that was
made by President Mckinley at Buffalo
the day before his death. Mckinley
then said:
I'VE have vast and intricate busi-
ness buHt up thru years of toll, and
struggle. No narrow, sordid policy viii
subserve it. Our capacity to produce
has developed 50 enormously and our
products have SO multiplied that the
| problem of more markets requires ou.
urgent and immediate attention. BY
sensible trade arrangements which vii.
not interrupt our home production We
shall extend the outlets for our increas-
Ing surplus"
Cummlns said:
II trus; 1t Will not offend the pro-
i.riesies of this hour II l say that under
the influence of wise and efficient
system of protection. coupled with the
enterprise and genius Of the men of
the United States. working upon the
most varied and inexhaustible accu-
muen..oa of raw material that the
providence of thu Almighty ever be-
slowed upon a country. we have ac-
complished development which for
its diverslfication and capacity of pro-
duction mas no parnllel l., the history OF
nations. So far as our own capacity
goes, W. can increase both indefinitely:
medium of International trade arrange
ments."
Mckinley said:
"A system which provides a mutual
exchange of commodities is manifestly
nssen;taa to the continued hsalthful
growth of our export trade. We must
not repose in fancled security that we
CuN forever ski tNSiS ouS
little Or nothing
Cumnins said:
so long as we were abs TO exclude
competitive commodities from our
markets and enter other lands practi-
cally without tindrance. we occupied
an ideal position. one which. ii /; |
could continue. would make us the alb
tt,a toll
But II could not continue, II has not |
continued: and henceforth we must
fight for even fair chance abroad"
Mckinley advised:
eve should take from our customers
sucn OF their products as We can use
without harm to our Industries and
labor"
Cummlns advised:
eff wa can make an International
bargain that will, upon the whole, in
crease the volume of our production.
and therefore put more men al work
with our standard OF compensation. we
ought TO do 1t. even tho some particu-
lar manufactures might suffer in the
Mckinley said:
"The period Of eXclusveness is past.
The expansion of our trade and com
nerce is the pressing probltqn. Reel
procity treaties are in harmony with
he spirit Of the times. If, perchance,
some of our tariffs are no longer need
ID for revenue or to encourage and
protect our Industries at home, why
should they not be employed TO extend
Ind promote our markets abroad"
Cunimins argued that there were two
Jews OF reciprocity: one that we
should make concessions only on nom
products, goods we do not
produce, a view which was impracti-
II because under protection we now
nave only a revenue tariff on these arr
icles and other nations. not being put
o any disadvantage because the tariff
lit all alike, would not consider they
we're getting anything CT value by a
concession on such competitive
products. The other view, which Cum
nns supported was thai we must con-
EIDE something of value in order to ,
make a bargain with enlightened ma
ions, and the only question should be