New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
THE IOWA TARIFF IDEA
rFccf Of Senator HaRna'S Death on
Tf-"Stand Pat" Opponents Busy.

- WV. Iowa. Feb. - CspeciaD.-outside
-, 81 nav he doubted whether the death
O. s.-stor Hanna win produce so immediate
" .-,,o-tart q political effect IN any other
-. .s ir Iowa The Hanna influence has
= s--one. both directly and indirectly. IN this
-. and has been eNerted 10 suppress the IN
- disposition 20 force the tarif into the
.---.,-sl Republican Convention as an issue
,--s-7c- Albert b. Cummins though he had
- besu personally the close friend OF Hanna
-.--sssrts the very antipodes Of Republican
--ri7r Oh the tariff and reciprocity. Hanna
- let well enough alone; Cummlns would
sc The tariff at the next session Of Congress
,s.-,s admitted no defects IN the Dingley sched-
=. cummins has not made a speech IN two
: .p-se wears without throwing a few bricks
.,-,.,rb some OF the Important schedules OF
shs present law.
$50 measures Of practical politics these two
=, s5sacreed most seriously over the question
.s.strc tire tariff into this years Presidential
..-,sira. Cummius has repeatedly insisted
-. he should make his strongest fight TO be a
--.-fe- cf the resolutions committee from
-, "a TIE national convention. and has prom
- that q selected he would insist on con-
.,s-a;ion OF a tariff revision plank. and II de-
Frrf
-.-..v -epo-t 10 the floor OF the convention and
go showing cf strength on st.
Ne+ orly had Senator Hanna used al HIS IN
srs-re with Governor Cummins TO prevent such
course. tat q r. said that he had also ex-
Is his influence with President Roosevelt 10
.tr,s the President 20 bring pressure TO bear
: o-rus1s. Cuumins as national committee
-, fo- Iowa IL 1896 became the close
80 ~ Hanna: Tor wears he has been Roose-
-,-.s friend and supporter. These personal re-
,..,,-, and 7o-ticaI differences brought 70 pass
curious contradiction OF reports Governor
e----irs has always insisted that the Presi-
49,. understands exactly what the Cummins
-. ts and IS ga harmony with e. The Iowa
..,,-v n washington which is pretty unani-
.s,v e,posed 20 Cuuulns and his IDEA has
a.. ss earnestly insisted that Roosevelt does
-. s-.-ore the Cuuuins 'vaEarles." and feels
80. c--rlns Is likely seriously 10 embarrass
.ss ssrinist-ation. Iowa opinion has long been
the President really leans toward the Cum
mis- SIDE but does not wish 10 force the tarlR
sss,s INTO a campaign against the wishes Of the
--sr who are 20 manage the party fight
Bgt Hanna. who has been the repressive force.
rcne There must be a new head Tor the ma
uord committee. and. whoever Il may be, the
rev Chairman VIII not be able 10 exert the
power that Hanna did against this issue. IL
IRE. then. Governor Cuuminss friends in
Iowa feel that a fight is more worth while to-
zay than 81 was a fortnight ago. because they
sse that they have a chance 10 win real vic
tory which they did not expect 10 secure against
Eauna's "stan6patisrl-"
Senator Hanna, only a few weeks ago. told a
roup Of Ionans al Washington Of the efforts
which certain Iowa influences had MADE 10
induce him TO be a candidate for President
Meeting group Of Iowa men IN the Senate
darkroom. including Governor CuUrnins ano
senator Dolliyer, the ono leader aoo1essl-s
HIMSELF 70 the Governor, saic-
Governor CUmmius, you have some or the
hardest people out there IA Iowa 10 SCI Tla O.
ilst d ever met
'rTrv,'s that7' asked the Governor.
'TThv the other Gay ] was over at chicago on
rsxoual matters and met President Harris OF
ihs Burlington road. and your Iowa man, by me,
al pu-Ifrgtor. They Just started 20 ride me
,-+o' --r-77Tsfilc that ] would be candidate Tor
President and announce 81 right away,
s'plv,he CT Burlington" is the anu-CunTrlIs
1eade- IN Iowa. de is general counsel or the
Burlington system. one Of the properties Of the
Northern Securities Company
The Cu-uins faction in Iowa had for months
been charging that b-sthes Iacelon vas AM III
mated by secret wish 20 collfo! iowa ~ o.
Ger 10 6efeat Roosevelt. The Blythe people de-
MED IT, and The first proof Of Il was Ia Hanna g
frank story 90 the Iowans.
President know the treachery planned. de
went straight 20 the White House and told the
story The other IOwans gave il plenty OF cir
cgsr0r. and C1rrespoDGeuts sent il 10 Iowa
papers. Blythe had 70 20 70 Washington, can
or Che President. confess that three months
el--e- the story had been true; that he had al
one tire seriously doubted the adyisabnIty OF
he Presidents nomination. but that he had
since changed his mind. and WAS now decidedly
f0r he President
Circulation OF the story IN Iowa has done
Blythe and his cause much harm, for Iowa could
only be taken from Roosevelt by trick or
reaChery. It Is said that Senator Allison has
b g candidate for a place on the Iowa delega-
c11 az large Allison was counted by the
stand pat" element as certain 10 head the dele
cation and certain 10 be with them. His prom
Ee therefore, 6epriyes them q q tower OF
strength
lE lot, after careful weighing of the political
Chances Affecting his own prospect Of reelection
WIN The Blythe crowd and they propose 70
maze him delegate ct large. This would
pace DC.liver i1 q strange position, because he
thoroughly syupathizes with Cumuins's tarlH
views and !s on record 81 many ways 10 that
tlet The CUmmlns men, however, expect IN
NeW q Allso1's decItnation TO be delegate,
taai Do.lver WIZ decide before long 70 take the
SIC tack and withdraw, rather than Sur up
1laeonisms by insisting on the position.
me Curunirs PEOPLE are at present appar-
my ~ better prospect OF carrying the SIale
-aa ever before since the light was begun by Mr..
bFhe They are positive Of five Congress dis
.tlA expect SIX. and are AEhting for seven, out
eleven, and they expect three OF the four
segaies g. large. II their plans carry. they
- L1uuius on the resolutions committee
re Chicago convention ana q tartn hght
-.'s al opposition.