Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
PACKARD 5 MANIFESTO
Veteran Republican Defines His
Views on Reciprocity
Quotes Platforms
BELIEVES in M,klNLETs WISDOM
Marshall County Candidate for Nation
al Delegate Thinks He Is Being
Turned Down by Enemies Of Cum
Minis When Agricultural Interests
Are Greatly Concerned In Enlarged
Markets Abroad.

Governor s. b. Packard. of Marshall
town, has sent communication to tn
T.-R. office which is of considerable
political Importance. Realizing that
strong effort is being made to defea
him for national delegate from TIL
Fifth district because he is Cummin
man he makes public his views on rec
iprocity. He says;
Editor Times Republican:
I understand Governor Cummins t,
& have urged the wisdom Of an effort /.
B establish certain reciprocal relation.
with foreign countries where suci
{ tre.lties can be arranged on basis at
svantageous to our own country having
regard to the products of our farms ant
factories with a view to finding new
Il and extending our present markets 1ol
American products. Living as l do IL
ehe heart of our greatest agricultural
state and being Identified with its ag-
.icultural interests by reason of my
private business as farmer and by
s reason of experience gained in my as
ISOLATION with state organizations oil
agriculturists, 1t has seemed to me tina,
this proposal OF enlarged markets
abroad is of vital importance to people
of state whose prosperity is dependen,
& wholly upon products Of which this ma
ton produces surplus.
The standpatters as they term them
sevles, Join issue with our governors
policy for greater commerce and, as
i their name implies, will have no reci-
4 procity but will stand pat on all the
present tariff schedules and purpose to
hang the governors hide on the fence
at the coming state convention. Our
congressional district will register its
4 approval of this position, / am told, at
its caucus by selecting two delegates
to the national convention sound to the
core on standpattism. As reciprocity
candidate for delegate want to know
when the principles Of the republican
party wer changed, or. If not changed,
whose niger is concealed in the wood
pile.
a. MY connection with the republican
party is of no recent beginning and my
faith In it's principles has been con-
slant. IL the party policy of the past
could show that reciprocity has had no
standing with it. then l would accept
the verdict OF the district as to ortho-
dox repubiicanism. otherwise still de-
mand to know who owns that niger.
well remember that in 1892 our ma
tional platform declared:
1--WE point to the success Of the re-
publican policy Of reciprocity, under
which our export trade has vastly in
creased and new and enlarged markets
have been opened for the products of
our farms and workshops"
This was true. Under Blaine's lead
ership, genuine reciprocal treaties had
been negotiated as the result of the
provisions of the Mckinley law. Not
withstanding this fact, however,
enough of the people OF our agricul-
turaI states were made to believe
that the Mckinley law gave the east
ers1 manufacturers an unfair share
of tariff favors and we got Cleveland
and disaster. Then ii. was that our
national party met in 1896. nominated
Mckinley, and declared.
I'VE believe the repeal OF the reci-t
lican administration was a national
calamity, and we demand their re-
newal and extension on such terms
as will equalize our trade with other
nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of Amer
lean products In the ports of other
countries and secure enlarged mar
ke,ts for the products Of our farms,
forests and factories"
s44Then we demanded" the renew
al" of reciprocity arrangements which
the democrats had swept away. That
we made no mistake is assured by the
highest "standpat'' authority. quote
from Congressman Laeey's speech In
last winters session:
Under the Mckinley law a num-
Der Of reciprocity treaties were made
which produced great benefit to our
people and without injury to other
countries with which they were made.
The Wilson bill swept them away In
a moment
In 1895 the people were with us in
our demand" Mckinley became.
president. protection was restored un-
der the Dineley law and the president
given authority to negotiate for a
renewal of those reciprocal ar
which he did, but, Mr..
Editor. is it not true that the Kasson
altho approved by President
and sent to the senate and
again recommended by President
have never been given even
a respectful hearing in congress?
It is true that Mr.. McKinley's eff
fort to carry out the demand of our
party platform and restore reciproc-
Ity caused great Scare among the
manufacturers Of snide
iewelry and the like In the east It |
Is also true that very queer plank
In the national republican
platform OF 1900, which declared:
I'VE favor The associated policy OF |
so directed as to open our
markets on favorable terms for what |
we do not ourselves produce. in re-
turn for free foreign markets.
But was that expression honest re-
publican doctrine? Was there ever a |
republican who did not know that the |
very principles of republican pro-
Eective tariff aim to protect everything |
we do or can produce and admit almost !
free OF duty the things we do not |
produce. Today the things we do not |
produce come insfree anyway. What. |
hen, have we with which to trade If !
we seek restoration of beneficial reci- |
,rocal arrangements on the basis of |
HE things I'VE do not producer" Such |
,fa1, II e,....