Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-17
republic and bring prosperity to the

republic and bring prosperity to the
people?"
He then turned his attention to the
democracy and among other things,
said:
The difficulty with the democratic
party is essential and fundamental. 1t
was born wrong. 1t came into exist
ence for the express purpose or bellt-
Ting the government, restricting It's en-
ergies and limiting the field OF Its IN
fluence and never has and never VIII
overcome the futa, error which accom-
panied it's birth. I am speaking now OF
democrats collectively, not individuals
ly. AS men, they are loyal, broad
minded and true. AS n party they are
false, narrow and carping critics. They
are afraid that their country will be-
come too great. They shrink from ev-
cry duty imposed by the development
of the times. They look upon the con-
stitution Of the United States as per-
petual injunction to step back little,
whereas the republican party looks up
on it as a command to step forward
little. This is the reason that in the
civil war they were as men. patriotic
and brave, but as a party, shivering all
the time because they could
not find In the constitution
express authority to send troops into
the field to compel the southern states
to stay in the union, and turnout the
years that ever dawned upon nation
they have found time to do little else
than thumb the constitution to discov-
err whether 1t was there written thai
we might do the mighty things we
were doing; might win the brillian,
victories we were winning: might
achieve the unparalleled results we
We're achieving.
This is the reason the democratic
party has always been wrong upon the
tariff Notwithstanding the obvious
good that protection had brought, ana
was bringing to the American people.
Notwithstanding the gradual acception
of the principle by all other nations,
save one, democrats have been wiring
ing their hands and wailing all thesc
years simply because they could find
no specific declaration In the constr
tuition for duties to protect our indus
tries and our labor. Everybody In
this state knows that I stand for a re-
duction In some of the schedules OF
tariff law of 1897, but want it under-
stood everywhere that / stand for re-
publican revision, not democratic SUBJ
stitution. Democrats cannot revise a
republican tariff. They can destroy IL
but they cannot amend 1t. intend to
do what | can to bring about somc
changes in the schedules, but would
rather wait forever than to accept the
revision of n democratic congress.
believe in reciprocity. but there is no
such thing as democratic reciprocity.
There Is no place in their policy for
the doctrine, and he who favors Par
ker and Davis, because he wants res
ciprocity to become an active elemen,
in the nations diplomacy. is as de-
luded a mortal as ever fell a victim
to the spell of sham.
On the stage with Governor Cum
Minis, occupying a seat of honor, was
Mr.. Joseph Tuffree, of this city, "a
years of age, as interested a spectator
as there was in the house. Mr.. Tuf-
free has been lifelong republican
and expects to cast his straight repub-
lican vote next November. Others on
the stage during the meeting were Gov
ernor S. Is. Packard, Senator Charles
Eckles, ex-senator John B. Classen,
Representative B. r. Cummings, City
Solicitor C. H. Van Law, N. S. Ket-
chum, S. w. Morgan and others.
The Fifty third infantry band gave
two concerts during the afternoon, one
before the meeting and one afterwards,
from an improvised platform on the
court house lawn.
Governor Cunmins returns to Des
Moines this evening.