Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-11

COMMENT OF OUTSIDE PRESS
To the Chicago Record Herald John
A. kasson's Views Offer a Refreshing
Contrast to the Last Iowa Republ
can Platform ItseIf-Opinion Of Other
Prominent Papers on the Subject.
spec,a1 to Times-Republ,can.


Des Moines, June 1.-THE entire
standpat argument in reply to what
John A. kasson has said about the
new Iowa standpat idea is summed
up in the sneer that naturally the
aged ex-Iowan is indignant" or the
milder suggestion about his irritation"
at the refusal of the senators to car
ry out the Dingley policy. Only two
newspaper editors of the state have
tried their hands at breaking the
force of the kasson argument. But
the reception accorded the letter by
the conservative republicans of the
state has been such as to indicate
that they are still alive to their in
terests and willing to give respectful
attention to wise counselors OF the
party. The republican newspaper ed
itors who virtually confess their in
ability to make any answer to the kas-
son letter by their silence are not IN
the best of company.
Chicago Record Herald editorially de-
clares that: John A. kasson's COM
ment on the Iowa republican platform
offers refreshing contrast to the plat
form itself. 1t is an informed in
telligence against a mere campaign
voice" And in concluding a fair pre-
sentation of the thought of Mr.. kas-
son, the Record Herald says
"It would seem to be rather diff
cult to answer such an Indictment,
but we know how 1t would be. done
by the reciprocity experts against
whom Mr.. Kasson is contending. They
would fill their lungs once more and
shout in loud d-resounding chorus,
stand pat
The st. Paul Dispatch, in the course
Of an extended editorial, said:
Mr.. Kasson is well qualified, both
by his experience in congress and as
treaty commissioner, to pass 1udg-
ment upon that ridiculous declaration
on reciprocity which the standpat
fewers Of the Iowa plank declared
should be restricted to non competitive
products And in regard to the dec
laration against the operation OF
competitions:
NO wonder Mr.. Kasson Is amazed.
And yet the standpatters spoke their
mind candidly. They bluntly avowed
their motive and purpose. Others less
frank, hedge and prevaricate. These
say plainly that If competition from the
outside is bad for industry-and labor
it is equally bad for industry-and
labor-on the inside, and laws desig
mated to prevent consolidation ana
promote competition are unwise. The
very essence of standpatism is in that
pregnant declaration.
Among Iowa newspapers the dis
cussion has been equally frank. The
Sioux City Journal devoted over a
column to the discussion of the kas-
son letter, and declared that s'Mr. Kas-
son is in better position than Apy
living man to know the purpose of the
president, and his intimate acquain-
tance and service with Mr.. Dingley
well qualities him to represent the
views of that lamented statesman.
The Dubuque Globe-Journal, dis
cussing the same subject. reaches the
conclusion that 1t is no trouble to put
thru a resolution against rec-
procity in competitive products when
the question is merely academic but
sit is suicidal to stand by such res
olution when the question becomes
practical
The Clinton Herald states that
"what he has to say on any subject
dealing with the tariff and reciprocity
is worthy of due considerations.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
asserts that Mr.. Kasson is without
doubt the best authority in the United
states on the subject of reciprocity"
The Dubuque Times partly apollo
eizes for some of the criticism of Mr..
Kasson by declaring that "the COM
mittee on resolutions was unfortun-
ate in its choice of language, though
its chairman had asserted before the
convention that the platform should ae
framed in language of but one mean
ing.
The Mt Pleasant Daily News intro-
duces the letter as political sensa-
tion which will reach far beyond the
confines of the state and have very ma
terial effect upon the deliberations OF
the coming national convention
The Fort Dodge Messenger publishes
the letter '.to show how vital to the
cause of reciprocity he considers modi-
tications of the present tariff laws"
In introducing the letter the Ames IN
telligencer refers to Hon. John A..
kasson, who has the right to say, with
the late Senator Harlan, If l don't
know what republicanism is, who
does?'"
The Manson Journal remarks that
"The Iowa standpat platform has also
been kassonized."
The Odebolt Chronicle remarks that
,"the Iowa standpat platform has been
shot to pieces"
The Algona Advance declares tina.
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