Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-11
WHAT C|JAN|NS SA|D
Garbled Reports of Interview
at Washington Sent to Des
Moines Paper
THE CORRECT VERSION
Text Of the Interview Given the
Washington Post, Which is Correct
in Every Detail, Whose Telegnaphed
Reports Were GarbIed-other Iowa
News.
VERSION
CORRECT
to Tirnse-hepublican.

Des Moines, April II. - On his re-
turn today from Washington Governor
A. b. Cumni,as denied the authentic
ity of an interview published in
local paper and coming from Washing
ton by telegraph to the effect that
what his political opponents were say
ing he was going to do might even
tuallv convince him of what he ought
to do in regard to becoming can
didate for the senate against Senator
j. p. Dolliver
THE only interview 1 gave out on
the subject was to the Washington
Post and was published in that paper
Saturday morning" said Governor
Cummins today. Il saw parts of 1t
published in the Chicago papers. The
Post interview was correct in every
detail"
The interview which appeared in
the Washington Post on Saturday
morning was as follows, the only allu-
sion to the senatorship candidacy be-
ing in the last paragraph:
u
revise the tariff until the people de-
mand it in terms so emphatic that
their determination to have it cannot
be misunderstood" said Governor AL
bert B. Cummins, Of Iowa, yesterday
at the Arlington.
The brilliant champion of revision
and railroad rate legislation was sit
ting in his room, overlooking Vermont
avenue. He had come east on BUS
mess before the war department, in
tending to have a quiet visit here, as
he expressed it, and to hasten back
to Des Moines without any publicity.
The floor was strewn with newspapers
some from western cities, which he
had been reading. One Of these con-
tanned a long article about his alleged
senatorial aspirations In connection
with a. general primary law for Iowa.
Averse as the governor was to dis
cussing current issues that have made
him central figure thruout the west.
he gradually warmed to the subject OF
tariff revision.
"We must elect house Of represent
tatives next year." he added with some
emphasis, that is in sympathy with
revision. At present the house is with
the standpatters. l do not want to be
understood as criticising the sincerity
of it's members, but it is obvious that
the atmosphere of Washington stimu-
,ates the standpatters and STILES the
revisionists, and it is quite clear that
some of the members ought to breathe
the freer air of the country for
WHILE"
Must Exercise Care in Nominations.
But how will the change in repub-
lican membership be brought about?'
by nominating men who stand for
the things the people are asking In
legislation" he replied vigorously. "1f
the people want lower duties, and I
believe they do, they will see to 1t
that their nominees next time are
pledged to make the tariff schedules
conform to our platform.
YES, it is true that the supreme
court has just affirmed the validity Of
our constitutional amendment, chang
ing our system from annual to bien-
NAL elections" continued the COVER
nor, when question was asked on
that subject. 1.-The amendment ex-
tends the terms of those officers who
would otherwise go out at the end OF
this year to the end of next year, and
among them my own term is extended.
The amendment has no political sig
nificance. A session Of the general as
sembly will be held in the coming jan
uary, and will, I hope, adopt q gen.
eral primary law for the nomination
of candidates for all offices, including
United States senators. In such pri-
maries the people get a fair chance
at public questions and public men,
and an opportunity to impress upon
candidates the legislation which they
desire. We will get nearer to tariff
revision thru the primary system. so
far as Iowa is concerned"
"You are an advocate, governor, of
getting back to the people, was sug-
gested.
We'll, Bryan has no monopoly on
that idea" Governor Cummins replied
1--WE Of the republican party have been
steadily trying to put more power in
the hands of the people, and Mr.. Bryan
was not the man who originated the
effort.
Prefers Another Phrase.
81 do not like the phrase. back to
the people l would rather express it
in this way: up to the people, l re-
member an incident of the civil war
which illustrates my distinction. In
one of the great battles regiment was
ordered to charge, and the color bearer
outran his comrades and was planting
the flag near the enemy's works when
the colonel shouted:
"Bring the colors back to the line
"The color bearer shouted back:
Bring the line up to the colors.'
80 / say at this juncture. Bring
the government UP to the people, They
are. in the front. not In the rear"
"H.as not tariff revision taken a
somewhat secondary place Of late in the
popular mind?'
probably So" he replied. "The agi-
tation for a more efficient regulation
of railroads comes a little closer home
to most people. They see in the pre-
vaillng abuses something that touches
them a little more directly. They are
indignant at existing conditions. 1t is
natural that this should be so, and that
for the moment tariff revision should
wait upon railway regulation"
Governor Cummins alluded to the
views he had expressed In public adj
dresses in western cities in recent
months with reference to competition
and the effect upon it both of rate dis
elimination and excessive protective
tariffs.
Competition Of Socialism.
Competition" said he, lis the only
known way of keeping prices down
When the railroads are open to all