Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
The Senator's Friends Not Salts
fed With His Position OH
That Question
CRITICIZED THE CONVENTION
Chicago Conference Held Up to Ridi-
cule and No Assurance Given That
He Would Aid In Giving Life to
Principle of Reciprocity-PoIiticaI
Gossip.
,necial to Times-Republicah,

by making it plain that he stands with
the president in favor of railroad rate
regulation, he disappointed them be-
cause he seemed to have lost some of
the enthusiasm which he manifested
in progressive movements along other
lines, such as reciprocity and tariff re-
vision.
His utterances on reciprocity and the
dual tariff We're extremely discolraging
and it was apparent, although he pro-
fessed the highest degree of affection
for and loyalty to reciprocity, yet he is
not prepared to advocate measures in
the senate which will make that policy
effective and operative. He sharply
criticized the recent reciprocity con-
gress in Chicago and declared il adopt
ed but one Ineligible declaration, viz,
that the protective tariff system is the
established policy of the nation. He
doubted IL the congress could UNDER
take to make two tariffs instead of one
in single session, and otherwise in
Dictated to progressive Iowa republ!-
cans that their fight for changes in the
tariff was hopeless, from his point Of
view.
When Senator Dolliver was first cleo
ted to the high body which he graces,
he was more optimistic about pro-
gressive policies. In his speech ac-
cepting the office, after the legislature
had confirmed the appointment made
by Governor Shaw, by electing Mr.
Dolliver to the United States senate
this was in January, 1902-.Senator
Dolliver said:
"The design of protective laws is to
prevent our home industries from be-
ing overborne by the competition of
foreign producers, and it may be safe
ly said that no American factory max
ing an unequal or even precarious
fight with its foreign rivals will ever
look in vain for help and defense to
the people of Iowa.
But we are not blind to the fact that
in every line of industry tariff rates,
which, in 1897 We're reasonable, haze
already become unnecessary and IN
many cases absurd.
'"rhey remain on the statute books
not shield for the safety of domestic
labor, but as weapon of defense
against the American market place it,
self.
without overlooking the dangers
and evils of a general tariff agitation,
l cannot believe that correction of
obvious defects in the present schedule.
made by friends of the law In an open
and business-like way, could be disas-
trous to any legitimate interests OF the
people, unless, indeed, we admit the
claim put forward by some that con-
gress is impotent and helpless in the
presence of these questions
IF William Mckinley. speaking all
most in the shadow of his martyrdom
uttered words of truth and soberness-
and we all think he did-how is it pos
sible to put off very long the readjust-
ment of our laws to the needs of the
new era, which will always commem-
crate his name-the era of the develop
ment of our markets, the era OF the eX-
pansion of our commerce, the era of
reciprocity, not only without our own
neighbors, but with the nations OF the
world and islands of the sec"
Friends of the Junior senator have
been recalling these Clarion utterances
since his speech before the Iowa edi-
tors here last week in which he still
endorsed reciprocity In terms, put
plainly indicated that he no longer be-
llieyes the obvious defects In the pres
ent schedule" which he said in 1902
were already plain, need to be reme-
died and no longer thinks that the tar
iff rates which were reasonable in 1897
but which in January, 1902, had become
unnecessary and in many cases alb
surd." requires revisement, now.
1t is not unlikely that congress will
get fairly into the tariff question IN
January, 1906. That will be four years
subsequent to the declaration of Sen
ator Dolliver about the absurdity OF
believed, in 1902.
The state railroad commission has
been asked by Clermont Iowa, brick
makers to establish Joint freight rate
between Clermont and Waterloo by
way of Oelwein, and the commission
after several weeks delay, is now con-
sfdering the advisability of fixing a
date for hearing on this question.
| While it relates solely to the one
specific joint rate, 1t raises the ques-
ton now pending before congress as
to the power of the government to fix
rates for railroads as common carriers,
and in this state raises the question OF
| Joint rates for the whole state.
1t is not impossible that the legisla-
ture may enact law permitting the
railroad commission to rromulgate
general joint rates in the state. Many
believe that this should be done. Mis-
souri, by law has provided that the rail-
roads shall not charge more for ship
ment of say 200 miles on two or three
different lines than is charged for 200
miles on a single line. An effort will
be made to induce the legislature to en-
| act a similar law.
| In this state when a shipment passes
over more than one line Of road the
freight rate is the sum fetal Of the
| two local rates. Thus the rate on brick
| from Clermont to Waterloo is not the
regular rate for 70 miles. the distance
between the points, which would be, on
a single railroad but about S4.25, but 1t
| is the sum of the rate from Clermont
to Oelwein on the Great Western, and
from Oelwein to Waterloo on the Rock
Island. the total being about $3.50
This is rate which prohibits Cler-
mont from selling brick in Waterloo.
The theory of those who advocate
the Missouri idea is that 10 more OF
slightly more only should be charged
for the shipment from Clermont te