Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-24
MUST FACE The ISSUE
Reciprocity Convention Puts
the Question to the People
For d Decision
OPPONENTS MUST SHOW coLoRs
Governor cumrnins Speech Regarded
as Challenge to Leaders to Declare
Their Observation-Disclosures Harmony
Prosram-Lane as Gubernatoral
candidatc-Iowa Political Gossip =
Other Iowa News.
Special to Times-RepublicaE

DeS MONIES, aug. 2q.--InOSe WI
witnessed the scene in the Chicago rec
iprocity convention last week whe
that reciprocity has been damned wit
faint praise and false friends lon
enough, and that the time has com
| to unmask, that the people may know
who stand for 1t and who stand ngains
! it," say that 1t was impressive in tn
| extreme and that every man who hear,
| the utterance realized on the instan
that 1t was prophetic of the politica
future for 1t appealed to the conven
| ton as the voice of the people, VIII,
now are preparing to demand of tn,
republican party the substance as wei
as the shadow.
Enemies Of reciprocity car no longe
coddle it in conventions and cruelty i
| in congress, to adapt the language o
Governor Cunlmins before the reel.
procity conference, and they can n,
longer eulogize it in the abstract ant
condemn ii in the concrete, advocat tt
it as a policy and reject it in actua
treaty, praise 1t in the forum and sneel
at it in the committee room Of the halls
of congress- in public endorse the view.
of Blaine and Mckinley and in private
repudiate those great leaders.
Governor Cummins predicted thai
the bushwhacldng of the opponents OF
reciprocity would now cease and here
after their war against it would take
on civilized form that the question may
be settled in an open face-to-face con-
test in the appointed fashion, the great
plain, American people to decide it. L
their verdict be for 1t, he said. there
must then be no juggling with words
and the promise made to the ear mus,
not be broken to the hope.
And men who attended the convention
and heard the speech OF Governo,
Cummins. who observed the serious
character Of the proceedings and who
felt touch Of the same spirit that act
uated the men who founded the repub-
lican party in the first place, not only
believe that his words were true and
prophetic. but that he, himself, Will be
the leader in the fight for the vitaliza-
ton of reciprocity.
No Harmony Program.
Iowa was too conspicuous In the
Chicago convention to make it possible
Tod this state next year to adopt a
harmony" program Indeed the talk
of harmony already has subsidized, for
there seems to be no one to agree to 1t.
Governor Cummins made clear the
position of the advocates Of reciprocity
in his speech in the Chicago congress.
The standpatters have said from the
beginning that they did not so much
care who was nominated for governor,
but they insisted on reaffirmation of
the declaration of last years plat
form that the republicans of Iowa fay-
or reciprocity in on-competitive
products, only" Since these products
already are on the free list, the express
sion was more or. less silly, but the
standpatters still stand for it.
And so not only does it appear that
no one really is anxious for harmony.
but the situation is one which posts
lively requires Iowa to fight it out
on this line next summer. Nor will
next summers fight end it, by any
means. for it is bound to extend over
into the presidential campaign of 1908,
III llllS low 6y IL tlOW ttppSaASt VIVA new
peculiarly personal interest.
The news from several Of the con-
gressional districts indicate that there
will be bitter fights next spring owe,
the republican nominations. The
Eighth district already has begun to
seethe and the First and Sixth are
likely to break out at any time. These
three congressman, Hepburn, Hedge
and Lacey, with Cousins of the Fifth,
are the chief standpatters of the Iowa
delegation. Political gossip has it that
there may be fights in these districts;
and possibly, ALSO in the Seventh, rep
resented by Congressman Hull.
Already there are signs that ma
tority OF the Iowa delegation is anx-
ious to line up for real reciprocity.
lane and Govsrnorship.
Second district republicans are going
to urge Joe r. Lane for the republican
nomination for governor next year.
Mr.. Lane is not candidate for the
office. 1t is true, but his closest friends
are engaged in the conference OF re-
priblicans Of the district looking to the
advancement of his cause The lead
ing newspaper Of the district published
at Davenport is earnestly working for
his nomination. The republicans In the
whole district endorse the movement.
Mr.. Lane has innumerable friends
thru the state who wait but an indica-
ton that it is agreeable to him and
they will have their coats off working
for him. He is one of the most pop
ular men in the state. and one of the
biggest.
The second district always has been
a strong Cummins district. In the re-
publican resolutions committee of 1908
Mr.. Lane was the member from the
Sepnd district and he stood out for
the declaration for the iowa idea"
pure and simple. He always Is right.
And yet he Is not anybodys man. He
is his own man. one of the real lead
ers Of the republican party in this
state. :
The Second district elected repub-
lican congressman last year by us
majority over Judge Wade of Iowa
City, who expects to run again next
spring. Congressman Dawson will be
reelected, it Is true. but the republic
cans would not have 10 fight so hard
about it IL Joe Lane was at the head
of the ticket running for governor. Be
sides the Second deserves to have a
governor of this state. Its prominence,
its successful struggle against democ-
racy. the energy of its republicans, all
justify the demand it Is going to make
OF the state next year
Roberts Talks.
Director OF the Mint George e. Rob