Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-18
IOWA IDEA CONTROLS
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dard Of tariff. which means simply mini
mum tariff and nothing else"

Hemnrks by Governor OumhlhHs
Governor Cummins Of Iowa was the next
speaker. He said in part
l do not pretend to be master Of the sub
ject that you have under consideration, but
do know some thing OF the consequence OF
standing for that policy. | have on my
political body some scars and some wounds
received in the fight that have endeaNoreu
to carry on during the last few years;
(Applause.) Reciprocity has been damned
with faint praise and with false triends
long enough. (Applause) The time mas
come TO unmask so that the people may
know who stand for and who stand against
this doctrine. (Applause.) The triends OF
reciprocity, the advocates OF reciprocity,
have passed through years OF depression
and encouragement simply because it has
been CCddled in conventions ana cruclneu IN
congress tCheers) 1t has bee euloglzed
crete (applauseJ, and the hour has arrived
when IL is fair to ask those VINO are
hostile to the policy to avow ~ ana am
gratifed beyond measure that in the course
Of this struggle there appears 10 be some
sign now that those who fight II will come
out In the omen.
that will enable US to sell $1,000 OF manu-
featured merchandise in our own markets,
but which will prevent the sale of $1,000 OF
manufactured or agricultural products in
foreign markets is so striking that 1t can
only be explained upon the hyp9thesis thas az
we have surrendered to. senseless rear OF
disturbing commercial tranquility.
The demand we make Is not new. Inc
men who today are the opponents OF the
stand pat theory of government are not pro-
teCtionists; they are eXclusionists.
The first step toward reciprocity Is TO
plant deep I'm the mindssof the people the
truth that many OF our schedules are too
high and should be reduced, to create
sentiment that duties can be changed with
out imperling business stability. so long
as is popular a system that makes the nome
consumer pay more than the foreign con-
sumner for the same plOduct from the same
factory there is no hope for reciprocity.
/ appeal to the protectiontsts OF the
United states to stand by the Old .doctrlhe;
to follow Blaine and Garfield, sherman and
Mckinley and not to confound the time
honored and time-tried policies eNenpllhed
in those leaders of men and leaders OF
thought with the selfish fallacies that are
now proclaimed as the faith OF the tathers.
After several brief speeches the report
of the committee on resolutions was taken
up.
The first resolution was amended by
agreement OF the COMMITTEE to read as fol-
lows:
Resolved first that this committee, rec
ognising the principle Of protection as the
established policy of our country auNo-
Gates immediate reciprocal concessions, by
means of a dual or maximum ana MINI,
mpm tariff, as the only practical method
Of relieving at this time, the strained slt-
uation, with which we are confronted.
Congressman Holiday, Of Indiana, moved
that the second resolution be stricken out.
This motion precipitated a spirited discus
sion, in the midst of which the convention
adjourned until o'clock.
For Permanent Organization.
When the convention reconvened for the
afternoon session, the rest of the resolu-
tions were adopted, after which the ques-
| ton of the formation of a permanent or
ganization was again taken up. A resolu-
ton was finally adopted, as follows:
We recommend that a permanent organi-
cation be formed under the style of the
| American Reciprocal Tariff League, and
% hn IN cd
| the chair to have full power to organize
| and further prosecute the work for which
| the convention had assembled.
Said committee shall have power to in
| crease its membership to NIL vacancies
| when necessary That the chairman be
| requested to confer with the committee on
| arrangements, andr the various, organiza.
| lions represented In this convention and
| take the time needed for the proper selec-
! ton Of suitable members. ... .r.,a. '..-N
With the adoption of this resolution
! 4 Gin