Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-13

support Of this state is piven only
in accordance with the will Of a.
majority Of the people"
declaration, Governor Cummins last
night, in his address before the Polk
County Republican Club, served notice
on the standpatters Of Iowa that prin
ciple and not sentiment must govern
selection of the Iowa delegation to the
next national republican convention
The big audience which completely
filed Fosters opera house greeted this
utterance with enthusiastic and pro-
1onged applause. indicating that tha,
governors auditors were IN hearty ac-
cord with his declaration. It meant
that Governor Cummins and his foi-
lowers will oppose the nomination of +
Leslie NJ. Shaw or any other man.
whether from Iowa or elsewhere, for
president, who is not in accord with
the principles Of the majority Of Iowa
republicans Following this declara-
! ti0n, the governor launched into d q dis
scussion Of the principles advocated by
the progressive element Of the republi-
can party and those advocated by the
standpatters. He made It plain that he 3
proposes to do all in his power to carry
the state Of Iowa for the principles
which he advocates and for men who
are in accord with his views. IS
The meeting was one OF the greatest
held in, -Des Moines for many years. Ill
marked the opening Of campaign
which will be waged until the people i
of Iowa shall have registered verdict 1
thru their votes upon the issues which
the governor and his followers advo-
cate. S,s
After explaining that he had ac-
cepted an invitation to speak because
he had something to say to the repub-
licans OF Polk county, the governors
referred to the fact that he had been
accused Of being too vague and too
general in his public speaking so he
promised to be sufficiently definite this
time. Then he said, In part:
Slowly, but surely, we are making Z
clear issue upon the tarif and reciprocs
ity between the members OF the repub
lican party. Public thought crystallize
deliberately; but it finally takes form
There is fight in progress, ana .it
must go on until one side or the other
acknowledges defeat. There is ma
terial difference of opinion with re+
spect to the present tariff schedules.
and the present application, OF this 1
doctrine OF reciprocity, and It cannot
be reconciled by mere words It VITA
disappear only in the submission Of tiie
minority to the majority, after thor
ough discussion and complete express
sion In our platforms and in the nom
ination of our candidates. .,
1t is idle to talk about harmony upon
this matter until h comes either as
the result of sincere conviction OF tha
entire overthrow of one side or the
other. The campaign is on and it will I
go on until 1t reaches its fruition In
the platform of 1908. and then / hope
and expect to see declaration that
will clear the atmosphere, and that
will pledge the party to the one course
or the other; and hope and expect
TO see cdHuludtc SelcCtSu, WuctueE u0 &
lives in Iowa or. elsewhere, who is IN
sympathy with the party utterances,
whatever it may be.
A serious investigation of our tarin
schedules cannot and will not harm the s
party 1t is Overwhelming in its
strength. 1t has no opponent that un
der any circumstances can command
the support OF the people. We all be-
lieve in the policy of protection, ana
we will all rally around it's standard.
no matter what may be our opinions
respecting any existing application q
the doctrine. When we meet our pO-
litical adversaries, those Of US who
believe that there should be reduc-
ton In many OF the duties will be there,
with the colors In our hands, leading
the warfare against free trade, and
every other economic heresy. warn
the standpatter now that he wiN
march fast and march long. and fight
hard. il he keeps pace with us in the
struggle against the common enemy.
This 10 the Issue.
What, then, is the issue that must
be fought out in the old-fashioneQ
way? It is this-and shall b so pre-
else that nothing but malice can peS-
vert the statement:
(Continued on Fifth Pags,
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