Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-25
CUNNINS OPENS CAMPAIGN
Governor Of Iowa Addresses . Large
Audiencs at Church,
DEFINES HIS ATTITUDE ON THE TARIFF
lie Favors Revi-ion of such Schedules
that Experience Demonstrates
work Injustice 60
Consumers.

DES MONIES. Ia. Sept 2L-Governor
Cummins opened the republican state cam
paign tonight at Churdan, la. Speaking TO
an audience Of 1900 business men and
farmers. His address was devoted largely
to setting right his attitude towards. tariff.
Il am a republican," he declared and
then he affirmed his faith I'm the protective
tariff principle. He did not however re-
tract his preconvention declarations in
favor OF revision Of some schedules and
asserted that his position in these matters
was not metropolitan. The governor said
in part:
The individuals who compose corporations
citiEens Saya me e,,S same fights mat al
ought to exercise them with the same
freedom. and Independence that charac-
munity; but / profoundly believe that cor
portations, as such, should be vigorously
excluded from politics, that such associated
influence is harmful influence and II
could have my way, not one dollar from
the treasury of a corporation would ever
pc contributed TO the treasury Of political
The principle that the government OF the
United states and the government of the
state shall be conducted by it's men and
not by its corporations is not nearer to
the hearts OF the people than any article
OF partisan faith. Do not misunderstood
have been and never will be tempered
to secure democratic votes. / am a republic
can and believe in the doctrines of my
party. | am proud of it's history. cherish
It's traditions and rejoice in the victories
II has accomplished, / have abiding con-
viotion that It's work in the future will be
wise and just and that its policies will
lead the nation through paths OF honor to
the highest distinction to which a govern
ment can enjoy. l retract nothing that
have said with regard to the tarin. My
Views are unchanged and within the ranks
OF the party l win labor earnestly as
l can, not for a general revision of the
schedules, for that have never favored,
but for reducing certain duties which our
experience during the past nine years has
SHOWN TO be excessive.
Protection given through import duties
so that our home producers shall enjoy
reasonable advantage In the home
markets over their foreign competitors is
the cornerstone of our growth and pros
lican faith.
My contention has always been that the
revision of the schedules must be in har-
mony with, and based upon the protective
policy; that our, duties that are too high
should be lowered, but not so as to I'M
pair their efficiency as protective duties.
Duties should always be high enough to
give the domestic producer his home market
with reasonable profit, but they should
never be high enough to enable the domes-
tic producer to exact an unfair profit from
the domestic consumer The modihcatio0
III have worked for and shall continue TO
work for is therefore a republican modi-
fication, for while 1T is true, according to
my way OF thinking, that certain excessive
duties have compelled American buyers to
a little of the injury that would be in
b1icted by revision or reduction at the
hands of the democratic party upon a
platform OF tariff for revenue only