Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-24
.G0V. CUNN|NS
IS CONSISTENT
Opening Address At Churdan
States His Views As To
Revision
WANTS REPUBLICAN REVISION
Convincing Argument Made Showing
That He Has Always Stood for Re-
publican Protection in Advising Pro-
lection of Schedules Which Were
Too Hish--With Allison and Taft.

| lection Of Schedules Which Were
Too Hish--With Allison and Taft
Special to Times-Republican.
Churdan, Sept. 24.-Before large
audience of Green county farmers
Governor Cummins delivered the form
al opening address of the campaign
1t was devoted very largely to state
ment of his personal position as to
tariff revision in which the governor
has shown himself to be somewhat of
a standpatter himself in that he stands
| by his former views, retracting nothing
| but explaining in convin cling manner
| that he stood for republican revision
along with Taft and Allison and that
he was no less loyal to protection than
other good republicans who either
| doubted the wisdom of revision at this
| time or at any time.
| He said:
| Unlike my opponent, In this, as in
many other respects, it seems to me
that "a discussion of national questions
is not only appropriate but required.
He filled three columns in exploiting
my views upon the tariff and a few
meager lines in expressing and exs
planning his own. He is apparently
afraid to rally democrats under the
flag of tariff for revenue only, and ex-
ponds his strength in quoting from my
speeches to prove that believe that
some of the duties are too high and
ored effort has, if understand it full
ly, two ends in view; first, to establish
that upon the tariff am not sound
republican, and that therefore republi-
cans should support him free
trader; second, that i1basmuch as l
favor some notifications in the tariff
schedules I could not consistently ac-
oept a platform which did not declare
specifically for such notifications, and
that because l did not bolt in 1904, and
because ! was somewhat responsible
for the platform of 1906, am a weak,
vacillating man, untrue to my convic-
tons or right and wrong. If, in this
campaign, l had no purpose in view
save to reinstate myself in the conf
dence and esteem of my distinguished
rival would not undertake the task;
but as there has been and still is
dense fog raised about this question in
Iowa, and inasmuch as many homes.
men and faithful republicans have
been misinformed respecting my posi-
ton upon the tariff I shall give the
subject the consideration it's import
ance requires.
Steadfast in His Position.
In order that no man shall be, able
to pervert what am about to say. I
want to make it clear that I retract
nothing that 1 have said with regard
to the tariff My views are unchang-
ed, and, within the ranks of the par
ty, will 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 ex-
perience during the past nine years has
shown to be excessive.
Protection given thru import duties,
so that our home producers shall en-
JOY a reasonable advantage in the home
markets over their foreign competitors
is the corner stone of our growth and
prosperity, and is vital article in the
republican faith.
In all the years from 1860 to 1905 the
republican party has steadily adhered
to the system of protection 1t has
sought constantly to so adjust the du-
ties upon imports that our industries
might be as diversified as our natural
resources; that our workingmen might
receive the wages to which working
men in free country are justly en-
titled; and that capital might engage
in enterprise with fair hope of reward.
Devotion to Protection.
For thirty four of these forty-s six
years, in almost every political cam
strength in the defense and eulogy of
this economic doctrine, which l have
always believed and still believe to be
essential to the growth of our country
and the welfare of it's people. In 1861
we applied this policy in law which
bears the name of a distinguished Cit
izen of Vermont, who has lately passed
to his reward. Thirty-six years after
wards we again applied the policy in
series of schedules which, receiving
congressional approval, became known
the world over as the Dingley tariff |
law Between 1851 and 1897 the re-
publican party made a great many
changes in the duties that were from
time to time levied upon imports, and
it did this both by special modifica-
lions and general revision. The in
quiry which concerns us at this time
is this-Is it treason to the republican
policy for a republican to believe and |
say that some of the duties prescribed |
in the law of 1897 are higher than are
necessary to adequately protect the
American producer; to believe and to
say that excessive duties may be made |
the instrument for the eXaction of I'M
just prices; and to believe and say |
that the duties that are higher than are
needed to adequately preserve our
home markets should be lowered to the
point of protection, to the end that we I
may have full safety against foreign
invasion. but no oppression from do
nestle greed?
1t seems to me that it il; not only the
privilege but the duty of every repub-
lican TO strive earnestly for the just
application of the principles of his
party. The test of his loyalty in his
support OF the principle, not his judg-
nent with regard to the amount of
duty required TO fulfill the principle
When my enemies, be they in our
party or in the opposition, quote from
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