Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-24

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the end prevail.
All Good Republicans.
These are all good republicans-one
just as good as another. They are all
sincerely attached to the cause of pro-
lection, and are all following with 10y
atty, and with enthusiasm the leader
ship of Theodore Roosevelt, the presl-
dent of the United States. Under suca
circumstances. it would be crime
against decent political faith to adopt
platform that would eNpel either OF
these classes from the republican par
ty. We occupy common ground in OPP
posing the democratic proposition Tor
tariff solely for revenue, and we fight
shoulder to shoulder for full and ade-
quate protection. II the men who share
my belief as to the wisdom of an i'm
mediate reduction in some of the du-
ties can accomplish their purpose, they
will rejoice, but let 1T be understood.
once for all, that they will not bring
discord into party councils. nor impair
party strength by making immediate
revision where they have the power to
do so the exclusive standard of repub-
licanism.
I offer these suggestions to my OPP
ponent and venture the comment that
If he will study them carefully he VIII
perceive better than he now does the
entire consistency of our platform, and
that he will understand more clearly
than he has vet understoond that am
working and waiting for republican
revision, and that / will work and wa's
for such revision all the days of my
life rather than to accept for a sin
gle day democratic revision that
points toward free trade or its eauiva-
lent. a tariff for revenue alone.
Meaning Of Democratic Revision.
I have now put down faithfully and
candidly the supposed differences be-
tween republicans respecting the tariff,
in the hope that some of the misappre-
hension may be removed; but before
passing from the subject, have yet to
bring back the democratic candidate to
his real position and compel him to
stand by it or fall by it. When he and
I discuss the tariff, the issue Is this:
The republican party proposes to
maintain a. system of protection by
levying adequate duties to enable do
nestle producers to profitably carry
on their business. The democratic
party. according to its platform, pro-
only and whether the change from one
to the other is accomplished in one year
or five, the end in view is to substitute
one policy for the other. 1 stand un-
qualifiedly for the protective system
He stands, according to his own state
ment, unreservedly for the revenue tar
if
What is revenue tariff, as known
to economics? 1t is a system in which
import duties are levied upon products
and commodities which the country
does not and cannot produce, with the
addition of a few luxuries which, UNI
der any system, are heavily taxed 1t
is the policy which England has for
years maintained. / know that the re-
publicans of this state are unalterably
opposed to the English system, and
believe there are very few democrats
who, when they consult their inde-
pendent, individual opinions, would ia
vor a revolution that could bring moth
ing but disaster in its train. Under
the system of protection, we have null
tiplied our wealth so that we are, be-
yond compare, the richest nation on
Garth. We have increased our produc-
ton so that we have outstripped all the
people of the world. We have given
our workingmen wages which have no
parallel in the field of industry. We
have attained height of prosperity
unequaled in the history of man.
will not at this time summon the aid
of statistics. l simply invoke your own
observation and experience You know
as we'll as /, that the welfare of agri-
culture depends absolutely upon the
employment at good wages of the men
and women who are not engaged in ag-
riculture, and that when idleness pre-
walls the price of the farmers products
must go down. Let Mr.. Porter suspend
for a season his rancorous attacks up
on me, and defend, if he can, his prop
osition to change the economic system
of the country.
Governor Cummins then devoted half
an hour to discussion of the modern
problems in dealing with corporations,
to defense of the executive councils
assessment of railway property, and to
a, reply of Porter's charge that he had
been. extravagant in his personal ex-
penses.