Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26

aAd am arra,a mat some q 0sa
are only skin deep.
~ have admired Governor Cummins'
stand on the election Of senators BY
the people. but yet that was Dsmo.
cratic doctrine before he commenced
to advocate IT. The Ffty.second and
T1fty.third congressss. both Democrat
ic. passed resolutions submitting the
necessary amendment. The Arst rsso-
hutton was adopted more than fourteen
years ago, and SO far ~ Am able 70
learn. Governor Cummins speeches
on the subject do not 60 back that
Tar.
The Iowa Platform.
THE national Democratic platforms
have declared In favor Of the election
Of senators BY the people. but even
the platform Of the late Iowa Republic
an convention, 4 eoavsntisa controlled
hy Governor Cummins. does NOT con.
tain plank II favor Of popular cleo
zion Of senators. Mr.. Cummins put IN
Z plank in favor 81 the selection OF
Republican candidates by the popular
vote. but that 10 very much different
than the election OF senators b. popu-
lar vote.
Wrong On TarI6.
"Why vote against Democratic
veteran In the reform movement In t.
vor Of . Republican recruitf have
been hoping that Governor Cummins
would make . night for tariff reform
but his platform destroys MI hope. for
/ he makes II distinctly understood that
he adhsrss to the fraudulent position
taken BY Republican leaders that the
tarin must be reformed By its friends.
II Is strange that Z man OF Governor
Cumn1ins' intelligence should for one
moment expect the tariff 70 bs re.
formed by its frisnds ~ we'll expect
the legal rate Of interest - be reduced
by An agreement aAoAs the money
lenders ~ $3.50 ~
Estimate q LaFelistts.
"On the rate question. Governor
Cumnins slse Hold out hope. but an
has been shattered ~ his TIP to wis
oonstn to aid the election q . Rspxb
hcan candidate for governor whose
nomination LaFoiistts opposed. La
Toilette ID the boldest rsformer in the
Republican party and he's shown Z
great deal more moral courage thar
Governor Cummins, or even the p1ssi
dent.
Action Of senate.
TN fact, Senator LaFollstts M,
been the one Republican senator WHIT
made consistent and courageou'
dght for effective rate legislation. HI
offered nine amendments. eight o
them recommended BY the interstat
commerce commission, but the Reput
lean leaders in the senate defeats,
them. Tie present Republican cand
date for governor in Wisconsin wa
backed BY Senator spooner and all tn
other political enemies OF Senator Ia
Toilette.
cummins Favors speensr.
Ills election would be . triumph
Tor the stalwarts and q humiliation
for Senator LaFollette. But yet Gov
srnor Cummins was willing to 60 t.
Wisconsin and speak in behalf OF tn,
Republican ticket Not only that but HI
sulogized Senator Spooner. one of thu
most notorious of the opponents O
rate legislation, man who is antag
onistic to Senator LaFollette on al
most every question.
What 10 Cummins' Purpose?
'If Mr.. Cummins praises Senate
Spooner because he really agrees witt
Spooner. he is not a reformer at all
for no one ever even thought OF &C
cusing Senator Spooner of favorin
any remedial legislation of whateve
kind. II. however, he praises Senate
Spooner merely out Of desire 70
harmony, he ought to know by thi
time that harmony is the enemy of a
reforms
/ Every attempted reform is me
with the objection that agitation wi
, disturb the harmony of the part.
The man who thinks more of harmon
than he does of principle will neve
make much Roadway as a champio
Of the interests of the people.
Fakes cummins to a Cleaning.
ut looks as though Governor Cur
Minis has too much conscience to !
. standpatter and not enough couras
to be reformer.
'He is neither hot nor cold, and {
. reformer was not as warm at tt
conyeption az he was thought to
by the Democrats who went into tt
primaries to vote for him,
HE Is now making his appeal
three kinds OF Republicans. b,
7 neither his platform or his utteranct
ought to appeal to . Democrat wne
20 thorough and able man as Claut
r. Porter heads the Democrat
ticket"
When horse Is so overworked