Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-14

bank compared with the graft the tar
iff has permitted the steel trust to
enjoy for the past eight years, and
there is not congressman from Iowa
who does not know it. What are the
salaries of the McCalls and the Nc
Curdys and the Hydes compared to
the organization of the steel trust
wleh one billion dollars of stock that
represents nothing in the world but
capitalized tariff, as Congressman
Mccall of Massachusetts, properly
named it.?" That sounds stronger
than anything I ever read in the
"Commoner."
1t has been unkindly and unthought-
eddy, no doubt, alleged in some quar-.
tiers, that certain democrats have ac-
tually taken part in the late republic
can primaries, and lent their aid to
assist in the nomination of Governor
Cummins in his ambition to be the
first man in Iowa to hold the COVER
norship three terms in succession. Is
1t to be wondered at that they should,
when even the editor of the "Regis-
ter" has been so visibly affected. and
with such forceful democratic utter.
ances ringing in their ears? Then
permit me, as the head this year OF
the democratic ticket, to present their
plea OF not guilty." based on the old
common law complete defense of Jus.
tification."
If, as SO completely and unanswer-
ably argued by the Governor, wrong
so serious and monstrous is being
daily and weekly committed In the
case of the manufacture OF the vari-
GUS steel products, how as a. with the
articles mentioned in the democrat
ic platform-iron, lumber, coal and
all trust controlled articles? Let Gov
ernor Cummins answer as he did In
the same address from which have
so literally quoted. "The time at
my command forbids the stating OF
more than one of the prominent SEIZED.
ules OF the tariff. l pass all others
by, affirming, however, that what I
do now show with respect to the iron
and steel schedules can be shown with
equal conclusiveness with respect to
many others" In this same speech
to which have been referring, deliv.
cred in his home city, to a friendly
club, and not in the heat of debate,
but from manuscript, at time when
every citizen of this country was hor-
rified and shocked by the violation Of
the sacred trust imposed on our in
surance officials, that of gathering
here and there throughout this broad
land the funds to be held in trust for
the widows and orphans, and with
that same power and eloquence the
Governor summed up the entire wrong
committed under the Dingley tariff.
The amount of graft o. all the In
surance companies for all time, will
not equal one-tit,.. of the amount OF
which our people are robbed every
year by excessive tariffs" Never
have heard or read such language
from any democrat. How temperate
and moderate, compared with this
statement of Governor Cummins. il
the thoroughly democratic statement
Of the great leader of the minority in
the House of Representatives, .ohn
Sharp Williams, when he said: THE
thing down to the heart and bottom
OF which you have got to go, and that
you have to plant in the hearts of the
people, is the fact that this thing is
Wrong-that is, it Is all wrong if the
American system of government and
the American institutions are right"
And further on in the same speech.
says: Il do not believe in topping
over whole wrong system even, all
at once, because a great many of the
people who would be buried under the
iebris are people who are not to be
blamed for the system under which
hey live. We must. go gradually to-
ward this tariff for revenue only goal.
We must leave object lessons behind
rs as we go, which will encourage
our successors to go further and fur.
Their" Let me say to this audience,
md through this audience to Cover
nor Cnmmins, if the wrongs are one
18th as bad as portrayed by him why
should we be longer compelled to en-
lure them?
session of congress has passed
since that speech was made and no
relief has been granted. If the Gov
ernor was right, was not the Water
loo convention right when 1t asked
for immediate relief?"
Let me ask Governor Cummins an.
other question: Will the Honorable
John Lacey of this, the sixth district.
work and vote to remove the duty
rom iron, steel, lumber, coal and all
trust made articles? He has never
said ne would. Nor does his platform
SO bind him. Will the congressman
from my district, William P. Hepburn
SO work and vote? He has never said
he would. Nor does his platform 80
bind him. Will the other members
OF the congressional delegation from
Iowa, including the United States sen.
ators, SO work and vote! They have
never said they would. Neither does
their platform say they will. Yet
Governor Cummins before the Cum
Minis republican convention" declared
that he wanted to lay at their feet the
tribute of his praise. There are
eleven candidates for congress on the
democratic ticket who will work and
vote to remove the duties named. at
least tneir platform says SO. viii
the Governor take the platform in
iowa and ask the electors to vote for
he eleven democratic candidates for
congress?
1t was my privilege to stand where
could plainly hear the Governor. in
the city of Des Moines, on the even.
ing of July 31st, when the "Cum.
minis republicans" were holding
meeting on the evening preceding the
convention, and well remember the
speech OF Governor Cummins and his
remark. u have said nothing that
now take back" Can Governor Cum
minis support the eleven republican
candidates for congress? He may.
he did in 1904. But if he does. is
there a man in Iowa that can truth
fully say that by SO doing he has TAX