Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
PORTER OPENS
HIS CAMPAIGN
Democratic Candidate For Gov
,ernor Fires Opening Gun
fills Canvass
ATTACKS GOVERNOR cuMMlNs
Makes Effort to Find Flaws in the
State Administration - Declares
Cummins is Not With His Party and
Then Condemns the Party's Attitude
On All Questions.

| On All Questions.
! Special to Tinles-Republican.
| Ottumwa, Sept. 7.-Claude r. Porter.
of Centerville. democratic nominee for
governor, opened his campaign here
last night with speech in Palm rink.
! The big hall was crowded with peo-
| pie anxious to see and hear the can
didate. The speech was devoted large
ly to an attack on Governor Cummins,
but was not regarded as very con-
| vincing argument. 1t was remarked by
many that the speaker was inconsis-
tent all the way thru, one minute crit
! icising Cummins for not standing with
the republicans and the next attack
ing the republican position on the same
question.
Mr.. Porter opened his speech by for
mally accepting the nomination for
governor and then proceeded to pay a
high tribute to the private character of
! the governor. Then he took up tie
| third term question on which he said:
Il don not believe 1t is wise states
| manship, or in harmony with the spir :
it of our republican institutions, that
any man, or set of men, shall be con-
tinued in control and possession of the
highest offices of the state or nation
for a longer period than two terms;
that no matter what the occasion, or
how great the demand, there can al
ways be found in this state or nation
a man, or men, worthy and able to
meet any condition that may arise no
matter how grave or important.
Many Of the older people present
will remember that eventful time in
April 1866, when the great American,
he who had successfully guided the
ship of state thru the troubled waters
of the civil rebellion, was laid low by
an assassin's bullet. and it seemed as
if all of the blood Of that time had been
shed. and all the sacrifice had been
ma lie in vain But one stepped out on
balcony, and facing THAT turbulent
mob as it surged thru the streets Of
New York, spoke those words which
quieted them and the entire nation -
1Ou ISl6ASS VIM viz oO' N..f-'~.-9
Washington still lives"
mo single Individual lives whose
life is a necessity to the life Of thss
state or nation, and he is a vain egotist
who so Matters himself.
cumnnins and Tariff.
"The 'Cum1nins republican plat
form, and know will not be open 10
criticism for so calling it since have
the authority of the congressman from
the Eleventh district of Iowa and ne
ought to KNOWS a remarkable docu-
meflt; first for things 1T contains, ana
second for the things that are omitted
Aside from it's profusion of eompli-
ments, it mentions but three subjects
on which it outlines a future line OF
political conduct First it contains
square and emphatic declaration In IA
vor of the present tariff; second, for
state primary; third, for the enactment
of statutes to prevent corporate con-
troll Of politics. Let us look at these
for awhile Perhaps / should not dis
cuss the question of tariff, as 1T belongs
more properly to the realm OF nation
al politics in which the several candl-
dates for congress are more directly
interested. should, however, call at
DENTON to some Of the evolutlons OF
orr governor on this subject, tho am
at q disadvantage, for l know not Whds
position he will now take on TINS ques-
tion. And after much diligent inquiry
among both republicans and demo-
Gratis. I have not been able to 1lnu "a
single prophet willing to risk his rep
ufation in hazarding a guess. pc
lieve the statement is made about nav
ing the moor with us always; that, SO
far in orr history, seems to be true OF
theS tariff question. There is, perhaps,
no question now in politics, on which
tha tines are more clearly drawn.
IA person is either for revision Oh
the present schedules Of the Dingley
tariff. or he is opposed to it. 1t has
heer heralded broadcast thru this land
and accepted generally, so far as
have been able to learn, that the pres
ent sCummins republican platform is
without doubt a standpat platform
On the tariff question. AS much so, it
is claimed, as the one of Joseph Call
non, of Illinois.
.eThe democratic platform is clear
and unmistakable in it's meaning, sub
ject to but Single construction, that
there should be immediate rel1ef
granted to. the people who are now be.
ing robbed by extortiona'te prices ex-
acted under the shelter of tariff This
is followed by the specific declaration
as to the manner of granting the relief
that the tariff should be removed from
all trust made goods and in the remov-'
al Of all duties on iron, steel, lumber
and COAL believe have fairly stated
the, question. and we'll has Governor
Cummins said, There is a fight in pro-
gress, and it must go on until one side
or the other acknowledges defeat.
There is material difference Of opin-
ion in respect to the present tariff
schedules, and the present application
of the doctrine Of reciprocity, and it
cannot be reconciled by mere words
At the risk of becoming wearisome.
for no one has made more democratic
speeches on the tariff than he, let US
review some of the positions of the gov
ernor and the fCummins republicans
Mr.. Porter quoted at length from
Governor Cummins' utterances on the
tariff and reciprocity, accompanying
his remarks by the commentary, the
governor marched up, or down, the hill
again"
After quoting from Governor Cum
Minis speech before the Polk County
Republican Club. on Oct II, 1905, Mr..
Porter proceeded: