Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-21
TARIFF REVISION
STRIKES The EAST
Recent Invitation Of Pittsburg-
ers to Governor Cummins to
Speak is Significant
ASPIRATIONS FOR THE SENATE
Governor While East Says He Would
Not Consent to the Use of His Name
as a Candidate for the Presidential
Nomination-G. A. r. After New
mans Scalp.
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SIGClaJ TO lHlGS-fNSpuOllSdH
Des Moines, June 21.-That the iron
manufacturers of the east and other
highly protected industries are anx-
ious 70 know something of tariff revls-
ion from a revisionst and are not will
ing to take all their information on the
subject from the Political Economist,
the organ of the Protective Tariff
league, is evidenced by the invitation
to Governor Cummins to go to Pitts
burg to expound his ideas of tariff
revision.
The first invitation to Governor
Cummins to go to Pittsburg came some,
months ago, and was from the execu-
tive committee of the board of trade
Of Pittsburg Governor Cummins re-
spectfully declined to accept the invi-
tation and took pains to explain to the
committee that in the west his views
ON the tariff were already well known
and that he could see nothing to be
ttCCOlA pllSllcQ ny SOlH3 " llIoOaAS . "
eXpound them except possibly to salts
fly the curiosity of the board Of trade.
Then the committee called a meet
ing of the board of trade and the gov
arnor's letter was read to them. There
was an attendance at that meeting of
several hundred and by resolution the
executive committee was Instructed to
renew the invitation to the governor
and inform him that it. was the unan-
imous desire of the membership Of the
board of trade that he come to Pitts
burg and explain to them his ideas of
tariff revision This last invitation
was accepted.
1t may be OF some interest to the
Iowa friends of Governor Cummins,
however, to know that one newspaper,
the Pittsburg Dispatch, the next NOR
ming gave scant tive-inch mention Of
his address in which it featured a
statement that half of the audience of
800 was women and that the speaker
received good attention and fair
measure of applause" 1t gave but lit
tie Of his statements on the tariff.
The Pittsburg Press. however, pub
lished the afternoon before the ad-
dress was delivered, gave over a; coll
umn interview to the governor in which
it did not seem to be afraid to let the
people knoN that Governor Cummins
favored scaling down the tariff sched-
ules In this interview the governor
is quoted as saying that the west is
solidly for Roosevelt for president. He
was asked if he thought that Roose-
welt was the only man who could reg
ulate the trusts, and answered: "Oh,
no not the only man, but he began the
crusade against them and we want him
to finish his work. He has made
good start and he can be depended
upon to carry out the program"
On the tariff he is quoted In the IN
teryieW as saying: Tariff, important
as it certainly is, will not be the para
mount issue in the next presidential
convention. The tariff stands badly IN
need of revision everyone knows, but
the country doesn't need this issue at
tended to as much as we need to nave
the trusts of this country curbed and
properly regulated. This will consti-
tute the pre-e eminent issue to come be-
fore the people, and on the proper
regulation of the existing trusts the
next president will have to stand conn.,
mitted."
The governor is quoted further as
saying that President Roosevelt can be
,enominated without his being a cam
didate. On the tariff the governor is
quoted as saying that the high duties
have already cost US the market Of
France and practically that Of Ger
many.
The Press reporter asked the gov
ernor: "Your name has been mem
toned Governor 6lmmins, as a pos
sible candidate for second place on the
presidential ticket? p Toswhich the gov
ernor is quoted as saying: There is
absolutely nothing to that report. l
would not permit such thing. | have
been offered delegation for the pres
idential nomination, but of course re-
fused it. as it was merely local
demonstration of kindly feeling and
there could be nothing else to it, No.
am candidate for the United States
senate, and am in that fight, but as for
the vice presidency, / am most certain
ly not candidate"
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Tt develops that there is consider
able quiet talk being done among the
members of the recent state encamp-
ment of the G. A R. at Dubuque, re-
garding the result of the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year
While it does not concern them so
much who is department commander,
still there seems to be we'll defined
opinion that the only salaried position
| in the entire department should be
passed around among worthy, deserv-
| ing and capable comrades.
1t transpires that the present assist
ant adiutant general has in the past
five years been secretary of the state
senate for four terms. and, while en-
gagged in that service at salary Of s6
per day from the. state. amounting to
an average of $3.50 for each session, has