Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-09
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Divergence OF Opinion as to
Public Sentiment on Rad
ical Policies
IOWA CITED As EVIDENCE
owA CITED AS EVIDENCE
Hawkeye State Pointed to as Proof Of
Reaction = Leaders in Congress
Say Country Has Tired of Strenuous
RadieaIism - President and Taft
Stand by Their Principles.

Stand by Their Principles.
Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, June SIS there Il
widespread reaction taking place thru
out the country against progressive
aud radical policies?
This is the question that is being
widely discussed among politicians and
Students of affairs. 1t is obviously a
question that will arise TO one of par
amount Importance in a political way
when 1t comes to conducting the APP
preaching campaign for the election OF
president and a new congress.
Mary believe such reaction is TAX
ing place. II Is the view widely held
by men of conservative tendencies. who
have mad little sympathy with the
radical ism preached by President
Roosevelt or with the radicalism of
various state legislatures in the enact
nent Of laws to curb the railroads and
corporations and laws of general an
corporation tendency. According to
this view, the country sat up and took
notice when the depression of last fall
came about and since that time has
!,een gradually converted in conserva-
tism.
Cite Iowa as Proof.
IN support Of the proposition that the
country is now swinging in the con-
servative direction, it must be said,
some interesting evidence Is presented.
Not the least important fact which Is
set forth as tending to show this is
the recent result in Iowa wherein Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins was defeated for
senator by Senator William b. Allison.
Governor Cummins, In the eyes OF the
country, was the embodiment of the
progressive, radical and tariff revision
in Iowa. Back Of Senator AL
lison. were the standpatters, the con-
servatives. Governor Cummins' de-
feat is being widely interpreted as
that Iowa republicans are dis
posed toward conservatism
Equally interesting is the situation
in the south, where Governor Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, has been defeated.
His defeat is generally viewed as due
to reaction against radicalism on
railroad matters and prohibition mat
tiers. Well informed observers of con-
ditions in the south say this reaction
is not confined to Georgia, but Is
marked in other states. For instance,
North Carolina is said to be backing
away from anti-railroad and prohibit
ton legislation. 1t is pointed out that
Governor Glenn, who has been fore
most in anti-railroad legislation, has
been unable to get sufficient encour-
agement to become candidate for the
senate at present against Senator Ov-
erman. The latte is recognized as
democrat of the conservative type. In
states Of the south. senti-
ment is reputed to have been marked
by a change in the conservative direc-
ton in recent months.
Country Grows Tired.
Without doubt, the view taken by the
leaders of congress in the session just
closed was that the country was tired
Of going along the radical lines marked
down by the administration and that
what it wanted was quiet and cessa-
ton from agitation. Men like Cannon,
Payne, Aldrich, Allison and Hale took
the view the public wanted the rail-
roads and corporations let alone and
wanted business to be allowed to flow
along smoothly without any Interrupt
lions from Washington The result was
that congress stood still and refused
to do many of the things the president
wanted A currency bill was passed,
but nothing was done in the direction
Of corporation control or further
the interstate commerce
laws.
President Stands by Sentiments.
Almost squarely opposed to this view
stands the administration. 1t Is true
The president has shown a disposition
to go slowly in some lines, such, Tor
instance, as the prosecutions under the
Sherman law, and in some other phases
of administration. But he is insfstent
that the platform to be adopted by the
Chicago convention ought to be one
that is squarely in line with the pro-
He is no more insistent
on this, however, than Secretary Taft.
In fact, Secretary Taft Is inclined to
be more vigorous about the matter
than the president himself. On the tar
If plank, for instance, Secretary Taft
openly subscribed to the doctrine that
the tariff schedules ought not to be
permitted to shelter monopoly. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has never been willing
to meet the tariff question squarely
since he has been in the White House.
In many ways, he has shown that he
regarded the tariff as a political
a good thing to let severely
alone. In general, however, both the
president and Mr.. Taft believe the
the great mass Of the voters,
will be satisfied this year with moth
ng less than platform that commits
The republican party to proceeding
along the lines laid down by tn pres
dent. They are not subscribing to the
view that the country is ready for a |
Much Misrepresentation.
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska, ex-
pressed what approximates to the view
that obtains in administration circles
he other day. Senator Burkett has
been called into important White House
conferences lately and his views may
,e considered significant. He declared
hat there was much misrepresentation |
n MANY quarters as to where the real
of carrying this election