The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-10-22
HON. B. +. CARROLL
VISITS OsKALOOSA
ADDRESSES REPUBLICAN MEET.
ING THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSES LIVE ISSUES ABLY
Candidate For Governor is Given ;
Hearty Reception--Good Points
Are Made In His
Talk.

Hon. B. f. Carroll, auditor of the
State of Iowa and republican candi-
date for governor, is guest in Oska-
loosa today. He arrived in the city
at IL o'clock this morning on the
Iowa Central liom the north and was
taken at once to republican headquar-
tiers, where he greeted manv friends
land republicans during the remainder
lof the morning hour. He was guest
at the Downing hotel for dinner. State
ISupt. John F. Riggs accompanied Mr..
lCarroll to this city, leaving on the
noon train for Sigourney, where Mr..
carroll goes at four clock to deliver
an address tonight. ..
Auditor CARROLL spoke in the court
room at o'clock this afternoon before
crowd as large as the capacity of the
room would accommodate. He was
introduced by John o. Malcolm and
was received with hearty applause.
Throughout his speech there was fire.
lquent and enthusiastic demonstration
which signified that his audience was
in accord with the issues he recon-
lmended.
Mr.. CAROLS Address.
Mr. Carroll gave a comprehensive
presentation of all the issues of the
campaign both state and national and
spent a considerable portion of his
time reviewing the tariff and trust.
regulating theories advanced by VIM.
j. Bryan and then turned to his op.
ponent, Hon. Fred E. White, declar-
ing him to be a free trader. In the
course of his speech Auditor Carroll
discussed corporations and trusts at
length, calling attention to the de-
cision of Judge Gray, a democrat, ad-
versely to the rate regulation law
passed by republican congress. He
took up the panic issue, the merchant
marine. the navy, and the prospect II
Mr.. Bryan were elected. He discussed
his own candidacy, his administration
OF the insurance department, and took
occasion to put to rest the charge
that he is a "reactionary."
In referring to the administration
of Theodore Roosevelt Auditor Carroll
said that although much had been ac-
complished already, yet tne work in
augurated by Mr.. Roosevelt has not
been finished and 1t is all important
in choosing his successor that II
should be man who is in full sym.
pathy and accord with the president
as to what is to be done and how to
do it. He said:
mo man in all the country has
been so close to the president or has
had so much to do with bringing about
that which has been accomplished as
Secretary Taft and the strong and un.
qualified Endorsement of his candidacy
by the president makes it clear be.
yond question that Presiden- Roose-
: welt believes him to be the most ca,
!, pable and best fitted man in all the
, country to carry out the reforms un,
dertaken, as well as to meet any con.
dition seen or unseen that might arise
during the next four years.
The First Duty.
Perhaps the first and most import.
ant duty to be performed by the new
congress and the new president viii
l. be to revise the tariff. The question
is Shall it be done by t.ose who be-
70 lieve in the we'll established theory OF
protection, or by those who at neart
are free traders parading under the
guise of tariff Tor revenue only re-
formers?"
There is no doubt that some plan
is needed to keep ourselves in as fav-
orable relation to other nations a.
other nations are to each other. The
method declared for in our platform
r is one of relation rather than of re
ciprocation. The difference in short is
that in the application of reciprocal
laws tariff duties are made sufficiently
high that concessions by way of re
duction may be made to countries
. granting concessions to us, while with
= retaliatory law the duties are placed
a at a point sufficient to grant reason
+ able protection to our home produc
ers and manufacturers and Is increas
, ed against such nations as impose
unusual or unequal burdens upon the
products of this country. The latter
plan Is perhaps more in keeping witt
the true principle of protection ant
is in harmony with the method II
vogue in some countries which are
our most formidable and active com
petitors. .....
The auditor here alluded to the tex
I of the democratic platform and said
ut would seem inconceivable tina
anyone but an avowed free trade
would advocate putting so-callet
: trust made goods upon the free lis
as a u 'uishment to the trusts, we
when os.s recalls Mr.. Bryan's speech
in congress upon the Wilson tarii
, bill, the conclusion must be reached
that he is really at heart in favor o
free trade" The author argued tina
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