Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-30

the reason first. that he was not a
good republican, but advocated
dangerous heresies; and, second, that
ne was not safe leader, being out of
harmony with the party. In answer
he said he proposed to discuss these
questions during the controversy
which will end with the primaries,
June 2. Speaking of his attitude on
the tariff he said:
Stands for Tariff Revision.
The tariff has been a fruitful sub
Ject for debate. have announced
my views SO often with respect to It
that they are known Of all men. |
mean, Of course, men who have not
been misled by malicious libels upon
my utterances. I have always stood
and now stand for protective tariff,
full adequate, and complete My be.
lief in the benef1cent effects OF pro-
tecting our own markets against un-
fair competition of other lands has
been iterated and reiterated in terms
SO emphatic and comprehensive that
nothing but malignity can pervert or
distort it. I have, however, believed
and still believe our tariff schedules
need reimbursement; that some of
them are higher than are necessary to
afford perfect protection, and have,
therefore, enabled some manufacture
ers to extort unreasonable profits
from the people.
1T may be true that some of our
conspicuous republican leaders have
been slow to admit the necessity for
revision, but | can hardly be charged
with disloyalty to the party, inasmuch
as it is now universally agreed that
the coming republican national con-
vention will declare for revision, and
In view Of the further fact that the
candidate. for president who seems to
be the choice of all Iowa republicans
asserts with the utmost directness
and positiveness that there should be
a revision Immediately following the
inauguration Of a republican presi-
dent in 1907
For Railway Rate Reform.
The governor next referred to rail.
way rate legislation. He said he had
been derided as a "reformer," and
"agitator' because he had insisted
that the interstate commerce commits
sion have authority not only to fix
absolute rates but relative rates as
well, and said the men who now are
grooming about his dangerous ten
denotes attacked him incessantly
when he first came into office for adj
vocating so radical departure from
the established forms of government.
and added:
when investigation before the
senate committee seemed to be alb.
solutely in the hands Of railways /
tried to stem the tide by appearing
as witness before the committee,
and was, think, the first man to say
friendly word for the proposed reg
ulation. Out of my examination grew
the Elkins letter sent to Iowa in the
1906 campaign. an incident which I
remember with some pleasure, but
whether Senator Elkins recalls 1t with
equal satisfaction do not know.
"The railways were successful IN
emasculating the BILL" he. said, land
III order to get anything we had to do
Jess than was our due. The commits.
sion now has authority to fix absolute
rates. 1t should have direct authority
TIC establish the differences between
rates, as between communities. and
until this authority is conferred the
injustice Of discrimination will not
cease"
Hits Trust Monopoly.
In regard to trusts and his attitude
toward them the governor said:
1T has been my opinion that indus.
trial and commercial trusts. combina-
tons, and consultations must stop
short of substantial monopoly, and
that their agreements relating to trade
must not impair the effective force of
competition
He said he never condemned cor.
porations growing naturally out of the
superior sagacity Of the management,
but did condemn wealth begotten OF
dishonesty, and had lifted his voice
constantly against corporations Great.
ed for the purpose of sitting compe-
tition and numbering independence in
business affairs.
whether or not Former Secretary
Shaw will be candidate for president
depends upon the answers which his
friends in Iowa give to the communi.
cations which he has addressed to
them during the last faw dove H.