Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19

tariff commission. While not clothed
with power, 1t is step in the right di-
rectton. Under the direction Of the
president, the commission can investi-
gate the cost of manufacture at home
and abroad Of a protected article, and
report to the president.
During the closing days of the ses-
sion, congress appropriated $4,000 to
be used by the president tor the estab
lisfment Of the commission, and trust
that this appropriation will be largely
increased at the regular session of con-
gress in December.
1.-Two principal things" continued the
speaker, mitigate against the passage
of a law such as, in my opinion. would
meet all the Requirements Of the plat
form Of the party in power.
"The first Is lack of information re-
garding the cost Of production at home
and abroad. Another is the vicious
rules of the house whereby real con-
sideration of a measure is denied" The
manner in which fair consideration Of
a bill was made impossible was ex-
planned by Mr.. Good, who continued:
The Tariff a Local Issue.
II might add a third reason and that
would be the selfish interest which too
often seeks to make the tariff question
a local issue. No doubt it is true that
If we measure a tariff duty by the self
interests of each congressional district.
the tariff question will be a local issue,
but if we adopt the policy that the
duty shall be the difference between the
cost of production at home and abroad
with a reasonable profit to the Amer
lean manufacture the issue becomes a
national one and calls for statesman
ship that will put to shame the lobby
list and the selfish manufacturer who
seeks protection on everything he
makes and wants everything he uses
placed on the free list
Praise For Iowa Senators.
In closing Mr.. Good strongly praised
the Iowa senators for their fight for a
revision OF the tariff duties. mo state
in the union,' he said, was better rep
resented. From my viewpoint no state
was so we'll represented in the senate
as was the great state of Iowa. The
work of Senators Dolliver and Cum
Minis was able, and fierce, and while
my vote was registered for the bill and
the votes of the senators were register
ed against it, I have no word of critt-
cism for any representative who voted
differently than myself.
Good Explains His Position.
"When the measure came to a vote
in the senate the situation was differ
ent than what it was in the house.
had voted for the house bill, as had all
the republicans in the house except one
from Tennessee, who voted against 1t
because he considered some of the
duties too low. When it came back to
the house from the conferees, 1t was, In
my opinion, a great Improvement up
on the house bill for which had voted
Feeling, as I did, that we could not
carry out the plank in the platform
until congress could gather information
regarding the cost of production al
home and abroad and the rules of the
house could undergo a liberalization,
thought better to accept this bill as q
great Improvement upon the Dingley
law, until such time as the objections
could be overcome"
An address by Jerry S. Green, music
b5 the band snd ten minute speecnes
on "Reminiscences of Early Days." b,
Judge William Battin, city; G. Fl. Camp
bell, Rhodes; C. E. Arney, Albion, AM
others. A match game of baseball be.
tween the Green Mountain team ant
the Hawkeyes Of this city closed thu
days events.
Vote Small Due.
The executive committee decided, al
a noon-hour session, to charge the
nominal sum Of 25 cents admission as
membership to the association, as q
Imeans of creating a fund to cover
contingent expenses. Subscription pa.
pers were placed in the hands of Sec
rotary ], P. Cooper and Committeeman
j. r. Haines. These can be signed al
any time.