Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-09
cummlns says Progressive Republican.
viii Seek to wrest Party Control
From Eastsrn Bosses Contest to He
Carried Into Every Convention -
Campaign Under Way.

uOW no revise u IuTulSneS Iu0 line Oh
demarcation between the opposing
forces.
Senator Albert B. Cummfns Of Iowa,
homeward bound from Washington, at
Congress Hotel yesterday afternoon,
flung down the gauntlet and for all
practical purposes officially and for
mally delivered the political ultimatum
which opens hostilities between the
progressive and the old order which
has aligned itself behind the banner
carried in Washington by Senator Nell
son w. Aidrich.
The only point OF compromise which
Senator Cumnins suggested was that
there would be mutual fight against
possible democratic control of congress
or the house OF representatives.
"The democratic party has demon
strated thoroughly its innocuous in
ability to be trusted with the formu-
la;tion OF tariff law for the United
States," said Senator Cummins. 81 do
not forsee any serious possibility of a
democratic congressional or national
victory because Of the passage of the
new tariff law. Any republican law
based upon the underlying priciple Of
protection Is preferable to any demo-
cratic law based upon the principle Of
tariff for revenue. All republicans win
fight together when danger of a demo-
cratic congress heaves in sight.
TN my judgment, the tariff never
again will be an issue between the re-
publican ana democratic parties. It is
the deciyive issue between the two well
defined elements within the repu1oli-
can party. It is an issue which must
and believe will be settled definitely
at the next national convention"
The Iowa senator talked candidly
and freely OF the campaign plans Of
the progressive wing of republicanism.
He held nothing In reserve and evil
IDENTIFY spoke as one of authority with
in the ranks of the senators, and rep
resen tatives who believe the Payne
tariff bill does not keep the pledges
made in the Chicago platform of 1908.
Progressives Have Program.
The big items emphasized by Senator
Cummins as critical points to be
pushed to the fore by the progressives
are these:
organized republicanism men who will
stand absolutely by platform pledges.
Q. Struggle for this policy at every
convention, local, congressional or
state between now and 1912 where
there are enough progressive republi-
cans to make it worth while.
3. No general revision of the tariff
for perhaps decade. but revision from
time to time in particular schedules,
as expert Investigation demonstrates
to be necessary and at the same time
conforming with the broad principle of
protection.
4. Appointment Of an expert tariff
commission at the earliest practicable
moment to furnish this information to
congress.
5. And particularly-no opposition
to President Taft, whom the progress
sives believe to have thoroughly pro-
gressive program in hand for his ad-
Dental policy demonstrates the con-
trary.
Campaign To- Now Under Way.
Senator Cummins followed this out
line Of policy with the statement that
the campaign had begun; that the
battle In congress and the roll call
svhen sorne Of the progressives openly
went on record IN opposition to the
tariff bill as framed were integral and
well defined strategical moves on the
part of the progressives, and that he,
for one, 10 prepared to Immediately en-
ter upon = speaking campaign in be-
iilaif Of tho general policy Of the pro-
gressives. AS for other progressives
known In washington as the "insur-
gents''-tiley can speak for themselves,
he declared.
The lows senator arrived from
Washington at s O'clock in the after
noon. He had been a travelling COM
he said he had the highest personal
regard.
II do not say the progressive plans at
this time embody a fight against the re-
election Of Speaker Cannon" he said.
"Of course the last contest In the house
over the rules, which involved the
speakership in q way, was part Of
the general line OF action Of the repub-
licans who believe as has been indi-
Gated here"
Wants Party Pledge Fulfilled.
TT is hardly necessary for me to
reiterate my personal position" the
Iowa senator said. THAT was covered
fully and at length in q, speech made
during the closing hours OF the tariff
debate. Ny vote tells that story. I
do not believe the tariff bill maintains
the pledges made by the Republican
opla tform formulated In Chicago
8 IS TIE t;..S.. !a :" such one as can
be indorsed by an Iowa republican
stats conven4ion?' he was asked.
sArhax = hardly question for M 70