The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-10
PLAN OF
PROGRESSIVES
CummilS to Front for 1912
Fight
WILL LEAD INSURGENTS
Against stand Patters in Convention.
Hurls Defiance at Leaders-cam-
paign for Redemption Of Party
Declarations.
WILL LEAD INSURGENTS

Chicago, Aug. TO- Political circles here
buzzcd yesterday over published inter.
view with senator Albert B Cummins Of
Iowa. IN which tine former governor
threw down the gauntlet to Speaker
Cannon, Senator Aldrich, and other
stand pat1 members Of Congress, in a
declaration that henccforward il would
be war to the knife, and the knife to
the hilt, between the progressives and
the dominant faction in Congress which
put through the tariff legislation Be
tween the lines Of the talk local poll.
ticians, some Of them of national reputa.
ton and prominent in party circles say
ton and prominent in party circles, saw
the Iowa senator as a presidential possi-
bility In short. Cummins as much as
said he would be willing TO lead the
"insurgents forces in a battle to retire
the firm Of Cannon, Aldrich, Payne and
company for all time He announced
that the fight would be begun in Iowa
this fan, and continued in every state
in the Union and in the national conven
ton in 1912
From the point Of view Of the Iowa
senator the tariff never again viii be an
issue between Republican and Democrat
but win be bone Of much contention
between rival factions Of the Republican
party, That the progressives will ulti-
mately win, he appeared to be confident.
he start was made when the progressives
lined up against the bill pending in
Washington
The Cummins platform, on which he
will begin to battle this fall in Iowa,
calls for the appointment of a tariff
commission This committee be would
have composed Of experts. sitting in con-
tinua session for the collection Of data
on schedules This information he would
have at the disposal Of Congress at each
session
On this he would readjust the tariff
from year to year, according to interna
tional business requirement
"The Democratic party has demon |
strated thoroughly its innocuous ina
bility 10 be trusted with the formulation I
of a tariff law for the United States.
said Mr.. Cummins The real solution /
l9s with the Republican party One /
faction will have TO make the fight be-
tween now and the next national eIec
ton
"The progressives already have ndi
Gated by their fight in Congress how the
battle Il TO be fought It means that
it ID time for a new alignment OF the
Republican partys forces. Seven Of the I
ten representatives from Iowa may be
called progressives They believe that q /
new alignment is necessary. 1t is prob /
able the fight win beern there this fall /
] expect to take part in it."
What immediate steps viii be taken
by the progressiyes
eve shall present the issue fatty to
every Republican convention between +
now and the national convention Of 1912 I
where it is possible for the issue to be +
presented, That issue is; Shall the T
men now in control or party destinies +
be permitted further 20 disregard plain (
party deelarationsf
Senator Cummins was emphatic in De +
clarinq that President Taft had exhaust. I
ed every resource at bis command in /
attempting to obtain honest tariff revi
sion, such as had been offered in the /
Chicago platform ana that ID blame /
justly attaches 70 the president because I
Of the faihsre 81 Congress to enact a law /
different from the Payne law
Senator Cnmmins admitted that in or
der to secure a new alignment Of the I
party forces it would be necessary to-
carry the fight into the nationa Republic
can committee
What is needed IS tariff commits
sion said he in conclusion @They have
such things in Germany, France and Eng
land This would put stop to the
business anxiety over changes Of the +
tariff, and result in more Justice"
He was asked TO give an opinion more I
In detail on the tariff bill iust passed. 1
81 aald > hnl.L an I .arnd u 80 In I