Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07

dressing the members of the Marquette
Club here tonight Senator Cummins made
few remarks at the weekly luncheon at
the Hawkeye Club. composed OF former
Iowans.
To his former fellow citizens the sena-
tor declared that despite the assertions OF
Speaker Cannon there are republicans In
Iowa and no power on earth could drive
them from the state.
He extoiled the loyalty of the Iowa re-
publicans to their party, and asserted
that while they might admire the intel
lectual attachments of Senator Aldrich,
Representative Payne and Speaker Can
non, they could never accept them as
arbiters of republicanism.
Senator Cummins touched en- many OF
the points which he discussed greater
detail In his later address, and asserted
his faith in the income tax and declared
that he was opposed to the corporation
tax which was added to II.
His words were heartily applauded
by the ,owans present.
Senator Cummins called on Senator
Aldrich during the morning. and the two
had q pleasant chat. During their. talk
Senator Aldrich showed his caller an
invitation which he had just received
from the business men of Des Moines,
Iowa. ask ng him to visit that city during
his tour of the west. Senator Cummins
graciously seconded the invitation. Sem
ator Aldrich agreed to stop at Des
Moines next Wednesday.
Spirited Reply to Cannon.
When the senator was introduced to de-
liver an address before the Marquette
Club this evening he made a spirit
ed reply to Speaker Joseph G. Cannon,
who recently criticised the attitude OF the
senator and insurgents as to the tar11,
and who declared that Senator Cummins
practically proposed to join hands with
Bryan.
Mr. Cummins branded the latter asser-
ton as false, declaring it to be simply
an appeal to blind passion and a sense'ess
prejudice
Furthermore, he said. there was no in
tenticn to accept as final the revision
OF the tariff against which the in
surgents' voted.
Il marvel at not only the audacity, but
the madness, which inspires the attack
which has been made upon the insurgents
Senator Cummins declared, for IL Mr..
Cannon and his allies shall be successful
I'm putting every man out OF the repub-
lican party who would not Rave voted for
the tariff bill had he been a member OF
Congress he will have eliminated a
majority of the republicans In every
northern state from Ohio to the Rocky
mountains.
Further along the speaker said: ITO
say that the tariff bill just adopted is
not fulfillment of the republican plat
form Is only the truth. and it contains
no invitation or suggestion to any re-
publican to forsake has party candidate"
Attacks Aldrich and Cannon.
Mr. Cummins said the republicans in
sympathy with the insurgents intended
to reduce the influence of leaders in the
party, mentioning Senator Aldrich. Speak
er Cannon and Representative Payne in
this connection, to that point at which
they will feel IL necessary to consult
rather than command.
Our struggle" ne declared with en-
phasis, will not be to exclude anybody
from the republican party. but upon the
principal involved we ask no quarter. and
shall give none
Mr.. Cummins said he intended to
strengthen a crusade for a tariff COM
mission.
Railway rate regulation and the cur
rency question were also discussed by
the speaker.
Mr.. Cummins, In beginning his remarks,
referred to the controversy within the
party ranks, said he was anxious to pre-
serve the party strength, and took the
opportunity to speak of the dispute In
the hope that a better understanding may
follow fair and candid discussion OF
the difference Of opinion.
Selection Of Arbiter.
THE day has come for an inquiry
into the qualifications OF a republican.
I am willing to accept an arbiter, but
1t will not be Aldrich, it will not be
Payne. it will not be Cannon. They are
all republicans, and I hope they will
continue to be republicans. / assume
they voted according to their con-
sciences. and while 1 differ from them
mater ally and emphatically have no dis
position to enter the business of expell-
hong as they yield even nominal al
legiance to republican platforms and
support republican candidates.
1T will not avail MIR. Cannon and his
associates anything TO declare that we
have Joined hands with the democratic
party, for every intelligent man knows
that this Is simply an appeal to a blind
passion and a senseless prejudice.
Cannon's Views Astonish Him.
Il am astounded to hear so modest a
man as the Speaker OF the House claim
that the leaders who constructed the
tariff bill and the majority which passed
II constitute the republican party. I
understand perfectly that it would have
been helpful to party harmony il We
could have voted together, but that is
protection. All the republicans in Con-
gress were for protection. but the view
of these high priests appears to be that
If they thought that upon any given ar
ticle protection required so per cent and
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