The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
Passage Of Recent Tariff Law
By No Means Ends the
Struggle
CANNON AND ALDRICH
FREELY CRITICISED.
Senator Cummins Declares That Sem
ate Leader and Speaker Cannon
Have Never Worked for
Interests Of People.

Des Moines, Iowa, January 1.--Sena-
tor Albert B. Cumimns, in a speech to-
night at dollar dinner" given by the
so-called progressive republicans Of
lowe, served notice that the fight for
progressive principles is not at an end.
He said that he did not attempt to OBJ
scure or to minimize the extent of their
defeat In the recent special session of
Congress, but that no one would har-
Dor the delusion that the passage of
the recent tariff law ended the fight for
what they consider reasonable protec-
tive duties.
He criticized the course Of ]. A. r.
Hull of the Seventh Iowa district, ana
pledged his support to Judge S. II.
Prouty. who recently announced his
candidacy for the, position at the next
election.
Republicans from all parts of the
state were present and at a conference
held during the day the advisabfiity OF
bringing out a progressive candidate 70,
governor was discussed.
In the course Of his speech SenREor
Cummins said:
with respect to the tariff, tAs stand
patters fesl that it makes littls. ii any.
difference how high the duties are IL
they be high enough to exclude impor-
tations. When they approach the sub
ject their first, and have sometimes
thought, their only concern Is for tho
producer. They are SO much afraid or,
hurting him that they close their ears
to every voice save his al
knowing what he wants,
for more than he deserve
Of the platform Of 1903,
the pledges of the repub
the people have become sc
oohncils that they are dr.
crfeesof impoverished
On tho other hand, the pro
u,&fIt ~ that we promised ..asHts.
peorlx HAT the duties on IL sIsss .or
pssifi} v iiilodities shoul
ured N - 12Kerepce betw
of prodf No. IN sthis and rival lands
and that nik1S the promise In order
to give at on6ts fesekaon to the pro-
protection to the con2urnef from vari-,
Gus extortion. W. kkeo 11t. in many
fields of Industry ho4ln Qo1kI ion hac
been substantially deott3 n&Ve In
tended to subject our Sfe
to the fear of foreign ~ 4
prices were raised above q ~
sonable profit" HI
After referring to the camp ~
strengthening the law regulating =
carriers, Senator Cummins said: ~
Joseph G. Cannon was then, as my
<<f tl,o al
tional house of representatives. In g..
those years 1 never heard of single ut
terance from him that could by any
possibility be construed Into friendliness
toward the cause that was struggling on
through all these difficulties. Aldrich
was then, as now, one of the leaders of
the senate of the United States and If any
standpatter can discover solitary ex-
preston upon his part that helped the
movement to it's final fruition, l would
be glad to have it pointed out. Hale
Payne, Dalzell were then. as now, prom
inent In the congress of the United States
but / challenge the memory of all who
hear me to recall one single sympathetic
word In the interests of the people in
their. struggle with the railways.
Congress in 1890 adopted what 10
known as the antitrust law. It Is clear
ly seen, however. that it needs amend
ment The spirit OF the statute IL to.
preserve the force of competition In btast-
ness. have referred to these thin9a 10
call your attention to the fact that the
standpatters are not helping to solve the
problem. They content themselves With
the constant reiteration Of the fear. that
II we touch any of these things we nlat
overturn the fabric of commerce and
may destroy the prosperity for which all
lovers of the human kind are seeking"
Concluding, the senator said:
Il am quite ready to admit that pro-
sressves sometimes try to do things that
are unwise. but without them, nothing
would be done, wise or unwise. n tho
stsndpatter can justify his existeuce 81
the consciousness that he sometimes pre-
vents the accomplishment of AM uni,,n<
thing by standing pat against every on4
ward movement. he may demonstrate NJ
right TO live politically, but he VIII ~
have shown his right to rule the affay Y
of a great country"