Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-07
cuMmiNs NOT SATISFIED.
Still Thinks Roosevelt Could Hav,
Done Better In New York.

| Still Thinks Roosevelt Could Have
Done Better In New York.
New York, Oct. IL DO not want a
firebrand thrown into the movement!
This Is what Senator A. B. Cummins
OF Iowa, one Of the leaders Of the in
surgent element of the republican
party, said following his protracted
interview with former President Roose-
welt yesterday afternoon.
Senator Cumnins would not par
ticularize. neither would he admit that
Mr. Roosevelt had invited him east to
talk over the situation. Mr.. Roosevelt
was piqued when he read that the
newspaper organ of Senator Cummins
in Des Moines. Iowa, had printed an
editorial severely criticising the New
York state republican platform.
Subsequently Colonel Roosevelt
learned from Senator Cummins that
this editorial criticism did not eman-
ate from him. It had come from a
newspaper association, which had sent
it to sixty-four clients all west Of the
Alleghenies. Colonel Roosevelt was in
formed that most Of them printed the
editorial, Good By, Colonel, Take
Keer of Yourself" to which Mr.. Roose-
Welt objected.
Senator Cummins dic1aimed author
ship or responsibility. but did not re-
pudiate the sentiment contained there
in.
"tI would be obviously improper for
me to discuss my interview with Mr.
Roosevelt" Senator Cummins said. Il
can not say what we talked about, but
1t is rather remote to presume we dis
cussed the weather. I repeat what I
~ G that
political pQatform branded as republic
can and heralded as progressive can
satisfy the people Of my country If it
contains an unqualified endorsement Of
the Taft administration and the Payne
Aldrich tariff law.
"The east is not so impregnated with
the ideas that prevail in the middle
west as We Of the state OF Iowa are. 1
admit and know that the only pro-
gressive sentiment found in the politi-
cal institutions Of New York state Is
the newspapers. Nowhere else will you
any criticisms of Mr.. Taft's admins
tration Of the railroad bill or the tariff
bill
1T would not have been possible in
my opinion for Mr.. Roosevelt to have
put thru the Saratoga convention a
plank to a platform which would have
by any reflection criticised the Taft
administration.
"The majority Of the delegates were
closer, perhaps to President Taft than
Now, the only question Is whether 1t
would have been better for Mr.. Roose-
velt to have avoided responsibility for
that Saratoga platform. I believe that
Mr.. Roosevelt Is sincere, but individ-
uals no longer count
''The Ill luck which is predicted by
so many republicans will not be found
coming in the polls to be held in the
middle western country. If there are
any losses to the republican column
they will be in the states which have
nathing but the newspapers to crystal
ize the desireof the people for change
in our method Of legislation
do you think that the character OF
the next republican presidential candi-
date will be determined in the fall
II do not think that the candidate
for president in 1912 has anything to
do with the campaign now on hand"
Mr.. Cumins answered. Il am con-
vinced that the so-called stAndpat ele-
ment have conc to realization OF the
conditions that obtain in this country
and are getting ready to meet them.
How they will be met remains to be
seen."