The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-04
SEN CUMMINs
IALks HARMONY
Fight Before But Get Together
After Nominations.
NO DELIVERY 70 DEMOCRATS
Says Party Cannot Endure Halt Pro
gressive and Halt Standpat--
1t Must Speedily Become
All One or Other.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. Especial;
In view of the strenuous efforts made
on the part of some Iowa insurgents
to depreciate President Taft and to
discourage the candidacy of Governor
B. f. Carroll, one of the most sensa-
tional features of the republican con-
yentions in session her today was the
unqualified endorsement OF both the
president and the governor by Sena-
tor A. B, Cumnins, as temporary
chairman, I'M his address. Concern
ing the state ticket he said @t
II reiterate what have always
said in every campaign during the
stormy decade in which ] have been
in public office. We will fight with
all the strength that is in us before
the nominations are made, but when
they are made in the appointed way
we will stand shoulder to shoulder for
the republican candidates, and in this
spirit | appeal to every republican in
the state to give his voice and his
vote to every candidate on the ticket.
whether national or state"
Concerning the president he said:
Il believe the president wanted to
fulfill the promises of the party. and
to make good his own declarations"
Senator Cummins spent consider
able time discussing the Payne-Ald
rich tariff bill which he criticised
freely and concluded by saying:
Let me again. however, warn re-
publicans who are of my way of
thinking concerning the shortcom-
ings of this measure that the failure
Of the republican leaders in congress
to abide by our platform furnishes no
reason for delivering this country in
to the hands Of the democrats.
"Our course, it seems to me, is set
plainly before us, do not favor an
iIamediate general revision OF the
tariff, indeed ! earnestly hope that
we may never be compelled to enter
upon another general readjustment
OF the system.
In our last attempt 1t was made
clearer than ever before, first, that
some better way must be found than
We INV llhNO vi SECuiIhe5
as to the cost here and abroad; and,
second. that we must amend the
schedules separately"
He commended the establishment
of tariff commission. He criticised
the amendment to the interstate COM
merce law and the Postal Savings
bank law as passed by congress, say
ing the latter gives opportunity for
Capitalization of wealth. r3.
Senator Cummins after consider
ing these topics raised the warning
cry that people will soon have to
meet the question OF establishing
central bank and had best be consid.
ering it. On this topic he said:l
II do not say that I viii oppose
central bank, but / do say that will
oppose any bank with the powers i
have described Ito centralize capitals
for If that misfortune should befall
us We would suffer a financial slay.
cry more complete, even than the in,
dustrial servitude which now affiicts
us"
Regarding the factionalism in the
Iowa republican party Senator Cum
minis said:
1t cannot endure permanently half
progressive and half standpat. | do
not expect to see it either defeated
or dissolved, but 1t must speedily be-
come all progressive or all standpat."
The Speech in Full.
Gentlemen of the convention: Har.
mony is like the poet, it is born, not
made. II ii is amongst us we will
speedily hear its sweet sounds; but
II It is not here, the effort to create
it with deceitful protestations and
false phrases will end in miserable
failure. There Is more discord in the
suppression of honest conviction than
In the open, candid expression of OPP
posing views.
This is not an age of plain living,
but il is an age of plain speaking, and
therefore, with malice toward none,
and charity for all | speak to you &C.
cording to the truth as see It, and
according to my duty as understand
it, hA4
This convention, although eompos,
ed whollyeof republicans, is the out.
come of political struggle carried on
with exceeding earnestness in every
county OF the state. There may be a
few delegates who are here by acct,
dent. but substantially all of you are
here by design, A conscious purpose
is behind you and clear obligation
is before YOU
Every man who believes In free
government must believe In the rule
Of the majority, but that implies no
more than peaceful submission to the
win Of the majority, and does not i'm.
ply the surrender OF the high priYil'
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