Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-08
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER PRINTS
INTERVIEWS WITH DoLLIvER
AND CUMMINGS.
CAMPAIGN FOR PRINCIPLE
Is THEIR ARGUMENT
Two Senators contrasted in Personal
Appearance and in Methods of Ac-
compIishinq the Same End Cum
Minis Says Reform Work Must Be
Carried on Within the Party.

New York, July S.-The New York
World prints interviews with Senators
Cummins and Dolliver, of Iowa, on the
real meaning Of insurgency. The World
article says in part:
One Of the men who knows the ORR
gin and the force of the progressive
movement in the republican party is
Senator Cummins of Iowa. He is of
such weight and eminence in our poll
tics that if he We're not an insurgent
he would be in measurable distance
of the presidency, in line for immediate
succession. He plays the part of sena-
tor with full appreciation of its decor
ums as we'll as it's dignities. A hand
some man he is, with fine taste in the
elegances of dress. When seen on one
of the hottest days that any June ever
gave to Washington he was in appear
ance a s cool, as comfortable andSas rad
liant as an idler by the seashore. He
wore a sack suit of fine texture. whose
gray color was frightened by little
tone of yellow. The shirt was of pale
purple, the silk stockings, displayed
above an Oxford tie. matched the shirt,
while tie OF dark blue served to adorn
the whole like a true ornament.
About six feet tall. we'll built and
muscular, with notably fine complex
ion, with gray hair carefully dressed
and we'll trimmed mustache. he look
ed we'll bred, well fed, well cultured
and we'll groomed His voice was mel
low and clear. 1t was distinctly pleas
ure to listen to him as he explained
the situation.
Changed from the language Of states
manship to that of journalism. his ex-
PLANTATION OF the difference in principle
savings bank bill, between so-called
issues Of legislation. amounts to this:
Campaign For Principle.
In the natural order of things some
forces tend to conserve existing con-
ditions, while others tend to progress
Men consciously aid this or that ten
dency according to their judgment %
the requirement. of their interests. It
so happens that in our country and
time the corporations and the syndi-
Gates that control the industries and
upon the side OF conservatism. We,
forced to combat the intrenched ana
privileged class. The contests for tar
iff reform, for railroad regulation and
for better banking system are but
battles in campaign for great prin-
cipal. We are fighting to make laws
for the common welfare. Conservatism
10y fpr fy;l ia
advantages I'VE seek public good.
are for a geuine popular government
against plutocracy.
In the senator's iudgemen the cam
paign for progress and reform must be
carried on within the ranks Of the re
publican party. was. he says, orig
inally the party of liberalism, radical
ism and progress It contains today
despite conservative domination many
elements of reforming force Democ-
racy is without conference, without a
plan and without leader. A vote for
democracy is mere protest. It
amounts to nothing. It could produce
nothing in the way Of constructive
Legislation.
1--WE shall go on" said the senator,
IldhiIS lllS liSHI 1oE III
the party lines. Democrats must
choose their own path. 1t may be
that in the end the menace Of pluto
cracy will become so formidable that
old party lines will be obliterated and
men will have to be for or against
plutocracy, as of old they had to stand
for or against slavery. But that time
is far off 1t is not above the horizon
Senator DolIiver-Insursent.
Senator Dolliver in person and
dress and manner of speech is wide
ly different from his colleague, He is
stouter, and his complexion is almost
swarthy. His untrimmed mustache
droops over his mouth. His attire, If
not careless, is at least a matter to