The Washington times., 1910-08-03
SENATOR CUHHINS
WARNS REPUBLICANS
Pleads Today Before Iowa
Convention for Stronger
Party Lines.

DES MONIES. aug S--Senaror A
B. CUnuins. speaking as temporary
chairman before the Iowa Republican
state convention which convened short
il before noon today. predicted in
effect that the Republican party would
De dissolved unless il ceased TO be di-
vlded against itself
Referring 10 the famous saying Of
Lincoln, IN which he said the Govern
uent could not permanently endure.
half slave and half free. Senator Cum
Minis said
1T is even so with the Republican
party It cannot endure permanently.
Eaf progressive and half s-a1drz-
do not expect 10 see II either defeated
or dissolved. bur il must speedily be-
come ali progressive or all srandpat-~
Senator CUuuins predicted the party
would rise trIuDDhantIE above its pres
eu- difficulties and become progressive.
In the coarse Of his speech. Senator
CUumins urged every Republican 10
support the Republican ticket He
held IL would be unw-se TO commit the
country 10 the Democratic party
BIames Leaders
Senator Cur1mins discussed the tariff
and charged the Republican leaders IN
Congress with "a sneerinz. couteuptu-
Gus. open repudiatio1' Of the party
platform He took up the subject Of
railroad regulation and denounced the
efforts made TO foist on the country
the Nickersham bill OF the President.
he had little 20 say but in connection
with the tariff said
Il believe the President wanted 20
fulfill the promises Of the party. and
20 make his own declarations but the
leaders OF both the House and the Sen
ate refused 10 recognize the party
pledge
fII powers, Senator Eumu-lS also in
sisted that one schedule he revised ar
time without going over the whole
range Of duties
Severe On Bill
Senator Cuuuins denounced the rail
road bill as It was first sent 10 Congress
by the President He said the Prasi-
dent unfortunately delegated the task Of
preparing the railroad bill 10 the Attor-
ney General ct have no reason TO doubt
the honesty Of the Attorney General 90
he said. but he had just come from a
long professional training and assOCia-
ton which untitled him 10 deal wisely
with this subject and there came from
-fII which. If Il had heeu passed. as AID
rich so emplariCaEy declared il should
pass. would have consigned the Re7Ub5i-
can party TO eternal disgrace and de-
felt-
The speaker gave the insurgents credit
Cor making over the bill
Senator Cummins criticised some fea-
lures of the postal savings bin, He said
the platform was botromeG on the idea
that the money put in the DOstOfdCes
should not be Withdrawn by the Gov
eminent from the communities He
added
The power Of the Fest over the West
in controlling the supply Of money IS
already toe. great and what we have
done VIII add i-nmeasurably TO the East
ern iEfue1ce-'
Insurgents Control Committee
The district ceucuses were held early
TODAY resulting in the selection of q
resolutions committee composed Of six
prozre~sives and fve standpatters. The
majority platform VIII indorse Taft for
good intentions onlv. and then Iaud
20 the skies the insurEent Senators. and
Coneressmen from Iowa
The minority Of the resolutions com
mittee viii have a report 10 present to
the convention which viii indorse Tart
and his Administra tion, and the Repub-
ican leaders Of the natiou- in.lorSe the
administration Of Governor Carroll, of
Continued on Third PassA