The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-23
HILBERT 9. cUMMlNS, IN SPEECH
IN KANSAS DECLARES REPUe.
LIcANS BROKE FAITH.
A MERE FARCE
Bill Took no Heed Of Needs Of Peo.
pie or Of Cost OF Professionalism
Commodities go Higher Than Ever
Commission Is Needed.

| bHfifll tTbNtt huflH,, july Es.- crfli :
or Albert u. cummns OF Iowa. I'm IA
pecch before Chautauqua audience
iere tonight. asserted the pledge of
he republican national platform for
revision of the tariff was not full
He'd ana Senator Aldrich and Speaker
'annon and the others who took the
ead In framing the tariff bin had
hover attempted and never intended
q keep the pledge. senator cummins
anne into the district OF one of the
Kansas regular congressman. Rep
"seniative James NJ. Miller. To- give
his message. lie said:
Cummins' Speech.
Cannon and Aldrich ana other
tandpat leaders were driving the ma
ion into socialism or cooperative
ontrol and away from the individual
,r competitive theory. | am no expo
|ent of the progressive republican
.dea," he said. II believe the repub-
lean party can be made the most pro-
ressive party on earth The one that
oes things for the good of the whole
ountry. But the special interest man
must be eliminated. That liz my SER
non. That Is what | advocate and II
helps or hurts any of my audience
does not bother me. For 10 years
fought for progress In Iowa and we
have won and are winning. This II
lot local matter at all, but one cov-
bring all this country and affecting
|,ther countries.
"our forefnthers organized this gov
rninent on the broad principle that
|ndividtml effort was better than CO.
operative or collective theory of gov
|'rnment. that the work of the indl-
kldua was OF more Importance and
better for the country than the de-
felopment of the socialist. or monopo-
isiic theory government and industry.
II is the competitive against the So
ial theory of government competi-
ion I'm the individual or In industry.
= the only safeguard against ayarlce
ma greed.
Cannon and Aldrich.
Speaker Cannon and Senator AL
u
focialistic form of government and In
ustry BY promoting the cause of mo-
|1opoiies. They are unwilling to take
Pleasures To prevent the rapidly grow
ng tendency toward monopoly or to
|lis'ntegrate and destroy the monopo-
les already In existence. whereby the
| prices of commodities are fixed, not
by the usual laws OF trade but by the
RNill of single man or group of men,
Monopoly does not mean single fac
|ory with absolute control of one ar
icle but combination OF factories
baking the same article whereby the
prices are the same In all. whether or
bot the factories are owned by one
company or are controlled through II
trust agreement
1T Is only within the last few years
hat the lack of competition between
american and foreign goods has be-
ONE 50 marked that the people began
| "A talk about the tariff duties being
90 high. The people have found the
|ibsenee of foreign competition In the
markets of this country has made II
possible for the American manufac-
urer to increase his prices at his own
tweet will without regard TO actual
1narket conditions.
THE feeling has grown that some
hing must be done with the tariff 10
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