Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-25
SENATOR CUMMING OPENS ILL.
Mois CONGRESSIONAL CAM.
PAIoN IN CHICAGO SPEECH.
CARRIES MESSAGE OF WARNING
TO THE DISCONTINUED VOTER
Protective Policy at Stake in November
Elsction-General Tariff Principle,
Regardless Of Errors Of Application,
in Need Of support-HamiIton Club
Banquet.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-The SpeeCnmaklnS
phase Of the republican congressional
campaign began here last night when
Senator Cummins Of Iowa, speaking
under the auspices Of the Hamilton
Club. addressed a meeting at Orchestra
lall. The announced intention Of the
iowa senator was to secure repuDn-
can votes, and to this end the KEY
note Of his speech was what he termed
the fallacy of voting for democrats
when the only hope of securing de-
sired reforms was to elect repupncans.
He said:
For the man who in his heart
wants to preserve fair and reasonable
protection for the American wage
Garner and the American producer, and
who therefore wants duties so ADJUSTED
that they will measure the difference
between the cost of production at
home and abroad, and who in his heart
abhors the democratic fallacy of duties
for revenue alone, it would be extreme
madness to vote for the democratic
candidate for congress who, If he is
houest. will rob the country or 1ts
surest safeguard.
Must Be Loyal to Principle.
.Protest against excessive duties mas
heen effectually made; but we must
not in passion of Disappointment
strike a Just principle because we may
NOT be satisfied with its present apph-
cation"
C,,mmfns said it would be a matter
nf regret to him if criticism OF alleged
heresies should become a matter Oh
embarrassment to the club.
stands on His Own Feet.
Continuing he said;
az helieye I am in perfect sympathy
with the purposes OF the cluo' oue ~
.,,,rht TO be understood In the very ou.-
.et that neither ths club nor any anoi-
yi1uol member Is to be held responsiD.o
Tar the view I may take Of public at
~ - NOV for the form in which shall
a.nress my Judgment upon the pollt,
ical situation. Right or wrong, SPEAK
for myself, and there shall be no W
c.rto,,s sacrifice for my sins.
No Bouquets for Heretics.
u. declared he had no Intention Oh
nrasent,ng bouquets to those OF ms
n.rty however upright, who from ms
standpoint had disregarded the party
nr;ncfples and misapplied the party
doctrines. He said:
..If there is no basis for party unity
in the coming election other than the
transparent protext that there havepeen
mo- material differences amongst US, the
cffort to get together will be a dismal
failure.
With Rank and File.
eve all know, and it is an inexcus-
a;Dla blunder even to attempt to con-
ceal 1T. that If every republican who
feels we did not revise the tariff III ac-
cordance with our party platform votes
the democratic ticket in November,
there will be q democratic house of
representatives.
.If every republican who feels that
some proposals made by the republican
leaders in the last congress for regula-
ton Of common carriers were reaction
ary and unfair shall record his vote
for democratic candidates, republican
victory is impossible
Control of capitalization.
Taking up the subject of railway
regulation, the speaker declared:
Il take it that the accepted Judgment
of all disinterested men is that there
can be no adequate or satisfactory reg
ulation Of our railways, their rates and
their practices, unless we can for the
future see to it that there shall be no
capitalization, either by way Of bonds
or OF stock, that does not truthfully
represent money actually used by the
common carriers in betterment or en-
iargement OF their properties"
He also touched on conservation of
natural resources and regulation of
trusts and mOnopolies