Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-25
CUMMINS TALKS PROTECTION
Iowa Senator Shows the Wisdom of
Republican Votes.
ONLY HOPE OF DESIRED REFORMS
Just Principle Of Reasonable Protect
Eve Duties should Not ne Attacked
Because OF Dissatisfaction
Win Application.

CHICAGO. oct. 4-The speech making
phase 81 the republican congressional cam
paign began here tonight when senator
Cummins OF Iowa. speaking under the aus
ptces Of the Hamilton club addressed a
meeting in Orchestra hall The announced
intention of the lows senator was 20 gain
republican votes and to this end the Kew
note Of his speech was what he termed the
fallacy Of voting for democrats when the
only hope Of obtaining desired reforms was
to elect republicans
TOT the man who In his heart wants TO
preserve fair and reasonable protection for
the American wage Garner and the Amer
ican producer. and who therefore. wants
auues 30 adjusted that they will measure
the ditference between the cost OF produc-
tioh at home and abroad and who in his
heart abhors the democratic faIlacy Of du-
ties Tor revenue alone. It would be the ex-
IRENE Of madness To vote for democratic
candidate for congress. although he be
honest, would rob the country of it's
surest safeguard" said Senator Cummins
Merely Wrong Application.
The protest against excessive duties has
been effectually made but we must not
IN the passion Of disappointment. strike a
Just principle because we may not be salts
lied with its present application
In beginning his address, Senator Cum
ininss said it would be a matter OF regret
TO him II criticism Of his alleged heresies
should become matter OF embarrassment
TO the club
! beheveF said he, that / am in DER
aect sympathy with the purpose of the
club, but It ought TO be understood IN the
very outset neither the club as a whole
nor any individual member is to be held re-
sponsible for the view that ! NAV take NJ
public affairs, nor for the form i'm which
snail express my Judgment Of the polit-
zeal situation
hight or wrong, I speak for myself
ana there shall be no vicarious sacrifice
for my sins"
The speaker said he had no intention of
presenting bouquets to those of his party
however upright, who from his standpoint
had disregarded the party principles and
misapplied party doctrines.
II there Is no basis for party unity in
the coming election other than the trans
parent preteXt that there have been no
material differences amongst us, the effort
to get together will be a dismal failure. 4"
he continued
We all know, and 1t is an inexcusa Bile
blunder even to attempt to conceal it, that
"a every IepuDHcan VINO FEELS that we did
not revise the tariff in accordance with
our party platform votes the democrats
ticket in November there will be a demo-
cratic house Of representatives. II every
republican who feels that some of the
proposals made by republican leaders in
the last congress for the regulation of
common carriers were reactionary and un-
fair, records his vote for democratic can
didates, then the republican victory is i'm
possible"
Taking up the subject of railway regula-
ton the speaker declared: va
II take up the accepted judgment of All
disinterested men that there can be no
ADEQUATE or satisfactory regulation of our
railways their rates and their practices
unless we can for the future see to IL that
there shall be no capitalization either bv
way of bonds or of stocks, that does not
truthfully represent money actually used
by the common carriers in the betterment
or enlargement OF their properties"
The speaker also touched on the conser-
walton of natural resources and the reRu-
lation Of trusts and monopolies