Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-16
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party platforms%

party PLATFORMS :!
Republicans constituting majority
in both house and senate passed the
bill, and the president approved II; Du'
Senator Cummins, vodcing as ! am IN
formed, not only his own sentiments
but those OF Senator EaFollette, HeV-
eridge, Bristow, Dolliver and Clapp
proposed to make war upon those re-
publicans in the house and senate VINO
voted for the bill and upon the pres!-
dent who signed it. That he and MS
followers actually carried out their
threat is shown by political history
since that time.
In the primaries, recently held IN
Iowa. Senator Cummins aided by
Senator Dolliver entered into the con-
test and opposed successfully the re-
nomination of Representative Hull OF
the Des Moines district. Senator Cum
MINIS also went into the district repre-
sented by Hon. Walter I. Smith, enter
ed into the campaign and sought to de-
feat his nomination at thep rimaries,
and opposed the nomination of Mr..
Kennedy in the district represented by
him. Their opposition to Smith and
Kennedy. however. was unsuccessful.
My information is that in Kansas
Senator Bristow with his allies, Gov
ernor Stubs. Representative Murdock
and others, is opposing the renomina-
tion Of Representatives Scott, Camp
bell. Anthony, Calderhead and Reeder,
for the reason that these representa-
tives voted for the tariff bill and CO.
operated with their republican brethren
in the house of representatives..
This is a government by the people;
but in order to govern 1t Is necessary,
with a population of 9o,00o.o00, that
those who substantially agree touch
ing economic and other policies should
cooperate, and they can only cooper
ate thru organization.
During It's whole history the repub-
1ican party has stood for protection to
American Industries, to Am erican La
Dor, and to American capital for the
development Of our resources. The
democratic party has opposed the poll
cy OF protection. They would levy du-
ties upon imports for revenue only and
not for protection. An republicans and
all democrats do not agree touching
every detail covered by their respect
I've policies, but they do substantially
agree.
The differences existing between
members Of the party in power must
necessarily be compromised or there
would be no legislation. During the
consideration Of the senate amendments
to the Payne tariff bill Senators Cum
minis, Bristow, LaFollette, Beveridge
and Clapp voted substantially with the
democrats, altho, Kansas being great
cattle-raising state, Senator Bristow
voted to place a duty on hides, while
many republican senators voted to
place hides on thief rec list, Senator
Bristow voted also to increase the duty
fixed by the house on barley.
No one senator. no one representa-
tive constitute the republican major
ity. Many republican senators oppos-
ed the reduction Of the duty on lumber
many members would have preferred te
see lumber on the FREQ list. SO nigh,
go thru oil the schedules and fin6
tors and Representatives as to the
list. those that should have an in.
creased duty and those upon which
the duty should be decreased. There
could have been no legislation had not
these differences been compromised.
Duties Were Reduced.
Under the Dingley law the duty on
lumber was 81 thousand feet; In the
Payne law is was fixed at $1.25 pei
thousand feet. In the Payne law hides
werep laced on the free list; there was
a material reduction upon leather and
upon boots and shoes; also upon agri-
cultural implements, with a provision
for free trade in agricultural imple-
ments with all countries that admitted
our agricultural Implements free into
their markets.
In the Dingley law the duty on print
paper was Sc. per ton. When the house
passed the Payne bill the duty on this
commodity was fixed at 81 per ton in
accordance with the recomn endations
of the Mann committee which investi-
gated the matter under authority Of
action taken at the last session of the
Sixtieth congress. In my Judgment
the rate fixed by the house bill was
correct; but when the bill reached the
senate substantially all the New Eng
land senator's together with senators
from New York, Wisconsin and other
states where print paper Is produced
took the opposite view and insisted
that the rate fixed by the house was
not protective. So a compromise was
made fixing the duty at 1915 per ton
Taken as a whole the Payne law re-
duced duties on imports which compete
with similar commodities produced in
the United States amounting in con-
sumption value yearly to $4,000, 900, 900
while the increases over the rates OF
the Dingley law were in the main upon
luxuries, the largest increase being up
on wines and similar products, the
consumption value Of which is $780,
600, 900 a year.
A large part Of Mr.. Cannon's ad-
dress was devoted to q defense of the
old rules of the house and belittling
the changes secured by the insurgents