Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
SENATOR GIVES REASONS FOR
OPPOSITION TO THE
PRESIDENT.
REPLIES TO EDITORIAL
IN CHICAGO NEWSPAPER
Request. For Answer Brings Out
in Detail Causes For Desiring
Another Republican Leader - Ca
madam Reciprocity Sill is False
Pretenss,

Des Moinas, Sept 5.-Asserting that
he entertains none other than the most
friendly personal feeling for president.
Taft. but that the nations chief execu-
tive does not take the progressive
view" Senator Cummins, in a state
nlent last night in reply to an editorial
in the Chicago Record Herald, sets out
a bill of particulars, giving his rea-
sons why he thinks Taft should not be
returned to the presidential chair
Among other things mentioned in
Tatt's alignment, Mr.. Cunmins points
TO the executives position on the
! Cana dian reciprocity question.
That measure he declares is false
pretence from beginning to end. The
! senator car ror see in it the elements
of reciprocity and calls 1t the most
unfortunate act of legislation passed
within the period OF the presen, adj
ministration."
Topics of current political discussion
from the Payne-Ald-ich tariff law to
Taft's vetoes OF the wooden Dill ana
statehood nlea sure OF New Mexico and
Arizona. including the recall OF the
judiciary. are taken up one by one by
| Senator Cummins.
| In conclusion. Senator Cummins
AYERS thai on Al! vital things the allies
ana supporters Of Taft have been the
! reacrionaries ana Standpatters IL the
senate and house and says that if the
I republican party believes IN perpetuat-
! ing this leadership i can not do better
| than nominate Presiden, TAFT. How
: ever Mr. Cummins says he does not
/ believe in il end is therefore hoping
/ for the nomination Of a progressive re-
publican.
Answers Editorial.
"A few days ago" says the senator
in his statement wired to the Chicago
/ paper, in answer TO an inquiry from a
+! reporter OF the Register and Leader Of
/ D-s ,iolles stated that in my opin-
+! ion Mr. Taft ought not 70 be renon1i-
mated as the candidate for president by
the next national convention, ard
/ among other things I said that ne did
not take the progressive view of mat
! terS which concerned the public inter-
( est. Commenting upon this statement,
| the Record Herald. in an editorial. call
ed upon me fer a bill OF particulars.
closing liz editorial as follows: AS an
Independent and progressive newspa-
per the Record Herold would like TO
know from Senator Cumnlins precisely
on what grounds. by reason OF what
vital. fundamental differences, ne feels
justified in asserting that the president
does not take the progressive view OF
matters political and economic
Upon the editorial alone would not
have thought OF filing a bill OF particu-
lars. for / would have assumed that /.
was a-gumentar.ve: and that l was not
expected TO enter into newspaper con-
rroversy upon the subject. l find, how
ever, that an answer is really desired
for representative % the Record
Herald has visited NE making a speci-
&c request for the reasons which led
me TO the conclusion I ventured TO an
nounce in the Register and Leader.
Under these circumstances I have no
hesitation IT. complying with the re-
quest.
! IT is to De understood that my OPP
position to he denomination of Taft IS
based solely upon his attitude toward