Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
LINES BEING DRAWN FOR IN
EvITAsLE CONFLICT IN RE.
PUBLICAN RANKS,
FOUR SEPARATE COURSES
OPEN FOR CONSIDERATION
Commentator of Iowa Delegation for
Efforts to Secure Reciprocity Treaty
to Conform With Standards of Party
Ono Course Of Action-canadian
Measure Makes Strange BedfelIov.s.
Special to Times Republican.

cumulating that the lines are being
formed already for the inevitable con-
flict OF next year in the republican
state convention over what attitude
Iowa is 10 take on some matters OF
principle and especially with regard &c
the tariff question. Four separate
courses are open for consideration
namely:
Commentator of the Iowa de!ega-
tlon in senate and house for thei,
earnest and sincere effort TO have the
reciprocity treaty made 10 conform 70
the standard Of the republican party
Of protection Such commendat ton
would also approve the attitude OF the
A., majority Of the republicans in congress
/ and some democrats.
/; Communication and approval of the
| republican minority in congress for
! having joined with the democrats in
! having put thru the reciprocity bill
! without opportunity for consideration
such as is contemplated by the con-
| stitution. such approval would endorse
/ the democratic party position.
Ignore the whole matter and deal
! only in genaralities endorsing republi-
I
erence TO any OF tile matters which
! have become prominent at Washingto ton
! The past few years.
/ Give blanket endorsement TO the re-
publican party and its Officials and so
word the planks that recognition is
given OF the right OF every republican
; IN position Of responsibility 10 weigh
! carefully every question ana decide in
! accordance with his conscience and the
Wishes of his constituents.
I The issue is not greatly differen.
from that OF last year when the demand
vas made for state convention that
would condemn in seVeresc terms the
Independent ard courageous attitude OF
the Iowa senators. The state would
not stand for it and it was not done
Now the demand is being made that the
party condemn the senator's ard the en-
tire delegation that they may stand
dtscred.ted everywhere as not repre-
sen ting Iowa sentiment on the tariff
or anything else. Some Of the new
found worshippers OF President Taft
are also demanding that the Iowa SEN
ators De condemned especially for nos
accepting his dictum on the recipro-
city bill any more than they did on his
downward revision bill Of two years
/ d-So ~ MS w .Cat. SIlGill D4Il 1OE re-
/ form" of the Interstate commerce law
But in the main the issue viii be very
much Ike that OF last year.
! 1t is now evident that some new
alignment will be found in case tie
fight comes squarely on the principl
OF the Taft reciprocity bin and that
strange bed-felloNs Will be found al.
round
For instance, here is J W Alfree. the
always vicious and errat!c radical fac
| tiora!ISt from Jasper county, who has
/ written more mean things about SEN
| ator Cummins than anybody else, so
lar as known who refers to
"Tatt's reciprocity neaures copies
! from democracy's free trade reciprocity
measure Of over fifty years ago" and
says that no true republican or repub-
iican newspaper can support Taft and
MS reciprocity tariff schemes as a re-
publican and as republican m easures.'
! He also tabs Taft for his cabinet, exc
cutive treaties and supreme court ap-
! pcintnlents.
( Then here IS the old Keosauqua Re
! publican, the late paper in the world to
be accused OF Stirring up discord"
saying:
VIII the republican party Of Iowa
in the next state convention endorse
by resolution the course OF the two SEN
arors and seven congressman in voting
against this anti-American pact, or will
il endorse the president and the demo-
cratic majority that originated and en-
acted it? We believe that not only
should the convention endorse the
mem bers who voted against the meas
ure but the resolution should condemn
the act as unrepublican and against the
| best interests Of the food producing
class of the nation
I This venerable standpat paper says
Of the pact that it is some thing that
E! smacks much more of tOul-fool non
/ sense than common sense, and pre-
f.! diets that the republican farmers Of
| the state will see that they are heard"
The equally stalwart Nevada
Repr esentative takes similar
view Of the matter and con-
cludes that when the whole
! matter shall be over it will be found
that Iowa will have not merely en-
dorsed the opposition to the Canadian
| scheme but it will have repudiated the
president that is responsible for it
| Generally the progressive papers are
| for conservative action and the support
| of the men who represent Iowa inter-
| eStS at W as hlngton Dut not necessarily
| to do anything that would en- barrass
| the party next year. Some OF the radl-
cal standpat papers are demanding vir-
tually the endorsement of the president
regardless Of all else and even at the
| expense of condemning the action Of
Iowa members of congress in rejecting
what they believe to be the sentiments
of their constituents.
The new alignments will prove inter-
esting If nothing more; but long before
the convention meets the whole situa-
ton may be unalterably changed.
The passage of the La Toilette bill
thru the senate for a reduction Of the
duty on wool and wooden products is
regarded by a majority of those who
have been watching the proceedings at
Washington as by far the most import
ant and most significant thing that has
happened in congress. The passage Of
the reciprocity bill was anticipated and
it's effect discounted long ago; but no.
body had expected that the republicans
| would be able to get the wool reduc-
!.tion bill thru.
That which interests me quite as
much as anything else" said a deputy
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