Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-28

II preSl0ent mad delivered ms, Famous
Wfnona speech. almost the first utter
ance had given on the tariff since his
previous Des Moines address. At VIM
ona he had said, in effect that the
Payne-Aidrich tariff bill was good
bill. that it was an Improvement over
the Dingley Law, that 1t was IN fact
downward revision of the tariff and
that 1t was q keeping of the pledge OF
the party. 1t was also in that speech
he had said the wooden schedule should
be revised. Iowa people took the liber-
ty to differ with the president on some
OF these things. hence they listened to
him In critical mood, as he discussed
the things which make for progressive-
ness.
But there was another important
side to what the president had said.
He had said at Winona there should
not be another revision of the taril&
soon. but he talked Of other more i'm
portant progressive measures "Legis-
lation is needed" he said, at Des
Moines. ito clinch the Roosevelt poll
cies by which corporations and those
In control of them shall be prevented
from returning to those abuses which
recurrence Of prosperity is too apt to
| bring abount unless definite positive
steps OF legislative character are
| taken to make the lives Of honest and
| lawful corporate management"
Preaching Trust Laws.
The president on that notable trip
was preaching the doctrine of stricter
laws against trusts and combines. "All
combinations" he declared, ito su-
preme competition. or to maintain a
monopoly, in whole or in part. of in
terstate trade, is and should be in vio-
lation Of the antitrust law and should
be punished as SUCH
With this sort of Introduction Des
Moines and Iowa listened with deep
interest to his elaboration of the doc
trine that additional legislation is need
ed to make the antitrust law effective
He said here:
IT mas been suggested that the law
ought to limit its denunciation to those
contracts in restraint of trade that are
unreasonable I do not favor any such
limitation. 1t seems to be proposed to
leave to the judges to decide what COM
Dlnations and contracts in restraint of
trade ought to be permitted to exist
and to be enforced on general grounds
OF public policy-in other words. to
have the court attempt to establish
some lines between what are called
good and bad trusts. as if the suppress
sion OF competition in some cases was
a good thing and in other cases bad. /
can not agree that any such distinc-
ton can be properly made"
Such wholesale and progressive doc
trine, in perfect line with the presi-
dents utterances of the past. were
greeted heartily in Des Moines by all
republicans.
Present Trip Less Strenuous.
The program for the tour of the pres
ldent thru the state on this occasion
does not call for as strenuous journey
as that OF three years ago, at the close
or which he was so hoarse he could
scarce speak even in a whisper, but he
viii have a good two days of it. The
first day is thru north central Iowa,
beginning at Council Bluffs where he
Will be met by the governors official
party to escort him thru the state, and
closing Waterloo where he is to be the
guest Of Congressman Picket at dinner.
The second day opens with a club
breakfast in Des Moines The reception
committee will again be. for the third
president is to speak at the club and
later Will have his initiation at speak
ing in the big coliseum where 1000
people can be gathered. Later in the
day he addresses home coming crowd
at Knoxville. then briefly at Oskaloosa
and Ottumwa where he is given a din
ner.
The schools Of Des Moines are to be
dismissed and shops generally closed
that the crowd may be the larger to
welcome the president. He will be
heard by as many as can crowd into
the hall. 1t is expected he will deliver
some notable utterances on live topics
at this meeting.
Much Doubt at Present.
But great many will be seeking to
fathom the thoughts of the people with
regard to a second term proposition.
and attempting to judge by the manner
OF the reception whether or not Iowa
is as cordial toward the candidate of
1912 as it was toward the candidate of
1908. No definite answer may be given.
but some indication will be given Of
the feelings of the people. The people
have not changed; it all depends upon
the utterances of the candidate