Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-22

publican sentiment. shall use my
best efforts to- prevent Taft getting IT,.
am very fond of Roosevelt, also of
IIaFollette, and Of course am for the
latter"
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 22.-What to do to
solve the problem of the trusts and
combines is the most important ques-
ton coming before congress in the long
session which opens just after the holi-
days and will not be concluded until
long after the presidential nominations
have been made next year.
This is the impression left by Sena-
tor Cummins as he talks of the highly
important work being done at Wash
ington.
II shall introduce soon after the re-
cess" he said, "a bill that will en-
body my views as to what ought to be
done to make our legislation effective,
perhaps others will also introduce bills
That something is needed is recognized
by all. feel that the committee on in
terstate commerce which has been en-
directed by a senate resolution, has
made valuable contribution to the
literature of the trust question. We
have had before us all kinds of men
business men, thinkers, workers, law
yers. We have had presented to US
great variety of views. We have sought
to find out what Is thought about it
by all kinds Of people. It has been a
very helpful inquiry.
Something Nssdsd-What!
''But have not been able to induce
any person who appeared before that
committee to state in what respect he
would like to do any one thing that Is
forbidden by the antitrust laws. No
one has been able to say just what he
would like to have done. Yet prac-
tically all agree that there is need Of
some legislation in the way Of amend
ment or addition to the law.
Especially is it true that something
must be done II the decree Of the cir
cult court Of appeals in the tobacco
trust case is to stand as the best that
can be got out of application Of that
law. If that Is to stand as the con-
clusion of the courts as to what can
be done in the breaking up Of the trusts
and restoring competition then the law
il q farce It is for that reason that
I introduced a bill to authorize the in
dependents to appeal the case to the
supreme court, for I do not believe that
the ruling of the court Of appeals will
stand IL the supreme court ever passes
on it. But Mr.. Wickersham had an
nounced he would not appeal and Pres
ident Taft had approved the decree.
SO unless congress authorizes an ap-
peal we will never know whether the
decision is right or not 1t Is certain,
however that some amendment of the
law is needed and that Is one Of the
great questions before congress at this
session"
Says Taft 10 Beaten.
Senator Cummins is fully convinced
that President Taft will not be nomi-
mated at the republican national con-
vention. The conviction among the re-
publicans generally il that Taft can
not be elected IL nominated and they
see no reason why they should ask the
party to go down to defeat with a
candidate who has not sufficient ca
pacity for party leadership to make
him strong with the people.
Upon his arrival home Senator Cum
Minis was, of course, forced again to
repeat what he has said before that
he is not candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination and that he is for
LaFollette. He has taken no step and
will take none to make himself can
didate. He has had no such notion. In
this respect his views have not
changed in the least since before he
went on the Panama trip last sum-
mer.
After Iowa Sentiment.
Il hope to meet a great many Of the
republicans Of Iowa during the holiday
time" he said, land would be glad to
learn from them as to the sentiment in
this state and to find out what ought
to be done. believe that Iowa ought
to be in the next republican national
convention with q delegation standing
firmly for the best interests of the
whole country and ready to do what 1t
can for platform Of progressive prin-
ciples. Now how best to secure that
result is the problem. am not here
| to say That is for the republicans of
Iowa to decide"
The fact remains, however. that q
great many OF the Iowa republicans are
hoping that Senator Cummins can be
put forth as q candidate for president.
or at least that q delegation be Sc
lected that would be ready to present
his name and give him support II that
should be deemed best. The informa-
ton has also come from other states
that elsewhere there il positive desire
that Senator Cummins be a candidate
for the presidential nomination. An
Iowa man who recently spent some
time in New York stated that he found
q great many inquiries about Cummins
and that he was looked upon AZ an
available man. A state official who
visited Minnesota last week reports
that he found everybody there asking
him why Iowa did not bring out Cum
minis as q candidate. But thus far the
senator has not himself turned hand
! in this direction.
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