The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-08-30
cUMMINS is LOCATED.

COMMINS 10 IOSAIcO.
Cum,nins has been smoked out. We
are glad of it. 1t at least gives to his
course a candor which it has lacked
for many years. He is for LaFollette
for president He gives the Wiscon-
sin statesman his o. K. in every par
ticular. He is safe and sane, like
Parker. He is progressive like Bryan,
he is enthusiastic like Roosevelt. He
is altogether desirable as a republi
can candidate. Taft is reactionary
according to Cummins, lacking in all
those high qualities which LaFollette
has. Nevertheless, if Taft is nomi'
mated, Cummins will support him
heart and soul. We suppose he will
stand, mot one edge of the platform,
but square in the middle OF it, as he
did on certain other occasion. He
ought not to do it. If Taft is bad
president. If he is reactionary. II
he stands opposed to the progress OF
the age, Cummins ought to be against
him even if he is nominated.
What has the president done? He
stood for Canadian reciprocity. That
was the great issue on which Cum
minis made his reputation. 1t is true
that Cummins deserted his child as
soon as the president adopted it. He
says it is not the same child. That it
was changed in it's cradle. Let Cum
minis point out the difference between
his kind of reciprocity and the kind
the president proposed. Cummins said
that the removal of duties on Canad-
ian farm products would make no diff
ference in the selling price to the
American farmers. He said so in so
many words.
He was asked the direct question
if he thought that the removal OF the
tariff on Canadian wheat would make
any difference to the American farm
er, He answered: 81 do not" If that
is so, what is he roaring about? Cum
minis says it is not the same child
which he fathered; if SO, will he please
point out the strawberry mark?
Numerous statesmen have been in
consistent in the past Cummins is
the only one on record who boasts OF
his inconsistency. He had lead his
followers a merry chase. For reci-
procity and against reciprocity:
Against impure politics and for Bert
Keltz. For non-partisan tariff COM
mission and against waiting to learn
the report of such commission.
Against tariff revision in bulk and for
amendments which amounted to revis.
ion in bulk. 1t is a tortuous path. Full
of the Inconsistencies in which he
glories.
We do not believe the republicans
of Iowa are ready to follow Cummins
into the LaFOllette camp. We do not
believe they think he is safe and sane.
We are glad the issue has been
made. The lines of battle can be
drawn much better now that the en-
emy's position has been defined.
President Taft has made good. He
was the only thing which stood be-
tween the people and the panic Of
democratic tariff revision. He is for
a sensible businesslike revision of the
tariff. If, as Cumlnins threatens,
Taft's advice is not followed at the
next session and the report of the non
partisan tariff commission is not act
ed upon, it will not be the fault OF
the president, but of the democrats
and their allies. Mr.. Cummins, La
Toilette ct al. The people will know
this If the republicans introduce
measures for tariff revision, based on
the report OF the commission and
Cummius refuses to vote for it, the
responsibility will be his. The presi-
dent is making an effort to take the
tariff question where it belongs, out
of politics. Cummins and his crowd
want to keep it in politics for it is the
only thing which keeps the breath of
life in their bodies.
Cummins is for LaFOllette. So mote
it be.
The republicans of Iowa are for
Taft. They will be for him at the
next convention. He will be the nom
inee, and-what is more-he will be
reelected.
And what will poor Cummins do
then?