Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-10

5 Moines Register and Leader IS a ju-
minis and fully endorsed by the Times
ajority Of Iowa republicans. The Times
,orable endorsement of what the Times.
war for the past thirteen years.]
governor, and usirg the governors Of
flee as 4 platform merely from which
TO project his views upon the country
az large. In this way his admfnistra-
! i'cH was not only marked by what was
done locally. but by the impulse that
was put into Cur representation at
Washington, and encouragement that
was given to President Roosevelt as
he gradually worked out his progress
sive program.
! When Senator Curmins came to go
! to Washington himself. his training in
the Iowa struggle stood him in good
stead. He secured almost instantan-
cous recognition, and took inm ediate
leadership. With Senator Dolliver he
! was in the forefront of the fight for
intelligent and scientific tariff revision,
and as the result of the combined ef-
forts OF little band of men. who stood
TO the last against the trades and
dickers of the Payne A!drich bill, there
will never be again a general revision
of the tariff undertaken by the repub-
lican party on that basis. The fact
that today we have a platform worth
anybodys while to stand on is due to
the pluck and determination Of this
I band of insurgents.
J When the new interstate commerce
bill was introduced, Senator Cummins
was in position to render his NEST i'm
nortant service. If he had done nothing
more than to inject into that bill the
little clause that puts it upon the rail-
roads to show cause for raise in rates
when one is contemplated, he would
have earned the gratitude of the people,
f! for in that little clause is the most
powerful protection the people have.
E! Turnout all this stormy period OF po-
litical unrest the senator has practiced
a fine courtesy towards his opponents,
and today he can cooperate with any
man in the state where cooperation is
j important. and in Washington can
meet and confer with any leader Of any
interest. Re has drawn no dead lines.
nor erected any procrustean bed.
He Is in the prime Of life: he has lost
none of his enthusiasm for the cause;
! his zeal is tempered with experience
and the discretion Of years. but not by
! waning interest. He could be the same
discreet administrator Of the nations
affairs that he proved himself Of state
! affairs. and 1t would be a safe predic-
ton that when he had laid down the
duties of his position 1t would be as
hard to find an act Of progressive lesis-
lation bearing his approval that any
body would want removed from the
statutes as 1t is now to find such act
on the statute books Of Iowa during
| his term as governor.
| We know how hard it IL to have our
heroes too near US and how easy It IS to
magnify the craftsmanship Of men vino
are seen infrequently. That has kept
more than one nan west of the Mis-
sissippi from any but belated recog-
milton. Senator Dolliver was a great
er man than we recognized in his life.
Senator Cummins has had a large part
III our affairs since his advent on the
political stage, and his severest critic
can moi say OF HIM that he has mt
borne It well. II he were nominated
for the presidency he would not only
make a greater campaign than any but
a few Of the men the republican party
has honored in the past, but he would
give US as president a more sagacious.
more aggressive. and more effective
administration Of public affairs.