Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
ACHIEVEMENTS OF SENATOR
DURING PUBLIC CAREER LIST
Ed BY COMMITTEES.
STATE AND NATIONAL
LEolsLATIoN SECURED
Rai:rs=d laws Amens Important Ae-
compIishments -Iowa Primary Law
Earliest and Remains sest-Had
i Much to Do With Procuring Election
Of Senator'S by Popular Vote.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. T.-In literature
now being sent out by the Cummins
headquarters here the record of Iowa.
senior senator is declared to be one Of
work, success and achievement. Some
Of the important legislation which he
has, secured both state and national
during his career is pointed out.
The record Of Senator Cummins
shows he is IN absolute harmony with
the majority Of Americans in an effort
to provide that protective tariff sched-
ules conform to protection principles.
He Is for a business tariff commission
@and opposed to lop-sider reciprocity
treaties" declares the pamphlet.
He wrote into the federal statutes
the important principles that the bur-
den Of proof must be on the carriers
in the matter OF changing rail rates,
under which the Interstate commerce
commission has saved millions to the
shippers and consumers. He gave the
commission power to adopt a uniform
classification Of freight. He opposed
the legalizing of pools and rail mer-
gers.
HE helped frame the Iowa railroad
commission law which has never been
amended, gave Iowa reduced passenger
rates and vetoed the bill to make Iowa
the home of the big combinations.
"He made it unlawful for carriers to
require live stock shipping contracts
limiting the liability for loss, and re-
stored the common law rule as to per-
ishable freight.
His income tax bill would have
made law far better than the present
one.
''Ie compelled an amendment to the
postal savings bank law so that saw
ings funds are retained In the COM
munity where they are deposited.
'sFIis Iowa primary election law was
one of the earliest and remains the
best, and under it he himself became
the first Iowa senator by direct choice
of the people. His great national con-
ference on the election Of senator had
much to do with the securing Of this
reform Of the federal constitution.
HE completely worsted in debate
the defenders of Lorimerism in the
United States senate, and established
himself as foremost champion of politi-
cal honesty by unsparingly exposing
the corruption that surrounded that
case.
she made gallant flve-year fight to
overcome departmental red tape at
Washington and secure to Iowa SOL
I tiiers the right to have their true war
records inscribed on battlefield monu-
ments.f
HE greatly aided in securing the
ksn a. r1l1 al
for agricultural education so as to
give a fair distribution Of the money
as against special favors to democra-
tic states.
HE gave American labor charter
OF liberty by writing into the statute
the declaration that the labor of q
human being Is not a commodity or au
as1kA Of commerce and helped to
Legislation conform to that idea,
re. .fe end that class legislation should
be ended.
Senator Cummins stood first and ali
the time for individual rights, for tn.
man and not the machine, for COM
petition as against socialism, In OPP
position to every form Of private mo-
nopoly. for outlawing discrimination
and all special privileges, for Danish
ing favoritism from all publics places
He fairly represents that strong lead
ership of the midland region which has
done so much to turn governmental
activities into channels Of helpfulness
to the people. SIS
"He Is firmly grounded in the fun
damental doctrines Of the republican
party and has the capacity and the
courage to act In accordance with his
conscience. The more his public rec
ord is known the clearer will it be
seen that he Is best fitted Of all men
to rally all believers In true republi-
canism and lead his party to winning