Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
GATHERED BY THE WAYSIDE

as a wage Garner, Mr.. Cummins has
ever had unwayering faith in Ameri-
can citizenship. His keynote has been
individualism; emphasizing the, rights
and duties Of men and women; always
looking TO the home as the unit and
foundation Of republican institutions.
.Mr. CuInmins came to prominence
as a lawyer by winning. practically
single handed and against enormous
ODDS. a notable court victory that broke
an oppressive monopoly. reduced the
price OF barbed wire more than half
and has saved millions of dollars each
year to the American: farmers.
Thus early he was champion of the
rights of the many.
MIR. Gummins at great personal sac
ritice responded to the call Of the home
folks to help restore to them the power
to assert and protect their rights thru
needed political reforms. He was gov
ernor Of Iowa seven years and while in
office he banished- the seductive free
pass and the boss ridden caucus. put
the corrupting lobby to rout, and gave
to the citizenship of his own state poll
teal eqality under the primary system
and allied reforms.
Thus he earned the gratitude of all
men who love free political institu-
tons.
MIR. Cummins carried into the larger
field of national politics the principles
he had helped crystalline into law for
Iowa, especially with regard to the
regulation of corporations, the income
tax, national finances and banking.
anti trust legislation, the tariff, lib
eral support for education, the status
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progress along political lines. AS a
true servant of the people he has been
aggressive and effectual in work in the
interest Of the farmers, the wage earn
ers, the manufacturers, the shippers,
tradesmen-the independent and free
Americans who create the wealth and
conserve the political institutions of
the great republic.
HE does not need to make either
promises or apology; his record Is con-
elusive that his heart beats right"
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With the coming Of another year
also comes new suggestion. this time
from southern Iowa, to the effect that
it might not be impossible to make a
very important shift politically, by in
ducing Chief Justice Deemer to enter
sort OF compromise candidate on which
almost everybody would agree. The
matter has been seriously discussed.
It is about the only new thing in the
political line for the season. It is
argued that Deemer has been on the
bench long while and must have be-
come pretty weary OF its exactions and
arduous labors, and 1t would be nice
way to put cap sheaf on valuable
public career. But of course those who
propose 1t would first have to reckon
with the principal In the case who is
now practically assured Of q unanimous
denomination to the bench.
An interesting phase Of the presi-
! Dental campaign is that out on the
Pacific coast there Is very strong nosl-
! tive support for the Iowa candidate
I. on the ground that he was with them
! in their fight for free canal tolls thru
! the Panama canal. They are very
much interested in that subject. Bur
I ton, the Ohio man. fought free tells
| hard and voted against them. Cum
minis believed that as to American
shipping 1t ought to 90 thru the cana
4 free, and thus the canal would be q
| great influence in regulating freigh,
i rates between the eastern and western
coasts. That ID also one of the things
that VIII be considered pretty often b,
! the people OF the M!ssissipp. vale,
states. for canal tolls are q big elemen
In the rate situation All thru the coun-
4 try. The COMMITTEES ii charge Of thu
i Cummins candidacy II finding tina
! things are going right wherever : It'll,
work Is done. ana in TACT tho 81
4 10 moving 90 fast that It Is hard Il
keep pace With the same. About III,
8 only real surprise II the way that th,
other fellows sidestep when they com,
: to face square fight with the Cum
minis people in states other than lows