Iowa Taxation and Assessments and the Republican Record
A detailed defense of Republican railroad taxation policy in Iowa, contrasting it with Democratic criticism. It cites assessment increases under governors Larrabee, Shaw, Cummins, and current administration, showing railroads paying higher taxes and farm values rising. Includes figures on actual and taxable values, mileage additions, and annual levy levels.
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Iowa
Porter
Boles
Executive Council
State of
Cummins
St Larrabee
Shaw
Rairoad
Coum- Larrabeegins
Larrabee
Gor
State Executive Council
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Cumming
Confidence and Esteem for Iowa's Governor
Congressman B P Birdsall states Iowa enters the campaign as a prelude to the national race and praises Governor Albert B Cumming for a scandal free sixty years, wise laws, and strong public life. He argues reelection shows public judgment and that Democrats seek to impugn administration to influence national politics. He emphasizes protectionist policies and support for President Roosevelt.
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B. P. Birdsall
Iowa
State
Wittwich
Grimes
Cunisins
Republican Party
Albert B. Cumming
Agene
Rosevelt
Lincoln
Farmers Battle Monopolies Foster Wire Industry
John Herriott recalls how farmers formed the Farmers' Protective Association to combat a barbed wire trust. They built a fighting fund, bought a patent, and faced courtroom and legislative battles, culminating in near-cost wire. The piece lauds the association's integrity and identifies the attorney as Robert Cummins of Des Moines, Republican candidate for governor.
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John Herriott
Marshalltown
Iowa
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Tama Jim’ Wisen
Washington
Col
Jonn Pcort
Gue
Levi
Henry Wallace
Clarkson
Farmers’ Protective Association
Courcws
Ee Citizens
Robert Cummins
Governor Cummins and the 1887 Des Moines Protest
A historical sketch notes how Iowa Republicans opposed prohibition in Des Moines in 1887 and supported Cummins for the legislature. It cites a Des Moines mass protest signed by about 1,000 Republicans and lists prominent signers and local leaders who backed a temperance reform before Cummins’ candidacy.
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Iowa
Cummins
BE. H. Hunter
Polk County
Des Moines
Republican Party
United States Senate
A. B. Cummins
Adam Baker
C. i Rourds
J. F. Jordan
Adam Dickey
A. H. Miles
L. J. Wells
L. Trepanier
W. L. Brown
A. C. Talbott
Roosevelt Addresses Pennsylvania Dedication and Corporate Power
President Roosevelt spoke at the Pennsylvania State house dedication, calling for federal action to curb corporate power. He urged balancing state and national powers to regulate railroads and large corporations, defend the public against wealth influence, and promote honest thrift and civic duty.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania State House
Pennsylvania
Congress
Goarnas
Justice Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Leutenant Hamilton
Marshall
Roosevelt Era Sparks Intra Party Tensions
Secretary James Wilson criticizes Governor Cummins as too radical amid debates over trust and transportation policies supported by Congress and encouraged by President Roosevelt.
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James Wilson
Cummins
Congress
Roosevelt
Governor Cummins Urges Protective Duties Balance
Governor Cummins argues that tax schedules must align with protectionism, lowering excessively high duties enough to protect domestic producers without permitting unfair profits at the consumer's expense. He stresses keeping duties high to sustain a domestic market and reasonable profits.
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Cummins
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