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Show Ijj 1 KEPUSES TO LIE FOP. " 1 1 REPUBLICAN PARTY ' ! By Aspoclatcd Press. ' CRESTOX, Ia Juno 4. Senator Cum- 'l 1 1 mlns. In a vigorous speech at the court- i,,1 house this afternoon, i-cached the climax ' j of the campaign of tho Eighth district Republican congressional nomination ho-Iiik ho-Iiik waged by John Dnrrah of Charlton ngalnBl JudRC H. M. Towner of Corning. Senator Cummins spoKo upon tho real Issues In this campaign. Ho outlined the work of tho Cnnnon-Aldrlch organization In conirolllnj? legislation for tho Intcrcr.ta of the east and ngulnst tile Interest of tho west, and showed the nllgnmont of tho present Iowa congressmen and candidates. can-didates. "I love tho Ronubllcan porty, but I nm not going to lie for It." asserted Senator Cummins, following hl.s statement that the Payno tariff bill Is not a revision downward us promised by the Republicans. Republi-cans. "This tariff Is not a truo rovlslon downwnrd. Tho pledge of the party Is yot to bo rodcomcd. And I want you to know that It Is tho progrosslvo Republicans Re-publicans who ure lighting to redeem this pledge and keep the fair namo of the Republican party pure and clean." Tho senator dwelt long on tho railroad bill, 6aylng that In Its present form It contains many provisions that arc beno-tlclal, beno-tlclal, also samn that arc not. In Its original form, howover, he said, as It was prepared and handed down by "a Now York lawyer," It contained vicious provisions and was tho boldest nioasuro presented to congress for approval in years, Senator Cummins hit the court of commerce com-merce provision contained In tho bill form It passed, assorting that It crentcd a board having more power than ever given to any tribunal or nny Institution of the people and for which tho American Ameri-can people f'havo no more use than the Kulor of the Unlverso sitting In Judgment Judg-ment on tho golden steps lending to tho New Jerusalem." IIo characterised this provision In the bill ns "amazing In Its boldness, shocking. shock-ing. Intolerable." |