Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-03-13
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Az the ropupilcsth statS sSoItNSh0ioi'
at Des Moines the following platform
asadopted.
We, the representatives. of the repub-
| lican party OF Iowa, y0iciGn the unan-
| imous will and enthusiastic purpose OF
| the republicans of the state herewith
! formally present to the republicans OF
the nation the Hon. William B. Allison
| United States senator from Iowa, as
/ httipg candidate for the republican
| nomination for president of the United
| States The republicans of Iowa, IN
| their fealty to republican pnnclpies
| and With a profound sense OF their OBJ
| ligation to the people Of the nation 70
/ Go only what seems best to bring BACK
| TO the protrated interests Of the nation
| the health-gIVine tonic of republican
| policy, presents Mr.. Allison in a spirit
! far above any consideration OF state
| pride For many years there has been
| a universal feeling among the people OF
| Iowa that Senator Allison IS consplcu-
| ously fitted for the position of presi-
| dent of the republic, and this sentiment
| has spread widely over the nation. so
| that we present his name today In no
| sense of personal com pliment to him, in
no spirit of LEGAL pride, but In the pro
found coavsdtGon that we are fulfilEng
a duty to the party and duty to the
| nation.
w z GSIISNGg Hal tSGtlstlNfl -AilAHsstIi ~
sents, as we'll as any man III the ma
E1on, the conlpttell Of the republican
party to dell h oneatly, wisely and sue
cssSfuily with an Che interests of the
country. For q bird of a century the
republican party has solved the most
difficult problems. and mastered the
greatest difficulties in government, that
it is possible for a party to encounter.
Its rule was gTandly beneficlent, and
the growth and prosperity OF the nation
under it WAS marvellous. Since the
Democratic party replaced it in control
the record has been one of wretched
nlisma nagenent and dismal disaster.
1t is this contrast between republican
competency and democratic incompe-
tenkcy that Will carry the republican
party back to power. The strength of
! It's cause will rest, not upon one issue,
but upon its demonstrated ability to
meet all issues firmly, wisely and sue
ceSsfully.
Senator Allison has been a conspic-
uous figure in this benehcent work of
the party throughout It's whole exist
ence. No ether man in the ma ton more
emphatically represents the construc-
tive and resourceful capacity of the
party to meet, in a practical and sue
cessful way, the difficult problems of
administration. For thirty-one years
he has had a moulding hand in all the
important laws upon the nations stat
ute book. Throughout this long period
he has been a prominent and indefat-
igable laborer in all the difficult prob
lens connected with the war, and the
means of sustaining IT; reconstruction,
and the harmonizing of the sections;
the abolition of slavery; the enfran-
chisement, education and upbuilding OF
the negro, supplementing in this the
work of Iowa, which was the first state
TO give the ballot to the black man; the
raising of revenue to sustain the gov
eminent, pay pensions, and discharge
thousands of millions of the public
debt; the creation of our financial sys-
tenn, and the return to specie payment;
the creation of q sound currency; the
upbuilding of agencies for the Develop
ment of the west; the reform of the
civil service; the national control of
railroads; the upbGilding of American
Industries; the protection of dairy and
agricultural products; the prevention
Of Chinese and pauper and criminal i'm
migration; and the creation of a PEN
sfon list unequaled in the gratitude Of
nations.
II the dominant issue of this contest
IS to be the tariff, then no man better
represents it, for no man has been
sftener placed in the leadership in the
formation of republican tariffs than
Senator Allison. For thirty-one years
be has Leen among the ale Tflost in
their construction and discussion, and
Always upon@tile line of that fair ana
sufficient protection that is the strength
/ # the party policy. He was chairman
Of the subcommittee that afler many
months of Investigation drafted the ad
minist.atlve provisions OF the custam
laws, accepted under all tariff bills
since constructed as most efficient in
l,ns~ 4
the senate committee that drafted the
senate substitute for the Democrat tic
bill of 1888, which substitute was large
" the basis of the republican tariff OF
1890. He had the seante leadership
again in the perfection of the last re-
publican tariff; where it received many
of it's important provisions, notably
that of of reciprocity. He was again
selected by the senate republicans to
lead the discussion and assault upon
the free trade Wilson bill, and his skill
and influence operated largely in saw
ing whatever measure of protection
American industry secured under that
law. His arraignment OF that law was
a protest and a prophecy. Il state
here" he said, without fear of success
full contradiction, that, with few ex-
ceptions there is otn an industry or oc,
cupation in the United States that viii
not be greatly turned. if not paralyze Q
lie.
would seem that none OF our great in
terests can survive, certainly none can
have a healthy existence"
We challenge a parallel in therecord
of any living statesman to the master
ful work done by Senator Allison, Tor
many years, IN the line Of that fair
and bcnencfent protection that has
built up the industries of the nation,
gave employment and good wages to
the working man, laid no appreciate
burden upon the consumer, furnished
abundant revenue for the needs Of the
government and payment of the pubic
debt, and wllttsh is ait once tiae pride
and the strength of the party.
liz the dominant issue is to be france,
then no man in the nation has a great
YER reputation for financial resourceful-
ness and corstructiveness and sound
ness, a fact consptcu0usly recognized
by the pressure of Presidents Garfield
and Harrison upon him to take the
portfolio of tho treasury In their re-
JpaGtive administrations He has been
Favorable to q true bin1ertaNsnl, and he
has alt ali times laEbored to maintain an
abundant currency Of gold, silver and
paper, made initerconyesttbIe, and
equal TO the best currency of the COM
rnercial world. He has demanded for
the business Of The nation 9, carney
equitable and stable, free from the es-
cilIlaItions SO dangerous 10 business in-
tere'sts, and SO UNJUST TO the wage
earners OF the nation, whose thousands
of millions OF annual wages, and many
thousand millions CT credits in savings
banks and other firms, ciTlstitute them
the great creditor class of the nation.
If the foreign policy Of the ration as to
be an issue, Senator Allison has held rig
idly to the teachings of Washington, and
tl;e teachings of Monroe-opposing all en-
Tangllng alliances with other countries,
assdulting no established rights of natio-s
upon this continent but fairly insisting
that the political systems OF Europe shall