New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
THE IOWA PLATFORM.

The Republicans Of Iowa have adopted O
platform which will give great satisfaction TO
the friends Of the gold standard everywhere
1t offers one more assurance that Republicans In
States where the silver heresy was strong, and
where It was difficult to keep Republican con-
ventions from yielding more or less to sectional
sentiment have freed themselves from the old
deluson and are leading in the movement to
put the gold standard beyond the possibility Of
attack by appropriate legislation. Iowa Repub
licans have hitherto honorably distinguished
themselves for their urageous stand on sound
money principles at a time when there were
many temptations to temper declarations to suit
the supposed prejudices of voters. This year
they show that they are as stanch as ever for
the gold standard, and evidently have no fear
but that the people of the West have learned
something since 1896 and are as well prepared
for frankly facing and finally solving the money
problem the people of New-York or Massa-
chusetts. They declare that "the permanence Of
"ths 1.-THE gold standard must be assured by
Congressional legislation giving to it the valid
'ity and vitality of public law and add 1--WE
urgently call upon our Senators and Repre-
"sentatives in Congress TO lend their best en-
"deavors to enact these propositions into law"
power Of legislation on the currency, but now
that it has secured control of the Senate the OPP
portunity is presented and it is highly encour-
aging to find Western Republicans so ready and
anxious for the reform.
Those who have been predicting that the
country would rise up In revolt against the
campaign in the Philippines will find little COM
fort In the Iowa Conventions declaration on the
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ministration and promise to support 1t in en-
forcing obedience to the Government and estab-
fishing firmly our authority in all our posses
sions This is In marked contrast to the plat
form coincidently adopted by the Maryland
Democrats, which, while "viewlng with alarm"
everything the Republicans have done yet dares
not enunciate any policy with regard to expan-
sion different from that the Republicans have
maintained. They will not even commit them
selves to the abandonment of the contest with
the Tagals which they denounce, but leave that
unpopular occupation to Mr.. Atkinson and his
friends. Evidently that predicted popular revo-
luton has not yet arrived with sufficient GER
tainty for the Democrats to adopt it as their
own, much less for the Republicans to abandon
their work half done. The Iowa platform shows
that the terrible dissatisfaction of the West
whose sons nave gone 10 Mdnlld ABOUT winch
we hear so much, is not serious to cause
disquiet to the politicians there or give concern
to their platform makers.
This otherwise admirable platform is disap
pointing In just one feature. Unless the press
dispatches are at fault and omit to enumerate
all the important panks OF the platform, there IL
no mention Of Civil Service reform. This IL
highly unfortunate in view Of the misunder
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victim since the revision Of the Civil Service
rules, owing to the reception of those rules by
Republicans in Ohio as a gift to spollsmen, and
the subsequent reputation by the Kentucky
Republicans Of the Civil Service plank Of the
st. Louis platform and their acceptance of the
Presidents recent order as In harmony with tina,
reputation II is extremely desirable that Re
publican conventions In great States like lows
should keep the party's record clear on this sub
tect and convince the people that the new Civil
bervice rules are In the interest Of reform and