The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-11
ISSUES OF NATION
Henderson and Allison Discuss Them
in Iowa Campaign.
ISTHMIAN CANAL MUST BE BUILT
welt Observation-Disclosures
OF Merchant Marine.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Manchester, Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE biggest
republican rally in the history of eastern
Iowa was held yesterday and last night
The principal speakers were A. B. Cum
Minis, the republican nominee for gov
ernor; Colonel d. B. Henderson speaker
Of the national house Of representatives,
and Senator William B. Allison. Excur-
sions were run from all points within a
radius Of 200 miles. A. B. Cummins spoke
at the day meeting and Speaker Hender-
son and Senator Allison at night. Mr..
Henderson said:
The proposition is before the country to
cut a passageway across the isthmus connect
ing North and South America. There are
two theories as to the routes, some contend
ing that route by way of Nicaragua is best
another that the route by way Of Panama
Is best ! have not a we'll defined opinion
as between these two routes. The settlement
should belong to the engineers, but that
a route should be made, have no doubt.
i never was hrmer believer in the
doctrine Of protection than l am to-day.
After some three months spent this summer
in several Of the countries Of Europe, | am
only strengthened in my convictions. No one
policy has done so much for the development
of our country, for the elevation of labor on
the farm and in the shop, as this great policy.
Some are urging a revision Of the tariff. /
am not now prepared to say whether the
situation warrants revision or not a this
time, but if revision Is entered upon l feel
as did our lamented president, when he gave
out the splendid utterance at Buffalo, that
any action taken must not interrupt our
home productions"
Allison on Trade.
Mr.. Allison paid fitting tribute to the
late President Mckinley and to President
Roosevelt. He discussed at some length
the question Of reciprocity and fully in
dorsed the position Of President Mckinley
in his last speech at Buffalo, and also the
utterances of President Roosevelt at Min
neapolis and stated that within these
lines reciprocal treaties should be made
wherever possible.
He alluded to the fact that one Of the
difficulties in the way of making recipro-
cal treaties IS that more than two tfths
of our importations are already on the
free list, thus leaving US comparatively
narorw range of importations upon which
to base a treaty with many countries by
the reduction or removal of duties, they
having already secured many advantages
through our free list.
He stated that our greatest trade is
us more than So per cent of all our ex-
ports and sending to us less than one-fifth
Of all our importations.
He stated that the most fertile field for
the expansion of trade and the develop
ment of our commerce lies in countries
south Of US and with the far east, and
that one of the most potential and effect
i've measures in that direction is the con-
struction Of an isthmian canal uniting the
two oceans, and that this is certain to be
done at no distant day, the United States
constructing, maintaining and controlling
it. He stated that the last impediment
in the way of such construction has ap-
parently been removed by a treaty about
to be made, if 1t has not already been
concluded, between the United States and
Great Britain
Following these treaties the United
States should give encouragement to the
establishment Of lines Of ships between
North and South America both on the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, giving those
people easy access to our markets, and
our people easy access to theirs.