The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
Full Text Of the First District
Congressman's Platform.
HE CITES HIS RECORD IN PROOF
Favors Tariff Revision, Reciprocity
Popular Senatorial Elections
and Control of Trusts.


cised T he Journal and other twin,
city dailies for not printing Congressman
Tawney's platform in full The platform
was given out In Winona, and was not fur
nished the twin city papers. T r.
a printed the next day all that reached
here, supposing it to be complete. In
order that there may be no complaint on
either side in the first, district contest,
T he j urnaL here presents the full
text of Mr. Tawney's statement, clipped
from the Winona Republican and Herald.
Taken in connection with Mr.. Tawney's
article in the Chicago Record Herald, this
gives his views at length. Mr.. Tawney
said: r." -.
desire to say to the people Of this dis
trict that If nominated and elect ed. will con-
tinue earnestly to serve them and their in
| terest to the best OF my ability.
I have criticism to offer upon the posi-
| ton of my opponent. His declaration covers
only four Of the many important questions to
be, considered and if possible settle by the
| republican party in the next congress.
| The revision Of the tariff.
Reciprocity. &''
! The election OF United States senators by
direct vote Of the people.
I The enactment of legislation for the regula-
| tion and control of trusts and combinations.
| The best evidence of my position on these
questions, evidence too that is conclusive, is
the record of my affirmative vote in the last
session Of congress upon each and every one
| OF them.
| In that session cast two votes in favor OF
! the revision of the tariff; one for the Bab-
| cock bill, greatly reducing the duty on the
products of the steel trust the other, in
| favor of the amendment of the so-called
Cuban reciprocity bill, removing the duty on
| refined sugar, the product Of the sugar trust,
| or one more vote than any republican mem
ber Of the fifty seventh congress cast in favor
| Of the reduction Of tariff duties :
have supported every policy Of the re-
publican party, and the president, including
reciprocity with Cuba, by plan however,
differing from the plan proposed by some OF
my republican colleagues on the ways and
means committee and subsequently adopted
I by minority of the republicans Of the house
! in republican conference.
AS the, representative Of the people of this
| district have in four different congresses
| voted in favor of the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people. I also
favor and have voted for legislation to en-.
large the constitutional power of congress
over trusts and legislation intended to regu
late and control combinations of capital or
ganized for the purpose of destroying com
petition 49,.
Like my opponent, favor protecting tht
dairy interests. The best evidence Of this II
the fact that for six years / have given un
remitting attention to this question for tn
purpose Of securing legislation that woult
protect the dairymen and their industry from
unjust and, fraudulent competition with tn,
manufacturers and dealers Of oleomargari1
and in the last session of congress, togethe
with other. friends of this important agri
cultural industry, succeeded in securing tn
enactment of a law that is to-day accom-
plishing this purpose. ...* 20.
Further, with respect to my position upo,
the question Of the revision of the tariff an
other questions, in favor of which the repuI
licans Of this district and state have recentl
declared, I will quote from letter writer
:, by me, to Ray c. Blackmer Of Albert Lea
! editor of the Freeborn County Times. Jul
| q, several days before Mr.. Knatvold an
] 1;nounced his candidacy. This letter was writ
ten too with the assurance of Mr.. Blackme
: In his letter of July 19, that there would b
no other candidate for the republican con
gressional nomination. I make this refer
ence to avoid any suspicion of having ex
i perienced any sudden change Of opinion o.
any Of these questions In this letter said
, and now repeat:
, am free to say that heartily indorse an
approve Of every principle and declaration
. contained in the recent republican state plat
form. and. unlike some republicans, ad
of the national republican platform as adopt
ed by the last national republican conven
ton. 1" In respect to the tariff and it
I am in Hearty accord with I'll tie declaratio
Of the republicans Of Minnesota as expresse
in their recent platform; I will 90 furthe
congress, shall not only work for revisio
along the line of reduction of duties, includ
ing "a reduction of the duty on lumber, bu
will say to you that if the republicans contrc
the ifty-eighth congress there will be sue
a revision of the tariff.
The above statement that the tariff will
, revised by the fifty eighth congress-, If cou
. trolled by the republican party, should b
qualified by the statement that this is my bes
, judgment, and that this judgment is base
on statements to that effect ty my rcpublica
, colleagues Of the ways ani means committee
: and upon the theory that such revision will h
,, recommended by the president. In :n
. svent, # a member of that congress and ths
,, committee I shall favor 1t as I voted for
,, in this congress-. ~.ze
: also favor the largest possible extensio
Of the rural free delivery service for tn
benefit of the farmers of this district, an
have already secured for at least forty -f1v
thousand of the people I represent the a6
vantages of this service.