Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-07-31
AGAINST THE TRUSTS
Iows Republicans Stand BY ThSlr Platform
Declaration Of Last Year.
CONTEST ALL SETTLED IN COMMITTEE
Less Than the Usual Amount Of Strife Over
Naming Candidates
SIX ARE NOMINATED BY ACcLAMATI0N
Five Ballots Required to Select = Clerk
of the Supreme Court,
CONGRESSMAN SMITH MAKES A BIG hit
His Speech as Temporary Chairman
the only Oratory of the conven-
tiOn, Remaining Time De-
voted to Business.
ARE NOMINATED BY AccLAaATIoN
Five Ballots Required to Select = Clerk
of the Supreme Court,
VeRESSMAN SMITH MAKES A BIG HIT

uon' henaintnH Time de-
voted to Business.
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(Trom a Stan correspondent.)
DIES MONIES, July sO.--(special.) Under
conditions in many respects most auspicious
and yet on a day when the heat IN a great
hall was almost intolerable, the representa-
tives Of the republican party of Iowa to
the number Of more than 200 gathered to-
day to renew their allegiance to the prlnci-
Piles Of the party and name the candidates
for state ONCE required under the law. II
was genuine harmony meeting. a gather
Ing in many respects like other great re-
publican conventions in Iowa and yet lack
ing somewhat in the intense interest which
usual in republican conventions in Iowa. II
was foregone conclusion that the frst nve
on the ticket would be named by acclana-
tion. few days ago 1t was made plain
that the auditor Of state would also be
named by acclamation. There were but
three contests for places. These were en-
tirely personal. The chief interest was ri
an effort to have the party reverse itself on
tho platform of last year. This also proved
a 1izzle ali round. so II was not possible
for this convention to be as important as
some other conventions of the party in re-
cent years.
There were a number Of distinguished
statesmen present. Speaker Henderson
came in and was received with great ap-
plause. Secretary Wilson of the Roosevelt
cabinet was similarly honored. and sena-
tors Allison and Dolliyer and members OF
congress were well received. There was In
tense applause for Governor Cummins when
he appeared The convention was enthusi.
astic all through, the music was good. the
spirit manifested most excellent.
Smith Makes a Hit.
Judge Walter l. Smith Of Council Bluffs,
congressman from the Ninth district, made
hit with his speech as temporary chair
man. He spoke especially of the tariff and
trusts and placed himself distinctly in line
with progressive thought in this state. He
was generously applsuded for his strong re-
marks and he spoke with a strong voice
and deep earnestness which commanded
rapt attention.
Speech of Chairman Smith.
Hon. walter,1. Smith. temporary chair
man, said in part:
The republican party Is dedicated to pro-
noting the honor and glory OF the repub-
being ago and md % happness o9 ali its % Children
islands beyond the sea that have been
We are proud of all the great achieve
ments Of the party IN the past four years;
free labor better paid and more constantly
employed than In other days. OF greater
wide diffusion of knowledge and happiness
among all the people.
parts of Of the world seeking contracts I to be be
performed by American labor, as well az
9s many S19ft eSs ana no
student OF the public interests could wish
TO destroy them; but many OF these great
fare have become in practical effect and
are now commonly called trusts; have
existence and used the power conferred
upon them for the public good to oppress
prices for their COMMODITIES out Of due re-
fation 10 the cost of production, and have
6ssS sSn tsss bas ss
| organizations, the creatures OF the people
for the public good, shall not become the
The republican party is welded to tho
general principles OF a protective tariff, but
should be revised from time to time 70
meet changing conditions. and the reduc-
free en st is no evidence much Less no On cone one
J fession, that the original rate was wrong
modify the tariff whenever new Condition
require such modification. and II in any
specific case change in the tarin win
sion Of a trust without undue INJURY to
American labor, that change ought to be
sys they do S'Sn to unsettis BUSINESS should only
| be undertaken when the wrong to be cor
rected is SO serious that the Improvement
| contemplated will compensate for what
/ ever disturbances to business will result
II a trust buys it's raw material abroad
/ or buys II at home of producers IN whom
It has no interest the removal Of the tarih
benefit the trust To illustrate. the removal
OF the tariff on cattle, II IL had any effect,
simply enabling II to buy cattle cheaper, 10
the detriment OF the American farmer, but
the peopie from oppression' because the
| chief complaint against the trust evil rests
the eSntepsi9PP bed 9P th9t y ~ can ana scss
| out of due relation to the cost OF produc-
/ ton.
| When a trust has so far developed its In
i dustry as 20 be able to compete in the
/ market places OF the world, and when its
| domestic competitors have not 80 far de-
| Veloped their business as to be able to 80
compete, removal OF the tarin would de-
/ stroy, not the trust, but the competitors OF
the trust, and thus make the monopoly
complete
To Regulate the Trusts.
Where a trust controls the production OF
an article here and the foreign production
OF the same article is controlled by another
trust the removal of the tarih would serve,
not to release our people from the clutches
| Of a trust but 10 simply transfer them
from the clutches OF a domestic trust. COM
| pelled by tartn law TO produce it's goods
here with domestic labor, 70 the clutches OF
a foreign trust that would produce its goods
abroad with foreign labor.
N these three propositions are correct II
appears that the proposed plan Of the
| denocrats-that the tarin should be re-
moved from all articles the product OF
tralsts-is on a par with the wisdom OF
democratic statesmanship generally, and
that the democratic party would, II Il had
| the power, tnjure perhaps, incidentally
some OF the trusts, at the same time fatten