Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-29
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION.

Despite the fact that forecasts of the
Iowa republican state convention,
which meets in Des Moines tomorrow.
have indicated that it was to be love
feast so far as the expression of politi-
cal sentiment is concerned or a dull af-
there is a well-defined feeling in the
state and outside of it that a great deal
Of Importance is attached to its utter
ances and that a division of sentiment
may make itself felt either in commit
teen rooms or in the open convention.
The republicans of Iowa last year,
n its favor took stand for tariff re-
vision where such revision is needed to
prevent the sheltering of monopolies. 1t
IS believed it will not recede from that
position this year. 1t is around this
point that interest centers here and
elsewhere. The interest is SO great in
spondent of the New York Tribune de-
votes column to it, showing that poll
ticians in Washington are looking for
ward with a keener interest than has
been devoted to any other political
gathering of the year to the Iowa con-
vention. "rhe reason for this says the
Tribune correspondent, lis the expecta-
ton that determined movement will
be made at the convention to commit
the party in Iowa to an outright and
specific declaration for tariff revision to
he inaugurated by the house that will
be elected in November, but not meet
until the first Monday in December.
ar extraordinary session of the new
congress before that date This is go
ing farther than the situation really
warrants. The chief aim of those in
favor of tariff revision is that Iowa
shall take no backward step on this
subject, leaving the time for the con-
summation of tariff revision for the
future, tho it is fair to assume that
Iowas congressional delegation viii.
fall into line with state political senti-
ment.
In noticing Governor Cumnins' lead
ership in this movement the corre-
spondent states that republican leaders
III Washington are keeping their eyes
OH Iowa, and they concede that, while
it is of course possible for Governor
Cummins and his followers to meet de-
feat in their battle at the state conven-
ton next [thisl week, nevertheless the
vast significance of the movement can
not be ignored or blinked out of exist
ence. They point out that it is of sim
gular Importance to bear in mind that a
movement for tariff revision is started
in what is perhaps the most thorough
and typical republican state in the
union and at Il time when national
prosperity is at a high tide and the con-
fdence of the nation in the administers
ton is strong. 1t is argued that if tariff
revision sentiment has taken root in
Iowa it will grow and spread out over
all the republican sections of the coun
try in short order, and that the sooner
the party managers give to this fact its
due Importance in all their calculations
for the present and future, the better it
will be for the party and the country.
1T should be borne in mind that the
Iowa movement contenplates that
whatever revising of the tariff is done
must be done by the friends of protec-
ton, and that the movement must not
lie permitted TO get into the hands of
the democratic free traders, who would