The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-30
LEAIERs FRAME POLICIES.
President Roosevelt and Senate
Chiefs Declare Themselves in
Full Harmony.

At the conference between President
Roosevelt and five of the leading re-
publican senator's at Oyster Bay, Tues
day, September 49, the party policy
: for the coming campaign was devel-
oped and the fact demonstrated that
there is no serious division in the re-
publican party in regard to the ex-
ecution of that policy.
Those present at that conference
were Senators Allison. of Iowa. chair
man of the appropriations committee
and dean of the senate; Aldrich, of
Rhode Island, chairman of the finance
committee, to which all tariffs are re-
ferred; Hanna, of Ohio, chairman of
the republican national committee;
Spooner, of Wisconsin. the republican
leader in all debates on the floor, and
Lodge, of Massachusetts, the, presi-
dents personal friend and representa-
tive. Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin,
the postmaster general and the best
politician in the cabinet, also was pres
ent at the conference.
The conference did not actually agree
upon anything at all. because it was
simply an exchange of views: but at
the same time there was substantial
agreement of sentiment between the
president and his senatorial advisers
on the following cardinal principles:
1. The position of the president on
the trusts has the hearty support of
his party, at least outside of New
York city5and the policy previously
declared by him will be continued and
emphasized in his speeches during the
rest of the campaign.
2. Special attention of the people is
to be called to the fact the govern
ment has already instituted proceed
ings against the beef trust and the
Northern Pacific railroad combine
The people will be asked to bear in
mind the fact that the decision of the
court in these cases will demonstrate
whether a. constitutional amendment
is necessary. whether congress can
legislate further, or whether the pres
ent laws are sufficient to give the peo-
pie relief from the expressions of the
trusts.
3. The president will stand on his
'svgtcord in this regard, and will not be
led away into any theory of regulating
the trusts by hostile action through
the tariff.
4. The principle of Cuban recipro-
,ity is to be reaffirmed and urged dur
ing the presidents western trip. So
far as can be done he will outline his
belief that reciprocity can be accom-
plished and the Cuban matter tempo
rarily settled during the coming short
session of congress. This result. it is
hoped, may be accomplished by the ne
gotiation and ratification of reel
procity treaty with Cuba to be subse-
quently ratified by the house of rep
resentatives.
S. In regard to the tariff, the presi.
dent and campaign speakers generally
will plant themselves firmly upon the
paragraph in the republican national
platform of 1896. which declares
strongly for the principles of protec-
ton to American worlmen, but which
at the same time declares that the
republican party is not committed by
any schedules and that the question OF
rates is a detail to be settled from
time to time. but by congress.
oh inns nasls the PRESIDENT ana cam
palgn speakers VIII quite generally de-
care IN FAVOR OF a REVISION OF 'he tar
III Wherever 1he cost or Proo"clo1
has been lowered by changed condi
tions so that protection is no longer
necessary.
II IS agreed by an that there VIII DC
no adherence 10 the theory that the
tari1f can be or should pc reaucec
merely because certaln artieies were
produced by trusts or monopolles.
ne eHort VIII ne mace AZ All l'hles
senorate nuestioos IN no dea1t with or
their merits. There will be no abate
mant of loyalty to thu General nr;nc;