Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07

CARES J1dJ he ulu llo llol . thehii oAJ
other man with good sense would
have DONE and says 81 am convlncel
that my action resulted in Fastening
the termination of hostilities and dl-
rectly resulted in saving human lives
beside directly iniuring no one" me
seems all right but sun
leaves an open question as to the
method employed.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 5.
Iowa has spoken for the entire west.
1t is just dawning upon Washington
politicians as we'll as prominent poll
ticians all over the east that there Is
a slightly different point of view on
the tariff matter between the east
and west. All things indicate now that
the west as a unit is going to de-
mand revision of tariff.
Praise for Iowa.
In an interview today a prominent
public man of Washington praised the
work of the Iowa convention as fol-
lows: THE Iowa republicans IN their
state convention expressed themselves
in admirable terms on the subject OF
the tariff The chairman's address and
the platform march together and taken
as a whole they contain all that need
be said on the subject from the view
point of a liberalized policy or protec-
ton. Tariff revision on conservative
lines, accompanied by reciprocity and
with protection where protection Is
still, performing an equitable WORT
kept in friendly view, is the mantfeSt
duty of the party in power. 1t cannot
be shirked without danger to the par
TVS supremacy in affairs. Public SEN
timent indeed is rapidly taking this
form, especially in the west Millions
for protection of struggling industries
and American labor but not a cent
as bounty for fiourishing giants, which
are shaking the world with their
might"
The People Speak Strongly.
The people seem to have spoken and
spoken strongly. 1t is well known
that number of the Washington dele
cation from Iowa, who attended the
| convention went there with the idea
of smothering any expression about
the tariff. 1t is also very significant
to note how their opposition dwindled
down to nothing after they had reach
ed the ground and examined the
matter at close range. Politicians and
newspapers that before the Iowa con-
vention were talking about the dan
gerous hampering'' that the Hawkeye
republicans were engaged in as re-
CARDS the tariff are today praising their
course.
Iowa Turns the Tide.
Iowa has turned the tide AS | wiz
eel on the day of the convention. ii
was felt in fvashi"eton that Iowa &
platform would be taken as the key
note to the campaign and such is the
case.
Tariff Revision the Question.
1t is on the cards that there is tc
be great agitation of tariff revision il
congress next session. AS the session
is a short one effective action is not
contemplated, but 1t is believed il
may be granted at that session for {
commission to sit during the recess
and go over the tariff schedules. re
porting to The fifty-eighth congress it.
recommendations. Every condition Il
expected to increase the agitation O
the question from now till the opening
of congress. 1t is conceded that tar
if revision will be talked from thu
. stump this fall to the exclusion o
some other questions which seemed
. more imminent short time ago,
, may prove to be an issue before tn
campaign is over.
The West Wins.
1t has been struggle between tn
east and west-and the west has wor
1t is now declared that some of tn
long-headed western republicans SAY
this trouble coming months ago an
, tried to steer their party clear OF il
, They declared there would be an vi
rising in the west that would imper
republican interests if not checked i
time. In the last session of congress
they urged their colleagues to d
t something by way of recognition G
e the increasing sentiment in the ives
i AS last crumb it was urged that
n committee be appointed to sit durin
: the present recess and go over tn
e tariff schedules, but the eastern lea,
s ers did not think the time had com
for such action. The republican stat
+ convention in Iowa has shown thu
4 they were wrong. 1t is not forgotte
4 in Washington that Iowa does not he
4 itate to rebel and rebel hard if it fee
f that the policies demanded by the pc
pie are not being carried out. TIL;
lis why the Iowa convention We
watched by politicians over the who
= country. Some of the Iowa represe
a tatives are quoted as saying last wi
C ter that, knowing the inconsistent
r as they did, they would not guarant'
- republican supremacy in the state e
!, en- with the present magnificent +
: publican majority, if the farmers on
:, get the idea that the republican par
= refused to recognize their demands
II The East Acquiesces.
IS But the republican party has not l
If fused. The eastern opposition h
IS bowed to the will of the west. 1t
,e claimed that in addition to Iowa the
id is a strong undercurrent for tariff ]
is vision all through the prairie state