Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
TRUSTS And TARIFF.
Ottumwans Will Hear Sound Doc
trines From Roosevelt Sept.3o.
WILL KEEP QUESTIONS SEPARATE
General Understanding Reached by
President and Advisers Yesterday
Senator Allison, loWa's Veteran
Statesman, Holds Prominent Place.

Statesman, Holds Prominent Place.
President Roosevelt may be expect.
ed to keep the tariff and trust ques-
lions separate when he speaks to the
people of Ottumwa at the time of his
visit to this city, September 80. 1t is
to be expected that during his western
trip he will dwell chiefly on these two
subjects. This will be in harmony
with the stand the republicans of Iowa
have taken in regard to the import
ance of questions for the coming con-
gressional campaign. Ottumwa repub.
licans are generally of the opinion that
there shauld be no abatement in 10y
atty of the party to the general princi-
pie of protection Upon this ground it
is probable that the campaign will be
made
Confer With President.
According to a dispatch received
from Oyster Bay at the conference held
yesterday, between the President and
several of the leading republican SEN
ators, not only was the party policy de,
veloped but it was clearly shown that
there is no practical difference among
the members of the party over the eX-
ecution of that policy.
The conferees.
Senator w. B. Allison of Iowa, chair.
man of the appropriations committee
and dean of the senate, was one of the
leading spirits at the conference held
yesterday at Oyster Bay Aside from
the Iowa veteran there were present
Aldrich of Rhode Island chairman oil
the finance committee; Hanna OF
Ohio, chairman of the republican ma
tional committee; Spooner of Wiscon
sin, leader of the republicans in all
the debates in the senate, and Lodge
of Massachusetts, the personal friend
of1 President Roosevelt. Postmaster
General H. c. Payne of Wisconsin
was also in attendance at the confer
ence.
Harmony Prevails.
There was nothing actually agreed
upon at the conference as it was held
primarily for the exchange of opinions
on the important questions of the day
1t is, however, taken for granted thai
there was a mutual sentiment express
ed by the President and his advisers
of few of the leading questions tina
will be discussed during the coming
campaign.
| 1. The position of the President OIL
the trusts has the hearty support o
his party-at least outside of Ney
York City-and the policy previousl,
declared by him wilAha continued an.
4 emphasized in his speeches during TIL
rest of the compaign.
2. Special attention of the people i
to be called to the fact that the gov
| eminent has already instituted pro.
ceedings against the beef trust and TIL,
Northern Pacific railroad combine
The people will be asked TO bear il
mind the fact that the decision of tn,
court in these cases will demonstrate
whether a constitutional amendmen
! is necessary whether congress cal
| legislate further, or whether the pres
! ent laws are sufficient to give the pee
pie relief from the oppression of tn
| trusts.
i President to Stand on Record.
8. The President will stand on hi
record in this regard, and will not b
led away into the theory of regu
lating the trusts by hostile actio
through the tariff.
\ 4. The principle of Cuban reciprot
. ity is to be reaffirmed and urged dur
ing the Presidents western trip. S
far as can be done, he will outline hi
belief that reciprocity can be accon
plished and the Cuban matter temper
arily settled during the coming shol
session of congress. The result, it
hoped, may be accomplished by til
negotiation and ratification of a re
ciprocity treaty with Cuba to be SUI
i sequently ratified by the house of REP
t resentatives.
!. Will Quote the 1896 Plank.
) 5. In regard to the tariff, the Pres
) dent and campaign speakers general
! will plant themselves firmly upon IL
9 paragraph in the republican nations
4 platform of 1896, which declar,
e strongly for the principles of protet
S ton to American workmen, but at IL
same time declares that the republica
party is not committed by any sche
5 ules and that the question of rates
6 detail to be settled from time
time, but by congress,
( On this basis the President and cal
5 paign speakers will quite generally d
n clare in favor of a revision of the ia
: iff wherever the cost of production hi
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