Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-01
STAND By ROOSEVELT
Minnesota Republicans in State
Convention Endorse Reciproc.
ity With Cuba.
Roosevelt's Policy in Dealing
With Cuba and Philippines
Sustained.
Senator Nelson Named as Perma.
nent Chairman-The Text OF
His Address.

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| Roosevelt's policy o. reciprocity with
/ Cuba in spite of the fact that her SEN
ators opposed it in the senate. The
convention also pledged it's support to
| the president and endorsed his action
in regard to trusts.
| st. Paul, July 1.-Former State Sem
ator Masterman, chairman OF the state
central committee called the republic
can state convention to order at noon.
After the invocation, Chairman Mas
terman presented the name of Senator
Knute Nelson for temporary chairman.
1 The selection was approved by & hearty
burst of applause.
| After appointment of the usual COM
mittees the convention recessed until
2:30.
| When the convention re-assembled
the committee on resolutions reported
the following platform, which was
adopted:
| The platform reaffirms the Philadel-
| phia platform and pledges anew most
| loyal support of its principles. The
deaths of Mckinley and Senator Davis
are lamented, and their qualities eN-
| tolled. Governor Van SAINTS adminis-
tration is highly endorsed, and he is es-
| pecially commended for his efforts to
| enforce the laws of the state against
the consolidation of competing lines of
| railroadS; legislation is favored that
will equaliZe the burdens of taxation.
SC that all persons, corporations and
property shall bear their just propor-
tion of taxation. Continuing the plat
| form says:
I'VE cordially endorse the able and
patriotic administration of President
Roosevelt. We are proud of his manly
courage, his purity. his devotion to the
interests of the entire country. and
pledge him the earnest support of the
republicans of Minnesota in all his ef.
forts to continue to advance the pros
perity of the people at home and the
glory of the republic abroad. We en-
dorse the course of the administration
for peace and order and civil govern
ment in the Philippine islands. We fa-
vor the policy of encouraging partici-
patton of the inhabitants of the Philip
pine islands in their domestic govern
ment to the largest extent practicable
whenever peace and order are restored
and they demonstrate intelligence. ca
Eacity and desire for such responsible
i,y. We condemn those who continue
States either openly in the Philippines
or secretly at home, and we condemn
strongly the malignant attacks upon
cur army and navy.
we adhere to the policy of protec-
ton. Under this doctrine we favor such
modification in our tariff schedules as
is now or may from time to time be re-
quired by changing conditions to re-
move any burdens from our people and
We heartily favor wider extension of
ur markets for the sale of American
products. To this end we endorse the
policy of reciprocity as defined by
President Roosevelt in his annual mes
sage to the F'ifty-seventh congress. We
congratulate the new republic of Cuba
upon its entrance among the nations of
the earth. We wish for it peace, pros
Terity and a long and successful ma
tional career. We favor the reciprocity
with Cuba urged by President Roose-
Welt. by a plan which shall insure
profitable interchange of commodities
and inure to the advantage of both ma
tons. We recognize the necessity of
cooperation in order to meet new con-
dtions in the industrial world and to
compete successfully for the worlds
markets, but combinations which stife
competition. limit production and con-
troll prices. or unduly increase profits
or values. especially when they raise
the prices of necessities of life. are OPP
posed to public policy and should be re-
pressed. We favor legislation, national
and state, to prevent such combina-
tons.
SENATOR NELSON'S SPEECH.
The Hon. Knute Nelson, temporary
chairman, said in part,
Time and more than five years of
republican guile nave but served to em
phasize the great advantages and the
great blessings that have come to the
country as the result of the victory of
1896 But the republican party has not
only stayed the hand of the destroyer,
it has also, to n large extent and in
material degree by judicious legis-
lation and administration. fostered and
promoted the industrial and economic
The rapid and immense growth of
our foreign trade especially the great
balance in our favor. has alarmed and
frightened many countries OF Europe.
They fear and see i'm it, and we'll they
may, Il loss of their industrial and
commercial supremacy, and its depar-
ture to and vesture in the great re-
public of the west. American pro-
ducts of the farm and factory. under
the momentum of enlarged production
resulting from a good home market are
invading With Irresistible force all
countries of the Civilized world. And
this is merely the overflow of our pro-
duction over the home demand.
Since the Cleveland administration,
under republican auspices and repuh-
lican policy, we have become a creditor
nation, the large balance of trade has
turned the tide of gold To our shores
in great abundance, and we have be-
come the financial center of the world.
Money is plentier and interest lower
here than in any other country, and
today our country dominates the finan-