Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-23

date upon the Kansas City platform
another has candidate upon a plat
form of his own. find that in Iowa
they are not in favor of it. In the
platform there is declaration on dem
1 ocratic principles as follows:
We, the chosen representatives oil
the democratic party in Iowa, in dele
gate convention assembled, hereby de
/ clare anew our faith in the fundamen
| tai principles of the democratic party
and renew our allegiance thereto.
They do not say what these funda-,
mental principles are. The fact is that
the silver question was made the sub
I iect of a resolution which was voted
! down. That was a practical repudia-
ton OF the platform. A number OF
other states followed while in others
such as Ohio, the Kansas City platform
was most heartily and unequivocally
endorsed. In this congressional dis
4 trict Of Iowa the democrats endorsed
| the Kansas City platform and nomi-,
nated 9 candidate upon it. In the sec
ond district they were opposed to sill.
| Yer and nominated an opponent of the
scheme. I see that in the Council
Bluffs district the candidate has said
that he will issue letter later defin--
ing his position with regard to the
money question.
"Where Are They ATT"
1T is hard this fall to tell where
the democratic party is at In view
OF the rapid pace at which the country
is moving ! believe that my suggestion
should be followed, and that the rules
oil the democratic party should be
emended so to provide for a john
high council to meet annually and de-
clare anew the principles of the party.
Iowa Platform.
First and foremost in this campaign
is presented to us the question of
trusts and tariff. 1t is alleged by the
democrats that the republicans of Iowa
have taken a new stand, and they even
so SO far in their platform as to con-
graduate us on coming over to their
way of seeing things. | am sure we
thank them for this, but am just as
sure that their congratulations are not
well grounded.
fenderson's Withdrawal.
"Tile question with which l am con-
fronJed is What does the republi--
can platform stand for? You have all
learned about David B. Henderson's
refusal to make the race for congress
in The third district of the state. |
dent believe that we, you and me.
KNOW all about this matter. | believe
that there is some cause other than
the ones which have been given to the
public, bringing about the withdrawal
OF this grand old republican. How
ever, ] have noticed that the republi-,
can party is not in the habit Of de-
pending upon the opinion, the activity
or the ability of any one man. The
greatest leaders the country and par
" haze ever had have been taken away
ct tines when it seemed that it would
be Impossible to fill their places, but
history will bear me out when say
tlat IN each instance another republi--
can has been found to step into the
place CT the departed one. and the
grand old ship Of state has moved
right along without a jar.
When that grand and good man, the
great republican, the embodiment OF
true principles. William Mckinley.
was called from his earthly home soon
after the deadly thrust of the assassin
haa been felt, the hammer of industry
never missed single stroke. We
parsed fer five minutes throughout the
busy n2dcn, sang Nearer Ny God. to
lfAse, and resumed our busy life. Ev-
erythins remained as usual. The f.
naces We're not affected in the least
but President Roosevelt. stepping into
the place OF his nartyred predecessor,
continued ITO lot
Roberts Statement.
Il want to call attention to the re-.
publican platform in Iowa. have been
trying for severay years to under
stand fully my pcrtv,s
principles, and during all
that time l have not changed
IN my IDEAS as to good government. +
was pleased today to read the views OF
prominent republicans like Mr.. Rob-
efts, who helped frame that platform,
and Chairman Babcock of the republi-.I
can national congressional com.
n1lttee Their statements made
convictions the stronger.
observe the tariff and trust blanks
in this platform. | have taken, in
my two addresses already made the
sLaha thaf this platform is entirely in
harmony with the principles of the
republican party. There is nothing
new in this platform. Tie tariff plank
OF the platform OF 1895 iustifies it.
Mr.. Roberts announces TODAY that
the reference to tariff in the republi-
can platform, the place where the
democrats find fault and say that it
iayors free trade is to be construed
by the tariff plank preceding it. Mr..
Roberts helped to write this platform
and this explanation by him sets at
naught all the talk of the democrats
reGarding the change in the republican
party. Their only chance rose out
OF the word any in the trust para
graph. The democrats say that any
change means free trade, that the
republicans are willing to take all
the duty off of goods if this will kill
the trusts. But MI. Roberts disproves
this. The use of the word any was,
it is true, somewhat unfortunate
but it was merely technical misuse of
the term and is to be interpreted by
the preceding trust plank in the
platform, and by the record of the
republican party in the past.
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