The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-31
DOWN ON TRUSTS
IOWA REPUBLICANS COME OUT
STRONGLY.
AGREE WITH Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
AND FAVOR HIM FOR PRESIDENT
AGAIN IN 1904.

Hot Fight in Convention ON the
Trust-TariG Plank, but the Re-
formers Were VictOrIous-The Sow
ereignty of the People over Ali
Corporations and the Right of
Regulation and Control Asserted.
President RooseveIt's Position on
Both Cuban Reciprocity and
Trusts Endorsed and Amendment
of Interstate Commerce Act Fnv-
ored.
DesMoines, Iowa, July 30.-The Re-
publican state convention to-day
named a state ticket, headed by w. B.
Martin of Adair county for secretary
of state. The only controversy was
over the tariff and trust utterances Of
the platform and that was settled in
the Committee on Resolutions in favor
of a reiteration of last years utter
ances, with an addition to the trust
plank congratulating President Roose-
welt on the inauguration of judicial
proceedings to enforce the antitrust
laws
The meeting of the Committee on
Resolutions developed the expected con-
troversy over reaffirming that clause
of last years platform which declared
for amy modification of the tariff
schedule that may be required to pre-
vent their affording shelter to monop-
oily"
Judge H. M. Towner and James C.
Davis led the fight for the elimination
of this clause.
The debate was a repetition of that
which has been carried on in the Iowa
press for some months. Messrs.
Towner and Davis insisted that the
original plank in last years platform
was virtually plea of guilty to the
Democratic charge that the tariff is
the parent of trusts. In reply w. II.
Berry, George e. Roberts and others
insisted that the language expressed
the exact view of a large majority of
the party, that 1t had stood the test of
one campaign and that its elimination
at this time would make 1t an issue
in this years campaign and put the
party on the defensive.
The platform indorses President
Roosevelt's Cuban reciprocity policy
and looks forward to his election to
Swallowed event demanded by the pop
ular WILL 1t stands by the policy Of
protection, but favors such changes
in the tariff from time to time as may
become advisable through the progress
of our industries and their changing
relations to the commerce. of the
world" and indorses the policy of rec
iprocity as the natural complement
of protection"
Regulation of Trusts Favored.
The platform concludes:
1--WE assert the sovereignty of the
people over all corporations and ag-
gregations of capital, and the right
residing in the people to enforce such
regulations, restrictions or prohibitions
upon corporate management as will
protect the individual and society from
abuse of the power which great COM
binations of capital WELD.
1--WE cordially endorse the position
of President Roosevelt in appealing to
the courts to secure regulations that
will control great combinations of cap
ital, which prevent competition and
control the industries to the people
without legal sanction or public ap-
proval. We favor such amendment to
the Interstate commerce act,
as will more fully carry out
its Of ohibition of determinations in
rate making, and any modification of
the tariff schedules that may be re-
quired to prevent their affording shell
ter to monopoly.
I'VE are earnestly opposed to all
legislation designed to accomplish the
Acknowledgement of citizens upon lines
of race, color or station in life, and
condemn the measures adopted by the
Democratic party in certain states in
the Union to accomplish that end"