Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-14
IOWA FOR ROOSEVELT

Des Moines, Ia, July 3O.-The Re
publican State Convention today nom
mated its ticket and framed the plat.
form for the campaign.
The only controversy was over the
tariff and trust utterances ct the plat
form and that was settled in the com.
mittee on resolutions in favor Of roit-
Grafton OF last years utteTanCes, with
an addition to the trust plank cOngrat-
ulating President Roosevelt Tor the In
auguration OF judicial proceedings to
enforce the antitrust laws.
There was a spirited debate 10 tho
committee on resolutions over rcLf-
hrming that clause Of last years plat.
form which declared for amy modid.
cation of the tariff schedules that
may be required to prevent their af.
fOrding shelter to monopoly" Tho
platform, which was adopted by tho
convention unanimously, COngrntu.
lates the country on continued pros
perity, deplores the death Of President
Mckinley, and then says:
We declare confidence in the leader
ship OF President Roosevelt and our
loyalty to his Administrator. and we
express our qualification that two hon.
Ored representatives OF Iowa Republic.
anism have seats at his CCunlil board
We indOrse his recommendation as 20
reciprocity with Cuba and belicys
that this policy is necessary to pro-
serve and complete the beuetiCcnt
work We have done in that island md
that 1t will be mutually benefCcut TO
the people OF Cuba and the United
States.
We approve the determination IL
President Roosevelt to enforce the
laws OF the land, without prejudice or
favor. Approving his purpose aud
feeling assured that be has the coma.
denCe OF the people, We look forward
TO his election to the Presidency in
1904 as to a iOreshadowed event do.
manded by the popular will and one
that will maintain and promote the ma.
tional prosperity and COnseryate every
national interest.
We stand by the historic policy Of
the Republican party in giving prOtcc.
ton to home industries. and point tor
its ample vindiCation to the eNtraordi.
nary rapidity with which cur national
resources have been developed and
our industrial and financial indepcnd-
.enCe secured. We favor such changes
in the tariff from time 20 time as bo..
come advisable through the progress
.Oi our industries and their changing
relations to the commerce Of the
world. We indOrse the policy Of rect
proCity as the natural complement Of
protection, and urge its DEVELOPMENT
as necessary to the realization Of our
highest commercial possibilities.
We assert the sovereignty Of the
people over all corporations and aggr1.
cations 81 capital ana the right resiI.
ing in the people to enforce such rcgu.
lations, restrictions or prohibitions up.
on corporate management as win pro.
tect the individual and society from
abuse Ci the power which great com.
binations OF capital WELD.
We cordially indOrse the position OF
President Roosevelt in appealing to
the courts to secure regulations that
will control great combinations of cap.
ital that prevent competition and con.
troll the industries to the people with.
out legal sanction or public approval.
We favor such amendment TO the inter.
state commerce act as will more fully
carry out its prohibition OF discrimina.
ton in rate!making. and any modifica.
tion OF the tariff schedules that may DC
required 10 prevent their affordinS
shelter to monopoly.