The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-09
CUMMINS NAMED
IOWA REPUBLICANS HOLD THEIR
CONVENTION.
contest over but One Nomination,
,be Others Being Made by Ac-
clamatiOn--Both Sides Claim VIC
,ory In Adoption of the Tariff
Plank

Dps Moines, July 3.-Following is
.bo ticket nominated by the Iowa Re-
publican state convention:
Governor-A. B. Cummins, of Des
Moines.
Lieutenant Governor-John Herriott,
Of Stuart.
Supreme Judge-Charles A. Bishop,
Of Des Moines.
Railroad ommissioner-David Pal
mer of Washington.
State Superintendent - James G.
Riggs, of Sigourney.
The Republican state convention
made short work OF the business for
which it assembled here, completing
tbe ticket and adopting platform all
within one day. All of the present state
officers were renominated by acclama-
ton. with the exception of state super
intendent, for which Office Mr.. Riggs
was nominated on third ballot, his OPP
moments being present Superintendent
R. C. Barrett, of Usage, and Fl. L. Ad-
ans, of West Union.
Harmony marked the proceedings of
thee invention, all of its action being
ty unanimous vote with the exception
noted above, but after the ticket had
been completed and the platform adopt
ed. speeches were made which indicated
that the Republican leaders of the state
are not entirely agreed as to the details
Of tariff policy.
The Tariff Plank.
Following is the tariff plank of the
PLATFORM adopted:
We reiterate our faith in the historic
policy of protection. Under it's infu
ence our country, foremost in the boun-
ties of nature has become foremost in
production. 1t has enabled the laborer
to successfully insist upon good wages
and has induced capital to engage in
production with reasonable hope of
fair reward. Its vindication is found
in the history of its success and the
rapidity with which our national re-
sources have been developed and our
industrial independence has been &C.
cured, and we heartily renew our
pledge to maintain it.
Tariff rates enacted to carry this
policy into effect should be just, fair
and impartial, equally opposed to for
eign control and domestic monopoly, to
sectional discrimination and individual
favoritism, and must from time to time
be changed to meet the varying condi
tons incident to the progress of our in
dustries and their changing relations in
our foreign and domestic commerce.
Duties that are too low should be in
creased and duties that are too high
should be reduced.
"We endorse the policy of reciprocity
as the natural complement of prntec-
ton. Reciprocity between nations is
trade for mutual advantage, and both
sides must give and take. Protection
builds up domestic industry and trade
and secures our own markets for our
selves; reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds an outlet for our sur
plus -
The tariff plank was one prepared by
Senator Allison after conference with
representative Republicans OF the state.
No objection was made to it in the
commit on resolutions or on it's pre-
sentation to the convention. Governor
Oummins, in his speech accepting the
denomination, approved the platform
IN Its entirety, but announced that he
would have to hold to all the views ex-
pressed in his speeches within the past
two years.
Senators Allison and Dolliver made
speeches endorsing the platform as a
correct statement of Republican princi-
pies, but Congressman Lacey, of the
olxth district, and Congressman Cous-
ms OF the Fourth, spoke in opposition
10 tariff changes.
While the action of the convention
was entirely harmonious, both wings
ol the party are claiming victory. Gov
erhor CuRmins and his supporters say
'pat today's tariff plank contains in
substance all that is found in last
years plank, while the "stand patters'
are congratulating themselves upon the
summation of the "shelter to trusts"
'iause, which attracted go much atten-
, ,i"h IN the Iowa platforms of 1901 and
iooz' There were were but two con-
.esls during the day involving the ques-
nun oil relative strength OF the two
~ihgs OF the party, and these ended
With honors even.
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