The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-23
Party Position on Protection Meas
ures Calculated to Harmonic
State Republican Factions.
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE.
compromise, to Which Gov. Cum
INNS Agrees. for Coming Con
vention Is Slight Modification
of 1896 National Platform.

Washington. June 22-President Roosevelt
guided the hand that put the final touche.
on the tariff plank of the Iowa platform, t,
he adopted next week. and George e Rob
! efts. Director of the Mint. started for Iowa
! Tonight with the Roosevelt idea"
Mr.. Roberts. in 1891, went on s;miIa.
mission TO the same State for President
Mckinley
! The plank drawn is not statement >,
positive as Governor. Cummins and his
friends wished. but after all it is har.
! monizer and will eliminate all possibility OF
| party feuds in Iowa on the eve Of a presi-
Dental election.
| While its friends insist that the Iowa
idea is not dead it cannot be denied that
1t has been put TO profound and prolonged
slumber.
The plank finally agreed upon almost
parallels the tariff plank of the St Louis
convention of 1896. 1t renews the allegiance
OIL iowa Republicans to the policy OF pro-
lection as the foundation of Iowa's indus
trlaI growth and the uphoider of the Amer
lean standard OF wages.
II demands an equitable tariff on foreign
imports which do not come in competition
with American products. both for pur-
poses of revenue and protection to Amer
lean labor.
SLIGHT CONCESSION TO CUMMINS.
ne CONCESSION 10 SONt.IltE Is,
after all. no stronger than the ST. Louis
platform, as the plank simply says that the
party is not pledged to any particular
rates, but that schedules should be reSu-
lated by the conditions of the time and pro-
auction. In conclusion. the plank states
that the Republican party should not hes
ltate 10 revise tariff schedules when it be-
comes apparent that changes are necessary.
Secretary Shaw. who has just returned
from visit to Iowa; George E. Roberts.
Director OF the Mint and owner of two
influential Republican papers in Iowa. and
Representative W. p. hepburn called at the
White House to-day and had long con-
ference with the President concerning the
Iowa idea Senator Allison. Governor
Cummins, former Representative George d.
Perkins, Senator Doliver. Mr.. Roberts. Mr..
Hepburn and two or three other prominent
Iowa Republicans prepared tariff planks for
the platform
These planks were larmonized by Senator
Allison and it is known that the tariff sec
tioa agreed upon is acceptable to all fac
tons OF the party. President Roosevelt to-
day put on the final stamp of approval.
Compromise ha., been the keynote of the
Iowa conferences and President Roosevelt's
wishes have been regarded above those of
any other party leader. The politicians
from the Hawkeye State recognize the i'm
portance Of reconciiing the insstent tariff
reform faction and the element which advO-
Gates only mild revision of existing sched-
ules.
COMPROMISE THE KEYNOTE
ing more than the famous shelter for
monopoly" plank of the 1901 Iowa platform
il not dead. Governor Cummins and other
supporters of the Iowa idea maintain that
they have not abandoned their position on
the tariff.
They say they have the welfare of the
Republican party at heart. and do not wish
to advocate too strongly any measure which
might embarrass President Roosevelt in the
campaign of next year.
The Director of the Mint has gone TO
Iowa on another peace mission. He started
tonight for Des Moines, where the conven-
ton will be held. Politicians are already
comforting IN that city. Despite the COM
promise agreed upon by the Iowa leaders
the President feels that it is best to have a
representative there who will keep the at
titude of the administration before the pre-
convention meetings.
Former Representative Perkins who has
always been identified with the conservative
element in Iowa. will be temporary chair
man of the convention.