Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-02
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
IOWA AND THE NATION
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IOWA AND THE NATION.
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In tariff considers ton of the recent
past the Iowa position has been con-
spicuous. In some iowa minds the inn
preston may exist that there is little
sentiment thruout the country for tariff
changes consistent with changing con-
ditions and for the fair consideration
of reciprocity treaties in line with plat
form expression and with the personal
endorsement of great party leaders. II
such an impression exists it is without
foundation in fact.
Among the people of the eastern
states. most of all interested in protec-
ton, there exists a feeling that the de-
mands of business in a broad sense
make schedule changes in the Dingley
law a matter of national interest and
party prudence. Party leaders there
are in all the east who feel 1t will not
do to have the country understand that
the republican party proposes to nan
down the tariff schedules and pour con-
tempt upon the pending reciprocity
treaties. A long tirI., member of the
state seante and a heavy manufacturer
in two lipes said at Boston last week:
Il am protectionist. but I am not a
--- fool The Iowa position on the
tariff is all right" Il number OF con-
gressmen in the eastern states are more
anxious than any Iowa congressman
has shown himself to be in the matter
of careful tariff correction and recipro-
cal trade. Iowa people might be sur
prised to know the names Of many
senators and representatives who en-
dorse the speech OF Senator Doliiyef.
A national character who lives in the
east anxiously inquired a few days ago:
Are you Iowa psop:e going to stand
by Dolliver?" The answer was: Dol
liver is simply standing by US" and 1t
was satisfactory.
Inasmuch as the Impression prevails
that the east has mere direct Interest
in most schedules than the west, 1t is
significant that even iii that quarter the
party will have a large support IN It's
movement for consistent tariff changes
and broader trade relations Iowa is
not as active and insistent along this
line as Minnesota, Wisconsin and sew
eral other western states. In the mat
ter of platform EXPRESSION Iowa may
have been little more demonst ratlve,
but she will have to move right along
in order to keep up with the western
republican procession
Speaking OF platform expression. 1t
i is earnestly hoped no test will be made
OF set political phrases at the coming
state convention. Any language that
will express in moderate terms fair
concensus of state republican opinion
ought to be satisfactory to any, and
ought to be opposed by none. There
has been too much controversy over
hair-splitting definition. Just about
the the time the discussion has seemed
to be waning some new twist has been
given to the tail Of some disputed sem
tence and the rhetorical rag-chewing
has PROCEEDED with renewed vigor The
chips of controversy should occupy no
republican shoulder at convention time.
They stand for neither courage nor
conviction.
REPUBLICANS AND RECIPROCITY.
[Carroll Herald.l
Senator Dolliver rendered the party
as we'll as the country good service
when he forced an expression from
such men as Senators Aldrich and Hale
on their attitude on the tariff. 1t is
now plain that they are opposed to
reciprocity, and favor the tariff sched-
ules now In force. They are not In favor
OF any change, either by means of d.
rect action of congress or thru treaties
on the basis of reciprocity. 1t is well
to know what to expect from the cor
terie at Washington who insist on
standing pat" The laymen who have
been voting the republican ticket sup
posed that the national platform repre-
sented the tenets of Republicanism,
and when reciprocity was written
down as one of the vital principles of
the party they accepted 1t in good
faith. We we'll recall the praise ac-
corded the great Blaine when he de-
clared for reciprocity. The wisdom OF
his craftsmanship was widely praised,
and the idea of having something to
trade on" in the new tariff bill met the
approval Of the whole people II there
were any who dissented they kept 81
lent. Who would venture then to say
that reciprocity was not republican
doctrine? Here in Iowa 1t met with
warm approval. When John III. Gear
was candidate for the senate the first
time his warmest supporters claimed
that he had much to do with the action
of the ways and means committee
which put something to trade on" in
the Mckinley bill. The very men in
Iowa who are now denying that reci-
procity as a republican doctrine were
then it's ardent advocates and claimed
much credit for Congressman Gear for
his championship Of the same. Now
in all candor men who honestly took
the party at it's word, and believed in
the declarations of the platform. ask
what right have republicans to repu-
date it?
TO EXEMPT MORTGAGES.
dubuque Tlmes.I
Wisconsln's tax commission has re-
ported In favor of a law exempting
credits from taxation, the ground of the
report being that taxation OF credits Is
double t,yation and furthermore is i'm