Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-14
Revisionists Are Called to a Halt
in Their Doctrine.
PALACES OF IDEA ARE SHOWN
Recent Speeches of President Roose.
/. Welt Outline, Right PoIicy-cum-.
minis Said to Not Be Pleased With
Endorsement of Bryan.

Washington, D. c.. April 1.-THE
flowa republicans will abandon the tar
iff revision talk, that has attracted the
widespread attention OF the demo-
,align themselves with the members of
the party from other states on the tar
Aft question is the prediction of Con-
s gressman John A. T. Hull who is in
{ Washington. Captain Hull, who has
Ejust returned from Des Moines, has ex-
Fpressed himself as confident that there
will be no contest over the tariff plank
Fadopted at the convention this summer
and that this plank will be in perfect
accord with the views of the national
administration.
1.-THE position of the Iowa republi-
cans has been misrepresented and
their tariff views greatly exaggerated, :"
said Capt. Hull, in speaking of the po-
/iltical situation in the Hawkeye state.
sThere is no denial of the fact that
there have been differences among par
ty$ leaders on the tariff question. Gov.
fCumnins and some of his closest po-
slitical advisers have favored revis-
ion of existing schedules at the proper
time, but there has never been de-
mand among any considerable portion
/of the republicans of the state for any
Immediate action in this direction.
Within the last ten days steps have
been taken to get the leaders of the
different elements of the party togeth-
er on the tariff question and there is
every indication that this result will be
accomplished.
i Contest Simplfied.
!, THE convention will be held prob
ably in July. There will be no opposi-
tion to the denomination OF Gov. Cum
Minis, the only contest being over the
framing of the platform. 1t looks now
as though there would be but little, if
any difficulty on that point. am con-
fident that the platform will be perfect
ly satisfactory 1t will contain no de-
mand for immediate revision of the tar
iff, but will oppose tariff tinkering and
declare in favor of revision being made
when found necessary by republicans
and not by democrats. The stand-pat-
ters, in my opinion will have no fault
to find with the Iowa republican plat
form this year"
The Iowa republicans who have been
urging immediate revision OF the tar
if have been hearing things in the
last week that were calculated to make
them cause and reflect. Last Tuesday
night, Mr.. Shaw, secretary OF the treas
ury, and an eminent Iowan, in his adj
dress at Peoria, took pronounced
stand against tariff tinkering. On the
following night, Mr.. Root, secretary of
war, delivered an address before the
Home Market club in Boston, in which
he pointed out the dangers TO the bust
ness interests of the country that were
sure to follow any tariff tinkering at
this time.
Bryan Broke the Spell.
These addresses were strong enough
ton of the reyisionists, but the clinch-
er to the argument came on Thursday
night when William Jennings Bryan
delivered an address in Des Moines.
Mr.. Bryan who has been referred to
by Senator Hanna as the most val
liable asset of the republican party"
devoted most of his address to lau-
dalton of Governor Cummins and his
tariff reform ideas. The Nebraska
colonel declared that Governor Cum.
minis was almost democrat and was
entitled to the applause of democrats
who were seeking to break down the
protective tariff system. The next
morning all of the stalwart republicans