Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-30
PAY TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY
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subject of Mckinley and the Tariff" The
governor said that he had come in spite Of
the advice of his physician, after being
confined to the house for several days.
His address in part was as follows
1 can imagine no time more appropriate
for a reflection upon the principles of the
republican party than the birthday OF VII
% pnm Which has ann made me forget
whether 1 am on the east side or the west
side of that historic river which separates
the great republican brotherhood there are
no state lines: we follow unfalteringly the
teachings of those leaders living and dead
who have made the country great; there
fore I feel at home among the ardent and
dominant. spirits who have made Omaha
famous. l feel at home among those who
the ranks of our party.
No Iowa Idea.
When I was asked to be with you this
evening 1t was suggested to- me that | was
expected to speak on The Iowa Idea"
is meant TO cenvey- the idea that the re-
publicans of that state hold any ideas
which distinguish them from the party in
Iowa adopted o platform believed to be
orthodox in republlcanism-we conducted a
campaign to success on that platform. A
little later, in the spring of 1902, that can
didate for governor made a speech in Min
neapohs. Some of the guardians OF the
to account and it was found that he had
preached from the platform on which he
was elected. That gave rise, to a little
discussion on the subject of the platform,
for | want you to understand that Iowa re-
pablicans are united on the idea of protec-
tion as enunCiated by William Mckinley.
The republicans. then reiterated the plat
form Of 1901 and the newspapers took the
matter up and the phrase the Iowa idea"
vas coined by one who would rather make
an epigram than state. a truth. The re-
publicans of my state are alert, progress
sive and earnest; A few years ago history
fastened upon the house of Bourbon the
motto, Forget nothing; learn nothing. y
Later the democratic party adopted the
full possession. Thank God the republican
party has never taken on this motto or
paralysis and decay, therefore 1t controls
the greatest country on earth. It carried
the doctrine of protection to its loftest
height and 1t boldly wrote the word Gold"
in its platform and the nation was strength
ened; then keenly alive to the new dignity
which had come to American manhood 1t
widened the limits Of the republic SO that
watches Of the night the morning sun is
lighting Old Glory as It proclaims the
Islands of the Philippines.
VIII Advance I'm Future.
AS the party has moved on In the past
glory to the people Of this republic. This
Iowa platform declares that nearer and
dearer to the hearts OF Iowa republicans
than any other policy is the policy of pro
lection, and TO this policy is due the high
position we have taken in the struggle and
contest of the world. We believe IT has
done more to bring happiness to the home
than any other policy, We, however, be-
lieve that protection is a means to an end;
we believe II was ordained and is main
tanned to give TO the American people the
maximum of work to be done In our own
country; we believe that a tariff schedule
is not AMI cannot be permanent II there
is anything that threatens republican sue
cess il is the idea that tariff schedules
must remain inviolate. l dc. not want to
turn the country over to the democrats
and TO save the country that contingency
/ believe that we should do what ought
to be done ourselves whenever It ought to
be done. / do not believe that stand pat
is the maxim upon which we should pro-
coed. In place Of "let well enough alone"
I say that If you "let we'll enough alone
today Tomorrow it will not be well
enough" L do not believe in a general
tariff revision. ] would II / could destroy
the spirit which says that when a re-
publican congress approaches these sched-
ules the world shudders and business stops
because some change is suggested. Such,
l think. is a fair representation OF the
Iowa idea"