The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-07-02
IOWA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
PLACES IN NOMINATION A
STATE TICKET.
ADOPTS ALLISON TARIFF TRUST PLANK
DUTIES TOO LOW SHOULD BE IN.
CREASED AND THOSE TOO
HIGH REDUCED.

Des Moines, July 2-The utmost har.
convention, which convened at IL a. m.
In the new auditorium in this city
with more than 1000 delegates pres
ent. State Chairman Spence called the
convention to order. After the invo-
cation George d. Perkins of Sioux City
was presented as temporary chairman
OF the convention.
The convention adjourned at 1890
to reassemble at o'clock.
When the convention reassembled
Hon N E. Kimball of Abba was
chosen permanent chairman. The com.
mittee on resolutions was not ready to
report and the convention decided to
wait on it.
The following ticket was placed in
nomination:
A. b. Cummins, Polk, for governor;
John Herriott, Adair, for lieutenant
governor; Charles A. Bishop, Polk. for
judge Of the supreme court; ID. j. Pal.
mer. Washington, for railroad commits.
sioner. All the above are at present
serving their first term.
Senator Allisons tariff-trust plank,
which was adopted by the convention
Is as follows:
I'VE reiterate our faith In the his.
toric principle of protection. Under its
influence our country, foremost in the
bounties Of nature, has become fore
most In production. II has enabled the
laborer to successfully insist upon
good wages and has induced capital to
engage In production with a reasona.
BILE hope Of fair reward. Its vindica-
tion is found in the history Of its sue
cess and the rapidity with which our
national resources have been developed
and our industrial independence Sc
cured and we heartily renew our
pledge to maintain 1t.
Schedules Should Be Changed.
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 indi.
vidual favoritism, and must from time
to time be changed to meet the vary.
ing conditions incident to the progress
OF our Industries and their changing
relations in our foreign and domestic
commerce Duties that are too low
should be increased and duties that are
too high should be reduced.
''We endorse the policy Of reciproc.
ity and the natural complement OF
protection Reciprocity between ma,
tions is trade for mutual advantage
and both sides must give and take.
Protection builds up domestic indus.
try and trade and secures our own
markets for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus
1--WE approve the treaty with Cuba
recently ratified as comforting substan
tial benefits upon both countries and
urge that the remaining steps neces
sary to make it effective be promptly
taken.
1--WE believe that the large corpora
tions commonly called trusts should
be so regulated and supervised both In
their organization and operation that
their evil tendencies may be checked
and their evil practices prevented In
many instances they are efficient In.
dustrial instruments and the natural
outcome OF an inevitable process OF
economic evolution. We do not desire
their destruction, but insist that they
shall be SO regulated and controlled as
to prevent monopoly and promote com.
petition and in the fullest measure
subserve and advance the public good
'"The patriotic and resolute course
OF the president OF the United States
in his recommendation to congress
upon this subject and upon the re-
lated subject of the further regulation
OF interstate commerce commands our
confidence and admiration and recent
legislation of congress In harmony
with his recommendations meets oui
hearty apprOyal"