Potosi journal., 1903-07-22
THE NATIONAL PLA-- FORM.
That of Iowa RepEhiIcan Convention
Will in All rr0"a hiiity
Be Adopted.

The boston Herald's Washington cor
respondent sums up the prevailing sen.
timent at the national capital, and says
the Iowa platform will be adopted by
the national convention next year. This
is the disinterested opinion of non
partisan observer. The Herald is In
depenGently democratic. and like other
democratic papers, rather inclined tC
disparaee the tariff revision sentiment
in Iowa. The democrats intend TO make
the campaign next year on this Issue
and will monopoiize it if they can. To
this end they agree with substantial
unanimity that the Iowa idea is now
dead and buried. But the Herald with
more fairness than the democratic press
in general. says:
"The Iowa tariff and trust p'anks, writ
ten by Senator Allison ard accepted by al.
factions in the republican state convention.
may be adopted as part of the republican
Platform at the national convention aexs
year. They We're fad with the greatest IN
:erest by pubic men here in View OF the
fierce fight in the past between the tariff
revisions,s and the stand patters' in ths
republican party of Iowa. The mastery
hand of Senator Allison. prince Of concli-
iatorS and gifted III c0mprcmlS'' fao
wrought out piaEks which were as salts
factory TO the radicals as to til" conserVa-
tives and acceptable is Wei to Pres:d. nt
Roost vet. Governor tumnIihS, AS Inc
| leader Of The radicals ana the Iowa mem
| bcrs OF the cabinet Secretary shaw auG
| SECRETARY Wilson, With otttr "ouSstNa-
| lives. agrf Cd thar Senator AilI>cn was tbs
| man to draft tie declaration tfat would
| Earmonlzc the differences : ai.d !" has sue
| ct ctsd in doing 50. The Iowa r. FIb,:titr;s
| have taken. through his slli'arct, W bat ts
| President Roosevelt's po>itiGE. and via.
| Will unloubttCiy he the position of tht
/ republican national convention in 1874. Ii
| the committee on resolutions i'll that con-
vention, of which Senator Lodge may lie
| chairman, does not adept the Iowa tarlff
| and trust declarations in phrase. ii viii dc
! so in fact and the convention W i'll adopt its
report. Tariff revision is promissd. The
| fact remains. however. that tariff revision
| VII! not be be gun during the if" of tie
| present congress 1t has been sci aside loI
| the tine being at least. In The minds and
| plans OF the high prot ctionislS il has beer
set aside until after the pres. Ntlai Gle G.
| ton. and this means until after the EtNi
presidential Inauguration and until the
| next congress convrncS in Dtcemner i@tl
| unless earlier called III Extra s5ss on.
This is not an unfair statement of The
the situation. says the Des Moines Re.
| gister and Leader. The Iowa platform
| promises revision, but not until the frs
| congress of the new administration as
| sembIes. unless an extra session shOulC
be called after the presidential election
There is no reason to believe the Her
aids correspondent is not right in hi:
suess that the Iowa idea will be the na
tional idea next year. 1t is known to b'
the Roosevelt idea II is incorporated il
pla1 ks that have been carefully draw
and that have been inGorsed by the re
publican leaders. The national conven
ton cannot Go better if it tries. and i
will have little disposition to try,