The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
Track Is Creased for Iowa Re-
publican Convention.
Present Officers to Be Renomi-
mated Except Superintendent.
HAS HAD THREE TERMS
Is Candidate for Fourth but
Has Opposition.
Allison Retains His Grip on the
Platform.

1ldllOTAus
Des Moines, July 1.-The utmost har-
mony prevailed in the Republican state
convention which assembled at IL
o'clock in the new auditorium in this
city with more than a thousand dele
gates present. But two propositions are
before the convention-the platform and
the nomination of candidate for super
intendent of public instruction. The
former is practically agreed upon. owing
to an understanding entered into some
time ago that Senator Allison should
prepare the planks pertaining to the
tariff and the trusts. A full state ticket
will be nominated with A. B. Cummins
of Polk, for governor; John Herriott OF
Adair, for lieutenant governor; Charles
A Bishop Of Polk, for Judge of the SUI
preme court; d. ]. Palmer or washing
ton, for railroad commissioner. all OF
whom are at present serving their first
term.
There are three candidates for the po-
sition of state superintendent, r. C.
Barrett of Usage; H L. Adams Of West
Union, and j. r. Riggs Of Sigourney.
Barrett is the present incumbent and is
a candidate for the fourth term. All
interest is conferred around the commit
tee on resolutions and just previous to
holding the district caueuses. each one
the committee, the opinion prevailed
that there would be no hitch in the pro-
ceedings and that the tariff plank as
prepared would be indorsed by the COM
| mittee.
In the cauouses held at 10 O'Clock the
stand-patters won by q majority of
three in the eleven district meetings
I held for the selection of the members of
position of the committee is as follows:
First, ]. W. Blythe, Des Moines; sec
ond, Joe R. Lane, Scott; third, J. E.
Merry, Delaware; &9urth, c. D. Ellis,
Floyd; fifth ]. H. Trewin, Lynn; sixth,
H. w. Robinson, Jasper; seventh, Ed
mund Nichols. Dallas; eighth, Judge H.
NJ. Towner; ninth, w. 1. Smith, Potta-
watomic; tenth, Joe Allen, Pocahontas;
eleventh, E. d. Chassell, Plymouth.
i The Cunnins forces met defeat in the
sixth district by a vote of 81 to 81. II
Il was expected that the sixth district
would elect tariff reformer.
The standing of the committee is con-
ceded to be as follows:
Stand-patters, first, second. third, fifth,
sixth, eighth end ninth; revislonists,
fourth seventh, tenth and eleventh.
State Chairman Spence called the con
vention to order. After the invocation,
George d. Perkins of Sioux City was
presented as temporary chairman OF the
convention.
He said in part: while we insist on
stability of economic policy as a prime
economic need of our country, take
it. the Republicans of Iowa agree to the
United States in his last annual mes
sage that this stability should not be
fossilliza ton It would be extremely
unfortunate, as the lessons OF expert
ence give US warrant for believing, il
sweeping and violent changes in our
tariff system should be undertaken,
and especially so, as the president point
ed out in his recent minneapolis ao-
dress, If approached on the theory that
the principle of the protective tariff
was to be abandoned The fact, how
ever is not for one moment to be lost
sight of that change is inevitable. Eos
sillization will not be tolerated. Dicta-
ton apart from consideration of the
broad interests Of national welfare viii
not be endured Where the Industrial
, conditions so frequently change as with
us, must of necessity be the case said
the president in his late tariff speech.
! 1T is matter of prime Importance that
! we should be able from time to time
! to adapt our economic policy to
! changed conditions That Is what our
platform In 1901 declared. That is what
our platform in 1902 reaffirmed.
1.-The Republican party from the be-
ginning of it's history has given thc
policy Of protection uniform interpreta-
! ton. The object is, in association with
raising revenue, to safeguard the In
|,
protect the labor of our country
/ against unequal competition 1t fol-
z lows. of course. that as conditions
l change some of our tariffs may be too
low and such tariffs should be raised
it is even more likely that some of our
tariffs are too high, and such tariffs
should be reduced. The labor of the
country. under the best and wisest ap-
plication of the protective policy, is not
only to be protected in what 1t has to
sell, but it is also to be protected in
what 1t has to buy.
Tariff changes should be well con-
sidered. They should be made cautious
! ly and conservatively. They should not
be dictated by mere politics. Every
change should have the support of a
sound business reason. Every change
} should be made in strict conformity to
the general policy, which we call the
historic policy The Republican party
has had but one definition of that
policy. 1t is fundamentally based, :,
said the president. so recently as the 30
of April, upon ample recognition of the
difference between the cost OF produc-
tion-that is. the cost of labor-here and
abroad, and of the need to see to IL
; that our laws shall in no event afford
: advantage in our own market to for
l eign industries over American indus
. tries, to foreign capital over AmeRican
capital, to foreign labor over our own
labor
1T is vitality important to the preser-
walton of the policy of protection, to
keep the Oenultlon IN Hnlnu, 10 Keep tAS
4 essential qualities in mind, and to fall
g ter not in loyal, intelligent and courage
: Gus service.
n I'VE have not passed the time In this
4 country or anywhere in this world wheN
|, contest is not imperative against =
: Immediate and changing aims ar
> ganization of selfish interest. VZl
need to do is to meet narro
with broad interest, giving
| enduring principle, deteIsM
t, ordinate the few to the
8 of the many This VI
5 in the name of pr.
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