Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-19
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
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manner to provoke American indus
/ tries to making war upon each other.
| Under the protective system, newly
| inaugurate,l in 1897, the country has
| enjoyed unusual prosperity. Protec-
| tive duties have kept work and wages
at home ard have furnished the reven-
Tie with which to pay the expenses of
! a foreign war, with which to rebuild
| the navy, TO enlarge and newly equip
the army, to extend our coast defeuses,
| and have made possible the nations
| expansion. Fortified by the adyan-
| tages and benefits of a great home
market. the American manufacturers
have thus had the courage and the
| capital with which to invade foreign
| markets. cur tariff system. by giving
| assurance TO the world that the rev.
enues are ample, has advanced the
credit of the nation to the first posi-
ton. The same policy has converted
our people into lenders instead of bor-
rowers. We declare for faithful adj
herence of the system. which found
its highest fulfiilment in laws bear
ing the names of William Mckinley
and Nelson Dingiey.
we fayor reciprocity in non-com-
petitive products only.
we are opposed to the trusts and
combines of whatever nature organized
to extort undue and exorbitant profits
from the people.
I'VE rejoice in the success of Pres
ident Roosevelt in his efforts to enforce
in the courts the laws of congress
made to curb the power CT these great
organizations.
we commend the congress for the
constant progress made irl building an
American navy
ITO the soldiers and sailors of the
republic, regardless Of the wars IN
which they have served. suitable PEN
sions should be paid for disability in
Cured and FOR wounds received.
This convention of republicans cam
not conclude its labors without an
expression OF regret on account of the
death of the, chairman of the national
republican committee. Senator Mark
Hanna, of Ohio, who eNemplified IN
his life and character the ideal of the
true American business man..
The plank settled upon by the two
senators, Secretary Shaw, Blythe and
George d. Perkins and presented to the
committee BY Mr.. Perkins was as fol-
lows:
We renew our faith IN the policy OF
protection. Under 1t agriculture has
been fosteretI, our industries have been
established, diversified and maintained,
the home market preserved, COMPETE
ton stimulated and production cheap
ened, invention promoted. good wages
for labor secured and capital encour-
aged to engage in production. Its most
recent vindication is found in the his
tory Of its successes during the last
seven years, whereby the United States
has become the greatest manufacturing
and the gre;ttest exporting nation in
the world.
Maintaining this policy unimpaired, |
tariff rates should be changed from
time to time 10y the friends of the policy |
and not by its enemies whenever neces-
sity for change shall arise,
We favor the associated policy of rec
iprocity so directed as to secure en-
larged markets abroad for the surplus
products of our farms. forests and fac
tories, without prejudice to the home !
market for the products of either.
We can confidently entrust this work
to a republican congress and republic |
can president.