Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-14
VARIED VIEWS
ON THE TARIFF
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| CONTINUED From Page One)
AS setting off against these utter
ances there are a great many that
| leave open ghe door for tariff revis-
| ion by legi slation or treaty, or at
| least refuse Distinctly to condemn ths
Iowa idea as expressed by Iowa re-
| publieans In past convention. For in
| stance here is what was said in Pot
| tawattamie county:
| owing to, changes in conditions
arising from the genius of our people
| for development and the varying rela-
| ton of foreign and domestic markets.
tariff schedules should from time to
| time be altered by raising or lowering
them to meet such condition, but such
changes should be conservative and
should be made only by the sincere
friends of protection with it's great
underlying principles ard purposes
fully in mind. We favor such rect
procity as will without imperiling the
home markets secure enlarged markets
for the surplus products of our farms,
forests and factories
A similar paraphrase of the Iowa
platforms was made in Story county
as follows:
Changes in conditions may and do
call for corresponding changes from
time to time in the application of The
protective principle thru tariff legis-
lation, and we favor such readjustmen.
of the tariff schedules at the proper
time, but any such readjustment
should be made strictly by the ba-
levers in the principle and to the
end that the policy of protection
may be strengthened ard confirmed
and not that it may be undermined
or subverted.'
The same county convention drew
the line on reciprocity and said:
1--WE favor the policy of reciprocity
with foreign countries in noncom-
petitive articles, but We stand utter
ly opposed to letting down the bars
of protection now on the products of
the American farms"
The Dallas county republicans which
were at the time paraded as standpat,
distinctly failed to shut out the policy
of admitting that changes might be
made, saying:
I'VE reiterate our allegiance to those
principles OF protection that are
part OF the splendid historic record OF
the party, and we trust to the wisdom,
OF the coming national convention at
Chicago fol. the making of platform
in harmony with these principles
A similar statement OF willingness
to abide by the decisions Of the ma
tional convention was shown n Guth-
RE county:
I'VE declare our faith in the time
honored principles of the republican,
party. and express our full confidence
In the ability of the republican ma
tional convention to announce a plat
form on which all republicans can
unite, and one that VIII be a sure
harbinger Of victory in November
The Hamilton county convention,
not only left the door open for tariff
changes where needed but specifically
Endorsed the platforms of the party.
which were unanimously adopted:
I'VE indorse the administration OF
Governor A. b. Cummins and deem
him fearless defender of the peo-
Pies interests and an able exponent
OF republican principles We admire
him for his manly virtues as a man
and as a citizen and for his courageous
insistence that the republican policy
of reciprocity shall be made effective.
We send him greetings and words of
encouragement in the fight he is max
ing for the people against the COM
bined corporate influence of the state
whose greed for gain render them
unsafe as advisers Of the management
of the republican party and dangerous
counselorsi to direct it's policies and
promulgate its principles. We heartily
and unqualitiedly indorse the state
republican, platforms Of 1901 and
l903''
1t was in Ida county that the express
sion of faith in the governor of the
state found expression in similar way /
coupled with faith in the platforms OF
the party:
I'VE are happy to endorse the admin
istration of Governor Cummins as one |
of the most splendid ever given to the |
Iowa commonwealth. He has blazened |
on the eseutcheon of Iowa, the higher, |
broader and nobler Interpretation of |
republicanism and has given Iowa a |
new dignity in the union of states. His /
public speeches have been yirile and /
broad la their grasp of commercial re- |
lations and have set forth a new, pro- |
gressive idea in republicanism, which I
is Endorsed by Theodore Roosevelt, |
William B.. Allison and other great I
leaders. The platform of the Iowa re-
publicans for 1903 is a part of our po-
htical faith. and we pledge our fealty |
to those great principles which find ex-
preston In sound money, reciprocal I
trade relations, and national honor"
Then there is the plank adopted in |
Hardin county that is said to have been
written by Governor Clnmmins himself, |
as expressive of his views on the true |
principles of protection and which is in |
perfect harmony with his position as
aften stated:
I'VE stand for a system of protective
tariff duties SO adjusted that 1t will re-
present the difference between the cost
of production here and abroad, to the /
end that our products may have the |
best chance in our own markets and |
for the reciprocity that increases labor
and production at home"
Another significant statement of the
principle of allowing tariff changes was
that of Calhoun county:
I'VE believe that changes in tariff +
schedules, whether by raising or lower
ing them, should be conservative and +
should lie made only by the sincere
friends of protection with its great