Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-14

products of the teeming farms of the
land without regard to the IDEAS OF any
foreign state or country, whether "
ing adjacent to our borders or sep
arated from us by the salted seas.
that we believe in a tariff that is as
wide as the country and takes in all
labor, all industry. all products: that
we believe reciprocity in cCn1rctattg.a
products is nothing more nor less THAI
free trade, and we repudiate any such
idea"
This is regarded as in some re-
spects the most sweeping of the partN
declarations in favor of absolute ad-
herence to the present tariff schedules.
But Madison county got at it this
way:
"We are especially opposed to !
reciprocity proposition whereby the
livestock and farm products from the
cheap lands of Canada or any other
country will be permitted to enter
our markets free of duty, and that VIII
come into direct competition with the
livestock and farm products OF Iowa
and other states. We know of no reas-
on why the farmers and producers OF
Canada or any other foreign countries
should have equal rights and privt.-
eges with our own farmers and la
horers In the markets Of our home
country.
Down along the Missouri border In
Decatur county, the standpatters took
a side swipe at the Iowa platform in
this wise:
1--WE believe the republican national
convention will have sufficient wisdom
to outline the policies of the party for
the ensuing presidential campaign and
have sufficient confidence in their re-
p,tblicanism to formulate tariff plank
in keeping with the time honored prfn-
ciples of protection without consulting
a twice warmed over formula whose
revised interpretation is made to read
free trade with Canada"
The Wapello county convention got
mixed on the whole business and after
speaking out for tariff changes pro-
ceeaed 10 make a distinction as to dff-
ferent brands of reciprocity:
1--WE believe that specific tariff sched-
ules should be adjusted to accord with
the changing conditions OF business
but never in manner that directly
or indirectly attacks the wisdom ana
soundness of the protective principle.
After thus getting squarely on the
platform the following was added as
showing a distinction as to kinds or
reciprocity:
..We commend and indorse- the policy
Of reciprocity with foreign lands for
trade in noncompetitive products only
over in Linn county the same
thought Of unchanging schedules Is
brought out in this way:
Republican principles expressed in
law have given the country unbound
ed prosperity. Their continuance is
necessary If this prosperity is to be
made permanent"
Cedar county republicans reaffirmed
faith in the principles OF the natonaf
republican party. referred the platform
making 10 the national convention at
Chicago:
..Repieving that body of distinguished
20 n,,blican delegates will again voice
in no uncertain terms the'time honored
doctrine of genuine protection, so well
exempified in vour present tariff laws
and so we'll attested in the uniform and
universal prosperity of the American
people"
These are fair samples of the doctrine
of s.standpat'' on the tariff schedules
as the standpat conventions of the state
have given expression to the views of
the delegates. A great many of the
resolutions have really been non-com-
initial on the issue between factions
which it has sought to have before the
But as against the doctrine |
of let well enough alone and keeping |
hands off the tariff entirely a number
of counties have given expression to
views which may get before the con-
vention