Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-24
THINK FACTIONS
ARE ELIMINATED
National Conventions Action
Should End DisagreementIn In
Iowa Over Tariff Matters
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THERE
Congressman and the President Him
self Got Into the Game, Demanding
That Program for Reversal of Party
Position Should Not Be Put Thru
General Satisfaction Prevails
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 24.-The prevailing
belief at Des Moines among republi-
CATS is that the republican natioua,
convention has eliminated factions in
Iowa, mt least SO far as there has beer.
any difference OF opinion as to the
sacredness Of the tariff schedules OF
seven years ago. and that IL thee IS
any further display Of d 'sagreement as
to the matter of tariff readjus.ment
and real rec IL city being car ii,al
r-,iicipIes of the party along with tie
statement of the party position IN prc-
..ctinn then Il will be due 20 thos.
WHO s,r. sn VI w'frlly bl nd that tl.ty
will net see what vas done at Ct;.,dso
On all lands there IS agreeme.,s t.t
the convention did its work well. The
platform is especially pleasing to re-
publicans. Their fear that the door
would be closed forever at this time to
any hope W revision is gone now. They
steel schedule nor the duty on lumber,
and they can defend President Roese-
welt in, his arbitrary suspension of the
duty on coal when the moaOpolstS had
the people at their mercy. Then there
was the fear that reciprocity would
be narrowed to the view of Lodge, and
the reciprocity of Blaine. Mckinley.
Kasson, Grant and others would be
virtually outlawed. What really hap
pened, If one may judge from the ex-
pressions Of hundreds at Chicago, was
that many had hoped for avoilance Ct
any discussion OF the tariff question
outside the resolutions committee, bLt
the discussion was precipitated N the
Iowa caucus and all interas- canter,d
rnere at once, and then the congress-
men and the president himself got into
the game and demanded tina the plo-
gram OF reversal of the party position
should not be put thru.
I'VE are going to revise the tariff;
we have got to revise some parts nf it
soon," declared one mem ~ OF con-
gress to the writer. "and it matters
little what is put into the p.atfo:ia so
that the opponents of rev's.o1 cannot
shut US out by declaring tina. tariff re-
vision is contrary to the republican po-
sitlon."
Cne of the most enthusiastic nf the
Iowa delegates was Col. G. W. French
Of Davenport. and he was greatly de-
lighted with the platform utternnces.
Il am well pleased with the platform"
he said. Il have not yet had time to
consider all phases of Ihe platform.
but those portions relating to the tar
iff and it's treatment at the hands Cf
the republican party are In accord with
my views. The statement OF what
should be done in the matter of revi-
sion is correct. Every loyal repuhli-
can say, and on this every loyal Ann
erican ought to agree, that the tariff
changes should be made by tie friends
Of protection. We have t.eel saying
that in Iowa right along. It ought to
go without saying. And tnat Is iust
why the republican party must keep
itself in line for this great work o. le-
vision. If the friends of protection are
not ready to do business at the proper
time I fear the American voters will
be so foolish as to entrust the task TO
the enemies of protection. Ihat is
what we want to avoid. Eut If the
friends of protection sits back and re-
fuse to even mention revision iE sny
way or to suggest it then the people
would have right to assume that
they intend to maintain the schedules
lust as they are no matter what the
situation.
"The platform puts us in position to
make a fight and to reclaim the Second
district We can go out now and make
a fight. We are going to win and make
Iowa a solidly republican state. l have
no doubt that Mr.. Dawson Will he the
nominee of the republicans. He viii be
accused of being young man and
of being secretary to Senator Allison.
Well. it is no crime to be young
man and no fault can be found with
anyone because he works for Living.
We will elect him: though we are not
Understanding his opponent in the
least"
Lieutenant Governor John Herriott,
returned home before the convention
was done. He was greatly pleased.
THE platform suits me all right. he
declared. 1T states the, republican
position on all great subjects with
clearness and in such q way that we
can make campaign of aggression.
Now if we all join in and support the
party and platform Loyalty and earnest
ly the majority will be big one. II
is time for all differences within the
party to be laid away"
Justice Charles A. Bishop of the Iowa
supreme court. seldom turns aside to
discuss politics. but he expressed him
self as much pleased with the platform
of the party. Il would say. said he,
that insofar as the platform states
principles, as related to the tariff. Il
follows exactly the lines laid down by
Governor Cummins in his statement OF
What he desired the national platform
,,,1 - 5ifforoH only in mat.