Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-18
Speech Of Temporary Chairman
of Republican State Con-
vention at Des MOines
EULoeY oF PARTY LEADeRs
Roquets Distributed in Lavish Fasls-
ion Upon the Big Men Of the Party
The Tariff Question Discussed q
Length and the Principle Of Protse.s
tion Upheld.
[By Associated Press. I

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Des Moines, May 1S.-Every seat = \
the auditorium was occupied this
when Chairman Spence of fha
state central committee called the re-
publican state convention to order to
select delegates for the national con-
ventton. In the boxes we're Secretary
Of the Treasury Shaw, Senator's ALI
son and Dolliver and the Iowa deleeA-
tion in the lower house OF congraaa
Rev. B. B.. Bigler, of this city, Offered
prayer after which Hon. John N. IrWa6,
Of Keokuk, was introduced as temper
ary chairman. He spoke in part as rpl-
lows:
II there is any man here who im-
agines that have come upon this piat-
form to sneer at and fiout any repub-
lican in Iowa or to sneer at and dout
and ridicule the opinions OF any RS
publican in Iowa, then that man has -
very different conception Of the duties
of a temporary chairman than have
am here as a republican, Al ono
rocked in the cradle OF republicantsItA
whose political idea has been. and u
to be true to what Lincoln taught and
Grant fought for, and to the les1tE1D
laid down for us by the long line Of IL I
lustrious men who have been lcaderu
Of our great party. am here % ra
publican, as one who has been brought
up on the teachings and the literaturo
1sarx
great measures have made more pe0-
pie materially happy ana c0Etenred
and prosperous than has any other
civic organisation since the ~ ,yas
brought into being. And I am HERE M /
so. not only to cOncefie, but to demand
that inside our ranks there nust -
the most absolute freedom Of opinion.
that every man has the right to soNnk
and to think as he pleases Without
fear and without denial am here. az
1 trust you are here, from all over
broad Iowa, independent, free, shb-
servient to no one, master Of myself,
just as you gentlemen from every
in the state, are here, mastery
of yourselves and owned by no man.
f.And, in this conception OF the sdutiee
imposed upon me, ask of republican
delegates i'm a republican con ,enti0n.
the freedom Of the floor and your
hearty assistance in presiding over
your temporary deliberations. I win
always be with you in giving battle 10
our common foe. but, inside the ranks
of the party believe in and want and
will work for aace and good will acd
state wide pay il harmony In June
next we will all be invited to attend
the wedding feast, and trust an. be-
lieve that no funeral baked meats will
coldly furnish forth the marriage
tables
The speaker then paid eloquent
tributes to Iowa's distinguished men,
showering bouquets on all the con-
gressmen. Senators Allison. Dolltyres
Governor Cummins and others and
eulogized the great men Of The party.
past and present.
After reviewing the efforts of the
democrats to find an issue, their slc-
cessive stands on Imperialism. silvns.
etc, and their defeat on all Of them,
the speaker said:
II confess with much s.la.na that
your temporary chairman Is probably
the only man in the couii.iv outs: ie ct
congress who does nor know how to
control and regulate the trusts. But
I have full faith that the party which
freed the slaves, which saved the Cn-;s
ion. which made the homesteai -
and which gave the country the gold
standard. will be fully ab,e to y.eesss
and solve the question Of the trusts
colonization was tried as an issue
and the democratic party begged the
not to embrace combinations
but opposition to col ,li,z .ts.s1 WAS
soon dropped when 1t was fs,nGi that
nobody was trying to colnniZe arsy-
thing or anybody any.yhe q
Imperialism was then nursed as 8
lusty infant-having its horne in cul-.
tured Boston-tfat town in New Eng-
land-the mother-i in-law of windy
Kansas, but the city of Rosrnn Just
beginning to be known to fa;r.e as thA
Omaha of the east'--ilas ceased 70
cry imperialism because it has found
that imperialism was popular with inc
American people and for the very gcCd
reason that we IRE an imperial people
living in an imperial country, in I'm
imperial age, and loo siny farwnrc td
an imperial destiny when peacefully
but potently we expect TO impress upon
the world the progressive IDEAS ct this
imperial republic.
"The issue to Witch ! re'cr - the
tariff. Like Aaron's rod tho errif has
swallowed all other sld minor issues
and by this issue the republican
party must stand II victory or go
down in defeat.
..For nearly seven years now tbs
United States has done business urdciS
the Dingley tariff. have no ''svers
ence for the schedule figures OF A.
tariff bill; it is no fetch before which
we must fall down and worship. It -
simply the work Of able and well In
formed men and represents at the
time it becomes law the rates OF
duty necessary to preserve to this
<rson&ar,,oA IN QAr0nd m ec