The Montgomery tribune., 1904-06-03
REPUBLICAN SENTIMENTS.
Principle OF Protection and General
Policy Of Reciprocity Advo-
Gated Everywhere.

As the various state conventions arc
held anl the sentiment Of the rcpubli.
cans Of the country Is made known. II
" seen that the convention at Chicago
will be composed OF men who will de.
clare anew and unmistakably their de.
votion TO the historic aud fundamental
principles OF republicnnlsm. As II is
clear. aud becoming clearer every day,
that the tariff will be a chief element
,f discussion In the coming campaign.
II Is most gratifying that even In those
portions Of the country where the cause
" tarln revision might be supposed 10
have the strongest support the dcclara-
lions for the Dingley law and tho
maintenance Of the protective princl.
pie are as emphatic as they car be
made.
The republicans OF Iowa adopted
unanimously and with cheering tho
platform presented by the committee
ou resolutions. which committee had
voted down by large majority a
plank declaring that tarlfr rates should
be changed from time TO time and
fayoring n general policy OF rcclpro
city. II was felt that In the state
which had given the name to the Iowa
Idea" there should be an unmistakablc
stand taken against those policies OF
tarifI reduction which are the stock In
trade Of the democratic party. SO =
platform which favored reciprocity In
noncompetitiyo products only and
which gave no encouragement what.
over TO the reyislonlsts was unani.
mously chosen. Even Gov. Cummlns,
who has been the sponsor Of the Iowa
idea" In n speech after the platform
was adopted said that he would s,anu
squarcly ON the resolutions which the
convention had approved. Gov. Cum
minis said about the platform that was
adopted; Prom this moment stand
upon II. and want you 10 observe
that am standing upon Its very CEN
ter and am neither tectcrlng ON its
edge nor peerlng over It's corners"
The resolutions declared that protec.
tive principles found their fulhllmcnt
In the ninglcy law, and that II was un.
wise TO seek markets abroad by sacrl.
acing some parts Of tho markets at
home.
The ohio republicans declared for
continued protection OF American In
dustry aud labor" for sound finance
expanding trade and increasing COM
merce; for an American merchant ma
rine adequate for commerce In peace
| and navy commensurate with our i'm
portanco as nation. and for pure
ballot and defense of the right to its
use.
policies OF Blaine and Mckinley ant
| against the free admission OF any ar
ticle manufactured In his country. a
declaration In favor OF increasing mer'
chant shipping on the oceans was alsC
included, Nebraska upheld protection
and sound money. declaring the pro
tectlve principle 70 he n Fundamental
party doctrine.
Tho unanimlty on these foundation
principles. SAYS the Troy IN. Y.
Times, was no more marked than wal
the unanimous Endorsement OF Presl
dent Roosevelt fon reelection. Tn,
Ohio republioans-and Ohio was tn,
state OF Mckinley and Hanna adopte,
the following explicit words;
"neenuse'of his earnest devotion and un
finchlng tidelity TO republican principles
and the signal ability displayed by rresi
dent Roosevelt In his great ofhce as the sue
cossor OF our lamcnted Mckinley, We reuey
our declaration OF confidence and admira
tlon. p,edging him our enthusiastic supper
for HIS nomination, In the full assurance .
his triumphant and meri;ed election mex
| November"
! The Nebraska convention instructe