Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
FORMER GOVERNOR OF OHIO is
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF
THE STATE CONVENTION
FOR MERCHANT SHIPS
Urges That Something Be Done for
the Industry-TaIks Of Accomplish
ments Of the Republican Party Dur.
ing the Recent Years In Power.

Dayton, O., Sept. lin Welfare
hall, an immense dining hall of local
mandatory arranged with a seating
capacity of seven thousand, the repub.
lcan state convention is scheduled to
be called to order this afternoon. For
mer Governor Herrick is announced as
temporary chairman.
At 2 o'clock 1t was apparent that
Senator Dick had won the contest for
the craftsmanship of the republican
state executive committee, carrying
with 1t the state leadership. Dicks
victory will not prevent strong en-
dorsement of President Roosevelt
In, the course of his address before
the convention Mr.. Herrick said:
Metropolitan party has proven its
capacity to deal in sane way with all
great issues in the past. 1t has the
capacity to deal in sane way with all
the great issues of the present 1t is
as much needed now as it has been at
any critical period in our history Gov
eminent problems, arising from terri
tcrial extension, the tariff and many
other problems of national and inter-
national Importance, which it's progress
slve policy has evolved, undoubtedly
belong TO the republican party to solve,
Law Not Perfect.
''The tariff problem is again to the
fore. 1t is no longer question of ad-
vicability of it's discussion. 1t is here
and will not down. Let US meet it,
We frankly confess that the present
tariff law is not perfect No tariff law
has ever been perfect Every tariff
Jaw has been a compromise. When
our democratic friends, with all their
confident promises On the subject,
tried their hands at the business did
they succeed? Has anyone forgotten
the chagrin that they betrayed after
the passage Of the Wilson bill We set
up no claim to infa1libility, but bad as
excessive protection upon certain COM
modities admittedly is, worse than this
is constant tariff tinkering, and worse
than all is free trade. Tariff for rev.
enue only, as applied to the while
civilized world, is theorically correct.
1t may be expedient for some nations,
but 1t has been thoroughly demonstrate
ed to the satisfaction of the majority
of the people that is is not expedient
for this nation.
The faith Of the people In the bust
ness ability of republican admins
tration to deal with this question is
such that confidence would at once
take the place Of growing apprehen-
sion that the enemies of the protective
tariff may again lay hands on our in
dustrial system.
Merchant Marine.
"The republican party Of Ohio would
be untrue to the memory of President
Mckinley would show little apprecia-
ton of the great work done by Mr..
Hanna in his last campaign In inform
ing the people of the necessities of
the merchant marine, would be I'M
mindful of the desires and wishes of
President Roosevelt. if it does not
speak in forceful terms urging con-
gress to Immediately take some appro-
pirate and just action to aid in up
building American shipping. This
should be done on or before the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, so that
our own goods may be carried in our
own vessels under the stars and
stripes into all the ports and harbors
of the world, and keeping for our own
people the money now being paid by
them to foreign owners OF foreign YES
sells for the transportation of our crops
and manufactures.
''The confidence of the neople in the
party is due to its prompt action in
correcting abuses more than to any
other cause. Postoffice scandals, land
frauds, consular abuses, railroad re,
bates, trust lawlessness, insurance
grafts-theSe are all matters that have
been vigorously dealt with by republi-
can administrations, state and nation.
al. 1t has promptly responded to the
Macedonian call of public opinion, de
manding that not only should there be
no spells In our public service, nor in