The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-25
PROGRESS|VES
HELD CONTROL
OF IOWA REPUBLICAN, coNvEN-
TO-, GUT WITH REASON
ABLE TEMPER.
BY MAJORITY OF ONE
Commttee-Support Pledged
to Taft and Sherman
Tribute 10 Cleveland.

Waterloo Ia Jule "A VIII e the
Progressive" were IA control OF tc.
days Rept blican convention. thty did
not control with any ,iadc c Feness
Tut In reasonable oil temper The
adopted a state platform & wing e Il
thusiastic endorsement TO Governor
Cummins and the progressive leg s.
lation upon railroad aud c rporatio
questions but they a.so gave war.n
endorsement to tie rerv.ees II The
Iowa delegation Ia CT fneress. aad ei
peclally 70 Senator William p. An son
and pledge for his re-elestiou ly the
next legislature.
The Progr essiy s. sacured control
of the new state can paign commit ee
ccntrolliHs il by a majority Of one
The convention nominated Judge
Seett NJ, Ladd, aud 81 as NJ. Wel er.
TO succeed themselves On the supreme
bench and also went thr ugh the r.
.llality Of approving the nom.nati rs
lor state officers made Ia the re- eRt
brimaries
The convention gave ! ul ap la IS
to the mention of the names OF Sem
ators Allison and Dolliyer. and II gave
a demonstration of me MI u.es
when Governor Cummins r. ssogd Il
TO calls for short speech, Goyeent
Cummins spoke Ia good 81 isit and
pledged himself to 1ork for r pu II
can success
The platform adopted, in addition 10
commencing the legislatien for tso
cent fares, the abolition OF the railway
pass, prohibiting corporation centrlbI
tions to campaign funds and com
peIling publicity for campaign ex
penditures, pledges loyal support /,
Taft and Sherman, the national nomi
nees. and the nationar platform.
The convention also adopted the
following resolution with respect TO
the death OF Grover Cleveland:
Resolved. That this convention
learned with regret of the death OF
former President Cleveland. an execu-
tive whose patriotism, firmn ss and
courage challenged the administration
OF his fellow countrymen Of all
PARTIES and honored American ma T.
hood II extends its sympathy to his
bereayed family and to the natioR he
loved and served with fidelity and
Temporary chairman's Speech.
On taking his chair Temporary
Chairman Hart spoke in part as fol-
lows.
The Iowa idea OF a protective tar.n
is the nationwide doctrine Of the Re
publican party. that there must be
all the protection required to give u
home industry, the exclusive American
field, sof an as 1t can occupy the same.
at clear profit. after paying wages
with the American ieaI
Ol sufficient earnings TO maintain 2
home owned by the wage
Garner himself with something laid b.
for the rainy day of sickness and mis-
fortune, and when the duty goes b..
yond such limitations. and ony then.
II should be stricken of without ques
ton as a burden for which there Is no
rightful benehciarly.
The financial troubles ef last year
disclosed certain inadequacies OF our
system, resulting from its
lack Of adaption to the sudden aud
violent expansions and cOntractions OF
our commercial activity. incident to
present day conditions and with com
mendable promptitpde, tempered by
wisdom. and against the
opposition of avowed Democrats aud
Democrats parading themselves as Re
publcans. a Republican congress met
the emergency and promises further
legislation safeguarding the futurs
against the inconvenience aud annoy
ance then experienced.
By optimistic Democrats and cold
storage Republicans the old time ardor
or Republican loyalty Is denied ana
doubted; but walt until the turmoil OF
the campaign. when the sunshine OF
our complacency IS bsclouded by the
simeon of eloquent discomfort roll
ing from the storm center among the
sand hills Of the Platte. and our politi
cal optics are irritated by the dust OF
vicious agitation. and our civic ga
nents are besmirched by the mira Ct
MISREPRESENTATION and the old time
political watch fires are lighted one
more in the little schoolhouses by tn
xavslde. then listen to the thunder Of
he trampling hest Of Republicans
coming In Penticostal triumph Of one
,undred thousand majority for Taft
md Sherman.