Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-01
FOR TARIFF REVISION
AND FOR FAIRBANKS
Indiana Republicans Line Up
With Ohio and Iowa on I'M
portant Question
REVISION FAVORED AT ONCE
Senator Hemenway Promises conven-
tion He Will Urge Call of Special
Session of Consress-Fairbanks Eu-
loeized-Sends Letter to the Con-
vention.

Indianapolis. April Indiana re-
today to adopt a platform, formally
present to the country Charles Warren
Fairbanks as their choice for the pres
idency, and to instruct the thirty 1ndi-
ana delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote and persistently work for
his nomination, and to name state
3 ticket.
Representative Overstreet was tenn
porary chairman, and Representative
j. C. CLANCY was permanent chair
man Delegates large to the ma
tional convention will be Senators Bev-
eridge and Henlenway. Governor Han
lev and James P. Goodrich, chairman
of the state committee. 1t was agreed
by a large majority of the party lead
ers that the most prominent planks In
the platform, in addition to strong
resolution instructing for Fairbanks,
should be one favorng local option.
with the county as the unit, and an
other urging revision OF tariff by
special session of congress to be called
Immediately after the fall elections
The resolutions committee when it
went into session did not expect to
be able to read the platform before
very late this evening or tomorrow.
At the opening of the convention this
afternoon Overstreet delivered the key
note address, followed by speeches by
Senators Hemenway and Beveridge.
Hemenway EuIosizes Fairbanks.
Senator Hemenway, after paying
high tribute TO Fairbanks. said:
Some of cur democratic friends
have been encouraged to a dream of
democratic success because of the re-
cent financial furry, but | am sure that
a. comparison of our so-called panic
with that of the democratic panic will
form contrast that will lessen their
courage and destroy their hopes. What
q difference between the two panlcs!
The panic of 'e3 was caused by the ap-
plication of unwise policies that were
Fundamental in their nature. The agi-
tation for free trade and for free silver
caused general stagnation in business.
The prospect of a democratic tariff
paralyzed our industries. The panic
did not start with Wall street 1t
started in the factories. on the farm,
with every line of Industrial activity.
because there were fundamental rea-
sons for panic at that time.
.It makes 40 difference what great
resources the nation may have, nor
how great may be her people, there
also must be wise policies. The pres
ent panic primarily was bankers
panic 1t started among high finan-
ciers In Wall street and it has been
limited to a great extent to the banks
"There is no question that the peo-
pie are Overwhelmingly in favor OF
tariff revision. In my own judgment
the tariff schedules must be revised.
believe in loing things when we have
the power to do them. and it would be
great relief to the country to know
that when the tariff schedules are re-
vised. they will be revised by party
that believes in preserving our home
markets to the American farmer and
In protection 10 American labor.
1--WE know that today we have a
majority in the house of representa-
tives: we know the senate of the
United States is composed of a mem
bership two-thirds of which is repub-
lican, and know that we have great
president. We know also
chat we shall have complete control of
legislation from the day after the elec-
tion in November until March 4. 1909, |
four months. This is ample time to
revise the tariff While we know that
we have absolute control. and l will |
urge that an extra session |
of congress be called Immediately after
the election for the purpose of revising |
the tariff