The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
IOWA AT CHICAGO.

We cannot understand the process
of reasoning by which any republican
voted to maintain the unjust ratio of
representation by which the few re-
publicans of the south are given such
tremendous voice in the councils of
the party.
The vote of the twenty members of
the Iowa delegation may be justified
by ''politics' or opportunism. but
there is no justification in reason and
in right.
Mr.. Perkins. philosopher and a re-
publican from the birth of the party
voted to keep up the false standard of
representation, standard which he
would not for moment tolerate in
the political affairs of Iowa.
If representation is TO be based on
the number of congressman rather
than upon the number of votes. let
the republicans of Iowa who favor it
be logical and have the representa-
ton at state conventions based on the
number of members in the legislature.
Mr.. Perkins and his nineteen fellow
delegates would not be able to control
themselves it such thing were at
tempted Expediency is mighty poor
rule in politics. Right is right. and
wrong is wrong and right shall win
the day. We favor the Crumpacker
bill which will force the southern
states either to allow all citizens un-
der the National constitution to vote.
or reduce their representation. The
Republican party has been recalcitrant
in its duty to the negro. The polish
of the southern gentleman has acted
as a sophoritic upon the Congress
The republican party must accept Its
dutiez and obligations along this line
as we'll as along others. Az opening
wedge, showing the determination OF
y the party to do justice to the Negro
: would have been the adoption of thu
plank as to representation togethe
with a plank demanding the passage
of the Crumpacker bill or some SINH
:. lar legislation.
In still another matter it appears t
: us that the delegates from Iowa fail
ed in their trust. Year after yea
the republicans of Iowa have passe
> resolutions in favor of the election o
= United States Senators by direct vot
y of the people, Yet we understand
II that the large majority of the dele
= gates voted against this beng incor
porated into the National platform
! The question arises, were these dele
a gates elected to represent their ow
Z personal opinion, to juggle politics
z to vent factional and personal spleen
l. or were they elected to carry out tn
wishes of the republicans of Iowa a
. declared time after time in state con
ventions and by resolutions passe
by the republicans of the legislature
1t would appear to US that the de-
egates must give an honest account
ing. The platform of the party
more important than the candidates
At least it should be. 1t would /
most certainly. if political platform
had not fallen into disrepute by jus
such actions as those of the low
delegates. People have come to re
gard platforms as makeshifts design
ed to appease all shades of opinion
The republican platform this year
thanks be to Roosevelt is outspoke
and manly along many lines. 1t
by far the best platform that will
presented to the people this year. be
cause it does not promise impos
sibilities Nevertheless we regre
that it does not contain strong pro
nouncements on the negro questio
and particularly do we regret the fat
that the Iowa delegation SO far faile
re to honestly and fairly represent tt
wishes of Iowa republicans. II
apology in the Sioux City Journ
h relative to the vote or the represel
tation is certainly the limit f