The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-07-08
IOWA REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Statement Of Principles Unanimously Adopted
AT Waterloo. Read Ii Carefully.

cans of all factions can stand and
fight shoulder to shoulder for party
success in November:
"We. the republican party of
Iowa. in convention assembled. do
hereby approve most heartily our
national party platform recently
adopted at Chicago and we do hereby
emphatically indorse the wise policies
and splendid administration of Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt.
"We unhesitatingly declare that
the party presents to the nation a
worthy successor and grand leader
in the candidacy of William H. Taft
for president and likewise his as
sociate, Jamse S. Sherman for vice
president.
eve are proud to indorse the wise
craftsmanship of United States 5ena-
tors William b. Allison and iona
than P. Doillver and our entire dele
cation in congress. Especially do
we glory in the peerless position of
influence and leadership in the coun-
ellis of the nation which our veneer
able senator has given to our state.
1t is with pride and confidence
that we appeal to the people of Iowa
for their approval of the wise. able
and economical conduct of our state
affairs by the present republican ad-
ministration. The maintenance of
our public institutions has been
effected with broad intelligence and
the administration of our entire state
government has been conducted with
such integrity and efficiency as to con-
stitute a period conspicuous in the
craftsmanship of our time.
"We rejoice in the great advance
ments in popular government secured
by recent republican legislation under
the able. sincere and courageous lead
ership of Governor A. B. Cummins.
"We believe that the abolition of
the railway pass has removed an in
sidious temptation from the path of
our public servants.
We believe that the law prohibit
ing contributions by corporations to
political campaigns has materially
purified our politics.
We believe that the Iowa Iegis-
lation preventing the creation of
fictitious values and the issuance of
watered stock has pointed to the
nation the way to integrity and con-
fdence in the securities of the modern
corporations.
1--WE believe that the enactment of
a two cent fare law has proven just
to common carriers. while giving to
every citizen. one man with another.
absolute equality in the tax he pays
for his personal transportation.
We approve the efforts of the
last legislature to secure joint freight
rates and in passing the pure food
| law.
eve believe that the enactment of
a state wide primary law. while per-
haps showing some imperfections in
detail which can be corrected, has
fully vindicated the wisdom of its
principles in bringing the nomination
of party candidates to the unperverted
choice of all the voters. ard we here
by declare that its provisions should
never be impaired in principle or in
purpose. We especially indorse the
restrictions which this law has placed
upon the character of campaign ex-
penditures and their compulsory pub
licity.
'We demand for the agricultural
interests of Iowa the same co-opera-
tion from the railways of this state
in reduced passenger rates for the
Iowa State Fair that railroads extend
to the state fairs and large public
gatherings of neighboring states.
\ Duly approaching the supreme
Importance of the agricultural inter
ests of our state. as we'll as the
rapidly growing Importance of the
manufacturing interests. and reeog.
nizing the wisdom of promoting these
interests. we favor the most ample
provisions for general education along
industrial and agricultural lines.
Loyal to the national declaration
of our party principles and faithful
to the record of our great party. We
do hereby present to the people OF
Iowa a unite party. declaring APP
prevail of the election of Senator
William B. Allison for is own sue.
cessor. and all the nominees of tn.
party. state. congressional. legisla
tive and county