Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
Platform to be Adopted
by Republicans of Iona

Des Moines, March 1S.-(Special)-
following is the platform as prepare,
" the resolutions committee, o
which Major Lacey was chairman, II
he form it was presented to the con
'ention:
Resolved, by the republicans of
the state Of Iowa In convention
assembled, that the record Of our
party during more than fifty
years Of unexampled national his
tory is the large asset Of the re-
publican party and the pride of
all republicans; that we earnest
ly desire the continued supremacy
and expanding influence of this
great organization and we here
by renew our expression Of pride
in the recent record Of the party
in administration and legislation.
We have the faith to believe
that the republican party, under
the guidance Of the people. will
meet the just public requirements
in the future as in past.
J We declare unequivocally for
protection as cardinal principle
of the republican party, and we
affirm our unalterable purpose to
maintain it. Events have con-
f1rmed the wisdom of the makers
Of the national platform of 1904,
wherein the party pledged the
"readjustment of rates of duty
only when conditions SO change
that public interests demand their
alteration" In accordance with
this declaration of four years ago
the republican party of Iowa en-
dorses the declaration of the Ohio
republican platform of this year
in behalf of the revision Of the
tariff by a special session Of the
next congress, ensuring the main
tenance of the true principle of
protection by imposing such Gus
toms duties as will equal the diff
ference between the cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad, to-
gether with reasonable profit,
to the end that without excessive
duties, American manufacturers,
farmers, producers and wage
earners, may have adequate pro-
lection"
Resolved, That we will favor
the nomination Of William H. Taft
by the republican national conven-
tion to assemble on the 10th of
June. We have confidence in his
ability. his independent man
hood, his comprehension of large
and vital public questions, his un-
compromising integrity, and his
unfaltering courage. We believe
him to be the choice of the repub-
licans of this state, who have nev-
er failed to endorse the official
record of President Roosevelt.
Therefore, we unequivocally in
struct our delegates at lafge to
vote for William II. Taft and we
earnestly request them and our
district delegates to use their unit
ed influence in support of the
Taft candidacy.
Resolved. that we favor the re-
tention of Senator William B. Alli-
son in his place, that we do this
because he has brought great dis
tinction to the state. because he
has served the whole party and
the whole country with singular
fidelity and ability; because of his
present commanding position
in the senate and in the counsels
of the nation, and because he has
strength in all situations and all
emergencies.
He is recognized as the master
legislative architect of his time.
The nation, almost without regard
to party, admonishes the people
of Iowa of it's interest in this
great statesman. Therefore we
stand for his election, the contin-
uance of his wise council, and the
retention of his services to the
country at large.