The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-03
The Way To Harmony.

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Iowa City Republican: The Des
Moines Register and Leader had this
from its Washington correspondent
Sunday:
The recent visit to Washington of
Dave Brant of Iowa City has stirred
up considerable speculation among
members of the Iowa delegation. To-
day it became known that Mr.. Brant
saw the President while here. He
was taken to the White House by
ference. This fact has led many of
the progressiyes of the delegation to
believe that movement is on among
the standpatters of Iowa to enlist
President Taft in an attempt to con-
troll the next state convention. and
through its control. to take whack
at Cummins and Dolliver. as we'll as
all members of the delegation who
refused TO stand for the tariff bin. 1t
will be impossible for the convention
consistently to support the Presi
dents position on tariff and that of
the progressive members of the Iowa
delegation, and there is reason TO be-
lieve that the standpatters are busy
conveying that idea to the White
House in the hope the President will
take stand"
An interesting feature is the time
it took the Washington end to learn
this important matter. Mr.. Brant
left Washington Tuesday and the
news seems to have leaked out about
Friday. The first part of the story
quire good deal of nerve for man
who has but little acquaintance with
the President, TO take up so long a
time as long conference inn
plies, to tell him what he should do.
The interesting part of the item is
the information that it will be impos-
sible for the convention, meaning the
next Republican state convention, to
support the Presidents position on
the tariff and that of the progressive
members of the Iowa delegation If
that is correct then Iowa Republicans
must choose between the President
and the insurgents on the delegation.
Ii that is to be the course of the in
surgents, to indorse them and humil.
late the President and the Republi.
can majority in congress, it may be
well to count noses and see where
we are at Republicans have been
hoping that some way might be found
TO indorse the Republican administra.
ton without condemning the members
who are opposing the President, or
were opposing him. We still think
that such a way can be found, but if
the plan limited at by the Register
and Leaders Washington correspond
ent is to prevail then the majority of
the next congressional delegation
from Iowa will be Democratic If that
Is what the insurgents force upon the
state, it is incumbent upon the insur-
gents, Pickett, Haugen. Good, Kendall,
Wood and Hubbard to calm the
troubled seas. If the Iowa state con.
vention indorses the insurgents and
attempts to humiliate the Republican
administration, all of the above men,
Toned except possibly Wood and Hub
bard, will be defeated, and along with
| them will go the Republican candi.
dates in the First. Second, Eighth and
Ninth districts
The Republican is anxious to see
solid Republican delegation from
] Iowa, and such delegation will be
elected if Republicans keep their
heads and do not attempt to humiliate
somebody.
One Of the things which the insur-
gent members and senators should do
is TO line up with the administration
on the bills now pending which are
presented in fulfllment of the pledg-
es made by the last national platform.
If they would do this, there would
come better feeling and the way to
harmony would be easy