The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-04
INSURGENTS Win
iowa CONVENTION
Kisses and Cheers Mingle in
All Day Session Continu-
ally in an Uproar
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in his ability, his independent man
hood. his comprehension of large and
vital public questions, his uncompro-
missing integrity and unfaltering cour-
age"
The resolution of today proceeded:
Taft Fully Endorsed
And we now take pride in the fact
that he was nominated and elected to
that high office with the aid of Iowa
republicans and that during the year
and half of his service as president of
the United States he has fully JUSTIFIED
the confidence placed in him by the
republican party. The record of achieve
ment of President Taft's administration
and the sixty-irst congress is I'M
eoualed in our history and guarantees
faithful adherence to all the pledges
of the last republican national plat
FORM
Former Congressman Hepburn, his
gray shair bristling aggressively, read
the minority report.
As the purport of the concluding
paragraph praising the Iowa delega-
ton for Its support of President Taft
became apparent, his voice was drowned
in a chorus OF cheers. Kisses and cat
calls. Again and again he attempted
to make himself heard but it was only
after much pounding OF the gavel by
Senator Dolliver that the veteran was
able to conclude He moved the sub
stitution of these planks for those of
the same application in the majority
report and the motion was lost, 5sS to
SIS.
The whole committee agreed on the
resolutions as adopted with the ex-
ception OF the minority plauks indi-
Gated.
TEXT OF PLATFORM
The majority report of the resolu-
tions committee adopted read in part
as follows:
The republicans of Iowa reaffirm
their loyalty to the republican ma
tional platform of 1908 and espe-
cialIy Emphasize their long and
well settled faith In the republican
doctrine Of protection. They do not
recognize the tariff revision of 1909
as a satisfactory fulfllment of the
party promises. In order to bring
the tariff law into complete com
pliance with the rule of the plat
form it is necessary that the diff
ference between the cost of pro-
ducing dutiable articles at home
and abroad should be correctly
known.
tion of an Independent. nonparti-
san tariff commission which shall
be the instrumentality of congress
TO ascertain the difference between
the cost OF production here and in
other countries and publish the
facts so that not only congress,
but the people shall be advised of
the results of It's Investigations.
Until such a commission is author
lied the approve the effort of the
president to secure the desired in
-. FL hoo ard raf q
perts employed for that purpose.
Competition must be restored
where it has been overcome by
unjust or unlawful combinations
and il must be maintained where
it still exists.
They congratulate the country
regulation of our common carriers.
but they feel that there is yet
much to be done to secure reason
able rates and charges. to which
ii is entitled. All common carriers
should have fair compensation, but
no more. It is clear that to en-
able the railroad commissions.
both national and state: to dis
them by law, a valuation should
be made of the physical property
of railroad companies to secure an
effective control of rates and a
complete system of accounting.
They indorse such efforts as Presi-
dent Taft and his advisers have made
TO fulfill the promises of the national
platform and which have been in har-
mony with the declarations of this con.
vention.
They commend to the nation the type
of craftsmanship exhibited by Sena tors
Dolliver and Cummins, and they heart
lily indorse their work.
They commend the action of the house
of representatives in revising Their ule:
giving to the individual members {
greater freedom of expression and ini-
tiative in the discharge of his duty
and they ndorse the contributions o.
Iowa's Representatives to this most i'm
portant reform.
The republicans of Iowa are the bes
judges of the republicanism of the sen
ators and representatives whom they
send TO congress, and they resent any
attempt to exclude any of them from
the honors and privileges which prop
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