The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-15
ENTERS VIGOROUS PROTECT.
oId-Time Republican Objects to Ac-
ton Of Iowa Senator'S at Republic
can State Convention.

AZ q llCpuuilCcii QcSil6 " IS6Ao-
ter my protest against the action of
Messrs. Dolliver and Cummins at the
i Republican state convention held at
] Des Moines on the Sd day of August.
True, they were elected to Office as
representatives OF the Republican
party OF Iowa, but since they have
ceased to advocate its measures and
have proclaimed an irreconcilable an
tagonism to its policy in national af-
fairs, common decency would sug-
/ gest to honorable men that the op-
portunity to resign their trust to
those who gave it had arrived.
/ The Democratic press of the state
are well pleased with their speeches
and actions at said convention as well
as In the halls of legislation. where
with vindictiveness unequaled by
/ the Democrats themselves, they .s-
sail the Republican administration by
accusing our President of political
trickery and the majority in congress
of dishonesty. While the charges are
false, yet such action is indefensible
on any ground except a declaration
of rebellion, which means separation,
and. of itself, is positive evidence
that their presence In Republican
convention is merely for the sake of
office, and when they have accom-
/ plished their predetermined purpose
OF wrecking the party by making Iowa
| Democratic at the next and few
succeeding elections, they will mere
lily change names instead Of princi-
/ pies, and as applicants for the same
office will proudly refer to their past
record in serving the Democratic
party as qualification for. the po-
sition.
While 1t is true they do not claim
to be Republicans, but simply insurg-
ents, yet by force of numbers they
took possession of our Republican
convention. dictated platform and
adopted it against the protest of the
/ Republicans, in which they commend
ed themselves for the devilment they
have been guilty OF in trying to dis
rupt a party whose policies have adj
vanced the United States to the
proudest position of any nation in the
world
The Republican party is the pro-
gresive party and always has been.
The insurgents, as they call them
selves, have rebelled against 1t be
cause they cannot keep up with the
procession. 1t seems incredible that
these two men should imagine fol-
one moment that the Republicans Of
Iowa, who glory in the patriotism
honesty and unselflshness of ou1
President, VIM. H. Taft. who proud
lily acknowledged him as their leader
and the platform adopted by the Re
publican national convention at Chica
: go in 1908 az their expression OF Pc
. litical faith, would humbly submit tt
/ their yenomous insult, and vote by
i ballot at the November election tc
/ discredit him and that platform.
The men who fought for foul
years on the tented field of war fol
freedom were insulted In the person
of that old soldier, Col Pete Hepburn
when he was Kissed and denied Z
hearing on the floor of that conven
ton. The Iowa Republicans will not
! take their voting orders or acknowl
edge as leaders, men whose only
ground of opposition to the party ant
its measures is instigated by env.
against such men as Aldrich, Hale
and Lodge, simply because of theil
i superior ability as debators and theil
masterfnl manner of making our two
: Iowa senators appear childish wheI
they attempted to instruct the sen
ate on the tariff bill. We are sorr,
, that Aldrich was SO unmerciful tt
; amateurs, but he is a busy man whs
, does not like to be disturbed. If %
: hal only Used a little diplomacy N
/ stead of battering ram on the boy
, they would have recovered sooner
' As a sample of the power of Senate
Aldsich in defen-ins smself agains
, the baseless charges of these dis
! gruntled insurgents just read his re
! ply to Senator Bristow of Kansas il
1 the Chicago Tribune of the 18th inst
! These charges. in wEich there va
not even the semblance of truth, art
/ on par with many others from thu
!. same source against our Presiden
y and representatives who have honest
!. ly tried to fulfill our party platform
). pledges. President Andrew Jackson
was the champion advocate for pro
! lection on wool ! have always agree,
! with him that wool should be bounti
: fully protected and encouraged as
: war measure II for no other consid
: GRAFTON, neverthelees / must say h
> present schedule in many OF its fea
: lures IN ths manufactured proluc
) of bota wool ard cotton is very ch
! jectionable anG Is deserving OF Sc
we're condemnation, and the action o
! our two insurgent senators on tn
floor In their effort to eliminate thes
bad features was commendable, an
so far has our approval, but thes
wool and cotton schedules were but
7 small part Of most important rev
enue bill, one which was of vital i'm
: portance to the credit of the Unite'
States, and because these iDsurgent