Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-25

resulting in the accumulation Of vast
fortunes on the one hand and extreme
poverty on the other are caused chief
~ III not altogether, by the high tar
In Our republican friends have en-
acted and kept in operation for nearly
nifty years the protective tariff system
under different bills and schedules, SC
that whatever wrongs have been per.
petrated or evil grown up during that
time have been under the protective
system. IT not by cause Of it,
1t was claimed that the republicans
now indirectly acknowledge that the
system may be wrong. but that they
plead for It's continuance for fear its
!! overturning may be detrimental and
destructive to the interest and PROS
perity of the country" IF the system
is wrong" the speaker continued, "and
has wrought existing evils. how can
we hope for better conditions by its
continuance or suffer injury by doing
away with It? No one benefited by its
operation to the detriment Of others
can complain Of it, abrogation.
Confession Of Weakness.
The republican party confesses its
weakness and inability to deal with
the tarin question further. After hav-
Ing adopted and used so-called
standard measure, Of protection for
sixteen years which. az first declared,
should bo the difference between the
cost Of labor at home ana abroad and
then changed to- The sdtlleeence In the
cost Of production q .hnin ~ and abroad.
with . reasonable profit added. they
now come into the open court 81 the
pubic and frankly confess that. while
they are still In favor. Of Z protective
tarin, they arc unab1e 20 deflne or es-
tablish any standard measure OF pro-
lection. Thise7simply means, II the
people will suffer IT, they viii keep the
tain high enough to protect the man
ufacturer in his extortion and compel
the people to pay tribute to him.
Admit Isnoranos Of Tariff.
They confess their utter ignorance
Of the subject. They plead their lack
OF knowledge Of the facts and for the
privilege and permission TO attend a
school of instruction made up of ex-
pert instructors appointed by the
president of the United States. II the
republican representatives in the con-
gress and senate Of the United States
who have been formulating and maxi
Ing revenue laws for the past fifty
years admit their ignorance about that
which they have been legislating. and
the more they legislate the less they
know Of the system and its workings,
its benefits to the concerns protected
and its effect upon the people, It is a
sufficient confession OF incompetency
to Justify the people IL. refusing to re-
turn single one OF them as their
representative in any department Of
government. The issue is squarely
drawn. The democratic party believes
in tariff for revenue only. We do not
advocate any sudden reduction or
overturning of the present system, but
rather gradual one, that will allow
legitimate business to adjust itself to
the change"
Fail to Settle Contests.
Conferences among democratic lead
ers had failed at an early hour to settle
definitely any of the contests which
confronted the democratic state con-
vention today. Up to the very moment
when State Chairman N. F. Reed, of
Ottumwa, began welding the gavel. the
supreme Justice question appeared.
outwardly at least, to be as far from a
solution as It was last night.
Friends Of each of the eleven candi-
dates for the two nominations con-
tinued confident, but 1t was admitted
that the real situation would not de-
velop until after the first or second bal
lot.
Platform 10 Drafted.
Frequent conferences were said to
have settled the nature of the platform
to be adopted. II was to be brief and
progressive, tho confined
principally 70 state issues.
During the morning district caucuses
were held, in which principal interests
centefed in the probable makeup Of
the new state central committee. e.
r. Moore. Of this city, got into the
race for chairman Of the committee, to
succeed Chairman Reed. who sought
reelection. -.
8. c. Huber. Of Tama, democratic
for congress from the Fifth
was announced early today AZ
having been agreed upon for permanent
tF;
Committees Ars Chosen.
The committees. chosen in caucus.
follow:
Resolutions committee: Fsrst, George
r. Ray. Des Moincs; Second, p. J. Nell
son. Jackson; Third. not chosen:
Fourth. J. NJ pSsyaf. Fayette: FIFTH.
Sherman Dewclfe. 0rundy; sixth, q
P. Meyers. Jasper: seventh: Charles n,
Amos, Marion: Eighth, ". n. Robb.
Union: Ninth, w. n Cleveland. Shel.