Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-03
IOWA PROMINENT It
ROOSEVELT MEETING
DELEGATION TO PROGRESSIVE
CONVENTION WILL EXERT
GREAT INFLUENCE.
DELEGATES EXPERIENCES
IN POLITICAL GAME
Iowa to Present Tariff Plank For Plat.
form EnlArains on Law For Revenue
and Protection. But Adjustable to
Pressnt Condition-Opposit to
Big Business in Politics.

Big Business IN PolieieS.
Special 70 T:::zaeS Republican.
Des Moines, Aug 3.-The Iowa dele
cation to the national progressive con-
vention at Chicago will all be on hand
by tomorrow, for the convention is
| called for Monday and is expected to
! last several days. While in session the
! convention will attract attention al
most equal to that of the other two
big national conventions. 1t is prob
able the Iowa delegation will show up
| well, for it is double delegation and
is made up of men who will know
pretty well what to do at a national
convention. In fact 1t is doubtful if
any state will have stronger delega-
representative.
Judge John L. Stevens, of Boone. and
Senator James A. Smith, of Usage,
were booked to arrive in Chicago yes
terday. the first of the Iowa con-
tingent. The Iowa delegates will have
rooms at the Great Northern and head
quarters at the Congress hotel. Both of
these men on the delegation at large
are veterans In public life. So, also, is
Carl FRANKIE. the recent chairman Of
the republican state committee, and
Carl Lohmann, Of Burlington, long
time editor Of leading German demo-
cratic paper. The presence of Lob
mann on the delegation, along with
Herman Zeuch. Of Davenport. shows
&1,1
toward the new movement.
Experienced in Politics.
Among those on the delegation who
have known something of practical
politics, is Lewis Schooler, Des Moines,
long time lieutenant Of Captain Hull
and former postmaster. R L. Cleaves,
Of Cherokee, was delegate in the re-
publican national convention that nom
mated Roosevelt some years ago. Q. j..
Moore Of Sioux City, Is business man
Of high standing. John c. Kelly, Of
Sioux City, alternate-at- large, has con-
sistently and effectively supported
Roosevelt in his Tribune. w. B..
Clements, of West Union. was dele
gate to the other Chicago convention
and is a veteran in politics. D. H.
Emery. Of Ottumwa. has had some
man. Philo D. Clarke, Of Red Oak. IS
an active man in politics. nephew Of
Governor Clarke. r. E. Leech, Of indie
pendence, was a candidate for congress
in the Third district but withdrew. The
delegation is filled with men Of high
standing and wide influence.
Committee inexperienced.
| It is expected the state committee
ho of
possibly organize there for work. 1t
has not yet selected a chairman or any
officers It can be said of the state
committee that there is not one on the
committee of state wide acquaintance
| in political work, and when the COM
mittee held an informal meeting two
weeks ago some Of the members really
did not know what the functions Of a
state committee are. 1nasmuch as the
committee is not acting under state
law it can go outside of its membership
for it's chairman if it SO desires and
| probably will do so.
It is understood that the Iowa dele
able statement Of the foundation idea
of the new party which was adopted in
Des Moines to be used as a sugges-
tionalIy. 1t is expected, Of course, that
definite pronouncement upon mum
Der of topics will be made, especially
the trusts, conservation, the tariff, fl
nance and economic questions. The
Iowa delegation will stand for new
statement on the tariff. Iowa will pre-
sent no candidate for vice president.
lows Has Tariff Plank.
| hi nv
the Iowa delegation, to be used as a
suggestion for the tariff plank in the
national platform, is this:
| 1.-The time has come for adoption of
a permanent national policy as to the
| customs tariff. This should be for
protection and for revenue. Expert
ence has demonstrated that the gen.
eral principles should be fixed by leg
islative enactment, and a way should
be provided for the automatic adjust
ment Of schedules to meet changing
conditions Of trade and industry. The
distinctive feature should be protection
| for American laborers and wage earn
ers, the producers Of wealth on the
| farms and in the factories. We should
return to the original purpose Of pro-
| tective tariff, that Of equalizing in
dustrial conditions without lowering
the standards Of life for the American
people by reason of world competition.
By preserving the home market for the
domestic product. security Is afforded
for legitimate business, wholesome
progress is encouraged and profitable
Industry is established. The main
benefits of a protective tariff should
go to labor. with incidental benefits to
capital, instead Of the reverse. as is
now too often the case, wherein cap
ital organized into giant corporations
for greed claims and receives all the
direct benefits and labor gets only that
which is doled out as q gratuity. The
protective principle should be no more
violated by tariff too high than by
one too low. Both are destructive of
healthy industry. While revenue
should, in most cases, be incidental to
protection, the tariff on a large proper
i ton OF imports should be framed :o7
revenue purposes, and such tariffs
should place the chief burden on lux
uries and bear lightly on the necessi-
ties Of life The present patchwork
system of tariff making, with frequent
and violent changes, tariffs high to
the point Of extortion alternating with
tariffs low to the point Of destruction,
and industries and sections at war
with each other to gain advantage in