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Show The Tocsin Sounded. Iowa Republicans in state convention conven-tion at Dcs Moines, Wednesday, adopted a platfoim that Is the expression expres-sion of Republican views the countiy over. It commends Piesldcut Roosevelt's Roose-velt's administration, pledges him the state, lcltcratcs a faith in the protective pro-tective tariff, indorses leclproclty and declares for a regulation of the trusts. It Is a consistent, able document bearing the impress of capable minds interested in their country's wclfaic, and AS TO TAUIKF sajsas follows: "We rcltciate our faith In the historic his-toric policy of piotectlon. Under Its lnlluencc our country, foremost in the bounties of nature, has become foie-most foie-most In production. It has enabled the laborer to successfully Insist upon good wages and has Induced capital to engage in production w Ith a reasonable hope of a fair rcw.nd. Its vindication vindica-tion Is found in the hKtoiyof Its success suc-cess and the lapldlty with which our national resoutccs have been developed and our industrial Independence has been seemed, and we heartily lcnew our pledge to maintain it. NO DISCHIMINATION IN TAltlKK. "Tariff i ates enacted to carry tills policy Into effect should be Just, fall and impartial, equally opposed to foieign conttol and domestic monopoly, monopo-ly, to sectional discrimination and individual favoritism and must fiom time to time be changed to meet the vaiious conditions incident to the progress of our industries and their changing relations in our foreign and domestic commerce. Duties that aie too low should be Increased and duties that arc too high should be reduced. re-duced. That plank refeitlng to the trusts is sound, sensible, sulllclently strong, and will meet with the appioval of all serious, thinking people. It teads as follows: We believe that the large coipora-tloiiscommonlj coipora-tloiiscommonlj called 'trusts' should be so legulatcd and supervised both In theii oiganlzatlon and opctatlon that their evil tendencies may be checked and their evil practices prevented. pre-vented. In many Instances they arc clllclcnt Industrial Instruments and the mutual outcome of an Inevitable process of economic evolution. We do not desire their destmctlon, but insist that they shall bo so legulatcd and contiollcd as to prevent monopoly and piomotc competition and In the fullest measure subserve and advance the nubile good. "The patriotic and resolute course of the Piesldcnt of the United States, his leeommcndations to Congiess upon up-on this subject and upon the iclated subject of the further regulation of interstate commerce commands our confidence and admiration and recent legislation of Congress In haimony with his recommendations meets our lieaity appioval." |