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Show THE PARTY'S POLICY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IOWA RE-PUBLICAN RE-PUBLICAN PLATFORM. Position Taken by President Roosevelt Roose-velt Upheld Chicago Inter Ocean Points Out Meaning of Several Plank adopted by Convention. Tho platform unnnlmously ndoptcd by tho Iowa Republican stato convention conven-tion contains several clauses of profound pro-found Interest to those Republicans whoso nttltude toward Theodore Roo8cvclt Is critical, not to sny hos-ttlo, hos-ttlo, and who lnbor under tho delusion delu-sion that they nro making him unpopular unpop-ular by trying to thwart his policies and by decrying his efforts to enforco tho laws. Horo aro Bomo of theso clauses: "Wo ludorso his recommendation as to tho reciprocity with Cuba and be- llovo this policy necessary to prescrvo nnd complete tho beneficent work wo havo done In that Island, nnd that it will bo mutually beneficial." Hero Is n hint upon which thoso members of congress, Including somo from Iown, who listened to tho volco of Oxnnrd and tho sugar trust Instead of to tho volco of Roosevelt and tho people, would do well to ponder: "Wo Indorse tho policy of reciprocity reciproc-ity as tho natural complement of protection pro-tection nnd urge Its development ns necossary to tho realization of our highest commercial possibilities." Horo is n dellveranco upon which thoso who BUggcst that Theodoro Roosevelt Is "unsnfo" becauso ho upholds up-holds tho policy of Illalno nnd McKln-loy McKln-loy would do well to reflect. "Wo rcjolco Hint tho firm nnd en-lightened en-lightened policy pursued In tho Philippines Phil-ippines has secured penco, nnd that tho work of education, civilization nnd development has begun." Hero Is a stntcment which thoso who think they can stay In tho Republican Re-publican party nnd still glvo nld nnd comfort to Its enemies nnd tho nation's na-tion's would do well to consider. "Wo assort tho sovereignty of tho peoplo over all corporations anil ng-gregntlons ng-gregntlons of capital. Wo cordially Indorse tho position ot President Roosevelt lu appealing to tho courts to sccuro regulations that will control great combinations. Wo approve tho determination of President Roosevelt to enforce tho laws wherovcr violated without ,'rojudlco or favor." Hero Is an Indorsement upon which tho Hnnun-Elklns group In tho senate, sen-ate, which began to cousplro ngalnst tho president ns soon as ho began to Inquire Into tho legality of tho Northern North-ern Securities company, may chow so-rlously so-rlously nnd with profit. And nil these groups of critlcnl Ro-publlcnns Ro-publlcnns may well ponder and digest tho fact that all theso things for which thoy blarao tho president aro by tho representatives of over 300,000 votors of tho great stato of Iowa set forth as his shining merits, and lead them to this conclusion: "Wo declnro our confldonco In tho leadership of Prcsldont Roosevelt and our fealty to his administration. Wo look forward to his election In 1904 as a foreshadowed event demanded by tho populnr will nnd ono that will maintain tho national prosperity and consorvo ovcry national interest." Tho volco of Iowa Is tho volco of Illinois, of Indiana, of Michigan, ot Wisconsin, ot Minnesota, of Kansas, of Nebraska, nf Now York, of Ohio, of Pennsylvania, and ot nil tho great states that mako Republican presidents. presi-dents. It is tho volco ot tho Amur-lean Amur-lean peoplo, nnd tho critical Republicans Repub-licans would do well to hear and heed. Chicago Inter Ocean. |