The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-21
ANTI-P0LYGAMY
CUTS A FIGURE
Possibility Republican Platform
May Contain Such a Plank.
SM00T WORKING AGAINST IT
DECLARATION FOR PROTECTION
WILL BE EMPHATIC.
sMOOT WORKING AGAINST IT

n HICAGO, June 20.-The men who
u are TO examine the platform, which
has been in the possession OF Sem
ator Lodge for several days, have been
selected by the various state delega-
tons and there is practically no doubt
that the declaration for protection win
De emphatic and that there win be but
little comfort for tariff revisiOuists. A
pledge 10 make changes in schedules
when such changes are necessary IS the
. only concession that VIII be made by
..standpat Possibly the wording
may be changed and those who have
Deen talking revision VIII secure the
use of the word revised" to express
the idea that is To be conveyed, but
even this is considered doubtful.
ne maJority are AGAINST having any
tplns IKE general revision OF the tariff
suggested. and they win contend for the
words changes ia tariff schedules when
conditions make it necessary as being
ample "a cover all that is intended by
the Republican party Senator Hans
plDuGl, who intends TO offer a provision
L-! q REVISION uec.aTatl ZION, mas not re-
etlNeo much support. only oregon seems
90 nave approved the revision idea, the
senator's own state delegation refusing To
give nlE support Oregon also declared
AGAINST ship subsidy but it is not i'm
tended fQ make The declaration for an
Improvement Of the merchant marine
endorse any particular plan Various
plans are now being considered by the
Joint congressional commission. but the
platform viii not attempt TO anticipate
the commissions report.
Anti-Polygamy.
Some interest was displayed during the
day Iu the effort that IS being made Co
secure the incorporation of am ANTE
poiEEamy resolution ia the platform. III
Us being urged especially by various wo-
mems organizations that have been SO
active On the fight TO unsedU Senator
SmOot OF Utah. One prominent man who
is a member of the resolutions committed
said that there could be no harm in
declaration against poIygamy any more
than iu declaring against bigamy. But
Senator SmOOI thinks that any deCiara-
disadvantage iu the senate. Also it is
felt there is possibility that any declar-
alton miEht materially inIUre the Re-
publican prospects in several western
Arbitration Plank.
Several other suggestions. not now con-
tanned lu Che prepared draft OF the plat
FORM win DE made. one of these de-
nIaTez for an international arbitration.
Another. urging that the interstate COM
meFCe commission De gwen more power
to- enforce its decisions VIII DE offered.
Territories are lu "a turmoil about the
declaration as TO their admission into the
Union. New Mexico and some Oklahoma
men want declaration lu favor of a bin
which has passed the house and IS pend
ing lu the senate, providing for the ad-
mission OF Arizona and New MeEico IS
one state and Oklahoma and Indian Ter
Iit1ry as another
The Arizona delegates are very much
opposed 90 anything being done while the
Indian Territory delegates say statehood
is SO remote that they want a declaration
of the home rule idea IN the king of
appointments iu territories.