New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
FIRM FOR PROTECTION.
TARIFF PLANK READY.
Duties Nay Be Changed zchen Bust
ness Demands-FaUor ReciprOcity
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
| Chicago. June 22-The tariff plank reported
/ by the subcommittee declares for the cardinal
principle OF Protection. and says that the rate
Of duty should be the difference between the
! cost of production here and abroad. and that
the rates should be adjusted only when condi-
! tons have so changed that the public interest
demands it. but all such changes should be
made by the party of Protection.
| There is declaration In favor of commercial
| reciprocity, which is possible only under pro-
tective tariff, and whenever reciprocity arrange
ments can be perfected without injury to any
industry.
This agreement was the result of a long fight,
the subcommittee being almost evenly divided.
and several votes taken The committee
adjourned at 2:1O o'clock this morning
Mr.. Lodge announced that the committee had
finished the platform and ready to report to
the full committee at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Not word TO the PLATFORM his
statement when asked for details. The docu-
ment contains about twenty-three hundred
words
The opposition TO the reciprocity plank was
led by Mr.. Blythe, of Iowa; Representative Dali
zell and Senator Hansbrough. while Senator
Lodge and Senator Foraker persisted in an effort
to secure the declaration. It was urged that
reciprocity had been indorsed by previous plat
forms and more particularly I'm the last speech
Of President Mckinley. at Buffalo. and had been
followed NY the present administration in carry
ing out the policies of the Mckinley administra-
ton More time was spent on this subject than
on all the remainder Of the platform, and the
opponents only consented TO agree when II APP
peared that the fight might be taken into the
committee resolutions and possibly before
the convention. As the matter stands now the
subcommittee will report unanimously and II
is expected that its action Will be ratified by
the committee at its meeting tomorrow.
A plank was adopted urging the acceptance
by all foreign countries of passports issued to
Jewish citizens of the United States.
plank was adopted calling on Congress 10
investigate whether the right of franchise is be
ing violated and. If SO, demanding that States
violating Section II shall be limited i'm their
representation In Congress and the Electoral
college
The committee ON resolutions met in the
greenroom of the Auditorium Annex Hotel i'm
mediately after the convention adjourned. and
organized by electing Senator Lodge. OF Massa-
CnuSettS.
secretary, and r. C. Proctor. Of Massachusetts,.
clerk The chairman then authorized TO
appoint "A subcommittee % thirteen To prepare
the platform The COMMITTEES then adjourned TO
meet again at O'Clock.
ON .easselnhlius Senator Lodge announced tho
following sub committee 10 formulate the plat
form. Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts; Sen
ator Gallnger Of New-Hampshre. Edward
Lauterbach. Of Eew-Yor].: Representative Dali
zell Of Pennsylvania; Senator Foraker. % ohio;
Senator Hopkins. Of Illinois: Senator Clark OF
wyoming. Senator Nelson. Of Minnesota, Sen
ator Hensbrouzh OF North Dakota; Senator
Hepburn. Of Idaho; John ". Blythe Of Iowa;
Senator Beyerldge. OF Indiana and Frank H.
Short. 81 California.
PLEA FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Before conndng the work 81 constructing The
platform to the subcommittee. the fun commit
tee listened to "a delegation Of woman suSragists
and also TO Representative Bartholdt Of Mis-
souri,. who presented an international arbtra-
ton plank.
When the women applied for hearing Senator
Lodge ordered the doors closed and took the
sense 81 the Committee on the question. The
committee favored hearing and the women
were ushered n. Mrs. Catherine Waugh Nc
Culloch. Of Chicago spoke for the delegation
She said all that wanted was a plank in the
platform favor ing a constitutional amendment
preventing the acknowledgements Of citizens Of
the United states because OF She then in
troduced Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton, of Ohio
Mrs. Upton spied Senator Foraker in a far
corner.
L think l I'll address my remarks TO Sena-
tor Foraker" she began. and the committee
laughed Il a m not afraid OF the Senator. and
besides have had to listen to him speak The
laugh at the senator's expense grew.
Mrs Upton admitted that she was In politics
and liked It. She is a member of an OHIO
school board and chairman Of committee.
we are not asking anything very hard" she
went on. 'anq If this committee was composed
OF real citizens you would jump right out of
that window 20 do our bidding.
Mrs Clara Iarker Woley and the Rev Olympia
Brown. OF wisconsin. made a plea for the plank
Both speakers quoted President Roosevelt in
favor OF the Movement
AN ARBITRATION PLANK
Representative Bartholdt's plank reads as fol-
lows:
We favor The peaceful settlement OF inter
national differences by arbitration, and advo-
cate the negotiation of arbitration treaties be
tween the government of the United States and
the governments Of other pations.
Ralph Lovcland. a member OF the committee
presented a plank pledgng the party to the
further improvement OF waterways. but that
such improv ements be confined to channels
within the United States. He said great deal
OF river ana harbor work had been done in
Canadian waters.
An applica dion was made for hearing by tho