The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-22
PLATFoRNT 1s READY.
Sub Committee Completed Its Work at
Early Hour This Morning.

I
Early Hour This Morning.
Chicago. June 22=When the sub
committee on resolutions met Senator
Lodge for the first time presented ms
draft of a platform, saying that II was
intended largely as q basis for action
nv tbe committee. His draft included
a plank strongly commencing the es-
tabled Republican policy on the tarlrI
and presenting the necessity for mann
tanning the protective poncy IN the
interest of American labor and Amer
lean industries Added to this was
declaration committing the party to
readjustment of the schedule II found
| to be desirable in the future.
There was also a mild declaration
on the subject of reciprocity and
pronouncement against trusts, but
| with a reservation in the interest of
| "esta blished, legitimate Industries.
In this connection it congratulated the
party upon the legislation on the trust
question which had been secured
! since Roosevelt became president 1t
also contained a declaration in favor
! of encourag ging American shipping.
Mr.. Lodges draft did not contain
any declaration on the success of the
arbitration of the Canadian boundary
] question, but other members suggest
! ed a plank covering that point, the
remark being made that the fact that
/ Senator Lodge had been member of
the committee should not stand in the
way of a proper presentation of it in
view of its importance.
! A number Of suggestions made by
/ outsiders were considered, but none
! of them had been acted upon when
/ at o'clock the comr1ittee took a
| recess for dinner. Indeed, none of the
| propositions, including those present
| ed by Senator Lodge, had at that time
! been more than tentatively considered
/ and members of the committee ex-
pressed the belief that many changes
would be made before the final accep-
| tance of the platform.
The tariff plank is attracting more
| attention than any other feature of
| the platform. Objections have been
raised by the wording. of the plank,
and Representative DalZeIl and Sen
ator Hansbrough are opposing the
| clause relating to reciprocity. Mr..
/ DalzelI does not want any reference to
the subject, while HansbroUgh is
contendlng for the suggestion con
| tanned in his resolution that an ad-
| justment of the tariff should be made
| with regard to enlarged commercial
relations with foreign countries. The
reciprocity clause is urged by those
who declare that it will be in accord
with the last speech of President Nc
kinley, and that the Republicans
should endorse that portion of his
policy. The great effort is to make
the tariff plank a stand pat" decIa-
ration and at the same time hold out
a promise for revision when neces-
sary. How to word the revision
clause has been giving the Republican
leaders some concern for several days
and the subcommittee on resolutions
find this the most vexatious question
before it.
Before adjourning for dinner the
ssub-committee heard DR.. Robert Rey-
burn, delegate and member of the
committee on resolutions from the
District of Columbia, on a plank ia
voring suffrage for the District OF
Columbia Also a report of the Afro
! American league and Negro Suffrage
association in favor of federal it1ris-
diction of elections.
John NJ. Switzer, A delegate to the
convention from Cebu, Philippines
and member of the committee on
credentials, submitted to the sl,h
committee the draft of a plank favor
ing tariff reduction and ultimate free
trade between the United States and
the Philippines. The subcommittee
decision was adverse to the appIica-
ton as a part of the platform The
plank presented is as follows:
w e favor the reduction of the ex-
lstlng tariff imposed in the United
states upon products from the Phil
ippines at least to 25 per cent. of tbe
present Dingley rate.
I'VE favor ultimate free trade he
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines.''
The original draft of the platform
contained no reference to the Question
OF polygamy, and at late hour the
question had not been taken up by the
committee Senator Smoot who has
been giving close attention to the mat.
ter, says that there will be no utter
ance whatever concerning it.
Just before midnight a member of tfs
subcommittee said an agreement haC
been reached on the tariff plank anc
: that there would be no minority repor
( by any members of the subcommittee
: He said the declaration for protection
: was emphatic but promised revision
( when necessary but revision should b,
) made by Republicans. A mild reciproc
t ity clause. he added. is Incorporated il
r the resolution. It is not the intensio1