The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-20
NO REDUCTION
IN THE TARIFF
Men Who Furnish the Cam
paigH Funds Object.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM TALK
SENATOR LODGE IS THE CHIEF
ARCHITECT.

OHICAGO June 1a.-The mass Of
= delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention apparently are
giving comparatively little attention to
the platform The prevailing opinion
rs mat the wishes of the president
should be largely consulted on that
point and the impression goes to the
! extent of believing ne has indicated his
views to his particular friends That
Senator Lodge has drawn up the pTin-
clpat resolutions of the platform is
generally conceded and all doubt as 10
whether he would be q chairman of
the committee on resolutions has been
dispeiied by the notification which
Acting Chairman Payne has given the
senator that he viii be recognized TO
/ make the motion for the appointment
OF the platform committee.
II haven't a word to say about the
platform said the Massachusetts
senator as he dived TO the bottom of
/ the most capa ciOus Valise that ever
came TO Chicago, Il can't say a word.
ne repeated as he put things TO rights
IN his rooms at the Auditorium, mot
even ON the Interesting topic of re-
ciprOcity, nor in reply TO your ques-
/ lion as to whether we shall stand pat.
L am simply dumb for the time.
Standing Pat.
70 declaration looking To revision.
but the stand patters" are h0ldiuz
. theIF position with a teuacity that indi-
7. Gates determination TO oppose such
movement Senator Keau of New
Jersey is good example Of this class.
Il see no reason for a change fn our
present policy" he said. "aud ann
opposed TO a move i'm that direction
My opinion IS that we should let c0n-
dItiOns alone"
VIII there be q pronouncemeut on
reciprocity he was asked. but fin
reply the senator would only express
his desire that there should not be.
lhis ne aid i'm vigorous language. say
ing, let well enough alone.
As 10 the Iowa idea. ne said. Iowa
herself has already taken care Of that"
HansbrOugh a Reformer.
Senator Hansbrough of North
Dakota, on the other hand is leading a
fight for tariff changes. lie is the
author Of a declaration which he cir
culated freely today calling for such
a modification In the tariff as viii meet
our changed and changing conditions
Delegates from the trans Missouri
section are generally opposed 10 any
declaration for reciprocity because of
the effect of the statutory adoption of
such q policy ON fruits, wines, wool
and hides.
Senator HsHsbrough's plank iu the
form iu which he Ui8 present 10 90 the
committee reads as follows,
Ne recommend an early resdiUst-
ment of Tie rates Of duty in existing
tariff schedules to meeC the require
ments of changed and changing bust
ness conditions and i'm the matter OF
our commercial returns with other
countries"
AS originally drafted. the plank was
longer than this, but the senator de-
clared tonight that he would present
it i'm the form quoted.
The National Manufacturers a5socId-
ton is planning TO make a strong fight
against the insertion In the platform
of any plank calling for, or declaring
lin favor of the adoption of am eight
hour day or any declaration against
the writ of injunction as applied to
labor disputes.
Eighteen members of the association
several of whom belong TO the eEeCu-
tive committee expected Co arrive to-
morrow morning to watch the interests
of the association.
The Iowa delegation has determined
upon j. W. Blythe of Burlington as
the representative of the HawEeye
state on the resolutions committee The
selection of Mr. Blythe, who is the
counsel for the Burlington railroad iS
opposed TO the Governor Cummius
faction and prohibits absolutely the i'm
PRODUCTION by the Iowa delegation or a.
plank supporting either tariff amend
meHt or reciprocity agreement. is puts
the Hawkeye delegation with the rank
of the stand patterS. Governor
Cummins fl is said. stands with Sen
ator Dolliver i'm bowling TO the newt
able, but his closest friends say that iu
the event Of minority report I'm favor
of something like the Iowa idea he