Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-18
ROOSEVELT is ExTOLLED AS THE
GREAT REPUBLICAN LEAD
Err, AND HIS POLICIES
WILL CONTINUE.
A Compromise Plank
Was the Best That Could Be Done
For Labor-Labor Leaders Are
Greatly Displeased at the
Internationally Re-
port Offered.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, June 1S.-The republican
platform was finally completed by the
full committee this morning at 2:44
Hon. Wade Ellis and Senators Long
of Kansas and Hopkins of Illinois, and
Congressman Dalzell were appointed
a subcommittee to supervise the final
preparation of the platform. 1t was
agreed that the platform should be
presented shortly after the opening
of the convention session today
The preamble of the platform de-
clares the party that destroyed slav-
cry, preserved the union, restored
credit, established a sound financial
system, ETC., meets new problems of
government with the same courage
and capacity with which it solved the
old. In this greatest era of Ameri-
can advancement the republican party
has reached it's highest service under
the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.
In no other period since the national
sovereignty was won under Washing
ton or preserved under Lincoln has
there been such mighty progress. ;"
Roosevelt's accomplishments are the
brave and impartial enforcement of
the law, the prosecution of illegal
trusts, exposures and punishment of
eyil-doers in public service, regulation
and service on transportation
Lake. Disputes,
amelioration of the condition of the
wage earners I'VE declare our unal-
tering adherence to the policies thus
inaugurated and pledge their continu-
ance under republican administra-
ton" 1t congratulates the people on
the safe passage of the recent finan-
cial disturbance, the outlook for the
complete restoration of prosperity;
commends the following legislation,
despite democratic filibuster: The
emergency currency bill, appointment
of national monetary commission,
and government liability
laws, measures for greater efficiency
of army and navy, widows pensions,
child labor; declares unequivocally for
tariff revision at a special session in
To hi cI,n Of
imum and minimum rates to be adj
by the president within
tons of foreign countries; its purpose
to protect American manufacturers,
farmers and producers and to main
tain a high standard of living of the
wage earners. The party is commit
ed to the development of a perma-
lent currency system, which will be
in its operation; favors |
postal savings banks, the amending of |
he antitrust law to give the federal |
government greater control and Sc
'ure commerce; amending interstate |
commerce law to allow railroads to
make traffic agreements subject to
.pproval of the Interstate Commerce
national supervision to
revent over-issue of stocks and
onds by Interstate carriers; pledges
ontinuance of a policy to tighten the
urden and increase the opportunities
( those who toll.
The anti-injunction plank was final
Y adopted after a hard fight, the fol-
owing states favoring it: Alabama,
rkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
.ansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa-
husetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
ouri, Nebraska, New York, North
arolina, North Dakota, Tennessee,
exas, Virginia, Washington. Wiscon-
n. Wyoming, Alaska, Arizona, New
-exico, Porto Rico and the Philip
mes. Opposing it are: California,
Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michi-
IN, Montana, Nevada, New Hamp-
lire, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah, Yer
ont, West Virginia, District of Co
mbia and Hawaii.
The anti-injunction plank as finally
freed on is a compromise written
7 Wade Ellis of Ohio, and it was
lopted only after a telegram was re-
lived from Taft insisting that the q
ank was imperative. A similar tel Z
ram was read from the president, 3