The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY The CONVENTION.
NO DANGER FOR TRUSTS.
Document is SkilIful Endorse
ment OF Precedent Establish.
ed by Republican Party

Chicago, june.-The platform
adopted by the Republican national
convention lsuds President Roose-
welt as the greatest statesman since
Washington and Lincoln and de-
clares the party's unialtering sdher-
ence to the policies he has inaugu-
rated and pledges their continuance
under Republican administration.
The platform declares for the prin-
ciple that In the development and
enjoyment OF wealth there shall be
equal opportunity Tor all. The plat.
form lauds the party OF the country
for safe passage through the recent
financial disturbance.
The Republican party declares un-
equivocslly for a revision OF the tariff
by special session OF congress i'm.
mediately following theinsuguration
OF the next President and commends
the steps already taken so this end.
We favor the establishment OF maxi.
mum and minimum rates to be ad.
ministered by the President under
limitation fixed by law, the maximum
to be available TO meet discrimina.
tion by foreign countries against
American-made goods entering their
markets, and to represent the nor
NAL measure OF protection at home,
the aim and purpose Of the Republi.
can party being not only to preserve
without excessive duties, that secur-
against foreign Importation to
which American manufacturers,
farmers and producers are entitled.
The Republican party is commit.
ted to the development OF a perma-
nent currency system, and appoint.
ment OF a national money commits
sion which will with impartislity
investigate all proposed methods
and insure the early realization OF
this purpose.
The platform isvors the establish
ment Of postal savings banks, urges
the strengthening OF the antitrust
laws, approves the enactment Of the
railroad rate law and asks that the
interstate commerce law be amended
80 that national banks to publish to
agreements subject to the approval
OF the Interstate commerce commits
sion. The platform pledges til e
party to tighten the burden and in
crease the advancement OF all who
toll"
no DANGER TO TRUSTS.
1t was evident from the time that
the minority report, which was ably
and earnestly presented by Cooper,
OF Wisconsin, was voted down, that
the platform was to be little less
than an endorsement OF the prece-
dents Of the party, and that the great
allied money interests and monop-
olies OF the country would be able
to read il over and place their sigma.
lures OF endorsements on the docu-
ment.
Cooper was In for making the Re.
publican party 20 on record as actu-
ally In line to give the public relief
from high tariffs, and criminally
powerfully interests, but the powers
which are In control had no such In
tentions
To the minority the platform Is a
great disappointment. Il rings hol-
low and shows insincerity on theiace
oiit. Even the revision plank, draft
ed by Speaker Cannon, gives little
hope OF actual revision, for 1t pro.
vides for special session OF con.
gress to take up the matter after the
coming Inauguration. That Cannon
should have been the guiding hand
In building the revision plank, is a
joke worthy OF the comic section.
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