The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-18
FLETCHER OF VERMONT
OPPOSED THE PLANK
One Of the Most Bitter Fights
Ever Known in Republican
Ranks - Committee Ad-
journed Early To-day
Platform Presented.

Chicago, June IS. Shortly after the
Republican national convention was
called to order today the platform
which had been adopted BY the resolu-
tions committee was presented
The committee on resolutions had adj
iourned at daylight with the platform
fully prepared The anti-injunction
plank IN ii comprised the form adopted
early this morning BY vote Of 35 To
az. The action was hastened BY The
following telegram from Taft:
We can fight well if we can fight
right. II is imperative that such i
plank (anti.injunctionl should 60 into
The platform
During the discussion telegram from
President Roosevelt was received say
Ing that he hoped very much that the
plank would be adopted, adding II
stand for the square deal and am not
ID accord with extremists, neither Of
the manufacturers nor Of the trade
union"
SO important did the committee con.
sider this feature Of the proposed plat
form that they adopted the usual
course of authorizing the pnhlieation of
the plank Immediately instead Of wait
ing until the full text of the resolution
Nas presented to the convention.
The following IS the plank: HThe
Republican party viii uphold at AL
times the authority and integrity Of
the courts, state and federal, and viii
ever insist that their powers to en-
force their process and TO protect life,
liberty and property shall be preserved
inviolate. We believe, however, that
the rules Of procedure of the federal
courts with respect to issuance OF the
injunction should be more accurately
defined by statue and that no iniunc-
tion or temporary restraining order
should be issued without notice except
when irreparable injury would result
from delay, in which case a speedy
hearing thereafter should Be granted z
The plank was written BY Wade
Ellis and was accepted after a fight oil
unprecedented bitterness. Ellis finally
succeeded in getting Senator Crane to
agree to the plank, thus drafted and
with his aid Serene Payne Of New
York and John Dalzell Of Pennsylvania,
were brought over when the matter
was taken up iii the full committee. Mr..
AIcCarter Of New Jersey led the fight
against it supported BY a. M. Fletcher
Of Vermont and Others
a yote In opposition was cast by the
following states. California. New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Colorado Idaho.
Iowa, Maine. Michigan, Montana. Ne
yada. 0regan, Utah, Vermont, West
Virginia, District Of Columbia and
Hawaii.
A hot fight was made in the commit
tee against declaration fayoring the
establishment Of postal savings banks.
but the plank was voted In when the
national grange favored it. In the main
the platform follows the lines IN the
draft prepared by Wade Ellis in Wash
inqton after consultation with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft.
The Platform.
The keynote Of the completed plat
form is aRepubIicanism under Roose-
welt" The opening says In this era
Of American Advancement, the Repnb-
lican party has reached its highest SER
vice under the leadership of Theodore
Roosevelt. IN no other period since
National sovereignty was won under
Washington or preserved under Lincoln
has there been such mighty progress
The tariff plank folIows "The Re.
publican party is declared unequivocal.
Ii for revision of the tariff by a spec
ial session Of Congress Immediately fol.
lowing the Inauguration Of the next
president and commends the steps al
ready taken to this end. We favor the
establishment Of maximum and mini
mum rates to be administered by the
president under limitations fixed in the
law, che maximum TO be available to
meet the discrimination BY foreign
countries against American goods en-
tering their markets and the minimum
t0'represent the normal measure Of pro-
cction at home the aim and purpose of
the Republican party being not only
10 preserve. without excessive duties.
that security against foreign competi-
tion to which American manufacturers.
farmers and producers are entitled. but
also to maintain the high standard Of
living Of wage earners OF this country
ana ii the Philippines We believe IN
free interchange Of products with such
limitations as te sugar and tobacco as
viii afford adequate protection Of do
nlestic interests
It approves the currency measures
adopted hy Congress and calls for
mere elastic currency system in bar