The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-10
No Preference Plank in Mass
achuSettS Platform
WAS ADOPTED TODAY
However, the Committee on Resolutions
Wished to Be Known as Favor
ing Taft's Candidacy--Doings
of the Convention.

Boston, April l0.--Just before the Re-
publican state convention assembled this
morning the Taft League forced reso.
ution on the committee to incorporate
in the platform a plank expressing the
preference Of the convention for Taft.
This victory followed an early morning
conference, at which the Taft men
threatened to introduce resolution Of
preference at the convention, regardless
of disrupted harmony.
At the eleventh hours the antiTaft
forces triunphed, however. in the reso-
lntions committee and the platform
which was presented TO the convention
went in minus the Taft preference
plank. At the very end Of the platform
the following paragraph told of the
first: "A resolution declaring that the
preference OF the convention was for
MT. Taft was submitted to your com
mittee. Upon consideration we have
unanimously agreed that it is unwise
to include a resolution in favor Of any
particular candidate. A number OF the
committee are favorable to Taft's canss
didaey and we all recognize that ma
jority Of the delegates to the conven-
tion desire his nomination. It is, how
ever, uncertain whether the resolution
of preference would he carried and its
presentation would certainly lead to a
contst which would be injurious to the
welfare Of the party. For these reasons
and because of their earnest desire for
harmonious convention, the minority
members OF the committee Join with
4be.. tst ~ IN.
sent the resolution Of preference"
The platform opens with expressions
Of regret for the illness of Gov. Guild
and hopes for his recovery. 1t contin-
mes: we believe he Is fully qualified
for higher honors and his nomination
for ice-president would be gladly en-
dorsed BY Massachusetts,.
The protection plank reaffirms the be
lief Of the party In the broad underlying
principles of protection, but we recog-
nize that the rates OF schedules must
from time to time be changed. We
believe certain existing schedules have
become III suited To present conditions
The platform calls for a revision Uf
the tariff, but states no special time.
1t urges Congress to aid the merchant
marine; favors speeial legislation de-
seribed by Postmaster General Meyer,
such as a postal savings bank. Tae
course of the national administration
regarding transportation, financial aud
corporatio legislation is endorsed and
continuance is urged upon the party.
Postmaster General Myer as perma
nent chairman Of the convention spoke |
In part as follows:
The issue before the people this COM
ing autumn is not whether We shall !
return to the conditions and methods /
Of b few years ago, OF uncontrolled rail
roads and unrestricted rlsts~because
there will BE and can BE no backward |
step but whether the problems tnat /
confront us shall be worked out bv the I
party Of free silver. which means the
deprecated dollar; the party that stands
for government ownership Of railroads (
and its accompanying evils, with its
stupendous increase Of government emf
poyes; the party Of promises without
fultillment; the party that believes IN
state jurisdiction rather than in federal, /
Or whether these questions shall be
solved BIT the Republican party-the |
party of experience, the party with |
definite purposes and successful achieve
iilelts tht party bllat ptiieNNS III lsuci d i
supervision Of railroads and securities,
and in the enforcement Of the laws on
the statute books without favor.
This Is the problem which the people /
must decide next November whieh par
ty, under the leadership Of the parties /
as they now are, they will choose to
work ont their salvation; and we appeal \
to all upright and Independent citizens, |
whatever their party afliliation in the /
past, to support in the present the one |
party which has both the announced 1
purpose and the assured power to cor
rect the evils ct which there il Just I
complaint while preserving the good
which It would be an even worse evil /
to destroy"
Mr.. Mycr devoted considerable por
tion Of his speech to catalogue Of the
achievements Of Secretary TAFT in the
Philippines, Of which he spoke in terms
Of high eulogy
His speech concluded with a eulogy
of President Roosevelt, whose achieve
ments he recounted and of whom he
said:
1T is largely due to the efforts Of
one man that the United States il re
ceived and recognized as q world power
in the council Of nations.
sThere was one man only who had
the courage and diplomatic tact to step
in between Russia and Japan and bring
about peace honorable TO both ma
tions. and that man was Theodore
Roosevelt
Humanity owes him an everlasting
debt Of gratitude for saving the lives
corporation legislation is endorsed and
preventing suffering beyond description.