The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
Important PIanks May Not Suit
 All Republicans
TAFT ON TARIFF REVISION
Much Argument Has Already Been En- tered Into by Party Leaders Over the Policies Embodied In
 the Platform.

Chicago June 15-The five most iIn- portant blanks of the republican plat form formulated by President Roose- welt and Secretary Taft and drafted by Wade H. Ellis, attorney general of Ohio. and now in the possession of prospective members of the republicans committee of the republican national convention for consideration, are hereby given.
 They are the blanks on trusts, anti injunction, railroad rates, tariff revision, and currency.
 The trust plank is as follows:
 ''The republican party passed the Sher- man antitrust law over democratic op- position and enforced 1t after democratic derelction. It has been a wholesome in- strument for good in the hands of wise and fearless administration, but expefi- ence has shown that its effectiveness can be strengthened and it's real objects bet ter attained by such amendments as will give to the federal government greater supervision and control over, and secure greater publicity in, the management or that class of interstate corporations hav- ing power and opportunity to effect mo- nopolies, and at the same time will not interfere with the operation of associa~ tions among business men, farmers ana wage earners so long as their conduct or operation results in a positive benefit to the public"
 Anti-lnjunction.
 The anti-injunction plank of the plat form, as passed upon in Washington, is as follows:
 We declare for such an amendment of the statutes of procedure in the federal courts with respect to the use of the writ of injunction ns will, on the one hand, prevent the summary issue of such or- ders without proper consideration and on the other, will preserve undiminished the power of the courts to enforce their pro- cess to the end that justice may be done at all times and to all parties
 Following is the tariff revision plank proposed by the Taft people:
 "'The republican party declares une- quivocally for "a revision of the tariff by a special session of Congress immediately following the work assigned to the ap- .propriate committees, and comments the steps already taken to this end in the work assigned to the committees of the two houses which are now investigating the operations and effect of existing schedules.
 ''ln all tariff legislation the true prin- ciple of protection is best maintained by the imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of pro- ducton at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American m- Iustry, and the benefits that follow are best secured by the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to be ad- minstered by the President under limi- tations fixed by the law, the maximum to be available to meet discriminations by foreign countries against Americans eh- tering their markets, and the minlmufn to represent the normal measure or pro tection at home; the aim and purpose of the republican policy being not only to preserve without excessive duties the se- -curity against foreign competition to whicn American manufacturers, former and producers are entitled, but also to maintain the high standard of living Of the wage earners of this country who are the most direct beneficiaries of the pro- tectve system.
 Between the United States and the Philippines we believe in a free inter change of products with such limitations as to sugar and tobacco as will avoid Injury to domestic interests
 Railroad Plank.
 The exact text of the plank of the re- publican platform prepared by Wade iIllis and approved by President Roose- welt and Secretary Taft, relating to fall- roads, Is as follows:
 We approve tho enactment of raii- road rate jaw and a vigorous enforce ment of the present administration of the statutes against rebates and discrim- .inalion as result of which the adNan- tages formerly possessed by the large over the small shipper have substantially dis appeared In this connection we commend the appropriation of s350,000 by the pres ent Congress in order to enable the inter- state commerce commission to thoroughly investigate and give publicity to the ac- counts in interstate roads,
 Currency Plank.
 The currency plank contains this language:
 ."rhe republican party approves the Aldrch- Vreeland currency bill. but only as an emergency measure We declare for q thorough and new system of cur rency laws that wlll be in accord with :he need of the times and which will be more adaptable to the demands of busi- ress and more elastic in its character as circulating medium
 The fight over the anti-njunction pla niS promises to be the feature of the ses- sions of the resolutions committee. the first of which has been called for to- morrow. The preliminary skrmish on this plank has in fact been waged with intensity from the moment the progi- sions of the plank became known. SpeaK- e, Cannon has directed the fight against the provision throughout the day rom his quarters at the Union League club. Just what progress has been made by the friends and the opponents of the pro- vision is one of the questions which will not be ascertained until the plank IS finally passed on to the committee.
 Senator Hopkins, who, 1t is said. is ,o be the chairman of the committee, ss
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