Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

mittee on resolutions; Senator Long.
of Kansas. and a few others. including
the president and Secretary Taft. whU
have been freely consulted.
The policies of President Roosevelt
will be endorsed uneQuivocally. and
this endorsement will be the central
idea Of the document. These policies
will be set forth as the embodimen.
of the principles Of the Republican
party. whose achievements will be
lauded as at all times wise and benea
cent; as ever In the interest Of all the
people. These principles. it will be de-
clared, are quite in contrast with the
policies of the Democratic party. which
as embodied in the public utterances
of its leaders. IL will be said. promise
nothing good that can be assured OF
accomplishment.
Specifically speaking. more attention
has been given by the platform k.
ers to the tariff than 70 any other sub.
Ject. There will be an unequivocal
declaration for revision. but the dis
position is to leave the working out O
details 20 the ingenuity CO congress
The declaration will take the share O.
a pledge 10 so equalize the duties as e
give the consumer the benefit Of the
most favorable prices consistent with
the protection of domestic industrie-
and home labor. IL will be emphaticauv
stated that there must be no innova-
ton that will permit American labor u
come into competition with foreign
labor. and accordingly Il viii be speci.
fed that IN all cases the duty must
be equal 90 the difference between the
American and the European cost oi
production. including a reasonable
profit to the American producer.
Next to the tariff n e financial plank
has received most careful attention
Congress and the administration vii.
be congratulated upon the passage o.
'hS Aldrich-Vreeland bin as in the IN
tercst OF sound finance and as calcu
lated to protect the business world
against possible paniCs In the near
future, and at the same time provide
for the permanent Improvement OF our
currency system through the recon.
mendations which it Is anticipated will
be made by the commission appointed
under the new law.
The administration VIII be also en-
phatically complimented upon the pas.
sage during the ifty-ninth congress {.
the railroad rate law.
The convention Will place itself ol
vecord as favorable to such an amend
ment OF the sherman antitrust law as
will enable the railroads TO enter into
reasonable traffic agreements withou
taking the risk Of prosecution in Il
criminal courts.
Cognizance viii be taken OF the de
mands of labor 20 the extent Of recon.
mending such legislation as will in
sure labor organizations against saa
judgment by the courts In the issuance
OF injuncuons without due notice
necessary hearing. a recommendat.o-
for the removal of the triple penalty
in conspiracy prosecutions. when sue
prosecutions are directed against labor
organizations, is probable.
Among other recommendations tina
viii be made will be the following
For the admission at the next sessio
of congress of Arizona and New Mex
leo as separate states of the Union
for the protection of American citizens
abroad; for the fostering CT our com
merce in the Orient; for the open doc
in China; for the exclusion OF cooh
labor whether Chinese or Japanese
strong commentator OF the presen
civil service policy; endorsement
the plan TO grant a subsidy in the in
terest of the ocean mails TO Soutl
America and Australasia, and for IL,
announcement of American shippin
generally.