New-York tribune., 1908-06-12

tions of conditions in the West as he knows
| them may result in some modification Of the
forest plank in the platform.
But there is no such commissioner to appeal
TO the President and Secretary Taft in support
Of the other alterations wanted by the con
servatfves." and their success is. therefore.
problematical AS has been told in these dis
patches. there are eminent lawyers who believe
the proposition TO place limitations on the stock
and bond issues Of the railroads is without the
scope of the federal government, and there are
men in the party who will oppose the adoption
of such a plank by the national convention.
It is well to bear in mind. however, that this is
going 20 be a Taft-Roosevelt convention through
and through. and any concessions from the
views Of those men will have TO be won by
diplomacy and on an unequivocal showing that
the planks TO which objection is made will lose
votes for the party, so that the least sugges
ton OF "browheating' will insure the adoption
of the Roosevelt-Taft platform it is now
framed.
The opposition to having the platform declare
for such amendment Of the antitrust law as
will permit traffic agreements between the rail
roads is equally strong and is shared by many
whose loyalty to the Roosevelt policies cannot
be questioned Their fear is that such plank
would be construed by the voters unfamiliar
pooling and that thousands of Western farmers
who are often forced TO the conviction that they
raise crops only that they may swell the profits
of the railroads would resent such a policy and
show their resentment at the polls.
"ANTI-INJUNCTION" PLANK
The present authoritative draft of the plat
form contains a plank favorng the restriction
Of the power of the courts TO grant injunctions.
Iii,
nit the party to the policy of legisating injunc-
tiors out Of existence. even of eXempting
Ia Dor organizations from their operation,
some people assume Neither does it limit the
imposition Of a penalty for contempt of an in
junction 10 convictions by a jury. Secretary
Taft IS a lawyer before he is a politician and
he gives place to none in his respect for the law,
both constitutional and statutory But IT will be
recalled that when he spoke at Cooper Union,
in New York, he clearly indicated some changes
which might properly be made in the existing
law as affecting injunctiOns such, for instance,
as limiting the granting of injunctions without
notice to and hearing of the defendant to cases
where persons or property are in imminent dan
ger and a provision that where contempt cases
are 10 be adiudged II shall where practicable.
be by a court or judge other than the one whose
Injunction has been violated. If Mr.. Taft's ad-
visors believe that such plank would be ad-
stand on IT, But such a plank fills the older
conservative" Republicans with dismay, while
most of those in Chicago merely know the plank
as some "anti-injunction' pronouncement ana
are ready to oppose it on general principles
The opposition of Speaker Cannon and others
10 a postal savings plank was outlined in these
dispatches last night, and the only develop
ment in that regard is the growth OF the opposI-
ton which Mr.. Cannon has doubtless urged.
There is no disagreement regarding the 'ur-
rency plank of the platform. IT congrauiates
the PARTY on the enactment of the compromise |
financial measure Of the last session and eX-
presses confidence in the high standing and the |
ability of the National Monetary Commission to |
formulate plan for the reorganization Of the /
financial system OF the country which shall cure |
every serious defect in the present system
VAN CLEAVE ON LABOR's DEMANDS. !
lanes w. Van CIeave Of ST Louis president /
NJ the National Association Of Manufacturers
and chairman Of the National Counsel for In I
dustrial Defence gave out the following state
ment tonight:
The pubIic has read in the papers that certain
,.tor nnjon leaders will hold meeting in Chi
azo a few, days hence and viii attempt 10 put
~ federal courts powers TO grant injunctions.
sIso pronise TO amend the Sherman law 10 eX- /
en,nt labor organizations.
I,,erv one of these leaders who has been men .
,tare6 NV name is a Democrat and always has
-, a Danocrat | do not believe that Com
naTe's false prophecy in 1895 has been forgotten!
,vhen in his labor petition TO congress demand
- frae coinage of silver at l6 10 !, he said ,
t>ts, M do the tens Of millions Of victims in this
oonntrv 20 the dabolic gold standard policy
n4or,ose doing about IT? Submit 10 subjusailon
or demand in no uncertain zones ue IllIi,eoate sI
a resIoraIion of silver as standard money! Nc ;