The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-18
PLANKS FOR
The PLATFORM
REPUBLICANS TO DECLARE FoH
AMENDMENT OF INTERSTATE
COMMERCE LAW.
AND SPECIAL SESSION
FOR REVISION OF THE TARIFF
AFTER INAUGURATION OF
NEXT PRESIDENT.

Chicago.-It has been definitely de-
cided by the platform makers of the
convention that the anti-injunction
This is in line with the action of the
Colorado delegation, which unani-
mously voted today against the anti
injunction plank and instructed its
members of the committee on resolu-
tions to vote against it.
II has been decided also that the
platform shall indorse the postal saw
ings bank proposition.
The text of the plank of the Repub-
lican platform prepared by Wade II.
Ellis and approved by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft relating
TO railroads. follows:
I'VE approve the enactment Of a
railroad rate law and the vigorous en-
forcement by the present administra-
tion o. the statutes against rebates
and discrimination, as result OF
which the advantages formerly pos
sessed by the large over the small
shipper have substantially disap
peared. In this connection we com
mand the appropriation of S350,000 by
the present Congress in order to en-
mission to thoroughly Investigate and
give publicity to the accounts Of in
terstate roads.
'The Republican party feels that
the Interstate Commerce law should be
further amended so as to give rail-
roads the right to make and publish
tariff agreements subject to the APP
proval of the commission, but main
tanning always the principle of compe-
tition between naturally competing
lines and avoiding the common con-
troll of such lines by any means what
soever and we specially favor the en-
actment of such legislation as will
provide for federal restriction
against the over issue of stock and
bonds by interstate carriers"
More or less serious inaccuracy has
characterized the reputed textual pub
lications of the plank relating to the
tariff The text of the plank. as well
as of the plank concerning anti-injunc-
tion legislation follows:
"The Republican party declares un-
equivocally for a revision of the tariff
by a special session of Congress i'm
mediately after the Inauguration of
the next President, and commends the
steps already taken to this end and
committees of the two houses which
are now investigating the operation
and effect of existing schedules. In
all tariff legislation the true principle
of protection is best maintained by
the imposition of such duties as will
equal the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad, to-
gether with reasonable profit to
American industries, and the benefits
that follow are best secured by the es-
tablishment of maximum and
minimum rates which shall be
applied automatically to the
trade Of other countries in accordance
with their treatment of our trade. The
minimum should represent the normal
measure of protection required for the
benefit of our own industries. The
aim and purpose of the Republican
policy is not only to preserve without
excessive duties, that security against
foreign competition to which Ameri-
can manufacturers, farmers and pro-
ducers are entitled, but also to MAIN
tain the high standard of living of the
wage earners of this country, who
are the most direct beneficiaries of the
protective system.
Between the United States and the
Philippine islands we favor free in
terchange of products, with such limi-
tations as to sugar and tobacco as will
avoid injury to domestic interests.
We declare for such an amend
ment of the statutes of procedure in
the Federal Courts with respect to the
use of the writ of injunction as will
on the one hand prevent the summary
issue of such orders without proper
consideration, and on the other will
preserve undiminished the power of
courts to enforce their process, to the
end that justice may be done at all
times and to all parties"