The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15
q. O. P. Will Indorse
Only Weakness In
I. RS Trust Policy
Chicago Convention to swallow
Both tho Presidents Nominee
and His inconsistent Tarlff
Views.

I'LL View" ary Taft settled by the ma
tional committee last week and
foregone conclusion spite predictions in the
pa the withdrawal of the secretary from the race Tor an
u eeventhhour stampede to Roosevelt
Chief will therefore in the selection OF wee
the character of the platform for the
4 coming campaign.
As regards platform country is deeply interested mas
much as we get from it of what expect
legislation the next four years in the event OF the party
( success at the polls
&c We EXPECT because IS seldom we GET a we de
Il promised n paforms-vey seldom
Anticipating the probable coming Denver
the planks in the Republican platform deal
tariff the annjuncton demands OF union iaooi
become especial the American people
these matters must come up before the
nxt no matter what party November
These pank other than Theodore Roosevelt
pleas for this absolutely his control demon
by the wakaway whom he chose succeed him.
If Roosevelt psrtys nominee 1t pretty
rood nominee will be man to ms
liking platform will read about as he wants it.
Rooseves have always been most inconsistent
attitude toward the predatory trusts
While aboring fearessy honestly in the interest OF the
people as the antagonist criminal class the president could
never be brought that effective means
combating dangerous lay in modification OF the tariff
laws
He believes a is what the Republican
platform will declare for according advance information
combining himself simply revised tariff the presi
enough he frank this particular as
majority of his expressions dealing with govern
snent issues.
1t true that any of the president the
subject avaed nothing insofar hope OF their
would have been concerned but they would
bringing his closer to the people
this plank in the convention OF this week
nominee Roosevelt and is the man chosen by
Roosevelt policies and bust the criminal trusts
Republican national convention VIII broaden TINS
contemplated promise revised tariff and tell the people that
intends put trust-made goods on the free list
The convention of course 10 nothing of the kind.
place people the fact that two committees in
congress revision of the tariff TO SEPOKl
AFTER ELECTION and that deceive the voter to the
point believing party going do something in this
connection but he will wake up later
Secretary altered his tariff views since he
early this when he stated as his position
vital subject that he would rather not discuss It.
convention does however that will be his posi-
|ti0n
What convention does, the contrary will be
lone at the instigaon Jennings Bryan and in this
l4icular the present himself the logical
scessor of Roosevelt
will declare against the trusts
hrough the tariff plank will place in the party platform
attempt made there two masters as
Chicago by nominating Taft for the
reform failing declare frankly for PROPERLY
tariff 70 court the support of those interests
In this respect be idorsng Roose
vets Inconsistency for while generally right president
eternay wrong unlike himself his attitude the
tariff when the real for the accomplishment OF his
commendable purpose.
The between fires again the question
Aof the injunction
To limit power oppose position of Taft
judge would incur the hostility of those interests which
the party seeks to please in the tariff plank
failure a modification of the injunction will
Gopers and his oowingto the
nominee whose party free its will this
Issue.
With Taft the hand carrying noncon,nita tariff
plank his shoulders and unable promise union labor relief
injunction abuse and Bryan the other himself and party
pledged AGAINST THE CRIMINAL TRUSTS and opposed TO
present unlimited the injunction which will this
campaign of 1908?
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