Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
PLATFORM DRAFTED.
ISABOUT READYFOR NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
A Few Details Left for Committee on
Resolutions-Wade Ellis of Ohio and
Senator Long of Kansas Responsible
Copy 1900 Plank on Trusts-com-
pIiments Last Congress.

pIiments Last Congress. Il
That the platform which will be
adopted at the Chicago convention and
one which the republican party will
stand during the next campaign has
been completed, with the exception of
few details, which will be left for
the committee on resolutions to in
sert, is the opinion of many who are
in the confidence of the republican
leaders. The work has been done by
Wade Ellis, attorney general of Ohio, |
the craftsman of the recent Ohio
state platform; Senator Hopkins, who
will be the chairman of the committee
on resolutions; Senator Long of Kan
sas, and a few others, including the
president and Mr. Taft, who have been
! freely consulted.
| The policies of President Roosevelt
will be indorsed unequivocally, and
this Endorsement will be the central
idea of the document. These policies
will be set forth as the embodiment of
the principles of the republican party,
whose achievements will be lauded as
at all times wise and beneficial, as
ever in the interests of the people.
These principles, it will be declared,
are quite in contrast with the policies
of the democratic party, which, as en-
; bodied in the public utterances of its
leaders, it will be said, promise nothing
good that can be assured of accom-
plishment.
The republican party's record as the
party of protection and sound money,
as the party of progress and good
principles, as the party that gave free
dom to Cuba and lifted the yoke off
the necks of the people of the Philip
, pines and from Porto Rico will be up
held for admiration and made the sub
ject of much praise, and the voting
; public will be asked to continue to
patronize the political craft that has
carried it across so many streams.
Specifically speaking, more attention
has been given by the platform makers
to the tariff than to any other subject.
There will be an unequivocal declara-
ton for revision, but the disposition is
D to leave the working out of details to
congress.
The principle of protection will be
. Endorsed in general terms and there
{ may be a declaration favorable to a
maximum and minimum tariff as the
one best calculated to insure the pro
motion of American interests under
varying conditions.
Financial Plank.
q Next to the tariff the financial plank
# has received most careful attention
e but the enactment of the emergency
d currency law just before the close OF
T. the recent session of congress has rem
dered the preparation of this plank
k much simpler than it would have beer
v if there had been no such legislation
e Reference will be made to the finan
Ie cial disturbance of last fall, and while
# the seriousness of that crisis will bC
IS recognized, the claim will be made tina
IN the republican party was found able t.
s. meet the situation and the country will
be informed that by it's prompt acton
m the business world was saved frC
long-drawn-out financial depression ali
W industrial inactivity. The country will
=: be accordingly congratulated upon thu
re- fact that when this emergency arost
d the republican party was in power ant
is in position to come to the rescue.
H. The convention will place itself OF
Y. record as fayoring such an amendmen
of the Sherman antitrust law as will
IS enable railroads to enter into trafi
al agreements without taking the risk o
N prosecution in the criminal courts.
Cognizance will be taken of labor t,
the extent of recommending such legis
lation as will insure labor organize
er tions against snap judgment by tn
re courts in tho issuance of injunction
ed without due notice of necessary heal
lie ing.
st, There will be a trust resolution
to along the lines of that embraced il
ed the platform of 1900.
AS usual, the platform will declar
for protection of the civil liberties O
the negro race. A special effort will b
made to have this plank comprehens
I'd i've and emphatic.
There will be a strong declaration
,r- in favor of continuing improvement @
er- the navy.
es The action of congress in increasin
is the pensions of the widows of soldier
ur will be commended and a liberal per
g, sion policy for the future will be advC
ut Gated.
he Among other recommendations tina
err will be made will be the following:
of For admission at the next sessio
nd of congress of Arizona and New Mex
he co as separate states; for protectio
ly of American citizens abroad; for TO!
es tering of our commerce in the orient
Elf for the open door in China; for e1
p clusion of coolie labor, whether Oh
nese or Japanese; strong commendi
tion of the present civil service policy
Endorsement of the plan to grant a sui
of sidy in the interest of ocean mails t
South America and Australia, and 70
rd the encouragement of American shiI
at ping generally.
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