The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-06-19

loyal workers and managers or the
various other second place candidates
are still sticking to their ships.
From Guild to Fairbanks
A break in the Massachusetts delega-
ton from Guild as a candidate for vice
president is threatened, led by w. O..
Faxon of the Twelfth district and sup
pOrted by a number of other delegates.
FaXon said that he found scarcely any
sentiment among the other states in
favor of Guild and thought that it
would be mistake to place him before
the convention with so little support.
The Guild detection is said to be In the
interest of Fairbanks.
Senator Lodge headed the Massachu-
sets delegation In a formal embassy
to the Michigan and California head
quarters in the interest of Governor
Guilds candidacy for the vice presi-
dency. Lodge made a formal request
for the support Of Michigan for Guild.
He and his colleagues received cordial
welcome, but were Informed that Mich
igan had as yet come to no conclusion
on the subject of the vice presidency
and was not in a position at this time
to commit herself. Proceeding then
to the California headquarters, Lodge
made a similar request in behalf OF the
Massachusetts, favorite son, but again
met with a courteous rebuff.
Administration Planks
The five most important planks OF
the Republican platform, formulated
by President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft and drafted by Wade FL. Ellis, are
hereby given. They are the planks on
trusts, anti-injunction, railroad rate,
tariff REVISION and currency. The trust
plank is as follows:
1.-THE Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over Demo
cratic opposition and enforced 1t after
Democratic dereliction. 1t has been
wholesome instrument for good In the
hands of a wise and fearless admins
tration. But experience has shown
that its effectiveness can be strength
ened and its real objects better at
tanned by such amendments as VIII give
to the federal government greater SUI
pervision and control over ana secure
greater publicity in the management
of that class of interstate corporations
having power and opportunity to effect
monopolies, and at the same time VIII
not interfere with the existence OF asso-
Citations among business men, FARMERS
and wage earners so long as their con-
duct or operation results in posluVe
benefit to the public"
The currency plank contains this Ian
guage:
"The Republican party approves the
Northumberland currency Dill, out
only as an emergency measure. we
declare for a thorough and new system
of currency laws that will be in accord
with the needs of the times, and which |
will be more adaptable to the demands |
of business and more elastic In It's
character as circulating medium"
Plank Regarding Railroads
The exact text Of the plank Of the
platform approved by President Roose-
welt and Secretary Taft relating to
railroads is as follows:
1--WE approve the enactment of rail
road rate law and vigorous enforce
nent of the present administration OF
he statutes against rebates and dis
as a result of which the
advantages formerly possessed by the
arge over the small shipper have sub
tantially disappeared. In his connec-
ion we commend the appropriation
If $3500O0 by the present congress in
order to enable the interstate commerce
commission to thoroughly investigate
and give publicity to the accounts of
railroads.
I'VE believe, however, that the inter
state commerce law should be further
amended so as to give railroads the
right to make and publish traffic agree
ments, subject to the approval of the
but maintaining always
the principle of competition between
competing lines and avoiding
the common control of such lines by
any means whatsoever; and we spe-
cially favor the enactment of such leg
islation as will provide for federal re-
stocks and bonds by interstate car
riers."
Tariff and Anti-lnjunction
More or less serious inaccuracy has
chara cterized the reputed textual publ
cations of the plank relating to the
tariff The exact text of that plank,
rs well as Of the plank concerning anti
Injunction legislation, follows:
1.-THE Republican party declares I'M
equivocally for a revision Of the tariff
by special session of congress imme-
1iately following the Inauguration of
the next president, and commends the
steps already taken to this end in the
work assigned to the appropriate COM
mittees Of the two houses which are
now investigating the operation and eff
feet of existing schedules.
''In all tariff legislation the principle
Df protection is best maintained by the
imposition of such duties as will equal
he difference between the cost Of pro-
1uction at home and abroad, together
with a reasonable profit to American
and the benefits that follow
ire best secured by the establishment
II maximum and minimum rates which
shall be applied automatically to the
rade of other countries in accordance
With their treatment Of our trade.
The minimum should represent the
normal measure Of protection required
or the bentfit Of our own Industries.
"The aim and purpose of the Republi-
an policy is not only to preserve. with