The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-02
TAFT RADICAL
AS ROOSEVELT
Adopts Democratic Idea That
High Tariff Is Response
BILE for Trusts.
CONFERENCES BEING HELD
G. o. P. PLATFORM BEING ToG-
oLED UP IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, June There will be
no lukeWarm endorsement of Presi
trent Roosevelt and his policies i'm the
Republican national platform if the
wishes of Secretary Taft and his
friends have potency in the framing
% that document. This faueh Was
made known today after the irst of
a series of conferences to be held on
the subject of the platform. Should
the Chicago convention adopt this SOFT
of platform and nominate Secretary
Taft. IL is predicted in authoritative
quarters that his letter or speech Of
acceptance will contain a pledge 10
carry out the Roosevelt policies al
ready inaugurated and earnestly strive
for those not enacted. which will have
a ring similar TO that pronounced by
President Roosevelt on taking the oath
OF office over the body of the dead Nc
Kinley
Conferences Being Held.
Wade Ellis, attorney general of Ohio.
who has prospects of being the Ohio
member of the resolutions committee
of that convention and who was large
IN responsible for the conceded viril-
ity of the Ohio Republican platform.
is here for thorough understanding
with the secretary of war. He was
with Mr. Taft at his Office for several
hours today and at the Taft residence
for long time tonight. Another con-
ference is to be held tomorrow, when
it is not unlikely the result will be
brought TO the attention of President
Roosevelt.
Tafts Tariff Ideas.
Secretary Taft has made no secret
of his position on the tariff. He is for
revision at a special session of the six
ty-first congress, to be called imme-
diately after the Inauguration, March
4, 1903 His ideas as To what the tariff
should be also are public property.
The schedule should be drawn as near
as possible To cover the difference be-
tween the lesser cost of production
of a given article in foreign countries
and the cost TO produce that article in
the United States. This he regards as
protection" in its true and fair
sense.
Responsible for Trusts.
Schedules which are fixed at a rate
higher than this difference, he be-
lieVes. are not only unnecessary as
means of protection, but are evidence
of their temptation to capitalists to
form mOnOpolies and trusts in this
country for the control of the mar
ket in that particular product. From
this information, the prediction is de-
cIared to be a safe one that the tariff
plank 10 be presented to the resolu-
tions committee by the Taft adherents
viii follow closely the lines of the
Ohio platform, with the added sDeci-
ficatiOns regarding the manner of ar
irving at the amount Of tariff which
should be levied.
Federal Control.
Mr. Ellis is known to be heartily in
favor of a plank STIMULATING that
amendments should be made to the
Sherman antitrust laws. and Secre-
tary Taft is known to be a thorough
believer in the efficacy of trust con-
troll through federal laws. The EN-
s bodiment of these ideas into plank,
which may take the form of an en-
dorsement Of the Hepburn bill which
died a peaceful death in the house jul
dietary committee, is said 10 be safe
prediction.
The cOnferees will not be restricted
in their personnel, and il is believed
that before the Taft platform is final
~ perfected for submission the views
of many OF the party leaders viii have
been obtained
Another conference was held at the
White House tonight. which was pro-
longed until after midnight. Beside the
president there were present Secretary
attorney general of Ohio; Senator Hop
e nd OF