The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18


the ground for two weeks, actively in
tary of war.
direct benef1ciaries of the protective
system.
Between the United States and the
Philippines we believe in a free inter-
change of products, with such limfta-
tons as to sugar and tobacco as will
afford adequate protection.
Currency.
We approve the emergency meas
ures adopted by the government dur
ing the recent financial disturbance
and especially commend the passage
by congress at the last session of the
law designed to protect the country
from a repetition of such stringency.
Inc Republican party is committed
to the development of a permanent
currency system, responding to our
| greater needs, and the appointment of
the national monetary commission by
the present congress, which will impair
tally investigate all proposed methods,
insures the early realization of this
purpose.
The present currency laws have
fully justified their adoption but an
expanding commerce, a marvellous
growth in wealth and population,
multiplying the centers of distribution,
increasing the demand for the move
iiiCill VI CIopS III the west ana south
and entailing periodic changes in
monetary conditions, disclose the need
OF more elastic and adaptable system
Such system must meet the re-
quirements of agriculturists, manu-
facturers, merchants and business
generally, must be automatic in OPP
GRAFTON, minimizing the f1uctuation in
interest rates, and above all must be in
harmony with the Republican doc
trine, which insists that every dol
lar shall be based upon, and as good as
gold.
Postal Savings
We favor the establishment of a pos
tai savings bank system for the con-
venience of the people and the encour-
agement of thrift.
Trusts.
The Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over Demo-
cratic opposition and enforced it after
Democratic dereliction. 1t has been
wholesome instrument for good in
the hands of wise and fearless
administration. But experience has
shown that it's effectiveness can be
strengthened, and it's real objects bet
ter obtained, by such amendments as
will give to the federal government
greater supervision and control over,
and secure greater publicity in the
management of, that class of corpora
lions engaged in interstate commerce
having power and opportunity to effect
monopOlieS.
Railroads.
We approve the enactment of the
railroad rate law and the vigorous en-
forcement by the present adminstra-
determinations, as result of which
the advantages formerly possessed by
the large shipper over the small ship
per have substantially disappeared;
nd IN hi n
the appropriation by the present con-
gress to enable the interstate COM
merce commission to thoroughly in
vestigate and give publicity to the ac-
counts of Interstate railroads. We be-
lieve. however that the interstate
commerce law should be further
amended SO as to give railroads the
right to make and publish traffic
agreements subject to the approval of
the commission, but maintaining al
ways the principle of competition be-
tween naturally competing lines and
avoiding the common control of such
lines by any means whatsoever. We
favor such national legislation and
supervision as will prevent the future
overissue of stocks and bonds by in
terstate carriers.
Railroad and Government EmpIoves
The enactment in constitutional
form at the present congress of the
employers liability law; the passage
and enforcement of the safety appli-
ance statutes, as well as the additional
protection secured for engineers and
firemen, the reduction in the hours of
labor of trainmen and railroad tele-
graphers; the successful exercise of
the powers of mediation and arbitra-
ton between interstate railroads and
their employees, and the law making a
beginning in the policy of compensa-
ton for injured employees Of the gov
eminent are among the most COM
mendable accomplishments of the
present administration. But there is
further work in this direction yet to
be done, and the Republican party
pledges it's devotion to every cause
that makes for safety and the better
ment of conditions among those whose
labor contributes so much to the pro-
gress and welfare of the country.
Wage Farmers Generally.
The same wise policy which has in
duced the, Republican party to main
tain protection to American labor, to
establish an eight hour day in the con-
struction of all public work, to in
crease the list of employees. who shall
have preferred claim for wages under
the bankruptcy laws, to adopt a
child labor statute for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, to direct an investi-
cation into the conditions of uynrlxfno