The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-08
TAKES A STAND
Future Policy Of the Republican
Party Outlined
In q Platform Which Has Been
Written in Washington.
LONG HELPS MAKE 1T.
Follows the Lines Laid Down by
Roosevelt
with the Addition of Taft's
Tariff Ideas.
LONG HELPS MAKE 1T.

al III 1UGdSs
Washington, June S-That the
platform which will be adopted at
the Chicago convention and on which
the Republican party will stand dur
ing the next campaign. has been COM
pleted with the exception of few de-
tails. which will be left for the COM
mittee on resolutions to insert, Is the
opinion OF many who are in the con-
fidence of Republican leaders. The
work has been done by Wade Ellis,
attorney general of Ohio, the drafts
man of the recent Ohio state plat
form; Senator Hopkins. who will be
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions; Senator Long of Kansas, and
few others, including the president
and Secretary Taft, who have been
freely consulted.
The policies Of President Roose-
welt will be endorsed unequivocaIly,
and this Endorsement will be the GEN.
trail 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
he declared, are quite In contrast with
the policies of the Democratic party,
which, as embodied in the public ut
terances of its leaders, 1T will be said,
promise nothing good that can be as
sured Of accomplishment. The Re-
publican 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
| from the necks of the people of the
Philippines and from Porto Rico,
! will be upheld for admiration and
made the subject of much praise and
| the voting power will be asked to
continue to patronize the political
many streams.
Tariff Revision.
| 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
| to leave the working out Of details to
| the ingenuity OF congress. The action
| of the two houses of congress in in
| structing the committee, which will
| deal with the tariff, the senate COM
| mittee on finance and the house COM
| mittee on ways and means, to make a
| special investigation of the situation,
| will afford sufficient excuse for this
/ course. as the results of these inquir-
! les will be unavailable to the conven-
| ton, while they supposedly will furnish
congress with basis for action. This
preparatory step will be Endorsed, and
| there will be a general pronouncement
| in favor of such changes in the
| schedules as the advance of time and
| progress in the country have made nee
| essary since the enactment of the Ding
| ley law. The declaration will take the
| shape of a pledge to SO equalize the
| duties as to give the consumer the
| benefit of the most favorable prices
consistent with the protection of do
| nestle industries and home labor. II
will be emphatically stated that there
must be no innovation that will per.
NIT American labor to come into com
! petition with foreign labor, and ac'
cordingly it will be specified that II
all cases the duty must be equal te
| the differences between the American
and the European cost OF production
The principle of protection will be In
Endorsed in general terms and there
may be declaration favorable to {
maximum and minimum tariff as thu
one best calculated to insure the pro
| motion of American interests undo
varying conditions. clause declar
ing against utilization of the tariff TO
the promotion Of monopoly is ais
among the probabilities.
Currency Bill Praised.
Next to the tariff, the fnancia
plank has received most careful at
emergency currency law just befor
the close of the recent session of con
| gress has rendered the preparation
, Of this plank much simpler than
) would have been if there had been n
! such legislation. Congress will b
| congratulated on the Aldrich-Vree
, land bill as in the interest of SCUM
, finance and as calculated to protec
, the business world against possibl
| panics in the near future and at tn
| same time provide for the permanen
l Improvement of our currency system
} through the recommendations whicl
} it is anticipated will be made by tn
: commission appointed under the ne1
5 law. Reference will be made to tn
I financial disturbance of last fall an
. while the seriousness of that cr1si
: will be recognized the claim Will b
= made that the Republican party wa
) found able to meet the situation an
l the country will be informed that b.
) it's prompt action the business worl
was saved from long drawn out f1nan
: cia1 depression and industrial in
l activity. The country will be accord
: ingly congratulated upon the fact tina
: when this emergency arose the Re
publican party was in power and Il
e position to come to the rescue.
The Republican administration Wi
! also be complimented on the passag
: during the Fifty-ninth congress of tn
! railroad rate law and this Legislation
r will be pointed to as an example o
: what the party will do for the coun
r try at large in case it is given sucl
4 lease of power as to afford it suff1
ii Gent time for the changes which ar
8 believed to be desirable. The presi
e dent also will be given much credi
for recent legislation looking to pre-
servation of the forests, conservation
If the national resources in the inter
ests of the entire country and re
e1an,otion of timber lands in the wesi
3 M, EASEMENTS attitude in the matte
81 the general protection OF the re
Sarrces of the country will be favor
r1nOn as tnQ1Cat1nl