Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
Republicans Will Be Asked to En-
dorse Pres. Roosevelt's Poll
cies in Strongest Terms
FIRM FOR TARIFF REVISION
The Details to he Left to Congrcss-
Garrett Attention Given the Finan-
cinl Tlnnk-Strong Declaration
for Continued Increase of
the Navy.

Washington. June 7.--That tho platform
on which the Republican party will stand
during the next campaign has been com
pletcd with the exception Of few de-
tails is the opinion of many who are
in the confidence Of the republican
leaders. The work has been done by
Wade Ellis. attorney-Reneral of OHIO the
craftsman of tho recent ohio state plat
form; Senator Hopkins, who Will be the
chairman of the committee on resolutions.
Senator Long of Kansas and few
others including tho President and Score.
tary Taft. who have been freely con-
suited.
The endorsement OF the olicies Of
President roosevelt viii be the central
idea of the document. They will he set
forth as the embodiment OF the principles
of the Republican party whose achieve
mcnts will he laudcd as at all times wise
and bene1Cent, as ever in the interests of
all the people. 1t Will be declared. that
they are quite in contrast with the
policies of the Democratic party which
promise nothing good that can be AS
surcd Of accomplishment. The Republican
party's record as the party Of protection
and sound money as the party OF pro
gress and good principles as the party
that ga freedom to Cuba ana lifted the
yoke from the nccks OF the people of the
Philippines and Porto Rlco will be held
UP for admiration and made the subject
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.
THE TARIFF PROBLEM.
Specifically speaking, more attention
has been given by the platform makers
to the tariff than to any other subject
There will be an unequivocal declaration
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 instructing the
committees which will deal with the tar
if, the Senate committee on finance and
the House committee on ways and means
to make especial investigation OF the
situation will afford sufficient excuse for
this course as the results Of these nquir
les will be unavailable to the convention
while they will supposedly furnish Con-
paratory step will be endorsed and there
will be a general pronouncement in
favor of such changes in the schedule as
the advance of time and the progress Of
the country may have made necessary
since the enactment OF the Dingley 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 IA
vOrable prices consistent with the pro-
lection of domestic Industries and home
la Dor. 1t will be emnhaticalH stated that
there must be no innovation that Will
permit European labor to come into COM
petition with American labor and accord
iuSly IL will be specified that in all cases
the duty must be equal to the difference
between the American and the European
cost of production, including n reason
able profit to tho American producer. The
principle Of protection will be endorsed
In general terms and there may be a dec
laration favorable to a maximum and a
minimum tariff az the one best calculated
to insure the promotion OF American in
| dustry under varying conditions. A
clause declaring against the utilization of
the tariff for the promotion OF monopoly
| is also among tho probabilities
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
| Next to the tariff. the financial plank
has received most careful attention; but
| the enactment OF the emergency currency
| law just before the close OF the recent
session of Congress has rendered the pre-
paration of this plank much simpler than
1t would have been il there had been no
such legislation. Congress and the ad-
| ministration will be congratulated upon
| the passage OF the Aldrich-Vreelan bill
as in the interest Of sound finance and
| as calcula ted to protect the business
| world against possible panics in the rear
| future and At the same time provide for
the permanent improvement of our cur
| rNnCy system through the recommended
| tons which II is anticipated will be made
| by the commission appointed under tho
| new law. Reference Will be made to
the financial disturbance Of last fall and
while the seriousness of that crisis will
be recognized. the claim will be made
that the Republican party was found
able to meet the situation and the
country VIII be Informed that by It's
prompt action the business world was
saved from long drawn out financial de-
precision and industrial inactivity. The
country will he accordingly congratulated
upon the fact that when this emergency
arose the Republican party was in power
and in position to come to the rescue.
PRAISE FOR ADMINISTRATION.
| The administration wtll be also
especially complimented upon the pass
age during the Fifty-ninth Congress, OF
the railroad rate law. ana this legisla