Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-16
Of Republican Platform on.
Railways, Tariff and In
functions Given Out
As They Are Approved by
Roosevelt They Ought
to Suit

Chicago, Illinois. June Is. The
exact text Of the plank Of the
Republican platform prepared by
Wade Ellis and approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft.
relating to railways, is as follows:
1--WE approve the enactment of the
railroad rate law, and the vigorous
enforcement of the present admins
ton of the statutes against rebates
and discrimination, as a result OF
which the advantage formerly pos
sessed by the large over the small
shipper has substantially disap-
peared. In this connection we rec
ommend an appropriation of s350,000
I by the present congress in order to
enable the Interstate Commerce coM
mission. to thoroughly investigate and
give publicity to accounts of inter
state roads.
| I'VE believe, however, that the in
I terstate commerce law should be fur
4 Their amended so as to give the rail-
roads the right to make and pub
lish traffic agreements. subject to the
I approval of the commission, but main.
I tanning always the principle of com.
4 petition between naturally compel.
/ ing lines, and avoiding common CON
troll of such lines by any means what
soever, and we specially favor the en-
actment of such legislation as win
provide for federal restriction against
the overissue of stocks and bonds by
interstate carriers
4 More or less serious inaccuracy has
characterized reputed textual publica-
lions of the plank relating to the
tariff. The exact text of the plank
as well as of the plank concerning
anti-injunction legislation, follows:
"The Republican party declares I'M
equiyocally for revision of the tariff
by a special session of congress inn
mediately following the Inauguration
of the next president, and commends
the steps taken to this end in the
work assigned to the appropriate
committees of the two houses, which
are now Investigating the operation
and effect of existing schedules. In
all tariff legislation the true principle
of protection is best maintained by
the imposition of such duties as will
4 equal the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad, to-
gether with, a reasonable profit to
American industries, and the benefits
that follow are best secured by the
establishment of maximum and mini.
mum rates, which shall be applied
! automatically to the trade of other
countries in accordance with their
, treatment of our trade. The mini
+ mum should represent the normal
measure of protection required for the
benefit of our own industries
THE aim and purpose of the Re
publican policy is not only to pre-
serve, without excessive duties, that
security against foreign competition
to which American manufacturers
farmers and producers are entitled,
but also to maintain the high standard
of living of the wage earners of this
: country, who are the most direct ben.
eficiarits of the protective system.
Between us and the Philippines
We believe in the free Interchange OF
products, with such limitations as
to sugar and tobacco as will avoid in.
jury to domestic interests.
II I'VE declare for such an amend.
a .nent of the statutes of procedure in
J, federal courts with respect to the use
) of the writ OF Injunction as will on the
e one hand prevent the summary issue
v of such orders and on the other will
e preserve undiminished the powers Of
Y courts to enforce their process. 10 the
e end that Justice may be done at ali
times and to all parties.