The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04
Language in Republican
Platform Endorsing RooSe-
welt Strong.
SERIES OF FIGHTS
ARE ANTICIPATED
Iaft's Suggested Tariff Reforms
May Be Fiercely Attacked by
Conservatives.

There viii be no mistaking the Ian
guage in which the Administration Of
the President will be Endorsed in the
plank to be presented at the RepubIi-
can national convention.
That feature CT the platform. which
Is now being prepared, will be as hearty
In its cOmmendatton OF q President, as
IL is possible for the English language
TO make, and it will, in addition, de-
mand that the Roosevelt policies be con-
tinued
Any attempt on the part of the re-
dictionaries on the committee CO. resC-
lutions TO modify this plank will pre-
Cipitate fight. That much was learned,
today, from one Of the Presidents most
ardent supporters. If it is found i'm
possible 10 carry their point in the com
mittee the Administration men will car
~ the night on 70 the floor OF the con
Vention, where, they are certain. they
Will win hands down.
Lining Up on Trust Issues.
Aside from the Roosevelt plank, which
may 80 through without Q struggle. it
Is almost certain that there will be
series of fights before the platform is
finally adopted by the convention.
Forces are lining up on both the
tariff ana the trust issue, in a fashion
" hich is considered certain to make
q unanimous report from the resolutions
committee utterly impossible.
The Taft platform is likely to be at
tackled by the conservative people as
demanding too radical a revision dec
laration. and by the radicals as being
altogether too conservative on the rail-
road and trust questions. and on the
question OF revision of the Sherman
law.
The basis of the tariff plank which
has been framed up IN the conferences
here in the last two days is the prop
osition that the tariff shall not be
shelter to monopoly; that is, that q
schedule found 10 protect a monopoly
IN eXtOTtins unreasonable prices and
undue profits, shall ne reduced This is
the essence Of the old Iowa idea" plat
form which for years was the storm
center of the tariff discussion, and which
IN substance was transplanted to TIE
Ohio platform this year The high
tariff people will never accept II with
out desperate fight.
Committee May Be Divided.
The resolutions committee is expected
To be pretty closely divided for and
against this expression, and compromise
between them in the committee is GER
tain TO be difficult. The convention will
be given majority and minority reports
from the committee, between which Il
VIII have TO choose.
one Of the close friends and advisers
Of President Roosevelt is authority for
the statement that the President will
want in the platform d general iudorsn-
ment q his proposal TO amend the SheT-
man antitrust act by providing that
some executive agency OF the Govern
nlent shall be vested with discretion to
authorize combinations, TO approve pool
ing agreements among railroads. etc,
on conditions which shall be Satisfac-
tory 10 this authority. and in considera-
ton OF the Government getting certain
information concerning these arrange
ments and the general business of the
concerns. This plank If offered. will be
opposed 10 the very limit both in The
committee and on the floor OF the con-
NentIOn.
The civic Federation people who de-
con. erted the President TO 1t, are work
ing hard TO secure its Endorsement in
convent ton. Officers Of the Federation
have declared they viii conduct DIS
campaign OF education IN the effort 10
bring the public to accept this as The
one practicable plan OF handling trusts
and combinations They viii point u
the success which has attended similar
methods of control IN European cOun-
tries.