New-York tribune., 1908-06-15
THE JUDICIARY PLANK.
Manufacturers Mdorse Memorial OF
Confidence in Courts.

A meeting of manufacturers. called by Francis
H StiIlman. of the National Association
of Manufacturers. was held In the room OF the
Machinery Club on Saturday. The memorial sup
ported by eighteen public men. and forwarded to
the Republican Committee on Resolutions, was in
dorsed and embodied in set of resolutions drawn
up by the manufacturers. The resolutions adopted
were:
ablished and depend upon Ie "a, snS
courts would fairly interpret gne bsn and and
manufacturing extension It is our neef @ dnas any
ate to rsS5Gf can 6I or result @ and de-
stroy the confidence that the nanufacturing and
the judiciary to determine fairly the provisions
Therefore we, the undersigned heartily indorse
this memorial sent to you; , -,
the attack upon the courts made by the platform IN
1895 and having reason to believe that similar
attack is contemplated in the Presidential cam
tee resolutions to include in its report to the
Republican National Convention the following
We affirm our confidence in the integrity and
ance and fu1l ronstmtionaI nreroratves is
tial to the maintenance of the American system
of government
Nicholas Murray Butler Joseph H. Choate
Charles Andrews. William J. Wallace.
Cornelius N Bliss Benjamin Tracy.
i6hn a2is L cadNaisder Shn EdmuHd We5ore
1Sh6 3 4 ss Stewart kd's64 Ba4ton Miffhs aspsurn
James NJ Taylor Albert X Smiley
And we sincerely in rel pray that the fGTnnittee lite on
include in its platform any provision which may
be construed into an attack upon our judiciary
ton .e'u 10 Tue u any Grass 'ss'SiA-
These resolutions We're signed by those present at
the meeting and later sent around for the sigma
lures of those who unable attend. Among
the signers were:
Francis II. Stman, president Of the Watson
Stillman Company. the Bridgeport Motor Company
the Allied Gas Engine Builders and Pognonnoc Com
mercial Corporation: Alonzo B. See president of
the A B. See Electric Elevator Company: Henry
r. Towne president of the Yale & Towne Manu-
featuring Company and of the Merchants Assocf-
alton: H. L. Shppy. treasurer of the John A. Roeb-
ling Sons Company Otis H. Cutler president of
the American Brake Stove and Foundry Company:
James r. Vandyck. of the Vandyck- Churchill Com
pany; Ludwig Nissen. manufacturing jeweller;
Charles A. Scheren. former Mayor of Brooklyn;
W. II. Marshall, president of the American Loco
motive Company: Alfonso Navarro of the Atlas
Portland Cement Company; a A. Cowles. presi-
dent of the Ansonia Brass and Copper Company:
Walter Pierce. of the I4idgerwood Manufacturing
Company; George Post president Of the Standard
Coupler Company; f. N. Wells. of Babcock & Will
cox. O. c. Gayley vice-presdent of the Pressed
Steel Car Company; r. B. Albright. of the Sher-
win Williams Company w. III. Prentiss. of the
Prentiss Tool and Supply Company; Robert L.
Woods. jr.. of the American Extract and Supply
Company; ]. F. Handy. president of the J. w.
Pratt Company; Robert Schakenback president
OF the John c. Rankin Company: G. y. Ellis. of
James Riggs Co; George l.. Gillen of the
Bridgeport Motor Company Charles Booth. man
ager OF the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company; W.
X. Bowman John s Paul. Edward E. Mercelis.
Daniel w. Barnes. George w. X. Taylow. William
F. Donnelly. William L. Perkins and John NJ.
Sherrerd
The resolutions to Chicago Satur-
day night and to he placed before the commit
tee of resolutions Of the Republican National Con
venton. James w. Van C1eave. president of the
National Association of Manufacturers, has been In
Chicago several days.