The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-25
THE REPUBLICAN pLATroRM.

Unfaltcring adherence to the Roose
welt policies.
| Equal opportunity to all.
| Revision of the tariff, with maximum
and minimum rates. to be administered
in the judgment of the President.
| Currency reform, to avert any futur
financial stringency.
The establishment of postal saving
| banks
Amendments to the Sherman anti
trust law, and concessions to railroads
at the same time opposing rebates ant
discrimination.
To the wage-earner protection ant
advancement
The regulation and modification o
the injunction law.
Extension of the rural free delivery
| Condemns Acknowledgement of th'
| negro for reason of color alone.
Improvement of waterways and con
servation of natural resources.
| VIII maintain peace with the world
at the same time preparing the coun
try for any emergency that may ensue
Commends protection of Americans
abroad: extension of foreign commerce
arbitration Of differences; establish
ment of Il merchant marine; opening
of Bureau of Mines and Mining: ad
mission of Porto Ricans as citizen!
of the United States. and the imme
date acceptance of New Mexico anG
Arizona as States of the Union.
The National Tribune can give {
qualified support to all these pledges
A revision of the tariff is doubles:
necessary, and should be made will
wise discretion, so as to not disturb
any of the industries or interests of the
country.
There can be no currency reform
the reason that these stringencies vii
always come periodically as long as
men are active in business and strair
their credit and resources beyond safe
limitations.
The establishment of postal savings
banks has smack of Imperialism and
we should prefer laws in the severa
States encouraging and safeguarding
savings banks.
1t goes without saying that we ap:
prove OF anything that looks to the
advancement and protection of the
wage Garner. That is good public poll.
cy. whatever party announces it.
The regulation and modification OF
the Injunction Law is a matter of tht
deepest gravity. The power of in
junction is absolutely necessary to tht
dignity and power of the courts. and
any geDeralizing upon it is as futile
as generalizing upon the trusts Wha.
is needed is some specific instance OF
the abuse of the power of injunction
and then have this regulated.
We favor as rapid an extenson CT
the rural free mail delivery as the rev.
enues of the. Postohice. will admit. and
even going@much beyond present reve-
nues in the interest of education and
the development of the country.
The National Tribune has always
strongly opposed the Acknowledgement
of the negro on the ground of race,
color or previous condition of servi-
tude.
We are a strong advocate of the
improvement of the waterways and the
conz. rvation of the natural resources
IT, establishment of Bureau OF
Mining is desirable addition to on,
executive departments. Mining has
become most important part of our
industries and should receive whatever
attention from the Government that
those engaged in it think necessary.
The admission of Porto Ricans a.
citizens of the United States is a mat.
ter that should receive earnest consid-
Grafton before it is decided upon. There
should be q study of the actual de
veIopmcft in civilization of the great
mass of Porto Ricans These are IN
doubleday farther advanced in civiiiza-
ton than the Cubans. but whether they
are ripe for admission as citizens is a
question of much moment.
Probably we should acccde to the
demand of the people of Arizona and
New Mexico and admit those Terri
tories as States The attempt to com
bine them has met with such decided
resistance that there seems to be NJ
other way than separate Statehood
The. census of 1900 showed Arizona tc
have 122.931 population and New Mex.
leo, 1880. That of New Mexico is
about equal to the average required fol
a Representative in Congress and prob
ably the population of Arizona has in
creased in the past eight years unit
it is near the same mark Both Of
these Territories have resources which
will assure continued increase in
population and their growth into re-
specially sized States. We are no
likely to have another experience with
them such as we had with Nevada
since they have agricultural lands suffi-
cient 10 support a good-sized popula-
ton Therefore, it may be just as
well TO admit them as States. We re-
iterate our objection to admitting New
Mexico with her present name She
is not New Mexico in any sense, but
American territory with a future as ar
American Commonwealth and should
get rid of her old misleading and
cumbersome designation.
The plank in regard to pensions has
special interest to veterans, as it ap.
proves all that has been gained in thai
respect and gives US hope for still
further liberal legislation. The plank
reads:
Another Republican policy which
must be ever maintained is that OF
generous provision for those who hav,
fought the country's battles and fol
the widows and orphans of those who
have fallen. We commend the in.
crease in the widows pensions made