Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-16
II IS Alzr As 10 THE MINIMUM
Declares in Favor Of the Roosevelt
Policy Toward Railroads and Cor
Observation-Disclosures to inter
state Commerce Law Asked for,
Vague Injunction Plank inserted.
Dy Associated Press.e

text of the plank CT the Republican
platform prepared by Wade Ellis aud
approved by Prrsidrui Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft i"lar>v, to the rail-
roads Is as follows:
We approve the enactment OF a
railroad rate law and vigorous en-
torccmcut OF the present adminlStra-
ton OF the statutes against re bates
and determinations, a result of which
the advantages formerly possessed by
the large over the small shipper nave
substantially disappeared. In this con-
nCction We commend the appropria-
ton Of $25o.o0O 10y the present Con-
SrtsS in order 10 enable the inter
state commerce commission to thor
oughly invcstisa;" and give publicity
to the accounts of int rState rail
roads.
I'VE believe. however. that the In
tcrstatc commerce law should be fur
Their amended so as 10 civ" railroads
the right to make an! publish trahic
agreements subject to rhe approval
of the commission, but maintaining
always the principle of competition
between naturally competing lines
and avoiding the common control oil
such lines by any means whatsoever.
and we especially favor IN" enact
mcnt of such legislation as will pro-
vide for federal restriction against
the OvcriSsue of stocks and bonds
BY interstate carriers"
The Tariff Plank.
More or less seriuu, inaCcuracy
has characterized the r"rutcd text
ual publications OF the plank reiat-
ing to the tariff. The exact text OF
that plank. as w'll as OF the plank
concerning anti-.njunctioG Legislation,
follows:
"Tarn-The Republican party de-
clares unequiyocally for revision oil
che tariff by a special session or
Congress Immediately following the
Inauguration of the mkt PreSldenl'
and commends the steps already TAX
On to this end in the work assigned
In the appropriate committees OF the
TWO houses, which arc now inv Stgat-
ing the operation and ef"2t OF "xist-
ing schei dulles In all tariff legislation
the true principle OF protection ~
best maiHt aimed by tn" Imp"sii ION vi
such duties az will equal IN" diner
ence between the cost Of pr"uction
at home and abroad. together Win
reasonable profit to American ihdus-
tres. and the benefits that follow are
best secured by the establishment OIL
maximum and minimum rates. which
shall be apple. d automatiCalIy t" the
trade of other countries in a"r"i lance
with their treatment of oar iTahc.
The minimum should rvprc~"h' the
normal measure Of prot ci'"n II"
Uuircd for the benefit Of our own IN
dustries.
The aim and purpose o. ~ ne
publican policy is not only 7" re
servo. without eNCrSsiv" dui">. "a'
security agains; foreign C":,i" .''"h
TO which American manuta"''''rs'
farmers and producers ar" en- ca
bu, also to maintain III" hich ,'lnd-
ari of living Of tho waC"-Carn - o'
this country. who are IL" mo W
bcncficiarics Of tho protect 70 s.
trm. H~twccn the United Sta" M
III. Philippines We b"Ii"v" :" % go
Interchange Of products with ST" m
itaiious aS 10 sugar and toha'r" ~
will avoid injury to d"rns'i" .'.''".
tries.
The injunction Quest Or
"Iniur~i i"ns-W" declare for '
an Amendment of tho sia'u'' VI
procedure in the Federal cnur'- "
| r.Spcct to tho use 81 tn" writ - .'
junction a. will On IN" nn" hand .'
vent the summary issue ~ sue %.
Frrs Without proper r"usid"r@' n.
| and ON tho other. VIII PrCs"rv" ~.
diminished the I,owcr 81 tn" CO.
10 enforce their prcCcSs"s. T." '"'
cni that Justice nnay h. done at IL
times and 80 all parties
The Trust PLANK.
The ive most important plank Il
the Republican platform. formula 4
nv Prcs'deui Roosevelt aud Secret ? "
Taft and drafted nv Wade " n