Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-06-25

Iney VIII tdke a wedding Trip 10
Eastern cities for about two weeks
and will reside with Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Dean at 7O9 Park place.
Taft and a Sound Platform.
The Chicago Republican Con-
vention grows in importance and ap-
proval as its work is better and more
fully known, more completely un-
derstood and seen in all its relations.
The convention was as wise in what
it refused to adopt in its platform as
in what it adopted. 1t showed as
much wisdom in its declaration of
party principles on new and impend-
ing issues as in its choice of candi-
date for the Presidency
Both nomination and. platform
have given the country assurance and
confidence. For four years changes
have been in progress. What has al
ready come seemed wholly improb-
able in 1904. The platform of that
year did not alude to rates, rebates,
Federal railroad supervision, or the
regulation of trusts. The exposure,
the agitation, the legislation, the
prosecutions and the convictions of
the past four years no one anticipat-
ed.
The work done is approved by the
overwhelming majority of American
citizens. AS always, when great
changes are in progress, when agita-
tion is active and new legislation af-
fecting great interests is enacted'
the work done is open to criticism
A plowshare must rip up much in
order to open the furrow for future
harvest.
But their is deep conviction that
the work which has been done was
necessary. Railroad rebates must be
abolished, never to return. The use
of place of trust in any board of
directors for private profit must end.
Common carriers must treat all a.
like. The great corporations, known
rs trusts, must be brought under a
fair and just regulation, which will
protect the interests of their own
shareholders, of the small producer,
of the consumer, and of the public.
This constructive work has now to
be done on conservative constitutions
al lines. No one wishes it to go too
far Neither does any one wish this
work halted. To do this work for
four years to come the National Re-
publican Convention has selected a
sound lawer a trained judge, a man
Of impartial just habits of mind,
knowing all these questions thor
.hIy. The period of agitation of
awakening the public to abuse. of
convicting the people of the need of
reform is over and the convention by
It's UoIIlitldllOIl VI luit doho lilC pSo-
pie to place in charge of the next
stage. the execution of permanent
reform, a man precisely fitted to ex-
ecute this great task.
In voting on plan and program
for four years to come the convention
fatty refused any extreme policy.
1t voted down by overwhelming ma
Ijorities every rash radical or revo1u-
tionary proposal. The valuation"
of railroads, an income tax and other
extreme steps the convention refuse
ed to accept and adopt. This is not
the time for these things. Bryan
may urge them but he will convince
no one of their need. The task now
is the completion of the work already
begun by ending discrimination in
railroads and securing, through ade
quate regulation publicity and pro-
lection for all public interests in
every trust and combination. In
this task the convention refused to
abridge the power of the courts or to
give any class of combinations
special privileges.
Its refusa!S were as wise as its dec
laratiOns and wisest of all it put the
work and task of carrying out a
great reform in the hands IF a cool,
trained impartial, equipped expert
William Howard Taft.
The Rev. William Powick,
Methodist Episcopal minister of