Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-16
PLATFORM UNEQUIVOCAL
FOR TARIFF REVISION
Declarations to Be Made By Republicans in
National Convention Are Made
Public
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS ARE FAVORED

], ing of the democratic minority in thu
| last house of congress prevented th'
enactment of number of measures
of great public benefit, the considera
ton of which can only be entrusted t
another republican majority, but man!
wholesome and progressive laws were
enacted.
CURRENCY elLL APPROVED.
!, I'VE especially commend the passage
Of the emergency currency bill, tn,
appointment of national monetar,
commission; the employers and gov.
greater efficiency Of the army ant
navy; the widows pension bill; the
model child labor law for the District
| Of Columbia, designed for emulation
by the states: new statutes for the
safety of railroad engineers and fire.
men, and many acts conserving the
public welfare.
FOR TARIFF REVISION.
''The republican party declares un-
equivocally for revision of the tariff
by special session Of congress inn
|mediately following the inauguration
of the next president; commends the
steps already taken to this end in the
work assigned to appropriate commit
tees Of the two houses, which are now
investigating the operation and effec,
of existing schedules.
I'm all tariff legislation the true
principle of protection is best main
tanned by the imposition of such du-
ties as will equal the difference be-
tween the cost Of production at home
and abroad, together witt a reasonable
profit to American Industries; and the
benefits that follow are best secured
by the establishment of maximum
and minimum rates to be administered
by the president, the entire limitations
to be fixed in law, the maximum to be
available to meet Determinations by
foreign countries against American
goods entering their markets, the min
imum to represent the normal meas
ure of protection at home; the aim and
purpose of the republican policy be-
ing not only to preserve, without ex-
cessive duties, that security against
foreign competition to which American
manufacturers, farmers and producers
oAS S4ASiSACN, Jul olSO " lutblAIdll -llC
high standard of living Of the wage
earners of this country, who are the
most direct beneficiaries of the protec-
tive system. Between the United States
and the Philippines we believe in the
free interchange Of products, with such
Limitations as to sugar and tobacco as
will not injure the domestic interests.
EMERGENCY MEASURES.
'sWe approve the emergency meas
ures adopted by the government dur
ing the recent financial disturbance,
and especially commend the passage
by the last session of congress of the
temporary enactment designed to pro-
tect the country from the repetition Of
such stringency only until there can
be established a permanent currency
system that will avoid all emergencies.
The republican panty is committed to
the development Of such permanent
system, responding to our greater
needs and in line in all respects with
the most progressive nations Of the
world, and the appointment of mon
etary commission by the present con-
gress, which will impartially investi-
gate all the proposed methods, insures
the early realization of this purpose.
The present cuIrency laws have fully
justified their adoption, but the ex-
panding commerce, the marvellous
growth in wealth. and population, null
tiplying centefs OF distribution, in
creasing demand for the movement of
crops in the west and south, entailing
periodic changes In monetary condi-
tions, disclose the need Of a more elias
tic and adaptable system. Such a
system must meet the requirements Of
agriculturalists, manufacturers, mer-
chants and business men generally, be
In operation, minimizing
fluctuations in the interest rates, and
above all, it must be in harmony with
the republican doctrine, which insists
that every dollar shall be based upon,
in, and as good as gold.
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
In line with the purposes here de-
,lared to secure by every wise means
greater safety and stability in the
The establishment of postal savings
banks for the people, upon the princi-
pies embodied in the measure now
pending in congress and set for vote
IN December IA, next.
cURBING MONOPOLY.
.The republican party passed the
Sherman anti-trust law over demo-
:ratfc opposition and enforced it after
rejection ;, It has been a
wholesome Instrument for good in the |
hands of a wise and fearless admins
ration. But experience has shown
is effectiveness can be strengthened,
Ind it's real object better obtained, by |
uch amendments as will give to the |
ederal government greater supervision |
md control over, ard secure greater
in the management Of that
lass of interstate corporations hav-
ng power and opportunity to effect I
nonopolies, and at the same time will |
lot interfere with the operations of
uch associations among business men.
armers and wage earners, as result in |
ositive benefit to the public.
lATE LAW APPROVED.
1--WE approve the enactment of the
abroad rate law and vigorous en-
by the present adIntnistra-
lon Of the statutes ON rebates and