The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-19
.PLANKS FOR
The PLATFORM
REPUBLICANS TO DECLARE FOR
AMENDMENT OF ERSTATE
COMMERCE LAW.
AND SPECIAL SESSION
FOR REVISION OF THE TARIFF
AFTER INAUGURATION OF
NEXT PRESIDENT.

Chica@o-It has brou definitely de
ridrd by the platform makers Of the
convention that the antiinjuucrJpn
plank shall not 20 mo the PLATFORM
TINS is in line with the action Of the
Colorado delegation. which unAD-
nlOusIy voted today against the amt
Injunction plank and instructed It's
m"mbrTs OF Ii" committee ON r,su.u-
tiuns to vote against il
II has been decided also that ho
platform shall mdorar IA" postal sa.-
Ings bank proposition
rh" text of rhg plank Of the R'puO-
IICan platform prepared by Wad" IL
Ellis and approved by President
Roosevelt and Secretary TAFT tIa'ug
to railroads. follows.
1--WE approx" the cnaC muui uf Il
railroad rate law and tho yIgOruus ou.
lurcomonI by tn" present adminIarra-
liou o. the statutes against rebates
and discrimination, as a result OF
which the advantages formerly pos
sessrd by tho large over the small
shipper have substantially disap-
pcarod. In this connection We com
tn" present Cou2r, IS in order to ru-
abb" III" Interstate CoumolDr CON.
mission 10 thoroughly investigate uuI
give Publicity to tho accounts OF IN
IrrSlatu roads
"The Republican party feels THAT
III" Interstate Commerce" IlW should BE-
further amended so as to aiNe rail.
roads 1hc rI2ht 10 mas" and publish
tariff agrr"mutz suuj.C1 tp the APP
prONal Of til" commission. Our main
tanning always th" principle Of conlu.
'itlon between naturally cOmpc'iu2
lines and H,OidIn- the common coH.
troll Of such lines Uy amy means Wha'.
sU"vrr. and We specially favor the cu
artm"uL ul such LEGISLATION #s Mill
TO}id" for Federal restriction
against the uy"r Is. uo ur $ orh and
bonds by interstate carriers"
Nur" or Jess r.r.m- iuaccurDcy u1.
characterized the r"wurI t,s1ual pas.
iIcaJIuus Of The plank relating 1o The
Tariff Tho toNt Of tho plank. H5 veg
as Of tn" Uiauh couccrnug auriiujuur
'iou legislation follows.
The Republican parry declares I'm
"QuIHDCally tpr a REVISION Of tine tariff
by special S,-~IHu If CONGRESS- i'm.
mcdiaroIl after ne Inauguration Of
ne next Pr"silclt. and CnmmulIs the
steps already taken to this end and
he work Hssi2uud 10 the apmoWia,c @
committees of lh" Two houses which
are now inycst2aIjng the operation
and effect Of existing schedules. In
all tariff LEGISLATION the rru" principle.
Of protection is best maintained hy
t,In imposition of such duties as viii
equal lN" difference between lin" cost
ui product ION AT hOn" and abroad, t.
2'ihDr with reasonable WUIii ~
American industries. and the benefits
that follow an. best secured by the t1
tabNs.m@i Of maNimUm and
minimum rates which shall DJ
applied auIundtically to tn,
raIo Of other countries in accordance
with Ih'ir treatment Of our trade. Tn"
minimum should represent the normal
m"asn" Of protection required for the
buurh of our own industries The
aim and Wrpps" of tn" Republican
policy is NOT only TO preserve without
'.Nr'SSlNr duties, that security against
foreign competition to which Amer
can manufacturers, farmers and pro-
duCcrS ar" entitled. but also TO main.
tain IN" high standard Of living Of the
Wa@" carn"rS Of this country, who
are tn" most direct bcneficiarirs Of tho
prOt"ctiy" system
"Betw""n the United States and I'll"
Philippine islands We favor free in
fprchaug" of products. with such Lmi-
tations as 10 sugar and tobacco as viii
avoid injury to domestic interests.
W" d"clar" for such an amend
m"mt Of tn" statutes Of procedure in
the Federal Courts with respect to he
use Of tn" writ of Injunction as viii
on the one hand prevent the summary
IsSu" Of such orders without proper
consideration. ana on the other will
preserve undimiuishrd the power or
courts to enforce their process. to th"
end thar Justic" may be- done at all
times and 10 all par'i"s'