Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-16
Includes Planks Ad-
vocated by Ad-
rninistration
GREAT NATIONAL DOCUMENT
Leaders Agree Upon Tenta-
tive Draft for Presentation
to Convention.

Chicago, June 1.-THE platform,
subject of course to some changes.
which will be adopted by the Republi
can national convention which con.
vened at the Coliseum in this city to-
day, opens with glowing endorse
ment of the administration Of Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt. It shows
the great development Of the country
urder various Republican administra-
tic S during the past forty years and
says Nothing so clearly demon
stratss the sound basis upon which
our commercial. industrial and agri-
cultura. interest .e founded and the
necessity pron.oting the continued
welfare Though the operation OF Re
publican policies as the recent safe
passage Of the American people
through financial disturbance which.
if appearing in the midst Of Demo
cratic rule or the menace of 1t, might
equal the disastrous financial panics
of the past. We congratulate the
people upon this renewed evidence OF
American supremacy and hail with
confidence the signs now manifest of
complete restoration of business
prosperity in all lines of trade. com
merce and manufacturing"
Faith of People Unshaken.
Continuing the platform says the
people have felt the wisdom Of en-
trusting to the Republican party the
control Of national legislation since
the election of William Mckinley In
1896. "The many wise and progress
sive measures adopted by the recent
session of Congress have demonstrat-
ed the patriotic resolve of Republican
leadership to keep step in the for
ward march towards better govern
ment Only the obstruction and fill
clustering Of the Democratic minority
in the last Congress prevented the
enactment of a number Of measures
of great public benefit and the con
sideration of which can be entrusted
only to another Republican majority.
But many wholesome and progressive
laws were enacted and we especially
commend the emergency currency bill.
the bill creating national monetary
commission, the employers and gov,
ernment liability laws, the measures
for the greater efficiency of the army
and navy, the widows pension bill, the
model child labor law for the District
of Columbia, designed for emulation
by the various states, the new statues
for the safety of railroad engineers
and flremen and many other acts con
serving to the public welfare"
Commends New Currency Law.
The platform declares for a revision
of the tariffs, approves the emer
gency measures adopted by the gov
ernment during the recent financial
disturbance and especially commends
the passage by Congress of temper
ary enactment designed to protect
the country from repetition Of the
recent financial stringency only until
there can be established permanen,
currency system that will provide fol
such emergencies and says: The
present currency laws fully justified
their adoption by an expanding com
merce. The marvellous growth II
wealth and population, the multiply
ing centers of distribution, the in
creasing demand for the movement o.
crops in the West and the South ant
the entailing of periodic changes II
monetary conditions, disclose need o
a more elastic currency and adaptable
system. Such system must meet tn
requirements of agriculturialists
{ manufacturers, merchants and bust
ness men generally, must be automatic
!. in operation, minimizing fluctuation
r interest rates and above all 1t must b.
|. in harmony with the Republican doc
I trine, which insists that every dolla
q shall be based upon, redeemable II
d and as good as gold" Postal Saving
!. banks are also favored.
e Platform Not Yet Agreed Upon, Say
o Loeb.
a Washington, June 16.--Secretary Q
n the Treasury Loeb gave out state
G. ment at the White House this mort
n ing as follows:
IS THAT which purports to be the sc
y called Administration Platform telt
n graphed from Chicago and publishe
this morning is a mere tentativ
draft Of platform prepared by on
d of the members Of the resolutions