The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
REPUBLICANS FAIL TO
MAKE ENOUGH NOISE
Samuel Blythe Is Disappointed at Indifference
ShoWn bv the Delegates

who makes three platforms a day and
hands them all out 10 confding reporters.
Any platform not bearing In the first para
graph the statement that II was con-
cOcted by Mr.. Wade Ellis. OF Ohio, is spu-
rious. and not 20 be accepted by the
public
Omitting from consideration the slightly
important fact that Ellis platforms are
all the rage, 1 am privileged 10 present
herewith the only accurate outline Of
the declaration Of principles Of the party
as II viii be finally adopted:
Section l. Once more the Republican
party submits its cause 10 the people,
and hopes II W.T. aught at T.
We heartily ino o. rec.
dent Roosevelt. b. IA -.. f-
that II he had used the soft pedal On
certain occasions they would have a bet
ter chance for campaign contributions.
While standing firmly with our honOred
President and not for a minute doubling
his sincerity or wisdom. It can be said
that those things he has done 70 the
vested interests do not meet with our
entire approval
Want to BE Let Alone.
We proclaim that he has enforced all
the laws that are in existence. and a good
many that have not yet been made, but
we do not know how we are going to win
the election without the dough. While up
holding his assaults on capital and his
manly defense Of labor. we are Of the
opinion that that thrilling slogan, Let
US alone" should be allied with that other
battle cry, stand pat" and that MALE
/ factor of great wealth is a useful person
in certain contingencies.
Sec. >. Under the guidance Of Repub
/ lican principles. the country has becom
/ the richest nation in the world. BJ
most Of US have not got the money. TT
/ United States now owns one-fourth
/ the worlds wealth, but unless we cs
/ get y. we are Of the opinion we mig
| just as well be as broke IS Turkey.
/ Sec. 3. The Republican party pol
with pride to the passage Of a child lal
/ law by q Republican Congress prohit
| ing. under the severest penalties. cE
/ labor in the factories Of the District
/ Columbia, where there are no factorie:
Yes, Revision, of Course.
Sec l. We declare UneQuivOcally foI
revision of the tariff. provided we cont
/ the next Congress; such revision
shall hold out the helping hand to tn,
industries that have come across for {
campaign fund and put all other ind
tries on a par with the pauper labor
| Europe The tariff must be revised, I
IL must be revised by its friends. We
the original friends of the tariff in
cases where the protected industries he
responded literally.
Sec. 3. Believing, as we do, that
Nnm~.
more currency, whenever Il can be
cured by depositing railroad bonds
such railroads as are designated by n
son w. Aldrich. No other railroads n,
apply.
Sec. 8. We proudly call attention TO
hundreds of prosecutions that have b
Instituted against the predatory trU
under the Sherman antitrust law. VII
was passed by a Republican Congr
Passing over in silent contempt the asI
sion that these proceedings have resul
in no convictions. we declare IL the po
of the Republican party to keep on in
tuting prosecutions until such campo
funds as are required are secured,
we hasten to assure the captains OF
dustry that the institution of pros
tions does not necessarily mean the
viction of the prosecuted. The Der
menL OF JUSTICE VIII ft III Nlboc I
with the treasurer Of the national
mittee.
Refers to Paul Morton.
Sec. I. Approving the absolute cess
OF railroad rebates except in such
as the Hon. Paul Morton may be
nected with, we are unreservedly (,
employers liability law If we can &c
passed that will be constitutional
employers should pay all workme
injuries received in their service. b
the same time, we consider IL "
the pale of the intention Of the Ia
a workman to get in front of
engine merely because ne is tn
working.
Sec. s. The Republican party, il
vention assembled, declares for
ton OF the power of the courts to
injunctiOns against striking wo
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