The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-31
DEMAND FURTHER
TARIFF REVISION.
Kansas Republicans Not Salts
fled With Bill OF
1909.
INSURGENTS in CONTROL
Council Adopts Platform De
cidedly Progressive in
Every Feature.
INSURGENTS in CON TT o |
Every Feature

Topeka, kan. August 30.--With tbs
|Insurgsnts,of the Republican party OF
Kansas completely controlling the sit
uation, the State party council to-day
adopted platform decidedly progress
sive.
Governor Stubbs was elected chair
man of the council, but later he re-
signed, and Senator Bristow was cho-
sen to preside during the rest OF the
session When Senator Bristow took
the chair he. spoke on party issues.
He upheld the inheritance tax, con-
demned monopolistic control and de-
clared that more Legislation should be
enacted controlling the railroads The
tariff next received his attention. The
tariff bill enacted by the Congress of
1909 did not follow the standard fixed
in the national platform, he said, and
was violation of its pledges. II be-
1ieve that new tariff measure should
be passed. and I mean to fight for 1t
Just as long as am in the Senate.
Following Bristow, the committee on
resolutions submitted Its report. As
soon as the platform had been read by
congressman Murdock, Senator Curtis
(Regular) protested against adopting
it in toto and moved that separate
vote for the national issues be taken.
Ills motion was lost, and the platform
was adopted as reported. The council
then adjourned.
Portions of the platform are as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the Republicans of Kansas, In
party council, desiring to express our
pride in the traditions of our party
feel that respect and yeneratlon to
those traditions and for the history we
1,,, n J,.> $aJs 4
fittingly expressed by turning our faces
forward rather than backward.
81 Therefore we bind ourselves to
specific future performances. rather
| than to ask for votes by reason of our
past achievements, however great 1t
is. Out platform shall be guarantee
of performance, rather than a con-
fession Of faith.
yet we must congratulate President
| Taft as Republicans on the successful
| outcome Of the Progressive party
measures In Congress the postal saw
ings bank law; tho railroad law and
1.-THE law providing for the publicity Of
campaign expenses, and in this con-
nection we wish to commend Repre-
sentatlves Murdock and Madison for
their work In Congress pursuant to
the instructions of the Kansas Re-
puDilCdu III 3lJuSp' III
Ing the rules Of Congress so that the
enactment Of these long delayed mea-
sures was made possible. We wish
to commend Senator Bristow for his
hard and efficient work to carry out
successfully his platform pledges to
known long and short haul clause. in
the Interstate Commerce law.
Loyalty Pledged Anew.
I'VE pledge anew our loyalty to the
Republican national platform of 1908,
| and bind ourselves to carry its declara-
tions, accepting the policy and protec-
ton as outlined in our party platform
as the established policy Of the ma
ton. and binding Our members of Con-
gress in both houses to vote stead
|fastlyg and without reference to any
other instruction for revision OF the
tariff law of 1900, using as a basis
for fixing duties the difference be-
tween the cost of production at home
and abroad, with reasonable profit
| for American manufacturers.
"Ne do not recognize the revision OF
the tariff OF 1909 as a satisfactory ful-
|hllment Of the tariff pledges of the
laRepuklican PLATFORM. We. therefore
lpiedgel the, people of Kansas and our
|.Republicah, Senator'S and Congressmen
ITO WORK. and vote for LEGISLATION that
will create an lndependent non-parti-
curately' the diTerence betweeh the
cost OF production at homo and abroad
CONTINUED on Third 3PaEe,l