The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-09-09
Rsp,,bIican State Platform.

IN party couhIh'
our pride in the traditions OF ou'
party, feel that respect and venera'
t,on for these traditions and for tho
history we have made, may be most
adequately and htsingly expressed
nv turning our faces forward rather
than back. Therefore we bind cur
solves to specific future performance
x,.hor than 10 ask for votes by
reason of our past achievements
however great it is. Our platform
shall be q guarantee of performance
rather than a confession of faith
We endorse such efforts as Pfesi'
dent Taft has made TO tulhil the
nromises of the Republican national
platform, and pledge him our sup
per, for all efforts for the enactment
of progressive laws.
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We commend the fight mada on
Conroaism and Aldriehisna in
Congress modifying the rules OF 'hS
House of Representatives ana over
coming the Senate leadership Sc
that the enactment of long delayed
n.blie measures has been made
possible.
We n)edse anew our loyalty to
the Republican national platform OF
1898 and bind ourselves to carry out
its declarations, accepting the PohcJ
Of protection as ouulnt in our party
slatform as the established policy ct
the nation snd binding our Kansas
members of Congress IN both houses
to vote for revision of the tariff
of 1900, using as basis for fixing
duties the difference between tNe
cost of proeuctlen at home aho
abroad with reasonable proht FOR
American manufa cturers.
We do not resegaize the revision
of the tariff OF 1899 as satisfactory
fulfiIlment Of the tariff pledge OF the
Republican platform. And we
therefore pledge tAe people of Kan
sas that the Republican senators
and congressman from this state
shall work and vote for legislation
that will pnaipthin q tariff commits
sion with ample power and sutho'eh'
appropriation to ascertain sccu-
rately this difference between the
cost of production at home and
abroad, and after such information
has been obtained we hereby pledge
eur Republican senasors and reprc
sentatives immedlately to FIX the
duties upon the basis of this In
formation.
We pledgs our senators and rep
Fesenta,ives to vote for a joint
resolution that will provide for the
revisien Of tie tariff one schedule at
time.
We pledge oar Republican mem :
bers of the national House of Rep
rescntatives to support and vote for
a rule that will make the member
ship Of the more important House
committees elective instead OF aP-
pointivs.
We demand the strlctest enforce
ment Of the antitrust laws, and
believe that vielators of the law
should be inprisened.
While endorsing the amendments
made to the interstate commerce
law at the last session of Congress,
we pledge cur senators and repre-
eentatives 10 vote for such further
amendments to the Interstate eom-
merce law as will give power and
suffisisnt money to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to ascertain
the physical valuation Of the rail-
roads.
We pledge our Kansas Republican
senator's aAd representatives to vote
and work for effestiVe lavs'that will
prevent overeapitallEation of corPo
rations, and will require all moneys
received for the sale of stocks and
bonds TO be actually invested for
the benefit Of ths property owned
By the corporation.
We pledge our members of Con-
gross to continue the peliey of the