The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31

dent Taft in this city two years ago,
in discussing the tariff plan, said that
the difference in cost of production
was made up principally OF three
| items-cost of labor. cost of material
and interest on invested capital, or
manufacturers profits; and that the
difference in the cost of production
| should be secured by adding these
three elements together abroad and
at home. and taking the difference.
We are in harmony with his views as
expressed at that time. This policy
furnishes ample protection to our
American Industries. 1t protects the
wages of the laborer, the manufac-
turer in the purchase of his raw ma
teriaI, and the capital of the inves-
! tor. 1t maintains the protective sys-
tenn, which has been so beneficial to
the American industries. and protects
the people from extortion by trusts,
sheltered under excessive duties. Any
tariff less than the difference in the
cost of production would be danger
Gus to our industrial life. Any duty
above that is unjust to the Ameri-
can consumer, because it invites the
formation of trusts and combines for
the purpose of monopolizing the
CONFIDENT OF Victory.
I'VE enter upon this campaign with
confidence of success. We are in
spired with enthusiasm for the fight,
sive ideas, and principles that are
eternally right. We have taken an
advanced position in the battle for
| human rights, and in this contest we
are battling for the highest ideals of
American citizenship"
The Republican Platform.
! The platform in full including the
amendments is as follows:
'We, the Republicans of Kansas, in
party council, desiring to express our
1 -sI Of na4r 1vfxr
| feel that respect and veneration to
those traditions and for the history we
have made may be most adequately
| and fittingly expressed by turning our
| faces forward, rather than back.
4 Therefore, we bind ourselves to specif-
! ic future performances rather than to
ask for votes by reason of our past
| achievement, however great it is. Our
| platform shall be a guarantee of per-
Torrance. rather than a confession Of
| faith.
I'VE endorse such efforts as President
! Taft has made to fulfill the promises
of the Republican national platform. and
pledge him our support for all efforts
! for the enactment of progressive laws
I'VE commend the fight made on
| Cannonism and Aldrichism in congress
| modifying the rules of the house of
| representative and overcoming the
senate leadership so that the enactment
| of long delayed public measures has
been made possible.
I'VE pledge anew our loyalty to the
| Republican national platform of 1908
and bind ourselves to carry its declar-
ations, accepting the policy Of protec-
ton as outlined in our party platform
| as the established policy of the nation
and binding our members or congress
| in both houses to vote for revision
| of the tariff law of 1909, using as a
| basis for fixing duties the difference
between the cost of production at
home and abroad with reasonable
profit for American manufacturers.
1--WE do not recognize the revision OF
| the tariff of 1909, as satisfactory
| fulfillment of the tariff pledge of the
fore, pledge the people of Kansas that
| the Republican senators and congress-
men from this state shall work and
vote for legislation that will maintain
| tariff commission with ample power
| and sufficient appropriation to ascer-
| tain accurately the difference between
| the cost of production at home and abroad
and after such information has been
| obtained we hereby pledge our Republi-
| can senators and representatives 1mme-
| diately to fix the duties on the basis
! of this information.
| I'VE pledge our senators and repre-
| sentatives to vote for a joint resolu-
! ton that will provide for the revision of
| the tariff. one schedule at a time.
I'VE pledge our Republican members of
| the national house of representatives to
| support and vote for a rule that will
make the membership of the more i'm
portant house committees elective in
stead of appointive.
/ 1--WE demand the strictest enforce
| ment of the antitrust laws. and be-
lieve that violafors of that law should
| be imprisoned.
while endorsing the amendments
| made to the interstate commerce law
at the last session of congress, we
! pledge our senators and representa-
| tives to vote for such further amend
| ments to the interstate commerce law
| as will give power and sufficient money
| to the interstate commerce commission
| to ascertain the physical valuation Of
| the railroads.
1--WE pledge our Kansas Republican
senators and representatives to vote
| and work for effective laws that will
! prevent overcapitalization of corpora
tions, and will require all moneys re-
| ceived for the sale of stocks and bonds
| to be actually invested for the benefit
of the property owned by the corpora
| ton.
I'VE pledge our members of con-
gress to continue the policy of the Re-