Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-28
c. O.P.PLATFORM
IS COMPROMISE
Taft, Tariff and Conservation Are
IndorSed by Ohio
Republicans
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Regulars Call Planks Fine, and
Insurgents Say SO
Per Cent Good
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Continued from Faqe one,

with the administration, congress and
the tariff are in part as follows:
1--WE, the Republicans of Ohio, in
state convention assembled, commend
in highest terms the splendid admins
tration of William H. Taft, are proud
of the results he has already achieved
in his seventeen months in office, and
pledge him our hearty and united sup
port in further efforts as chief execu-
tive of the nation. We renew our
pledge of loyal support given him in
1908, and indorse him for denomination
in 1912.
"The tariff has been revised in ac-
cordance with the Republican doctrine
of protecting home industries and
American labor. 1t did not raise the
rate of duty on a single common food
product. The increases made were on
luxuries and articles not of ordinary
use 1t affords no more than adequate
protection to the industries of the ma
tion, and is fair alike to consumers,
laborers and producers. No tariff bill
was more unjustly assailed. 1t has
justified the expectations of Its triends
by turning a national deficit into
surplus, while at the same time reduce
ing the average rtae of all duties. Its
maximum and minimum rates have
operated to give us for the first time
tions in our foreign trade.
FAVOR ANTITRUST LAW
"The Republican party, through con-
gress and the president, has given free
trade with the Philippines, with such
limitations as to sugar and TOBACCO as
will afford protection to domestic IN
dustries, and has established customs
court"
Praie is given the railroad law, and
a list of congressional enactments is
given The platform continues:
I'VE favor legislation which shall
revive our merchant marine; the equal
enforcement of all laws; an adequate
national defense, with a navy ample
to protect all our interests at nome ana
abroad, while favoring arbitration IN
the settlement of international as
putes, systematic, comprehensive and
businesslike Improvement of our rivers,
harbors and waterways, and such
amendments of the antitrust law as
final judicial Interpretation proves TO
be necessary for the proper regulation
of monopolies.
1--WE indorse the principle of con-
servation of our national resources
and cordially indorse the action of the
present congress in enacting, ana OF
President Taft in approving, legisla-
tion along this line. We refer partic-
ularly, first, to the act of congress
comforting upon the president express
mower to withdraw public lands as
nublic welfare demands; and, second,
TO the act separating the surface from
the coal, and authorizing agricultural
homestead entries on lands heretofore
withdrawn from entry or settlement
under coal lands classification. Onder
this act millions of acres of the public
domain can be entered by homestead
ers and limited patent to surface
granted, reserving the title to the coal
in the federal government for future
disposition in accordance with law.
STRONG FOR CONSERVATION
1--WE demand that enforcement of
existing laws and the enactment OF
new laws for the protection, wise use
and conservation of the natural re-
sources under the control of federal
government. These resources, such as
the coal deposits of Alaska, water
power and reservoir sites, should be
developed under a system by which
any abuses of monopoly can be avoid
ed extortion from the consumer pre-
vented and just compensation to the
public obtained.
Other planks are for: Limiting the
tax rate for all purposes to ten mills;
supervision and regulation of all pub
lie utilities by a commission; giving
to municipalities the right of home
rule and to the people the right to vote
direct on the granting of public fran
chises; legislation for establishing good
roads; protection of labor; a state law
requiring the publicity of campaign
contributions; the ratification of the
income tax amendment to the federal
constitution; individual punishment
for corporate offensos and the calling
of a constitutional convention to draft
a new state constitution.
SKETCH OF HARDING
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27.-Warren
G.. Harding, the Republican nominee
for governor of Ohio, is 45 years old,
and is proprietor of the Marion Even
ing Star of Marion, Ohio, where he
lives. He was lieutenant governor of
Ohio under Myron T. Herrick and Is
a campaign orator of note.
During the career of former Senator
]. B. Foraker Mr.. Harding was known
as an ardent follower and admirer of
the senator, but of late years he has
not actively allied himself with any
faction of the party.