The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-04-14
REPORT OF THE RESO.
LUTIONS COMMITTEE

The platform of the Indiana Republi-
cans, in convention at Indianapolis, as
prepared by the resolutions committee,
makes the following declarations on
national issues:
We, the Republicans OF Indiana, de-
clare our determined support of those
great policies for the common good de-
veloped under Theodore Roosevelt and
bearing his name. and we demand that
they be given effect in legislation and
administration.
We believe in a protective tariff,
measured by the difference between the
cost of production here and abroad
Less than this is unjust to American
laborers; more is unjust to American
consumers. That difference should be
ascertained with the utmost speed, and
the present lazy modified accordingly.
We demand the immediate creation
of genuine, permanent, nonpartisan
tariff commission, with ample powers
and definite duties fixed in the law it
self
We believe with President Mckinley,
in his last tariff utterances, that THE
period of eXclusiveness is past" and
we heartily favor the Republican pol
icy of reciprocity first announced by
Blaine and later advocated by McKin-
ley.
We demand comprehensive laws for
the conservation OF our natural re-
sources, and especially that the coal
deposits of Alaska shall be kept the
property of the nation, to be developed
only under lease and payment of just
royalties to the government
In time of war, or any other emer-
gency, when ordinary forms of taxa
ton are not enough for the needs of
the government, the nation should have
the constitutional power to tax in
comes. We heartily favor an amend
ment TO the Constitution, giving Con-
gress this power.
We favor such limita ton of the pow
ers of injunction as will not imperil
the liberty Of any man without notice
| and hearing.
We favor national legislation which
will end child slavery in the factories,
mines and sweatships throughout the
land.
We favor just and liberal pensions to
| all deserving soldiers and TO the wild
ows and orphans OF those who are
dead.
We demand the enactment of laws
providing for publicity as to campaign
| contributions. in botn State and nation.
We demand that United States Sem
ators shall be elected by the direct
| vote of the people.
Other planks declare for good roads,
State code revision and child-labor re-
| form.
The resolutions indorsing President
| Taft and Senator Beveridge are as fol-
lows:
| We recognize that no President in
our history ever began his administra-
| ton with such universal favor and
good will as did William Howard
| Taft; few men have entered the presi-
| dency with such extraordinary train
ing.
| AS collector of internal revenue,
prosecuting attorney, judge of State
| court, solicitor general, federal judge,
| Governor of the Philippines, Secretary
| of War builder of the Panama Canal,
| regenerator Of Cuba-each period of
official activity Immediately following
another for his entire adult life-he
| brought to the discharge of the great
| duties of the presidency broad eNecu-
| tive experience and grasp of govern
| mental affairs.
We indorse his administration and
pledge to him our support in any ef-
| forts to secure the enactment of gen.
| uine progressive legislation.
The spirit of the times demands not
only wise policies and sound princi-
| pies, but clean, vigilant, brave and sin :
| cere men i'm public Office We indorSe
and applaud the splendid record of
our senior Senator, and especially his
record in the last session of Congress
| which deserves the unqualified approx
al of all the people of the State. With
pride and confidence we make SOL
| ernn pledge to the people that Repub-
lean Legislature will return to the
Senate of the United States this man,
| whose name is synonymous with VIC
tory-Albert ]. Beverage.