The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06
THE NEW YORK PLATFORM.

Nowhere in the whole country-not
even in the empire state itself does
the New York republican platform
create as much of a sensation as il
does here in Iowa. The reason is that
it is so different from ours. 1t is
more so-and then, it has the bully"
endorsement of Col Roosevelt. The
striking paragraphs in the platform
are the ones endorsing the national
administration and the one relating to
the tariff. AS no standpatter could
have worded them more to his liking,
and as, the Prince of Progressives"
has given them his unqualified sane
ton, both sides ought to be reason
ably happy. The text of these para
graphs is as follows
National Administration - We en-
Enthusiastically indorse the patriotic
and statesmanlike leadership of Will
lam Howard Taft and declare our
pride in the achievements of his first
eighteen months as president of the.
Unitd States. Each succeeding month.
since his Inauguration has confirmed
the nation in its high estimate of his
greatness of character, intellectual
ability, sturdy common-sense. extra
ordinary patience and perseverance,
broad and statesmanlike comprehen-
sion of public questions and unfalter-
ing and answering adherence to duty.
He has strengthened our prestige
with foreign nations and treated with
vigor and wisdom important interna-
tional problems. notably our tariff re-
lations with Germany, France and
Canada.
Under his administration, the prose
cution of those implicated in the SUI
gar and other customs frauds have
been continued and convictions OBJ
tanned; there has been impartial and
energetic enforcement of the Sher-
man antitrust act; a substantial re-
ductiOn of governmental eXpenaes; the
establishment of better business meth
DDS, which will result in great eff
cheney and real economy; remarkable
progress in the construction of the
Panama canal, and the withdrawal
from private entry of over 100000
acres of the public domain, to pre-
serve for public benefit valuable and
other mineral deposits, timber land
and water power sites.
On his recommendation congress
has provided for a commission to in
vestigate and report on the regulation
of the issuance of stocks and bonds
by public service corporations engaged
in interstate commerce. He has ad-
vOcated a new system of appropria-
tions for river and harbor improve
ments, under which each item, after
investigation by experts, shall be ap-
proved and carried TO completion as
a separate measure. This recommen.
dation We heartily endorse.
The Tariff-The Payne tariff law
reduced the average rate of all duties
IL per cent.
By increasing the duties of some /
Injuries and articles not of ordinary
use. making, however, no increase on
any common food product, 1t turned |
national deficit into a surplus. Under !
it's first year of operation the value of
imports free of duty was the greatest
in our history by S1O9.0OO.O 900 and the
average rate of duty was less than
under the Wilson law. Unlike that
democratic law, its great reductions
Of duty have not stopped industry
nor deprived labor of any part OF its
hire. II gives free trade with the
Philippine Islands and II establishes
4 customs curt. Its maximum and
minimum rates give us for the first
line equality Of opportunity with 9TH
n nations in foreign trade.
In providing. upon the suggestion
II President Taft, for tariff board.
/ affords the means of still more &C
determining the differences
n cost OF production at home and
lbroad.
a republican congress is necessary
Q provide needed appropriations forl
his board. aud 10 assure business and
abor that changes In rates viii be
lade only To e0ualfza the dimo,.a,,,..,l