The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-31
Kansas Republicans Adopt
 Progressive Platform
PLEA FOR REVISED TARIFF
Party Council, But Later Passes Over Chairmanship to Senator
 BristOw

Topeka, kan, August JO.-Wltn the ln- surgent faction of the republican party of Kansas controlling the situation, the state party council here today adopt ed platform decidedly progressive Gov ernor Stubbs was elected chairman of the council but later he resigned and Sen ator Bristow was chosen to preside dur ing the remainder of the session.
 "The tariff bill enacted by the Congress of 1909 did not follow the standard fixed in the national platform" the senator said, "and was q violation of it's pledges. believe that new tariff measure should be passed and mean to fight for it just as long as I am in the Senate.
 Moreover, I believe we should be al- lowed to vote upon every section of a tariff bill separately"
 Following the Bristow speech the com mittee on resolutions submitted it's re- port. The platform as prepared by the committee was adopted without change.
 The text of the platform is as follows:
 Text of Platform
 We. the republicans of Kansas, in party council. desiring to express our pride in the traditions of our party. feel that respect and veneration to those tra- ditions and for the history we have made may be most adequately and fittingly ex- pressed by turning our faces forward, rather than backward Therefore we bind ourselves to specific future performances, rather than to ask for votes by reason of past achievement, however great it is. Our
 
 ance rather than a confession of faith
 "Yet we must congratl'ate President Taft as republicans on the successful out come of the progressive party measures in Congress; the postal swings bank law, the railroad law and the law providing for the publicity of campaign expenses. And in this connection we wish to commend Representatives Murdock and Madison for their work in Congress, pursuant to the instruction of the Kansas republican plat form of 19OS in modifying the rules of Congress so that the enactment of these long delayed measures was made possi- ble. We wish to commend Senator Bris- tow for his hard and efficient work to carry out successfully his platform pledge to secure the enactment of the well-known long and short haul clause in the inter state commerce law.
 Loyalty Is Pledged
 We pledge anew our loyalty to the re- publican national platform of 1908 and bind ourselves to carry out it's declara- tions, accepting the policy of protection as outlined in our party platform as the tbo ding our members of Congress in both houses to vote steadfastly and without reference any other instructions for a revision between the cost of production at home and abroad with reasonable profit for American manufacturers.
 We do not recognize the revision of the tariff of the republican platform of 1909 as satisfactory fulfilment of the tariff pledge of the republican platform. We pledge our senators and represen- tatives to vote for joint resolution that will promote the revision of the tariff one schedule at a time.
 We demand the strictest enforcement of the antitrust laws.
 We pledge our Kansas republican con-
 
 for effective laws that will prevent over capitalization of corporations.
 Conservation Plank
 We pledge our Kansas republican con- gressmen and senators to vote on all measures concerning the conservation of our natural resources along the line ad- vocated by former President Roosevelt as opposed to the lines laid down by those who are hiding behind the out worn doctrine of states rights and we demand that every possible effort be made to prevent private interests from ob- taining unrestricted ownership or un- checked control over the vast mineral and water and timber resources of Alaska.
 We send our greeting to Theodore Roosevelt, the new worlds champion of the rights of man in the world-old con- test, between rising humanity and the enoroachment of special privileges. And as republicans we stand ready to enlist under his banner in the fight for human rights
 Further the platform binds Kansas congressman to work for a constitutional amendment providing for election of sen- ator by direct of the people. Congress- men are pledged to vote for law plac- ing utilities under the control of a state commission having authority over the is- sue of stocks and power to obtain the valuations of the plants of the several corporations
 As soon as the platform had been read by Congressman Murdock, Senator Curtis (regular) protested against adopting 1t in toto.
 q ask separate vote for the national issues and a separate vote on all states issues," he said.
 "A vote was taken upon his motion to that effect, but 1t was lost by large majority. The council then adjourned.