Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-27
NAMED FOR DENOMINATION
His Policies and Congress- Achieve
ments Glowingly Commended.
STANDS PAT ON THE TARIFF
Congress Delegation Praised in Gen.
eral Paragraph-Senator Dick
Not Mentioned Individually.

publican platform, which is expected to
be model for use by future republican
state conventions, as the expression of
the party in the Presidents own state,
opens with a warm Endorsement of the
Chief Executive. Senator Dick, who
seeks reelection, was not singled out
for specific Endorsement.
The portions Of the platform dealing
with the administration, Congress and
with the tariff are. in full. as follows:
I'VE. the republicans of Ohio. in state
convention assembled, commend in high
est terms the splendid administration
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 support in
his further efforts as chief executive
of the nation. We renew our pledge of
loyal support given him in 1908 and
indOrse him for denomination in 1912.
Achievements Enumerated.
Among the many accomplishments of
President Taft's administration worthy of
special praise are:
implicated in the sugar frauds against
the government and other violators OF
federal statutes; prompt and successful
Intervention to prevent arbitrary in
creses in railroad freight rates; effective
enforcement of the law against illegal
dealing in stocks; indictment of those
involved in the cotton pool, formed to
raise the price Of one of the necessities
of life in every American family; i'm
partial enforcement of the antitrust
laws; substantial reduction in govern
ment expenses, saving million dollars
a month in the Post Office Department,
with a fair promise of wiping out the
annual postal deficit; such remarkable
progress in the construction of the Pana-
ma canal as insures us early completion
withdrawal from private entry in order
to preserve for the public benefit valu-
able coal and other mineral deposits.
timber lands and water power sites of
over Il 100000 acres of the public do
main.
1T has strengthened our prestige with
foreign nations and has treated with
vigor and wisdom important and delicate
international problems. It has dealt just
ly and literally with our dependencies.
The record of achievement of this admin
istration and Sixty-first Congress is un-
equaled in our history, and guarantees
faithful adherence to all the pledges of the
last republican national platform. The
November is imperatively necessary to
accomplish the entire program of the
Taft administration.
Tariff Law Fair to ALI.
"The tariff has been revised in accord
ance with the republican doctrine of pro-
tecting 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 arti-
cles not of ordinary use. 1t affords no
more than adequate protection to the in
dustries of the nation, and is fair alike to
consumers, laborers and producers.
mo tariff bill was more unjustly as
sailed. 1t has justified the expectations
Of its friends by turning a national def
icit into surplus, while at the same
time reducing the average rate of all
duties Its maximum and minimum rates
time equality of opportunity with other
nations in our foreign trade.
1.-The republican party through Congress
and the President have given free trade
with the Philippines with such limitations
as to sugar and tobacco as will afford
protection to domestic industries, and has
established a customs court.
Recognizing inequalities due to chang
ing conditions or that otherwise may be
found to exist, Congress has provided
tariff board, with an ample appropriation.
for the investigation of these differences
in the cost of production at home and
abroad, go that If any rates are found to
be higher than necessary to afford labor
a high wage and capital fair return,
those rates will be reduced"
Praise is given to the railroad law and
list of congressional achievements IS
given. The platform continues:
Praises State Delegation.
"Our senator's and representatives in
Congress have maintained that highest
standard of ability and devotion to duty
which has always characterized Ohio s
representation in the federal legislature.
1--WE favor legislation which will re-
vive our merchant marine: the equal en-
forcement Of all laws; an adequate ma
tional defense. with a navy ample to pro-
tect all our interests at home and abroad,
while favoring arbitration in the settle
ment of international disputes; the sys-
tematic, comprehensive and businesslike
Improvement of our rivers, harbOrs and
waterways, and such amendment of the
antitrust laws as final judicial interpre-
tation proves to be necessary for the
proper regulation of monopolies.
1--WE commend the action of Congress
in the creation of a commission to in
yestigate the question of employers
liability laws and wOrkmen's cOmpen-
sation acts, and to make recommends
lions to the President and to the Con-
gress We believe that industrial acct
dents to workmen should be treated as
inevitable accidents to industrial OPP
erations and the compensation there
for as a part of the cost Of production
The experience Of other countries dem
onstrates that this principle can be ap-
plies to our Industrial condition with
out, increasing the burdens of industry.
Conservation Principle Commended.
I'VE indorse the principle of con-
servation of our natural resources and
cordially indorse the action of the pres
ent Congress in enacting and Of Presi-
dent Taft in approving legislation
along this line
I'VE refer particularly. first. to the act
of Congress comforting upon the Presi-
dent express power to withdraw public
ever the public welfare demands, and,
second, to the act separating the surface
from the coal and authorizing agricul-
tural homestead entries on lands hereto
fore withdrawn from entry or settlement
under coal land classification. Under this
act millions of acres of public domain
can be entered by homesteaders and linn
tied patent to surface granted, reserving
the title to the coal in the federal gov
eminent for future disposition in accord
ance with law.
I'VE demand the enforcement Of ex-
listing laws and the enactment of new
laws for the protection. wise use and
conservation of the natural resources I'M
der the control of the federal govern