Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-09-02

and for the history we have made,
may be most adequately and fit
tingly expressed by turning our
faces forward rather than back.
Therefore we bind ourselves to
specific future performances rath-
er than to ask for votes by rea-
son Of our past achievements how
ever great it is. Our platform
shall be a guarantee Of perform
ance rather than a confession of
faith.
We endorse such efforts as our
President Taft has made to full
: ful promises of the Republican
national platform, and pledge him
our support for all efforts for
the enactment of progressive laws
We commend the fight made OF
CsnnoniSm and Aldrichism in Con
gress modifying the rules of the
House Of Representatives and Ov.
grooming the Senate leadership sc
that the enactment of long delay.
ed public measures has been made
possible.
We pledge anew our loyalty to
the Republican national platform
% 1908 and bind ourselves to car
ny out its declarations, accepting
the policy Of protection as out
lined in our party platform as
the established policy of the ma
ton and binding our Kansas men
berS of congress in both houses to
vote for a. revision of the tariff
law of 1909, using as a basis fol
fixing duties the difference be.
tween the cost of production al
home and abroad with reason
able profit for American manu-.
facturers.
We do not recognize the revlS-
ion of the tariff of 1909 as a sat
isfactOry fulfillment Of the tariff
pledge of the Republican platform
And we therefore pledge to the
people of Kansas that the Repub-
lican senators and congressman
from this state shall work and
vote for legislation that will main
tain tariff commission with am
pie power and sufficient apprO-
priatiOn to ascertain accurately
the difference between the cost
Of production at home and abroad
and after such information has
been obtained we hereby pledge
cur Republican senator's and rep
reSeptatives Immediately to fix
the duties upon the basis of this
information.
We pledge our senators and reT
resenta ives to vote for a Joint
resolution that will provide for
the revision of the tariff one
schedule at a time.
We pledge our Republican men
hers Of the national House of Rep
reSentativeS to support and vote
for a rule that will make the
membership Of the more important
House committees elective instead
Of appOintive.
We demand the strictest en-
fOrcement of the antitrust laws,
and believe that viOlatOrS of that
law should be imprisoned.
While endorsing the amend
mentS made to the interstate com
merce law at the last session Of
Congress, we pledge our senators
and representatives to vote for
such further amendments to the
interstate commerce law as will
give power and sufficient money
to the interstate commerce COM
mission to ascertain the physical
valuation of the railroads.
We pledge our Kansas Republi-
can senators and representatives
to vote and work for effective
Saws that will prevent Overcapi.
tahzatiOn of corporations and viii
require all moneys received for
the sale of stocks and bonds to
be actually invested for the bene-
Fit of the property owned by the
corporation.
We pledge our members of con.
greSs to continue the policy Of
the Republican party now firmly
established Of caring for the sol
diers and sailors of the war Of
the rebellion and for those who
carried the flag of liberty to the
oppressed of other lands, and we
believe that the limitation of time
imposed on soldiers in filing the
claims for arrears of pensions
Sbnuld no ramOVnd