The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-30
Congressman d. II. Anthony, Who
Made Plea for Harmony Platform.

Senator Curtis declared that what
was needed was a straight Republican
platform, allowing those opposed to
such an action to go on record and
show their "Populistic" feeling. Con-
tinuing he said that an endorsement of
an administration does not endorse
every act of an administration but the
acts taken generally. In conclusion ne
declared that the First district would
go Republican and always would con-
tinue to do so.
Congressman Anthony said in part:
81 am glad that the committee has
got together and that the advice on
principles for which to stand for the
good of the Republican party, has been
taken. While stand for as advanced
Republican ideas as any one, am not
in sympathy with any planks attack
ing any of our great Republican lead
ers, and I want to see adopted a plat
form on which every one can vote the
straight party ticket. This is such
platform as will endorse the Roose-
veltian ideas carried out in the admin
istration of President Taft"
Capt. Stevenson said that although
Nenaha county had gone wrong in the
primaries he had every assurance 1t
would be heard from this fall. Things
already are looking different, he con-
tinued, ending with the statement, LET
get on the dividing line and stay
together"
Dr.. Ryder scored any attempt that
might be made in the general party
council to endorse "the good things. IN
the Taft administration. We should
adopt the administration in its en-
tirety.' he said. ''To indorse the good
things as suggested in a morning paper
would be but to leave sting as II
would imply that there were pad
things"
said that it would be his policy to work
toward the election of the party ticket
in its entirety. This statement was fol-
| lowed by unanimous applause
The Resolutions.
The First district Republicans adopt
ed the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That we, the representa-
tiyes of the Republican organizatlon
of the First congressional district OF
Kansas, endorse the administrator OF
President Taft, whom we regard as the
greatest law making president TINS
country has ever had. we are PROUD
of the results already achieved ana
pledge our support to his future e11orts
| to carry out the promises OF the he
publican platform of 1908:
"The record of this administration
and the Sixty-first congress, MADE SO
| far. is unsurpassed for enactlng INTO
LEGISLATION party pledges. Thls con-
eress has passed railroad rate leg1sla-
| the control of transportation corpora
lions: laws which absolutely safeguard
the future disposition and conservation
of our natural resources: postal saw
| ings law; an employers liability law
| for the protection of the working men
of the country, and tariff law OF
which it can be truly said that. while
not perfect in all of its schedules, II Is
a great Improvement over any tariff
law heretofore placed on the statute
| books.
| 1--WE especially commend the crea-
ton of a tariff commission which is
| now at work ascertaining the differ
ences in cost of production at home
and abroad, and we declare with Presi-
dent Taft that the work of further re
/ yising the tariff schedules, which may
need it, should be taken up at the mex
session of congress when exact 1nfor'
nation furnished by the tariff com
mission will be available.
| 1--WE also heartily endorse the prin
ciples of the corporation tax and thu
feature of the maximum and minimum
provisions of the tariff law.
eve commend Senators Curtis ant
Rristow and the Kansas congressmel
for all their votes cast in favor of sucl
meritorious provisions.
| eve endorse the administration
Governor w. r. Stubs and pledge on
hearty support to elect the entire Re
publican ticket and feel warranted il
| giving assurance that the First distric
will be at the front in November witt
an old-time Republican majority.
1--WE commend the course of Congress
man d. r. Anthony, Jr-, in always ad
vocating and voting for progressive leg
islation both in the state and nation
and we especially commend him for tn