The Washington herald., 1912-06-22
RUSHING WORK
ON PLATFORM
Subcommittee Outlines Declaration
of the Party-GOmpers Is
Turned Down.
coEsERyArIyE IN TONE

Chicago, June H.-When, the subcom-
mittee which has in charge the drafting
Of the 1872 Republican platform went into
executive session at O'Clock this morn
ing the members announced that they
would submit the final draft Of their ef-
forts to the full Committee some time
during the forenoon. The committeeman
were certain that the platform would be
completed before the credentials commit
tee reported TO the convention.
All the early Information as to the text
OF the various planks indicated that the
platform would be marked throughout by
tone of conservatism, going further in
this direction in some respects than the
1905 document.
The tariff plank on which Charles ".
Fairbanks OF Indiana, and William
Barnes, jr.. of New York, have bestowed
much labor. would. it was said, promise
tariff revision on President Taft's com
mission plan, the latter being indorsed
as the only sensible scheme Of tarih re-
vision now before the nation.
The Trust Plank.
The trust plank would. 1t was thought
propose the enactment Of q law defining
how far a business combination might
go without rendering itself liable TO pros
ecution under the Sherman act, ito the
end" the tentative draft of the platform
said, that those who honestly intend to
obey the law may have a guide for their
actions. and those who intend to violate
the Law may surely be punished" Prac-
tically none of the plsnks urged by Sam
uel Gompers were given serious consid-
Grafton.
The Taft men refused to permit the
Roosevelt forces to get any support from
the women of the country that was denied
to them, so they adopted a plank which
would put the party on record as favor
ing a decision by the voters Of every
State as to whether or not they desired
woman suffrage. The plank Of the sub
committee, in effect, provided that the
question should be disposed o. on its
merits and not killed through resorting
to technicalities.
In addition to ignoring the demand Of
Samuel Gompers and the other leaders
that the convention place the party on
record as favoring prohibition Of the use
Of the injunction in labor cases without
full notification and hearings for both
sides, the subcommittee passed up the
initiative, referendum, and recall.
Oppose Recall.
A strong plank opposing the recall Of
the judiciary was submitted to the sub
committee, but 1t was the consensus OF
opinion of the members that 1t would be
unwise TO try to place the party on rec
ord on this matter at the present time.
There was a chance however, that the
demand for the plank would be renewed
before the full committee.
The subcommittee also turned down
the proposed Endorsement Of the Aldrich
currency plan, apparently fearing Op-
position to the plan under its present
name II contented itself with a simple
declaration that currency reform must
be effected, and in this manner left TO
the administration, II the party candi-
date is elected, an opportunity to choose
any plan il may select and any modin-
cation Of the Aldrich plan.
The Roosevelt members OF the sub
committee paid little attention to the
framing of the document. They re-
manned away from most Of the sessions,
declaring that as the Taft men were in
control they could shoulder the respon-
sibility for the platform.