Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
THE PLATFORM.

Conservative PlanI<s Form Ground
 work, With Sop to Progrsssivss.
 The platform on which Taft and Sherman were nominated is in part as follows:
 The Republican party, assembled by It's representatives in the national conven- - ton, declares its unchanging faith in gov ernment of the people, by the people, for the people, We renew our. allegiance to the principles of the Republican party and our devotion to the cause of Repub- lican institutions established by the fa- thers.
 The Republican party looks back upon it's record with pride and satisfaction and forward to it's new responsibilities with hope and confidence.
 The Republican party reafirms its in- tention to uphold at all times the authori- ty and. integrity of the courts, both state and federal and it will ever insist that their power to enforce their process and to protect life, liberty and property shall ee preserved inviolate.
 uphoIds Authority of Courts.
 That the courts, both federal and state, may bear the heavy burden laid upon them to the complete satisfaction of pub lie opinion we favor legislation to prevent long delays and the tedious and costly AppcHAb nave Eo O1teH hI1OunIeQ 10 a denial of justice in civil cases and to a failure to protect the public at large in criminal cases.
 Since the responsibility of the Judiciary s so great the standards of judicial ac- ton must be. rlways and everywhere above suspicion and reproach. While we regard the recall of judges as unneces- sary and unwise, we favor such action as may be necessary to simplify this pro- cess by which any judge who may be found to be. derelict in his duty may be removed from office.
 Together with peaceful and orderly de- yeTopment at home the Republican party earnestly favors all measures for the es- tablishment and protection of the peace of the world and the development of closer relations between the various ma tions of the earth.
 The Republican party is opposed to ape- cial privilege and to monopoly. It placed upon the statute book the interstate com merce act of 1887 and the important amendments thereto and the antitrust act of 1890 and it has consistently and successfully enforced the provisions of these laws. IL will take no backward step to permit the re-establishment In any degree of conditions which were in- toierabie.
 For Stronger Antitrust Law.
 The party favors the enactment of
 
 antitrust act which will define as criml- nal ofrenses those specific acts that uni formly mark attempts to restrain and monopolxe to the end that all who obey the law may have 6 guide for their &C., ton and that those who aim to violate the law may the more surely be punished The same certainty should Dc given to the law prohibiting combinations and monopoAes that characterize other pro- visions of commercial law, in order that no part of the field of business may be restricted by monopoly or combination ed may not be converted into crime and that the right of every man to acquire commodities and particularly the neces- saries of life in an open market uninhu- enced by the manipulation of trust or combination may be preserved.
 In the enforcement and administration of federal laws governing interstate com meree and enterprises impressed with a public use engaged therein there is much that may be committed to q federal trade commission. thus placing in the hands of an administrative board many of the functions now by necessity exercised by the courts This will promote promptness avoid delays and teohnicalities incident to court procedure.
 The Tariff Problem.
 We reasHrm our belief in a protective tariff. The Republican tarif policy has been of the greatest benefit to the coun- try developing our resources diversity. ing our industries and protecting our workmen against competition with cheap CT labor abroad, thus establishing for our wage esrners the American standard of living. The protective tarifr is so woven into the fabric of oar agricultural life that to have a tarifr that would destroy many industries would throw millions of our people out of employment. The prod ucts of the farm and of the mine should receive the same measure of protection.
 We hold that the import duties should be high enough, while yielding a sufficient revenue. to protect adequately American industries and wages
 Some of the existing import duties are too high and should be reduced. Read. 5ustment should be made from time to time to conform to changing conditions and to reduce excessive rates, but with out injury to any American industry. To accomplish this correct information is i'm dispensable. This information can best be obtained by an expert commission, as the large volume of useful facts contained in the recent reports of the tarin board has demonstrated.
 We condemn the Democratic tarif bills passed by the house of representatives of the Sixty-second congress as sectional. as injurious to the public credit and as de- structive to business enterprise. The steady increase in the cost of living has become a matter not only of national hut