The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-15

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to rule" talk. the Taft platform in It's
introduct ion * to follow closely iho nr.
or the Rochester platform. declaring bn
lief in government according to tn" Cpn
stitution and for srf controlled rorr,.
sentative democracy and opposing u,.v
change in our present form uf Coyrer
mcnt." Upon this will be based yo,ro
concrete recommendation toward romo
|dying certain evils recognized to- ho
lust subject for complaint.
| 4 lively fight l. looked for oy"r '.o
|tarif plank. which il likely tn t"a'ac"nd m
interest any other sing" f"atIr" uf taa
document upon which ia" kcWublr. ~
candidate will run Va loll"'to ha ,,n
plank. the. CumminS mon may hl."
another. Mr. Taft X position or cut,r,n ID.
we'll known. \ permanent ho.H ,l
ltarT experts and n rciieratinn - '.u
former recommendation of u tauh l....,
on the dlflcrcnc" between horn" .aj
foreign product ions is wha' th" raf' pl..5
will call for.
II the tuminins men present ,l!p,,
at all they will inclid" oun ON tn" tar.
recommending that any product prpdu,r1
or controlled hv monopoly he pacei
ON the fra" Ii.J Hni S"nGtor kcnyot
leader or the Cuinmins mon. said ,ho,
lmigh, not have any proposals to maxi
1.-The resolution committee after all lho,
la,e waiting to -" how III" present rgh,
Turns on
The Ia Follettn tariff plank would
lcminate in" provision IL tho last ,a'.
form cy ling for IA r"asonahl" profit ID
American industries
| !, is N the Roosevelt tariff plank that
the mos, in, ,"res, Is being taken. hu' its
secret is locked III the breast nf thu
lcolonel himself Even Mr. Roosevnlt. {.
|own enthusiasts admit il will have 10 ho
lmor specific than TIE tolonels own
lutteranCps have been end Co y ot futthn,
THAN saying th" tariff benefits must g.
into tn" Pay envelope. h'f they dom
know Jus in what way III" Colonel Is
going to explain how this is 20 I've brought
Jahout
| This is only one Of many things that
have figured in the convention contes,
which the Taft men. confident that they
will be in control ot he resplutions com
mittee, intend TO bring up. They Will
demand hat thos" who have been raising
all tn. d,is; specify how they are going
10 do it all. Indeed, il Is upon these
questions which the Taft men are tp
PROFOUND to the other side in the com
mittee toget her with the answers they're
ceive, according TO one OF the Taft plat.
form makers. that the platform viii hs
based very largely.
There i general complaint, according
to the Presidents advisers here. thai
the opponents of the President have
persisten,lv refused to he specific ami
they are looking forward To- the meotinr
Of this resolutions committee with whole
lot of interest,
There are going to 10 n whole 'n. "
blanks upo, which all hand, are pretty
much in agreement, such, for instance
as general parcels post. the working
mems compensation law and the "Nien-
sion of the civil service. inclG"ntallya
COMMITTEES represent ing The Government
employees are here to make a strong
demand for continuous >"rSic" o' Gul-
ernnent employees during good behavior.
the extension Of the merit .ys,eln to jn-
clude postma sters ard internal rrNonu"
collectors and also D gcnrr.l roo. --'-
tcation of salaries Also their re-n'r-
tions call for a liability and compcr~o iou
act and n rctireiIen, law This com
mittae headed 10y George Cain. pr"s,'eur
Of the National '"aCu" of Government
Employees. says II represents ;"Nh
Government EMPLOYEES
Then toHthere WI lao th" usual ~u''i.'
plank. Miss Jane Sdc;an. r"prr~'H..';
he SS.:<y.sal Woirar's SiiH'rsss .i,.n"ll-
ti'Te. - 10 =, tho tal,5llG EeSo," - ''...-
= mice. There Is r,u' IN ln'-. - ~:
p'aAk this yea, fan'Nr- "a = ht'
lCune. ior t.le REASON hat SOM - "r..
welt : trlnnd,, inc,r ling iudC" Rrn 'o-
sew have be ~ telling woman S"lr'y...-.
tina, the Colonel. If y, mas tn" 'tru"' D.! ..
! here. will get the question IN ih" E'1.
/ form III some form or other. M'~- At"at
] ia among those who have prol"--'d
good deal Of Fceiptlcism about thi-. "'w.
ever
Among some q Of the resolutions vhi'h.
il is asserted. are to he incorporates d
the President own request III the rl!'.
fern Which the Taft side will srunif
are:
1he extension oftho post al saving, banks
Extension Of rural fre" delivery system
r \ strong international peace pronounce
mrrt
,lore lenient homestead laws.
! The appointment OF a Mexican boundary
. commission.
They intend also to put in a plank
making more specific the present Sher-
man law. The Aldrch currency plan
will also he recommended. Indeed the
only opponents of this now appear 10
be the La Toilette men. There seems
/, 10 be little question, hut what the plat
!. form adopted here will contain an ap-
~ proval of the plan framed by the none
e tary commission, however.
i, IL was recalled by many that in the
= last convention there was determined
:. fight to sustain the courts against the
n demands made by Samuel Gonpers IN
= regard to the injunction question, whereas
:, this convention is 10 witness a fight ~
II protect these same tribunals against
C what the friends of President Taft de-
q clare to be much more serious attempt
to undermine their powers, namely. that
, involved in the proposed recall Of the
II judges. IL the Taft side has its wav
:. the platform will contain a strong de-
i nunciation of this, it. Is said, bur ~"
# exact wording Of this and other clauses
q will come later.