New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-25
JERSEY ROOSEVELT MEN
CAN'T SWALLOW RECALL
Progressives Dodge One of the
Biggest Issues in Indorsing
the Colonel.
AGAINST COMMERCE COURT
Platform Favors Election of q.
s. Senators Directly by the
People and Demands Ma
tional Inheritance Tax.

| Colonel Roosevet's supporters in New
Jersey made public yesterday the platform
on which their candidates for delegates 10
the Republican National Convention will
| run at the primaries in May, the most sig
nifcant thing in which is that no mention
is made Of the recall Of judges or OF court
decisions The only mention Of the recall
is n carefully won ded suggestion that 1t ap-
ply to executive places within the respec.
tive states. The platform says:
| We believe that the popular will should
prevail, first, In party rule, and, second,
| In all national legislation and in the adj
rnistraton Of the national government,
] for ia the end the people will demand the
| control and direction Of their own attars
and execute theic ultimate will at whatever
cost Therefore we declare ourselves N
| favor OF the initiative and referendum N
| important matters OF legislation and the
recall in executive positions within the
| respective states, but all so surrounded
1 with such safeguards as viii insure deliher-
| ate action. The people can then use these
remedies whenever necessary in order u
| put into operation and enforce their will.
| Among the things favored in the platform
is the adjustment Of the Commerce Court
the election of United States Senators by
| the people, a national income and inherit
lance tax and the extension of the parcels
lost. The Payne Aldrich tariff law is con-
demned. that plank in the platform reading
as follows
We are in favor Of tariff commission,
! 70 the end that protection may be guaran-
! teed TO the consumer as well as the pro,
ducer. We are in favor of a tarin based
upon ascertained facts. and are Opposed
TO tariff based upon corrupt agreements.
We are IN favor of tariff which measures
the difference I'm the cost OF producuon ~
home and abroad More than this is unfair
10 the American consumer, and less than
this IS unfair TO the American laborer. we
condemn the Payne-Aldrich bill, because
Il wss not framed in accordance with THESE
principles.
The platform berates President Taft and
those supporting him. saying that they are
the so-cslled allies of the 1875 convention,
"typfed represented and led by Joseph G.
Cannon and Nelson w. Adrich" and con-
tinues:
The question now before the Republican
party IS a very simple, plain and direct
one: Shall our party now become what IL
was under the leadership OF Aorahsm Ii III
coin, the genuine party Of the people, inc
party that stands for real, popular RUE, IN
deed. truly for a government or the people'
a government guaranteeing equal opptI,
tunities to every citizen and granting slelal
privileges TO none? Is the Republican partt
to become truly the party of the highest
ideals of social and industrial justice
We declare that we are In perfect accorb
with Theodore Roosevelt when ne SAYS
that human rights are prior and superb,
TO and more sacred than properly flshls.
We declare that the Republican party
should be a progressive party ana not
stand-pat reactionary party. ana therefore,
we are in favor of Theodore Roosevelt
Fault is then found with President Iars
and his campaign manager. William b. NC
Ilinley, because the manager has refused To
accede to the demands OF the Roosevelt
boomers for popular elections except IN
those states when have provided for them
by law. In the light of these facts, We
submit that II President Taft's accredited
representatives refuse 70 trust tho people
To select delegates TO nominate a canal
date al the national convention, he cannot
blame the people for refusing 10 trust MN
TO execute their will as President"
commission similar TO the Interstate
Commerce Commission is also demanded
with mower to exercise over concerns doing
interstate business the fullest supervision
and regulation.
Charles " Fowler was chairman OF the
committee which prepared the platform
Ex-Covernor John Franklin Fort, eN-Sen-
stor Everett Colby, ex-senator William J.
Bradley and Edgar Bacon have ALREADY
been picked out by the Roosevelt boomers
IN New Jersey as their candidates for DEL
egates-at-large.