Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-26
A Connected, Shutting and
Insipid Platform

ANY living man who should completely embody the flesh
the qualities Republican platform just published from Chi
cago would show his face and figure such pusanmousness oil
that he would certainly be added 10 the number of the
unemployed
II NAV be too severe 10 say that ambiguous cowardy
document reflects the characterize gentleman presided
the Republican platform Let rather that the
character platform the character of Mr. Farbanksca
Fairbanks exaggerated and raised to supernatural
degree Of fubdub and forcible feebeness
II is boastfu past wholly esasied with the present
and weak vaclatng everything but standpatm for the
future definite program public question 1t dis
every living pressing issue either in silence with vague
terms which nothing
anayze the contents of this document seems little like
describing the anatomy lard But few specifications
may be attempted
TO begin with platform very notable for the things
does not contain wholly the subject of
transforming national movement for direct primaries
primaries pretty putting everlasting
end convention that made this platform All refer
enc to direct legislation eoqunty absent tepd article
deprecatng msbehavng judges should be
called buried in flourish of phrases about the integrity of the
courts and so
Concerning all the defaults of Taft administration in such
matters parcels post merchant marine and the
of pure food laws the platform promises moth
ing The party has program.
On subject of the tariff which could not be avoided the
platform dreadful record Of the Republican party
barren of of repentance that it first gorlhe tire
present tariff and single that tariff
taxes high ought to be reduced but makes promise
reduce them
Indeed clearly promises the favored interests that if the Re
publican party again entrusted with nothing will be done
tariff four years for demands the continuation
Tafts for vetoing the tariff reduc
ton bills the present Democratic house and Repub
sendepassed in obedience TO Overwhelming public sen
ment-was that his board which had been work nearly
years collecting information which to recommend changes
had not reported The Taft tariff board has since
ported inability recommend definite rates
The Republican platform demand for the continuation of the tariff
board sufficiently definite promise to the privileged
tariff shall be withdrawn curaed
as long as Mr. Taft is president
Again the plank monopoly and privilege study in
offending everybody by too abiect subservnce to
privileged class
politicians who ruled the Republican convention
avoid any ghtest suggestion that the
corporate combinations should be legally controlled that they have
committed party that ought
be combinations at all and that check put
petition is criminal
insincery hypocrisy of this plain Nothing palmer
than the fact that public corporations and other
poraon usually called by that possibly
be regulated by competition BUT MUST BE REGULATED BY
LAW
But of course the employers approve
the Republican platform know that the Chicago epe however
imperecty worded full of love and devotion Not only its
tariff plank every line and between the lines faithful
promise the favored interests that the will do little
possible o bother them in the future
The failure of the Republican platform touch with the
ghe hand that the people determined to have
of United States and the
leaves the high road Of politics wide 10 the Democrats at
Baltimore.
There can he no question that party Mr. Roose-
mands They the East but in the West they have
achievedan overwhelming power.
would the opportunity
that has the Democratic party half
failed itself with simplicity and ccarness the
whole great OF popular progress