Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-13
WHAT SHALL the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM Be

WHAT SHALL the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFu Hm ID!
Various suggest themselves to the question w What
snail the republican national platform BET The most ready an
swer negative in form 1t must not be like the platform OF
car merely to like the platform OF an elevator 'or
use solely in going up or down the case may be-
The national platform be formulated with the flea
that it sacred declaration of issued to the Amer
advance formulated and the policies to be
carried provided tho of the nation determine to give
the Republican party control of the government in all
that is afforded the party fulfill its pledges
b. It will be manfest impossible to outline the platform to
have demonstrated which of the party is dominate the
apprehend that the principles will not be
radical of his speeches the West might indicate
the West has materially differed attitude in the East
ern States Our readers will recall that he materially modified
after outburst of indignation showed that his Col
b platform was far too radical to suit the body of great
thinking Americans So too following the of the
result of the New Jersey primaries he said Il afford to
national platform not be shaped like succession of
speeches to suit peculiar local sentiment but
must be formulated to suit the great majority of the members
of the party in the country whole We therefore
that Roosevelt platform would be radical than the
Roosevelt speeches. particularly those made in the Western
If nominated believe Mr. Roosevelt depend upon
fairly conservative platform to the Eastern States while
in the Western States he would depend upon his
prestige to carry him through
There certain points of cleavage however between the
two wings OF the republican party which will make marked
difference between the platforms likely be presented by the
senng the Roosevelt and Taft AMI the Toilette
for the committee not well be unanimous the of its
deliberations
In point of fact three platforms already said be prac
tcay outlined representing the three leading candidates for
and La Toilette
Taft resolutions intended for insertion in the party plat
form will is sail be conservative in and make feature
OF constitutional government plank in addition to urging sup
national control of corporations.
Two specific panks endorsed by
includes endorsement of the Presidents recon-
mendaon for the extension of the civil service include all
posmaster customs and internal revenue AMI prac
not in the classified service.
The principally West and Southwest
and pledges the liberal irrigation policy with
provision for longer time of payment for irrigated lands by set
tiers. negotiations with
establishment of better boundary line between the
tries the mouth the Colorado proposed This
intended to complications irrigation projects in
Arizona and California.
The Roosevelt PLATFORM will give
Grafton to the problem and be prepared large part by
the colonel himself.
say that this plank will recognize the fact that
there are good trusts well as bad in keeping with Mr. Roos
vet former attitude and that certain regulations of trusts will
be instead of the promotion of the principle of
petition, favored by Taft
The Roosevelt platform likely contain panks demanding
the recall the referendum and the initiative
to be paatab for the and much will be made
of rule by the people
More is know about Toilette platform than any
other and in view of the Wisconsin senator's entire frankne
this is strange.
venon which shall enunae not only the principles which he
believes should be enacted law but panks showing certain
ideas that should be defeated
The demands that the platform sha contain
subteruge but clear concise statement of issues promising
exactly those things demanded by the public which will be
possible to perform.
Closely following bills introduced
La Toilette for the regulation of the trusts his trust plank will
embody the idea This plank above all others will receive
the direct personal attention of Senator La Toilette.
The La Toilette platform will contain plank opposing ship
subsidy will political navy yards and will for
the creation of expert commission investigate and
what S needed in the way of national defense
Another plank will oppose the Aldrch currency scheme
There certain fundamental principles which every
publican will insist should have place in declaration of
party principles These include protection for American labor
industries with revision of existing tariff sched
the demand for tariff based actual needs
scientifically deemined the conservation of natural
promotion Of the of the world through ar
the regulation of interstate corporations the
adoption improve the conditions of the aborer in
possible a continuation of the policy Of economy.
say that the platform will commend itself the
great majority of republicans