Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-28
IAFTS CHICAGO PLATFORM

Mote: The platform given below
was announced on Tuesday. June Is.
as Tatt's platform In case he should
he nominated. Tho final draft was
announced on June 22, and differed
but alightly from that given hcrcD
CHICAGO, June Ill am able TO
give an outline Of The platform Of the
Republican convention. This. Of
course, is subject TO revision By the
committee on resolutions of the ma.
tional convention and to such altCTa.
tiOns as NAV be suggested by Press.
cent Taft before the committee makes
its final report
But this draft contains all the essen.
tials OF the declarations Of principlrs
on which President Taft will stand
for reelection before the American
people.
Platform in Detail.
The platform in detail follows:
THE Republican party, assembled
by its representatives in national con.
NCntinn, declares its unchanging faith
in government of the people, by the
people and for the people. 1t reanirms
its devotion to the fundamental prin.
CiplCs Of constitutional government cs-
tabishCd by the fathers. those prin.
Cipics which make provision for ord.
crly aud effective expression of the
popular viii, for the protection of civil
liberty and the essential rights of man
and tho Interpretation Of tn" law by
an untrammClcd and independent fl.
dietary that have proved themselves
capable of sustaining the structure nj
q government which, after more than
4 century Of development, embraces
1OO,OOO,OOO people, scattered over Il
wide aud diverse territory. but bound
by common purpose, common ideals
and common affection to the Consii
tuition of the United States.
upholds Constitution.
Under the constitution and tho
principles assorted aud vltalzod by Il
the United States has grown to be one
of tho grCa, civilized nations of the
earthh. II offers a home and oppOr
tunity To the ambitious and the indus
trious of cvcry race and from every
cline. The Republican party faces
the problems Of the future confident In
the strength and wisdom that eXper
fence of the past has brought It viii
take no part in either changing OF
Oycrlurning the American form of gov
eminent.
"The Republican party Is now, a,
always, n party of progress and Of
constructive craftsmanship. 1t is pre-
pared, IL again instructed with power
by the people, to go forward with tho
solution of those new problems which
social, economic and political devel
opmont have brought into the fore
front of the nations interest. II vii
strive not only in the nation, but il
the several States, to enact the ncCes
sary laws again to safeguard the pub
lie health; to limit effectively the lab
or of children who should be a
school; to protect wage earners en-
gagged I'm dangerous occupations; L
substitute the principle of wOrkmen'
compensation for actions at law I,
recover damages In case of injury
to retain public ownership and cor
troll of those natural resources tina
are still the public property, and I'm al
possible ways 10 satisfy the just dc
mand of the people for the study am
solution of the complex aud constant
~ changing problems Of social we
fare
'In dealing with these questions
Is vitally important that the rights q
every individual to the frcest pOssihl
development of his own powers an
resources and to the control Of his Ow
Justly acquired property so far a
these are compatible with the simlla