The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
PLATFORM OUTLINED.
Both Factions Already Have Rough
Drafts Prepared.


Chicago, June 17-Both the TAFT ana
Roosevelt drafts of a platform have
been outlined and both IAN be put in
shape for submission to the committee
on resolutions on short notice.
Most of the work on the Roosevelt
declarations was completed before Mr..
Roosevelt's arrival in Chicago, while
the first formal meeting over the TAFT
announcement was held Sunday.
The Roosevelt pronouncement is the
results Of Iabors of many of his friends,
but principally James r. Garfield, Glf-
ford Pinchot and William Alien Whlte
of Kansas All the planks have under
gone the inspection of Colonel Roose-
Welt and while he has not passed on
them finally, he has has indicated his
approval of most of them.
At a meeting of Mr.. Taft's friends
several drafts were presented ana the
meeting was largely for the purpose of
selecting from the wealth of material
suggested The approved planks will
be Joined together and another meeting
will be held prior to the submission or
the paper to the resolutions committee
The tariff receives a prominent place
in both platforms and both indorse the
principle of a tariff commission The
friends of Mr. Roosevelt, however, go
to some pains to make it appear that
the present tariff board does not come
up to the requirements. They would
ONLY the cost of the production of man
ufactured articles but would have it
undertake to ascertain the snare OF
profits going to labor.
The Taftites declare for further re-
vision, but would have it wait until the
Investigations of the tariff board. They
condemn the efforts of the Democratic
house of representatives to change the
tariff as unwise and unscientif1c, de-
claring its results an unnecessary dis
turbance of business. No decision has
be en- reached as to whether there shall
be a explicit declaration for a cut in
tariff rates, but the indications are that
there will be such a declaration regard
ing articles found by the tariff board
to be subject to unnecessarily high
duties.
There will be dual declarations in
favor of legislation to curb monopoly.
The Taft people favor the retention of
the Sherman antitrust law, but would
build on it so as to define its opera
tons. The Rooseveltians will treat the
subject along different lines, especially
emphasizing the necessity of regulat
ing large corporations.
The Roosevelt people will press well
II the front the subject of popular
government, declaring in favor of all
the instruments tending in that direc-
ton, whether they be primary cleo
tions. the election of United States SEN
ator by poprlar vote, the initiative, the
referendum and the recall. The fact
will be recognized, however, that many
of these agencies can be employed only
in the states, and in such cases the
platform will specifically refer them
to the various communities for local
determination. A woman suffrage plank
is a new feature of the Roosevelt de-
claration.
The initiative and oferendum will
not be touched upon by the Taft docu-
ment, but the recall will be denounced
as calculated to undermine the stabil-
ity of government. Especial declara-
ton will be made for the protection
of the judiciary.
The principle of a central banking
reserve will be supported by the Taft
resolutions, but the Aldrich bill will not
De referred to by name. The Roosevelt
declaration will condemn the Aldrich
plan.
Both documents will declare for the
conservation of natural resources but
the Roosevelt announcement which is
understood to have been prepared by
Mr.. Pinchot. will be much more sweep
ing. Both pronounce for a strong navy.
The improvement of the Mississippi
river on a comprehensive scale will be
advocated in the Roosevelt paper
The platform prepared by President
Taft's friends commends his admins
tration in high terms; the Roosevelt
paper is silent on that subject