Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-28
1Hf CONGRESSMEN
 STUDY PLATFORM Many State Conventions Present Suggestions for
 The National Issues.
DELAW ARES MODEL
Modern and Progressive Document Roosevelt Wants Inserts From
 "New Nati0naliSm."
Jonathan Winfield.D

Congress, in spite of the rush of late Legislation, are taking time to analyze the platforms adopted by the recent state conventions with a view of ob- taining suggestions for the national platform
 It is generally conceded that the platform turned out by the recent Re publican state convention in Delaware. the second smallest state in the Union is as modern and progressive a docu- ment as has come to light in the present preconvention campaign. At the same time it is considered as statesmanship.
 On the other hand, the sort of crazy quilt platform recently adopted by the so-called progressive element of the Republican party in Pennsyvania, while it purports to come under the modern definition of progressive is return to the earlier days of mob rule, and is 'reactionary.
 There is no succession of catch phrases, or unnecessary verbiage in the Delaware document, as is the al legged case with the Pennsylvania platform The Republicans of Della ware went on record, it is cited, against the recall of judges or judi cal decisions land declared that these so-called nostrums would destroy the independence of the judiciary. On the other hand they favored new leg islation to prevent the present annoy ing and costly delays in the courts. They urged a complete and effective parcels post system. which they de clared would reduce the cost of liV- ing by bringing the producer and con sumer into closer contact. And in this enactment they dealt a blow at a former son of the state, Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, who is q bitter opponent of the parcels post idea.
 Amonk other things they advocated were currency reform, international arbitration, just protective tariff. the retention of the Sherman antitrust law with supplemental legislation to more clearly define the rights of busi- ness men in the matter of corpora ton control; a national workmen compensation and employers liatility act: the improvement of the water- ways of the nation, the drainage o1 swamp lands and opening them to agriculture, and the improvement Of the public highways of the country that the farmer might have easier ae- cess to the markets.
 These things, say the leaders here, make for progress and give to the voters of the country a program of advancement, which if carried out by honest officials elected to office by the people. would do much toward giving to the country hetter govern ment and better living conditions.
 This unqualified approval of the
  CTS of the party now in Washington, is taken here to indicate in some measure just what the nature of the national declarations of the party will be when framed at the convention Ill Chicago In fact, it is rgrded as cer- tain that the nominees of the Grand Old Party on the national ticket Will 20 before the country with the funda- mental principles of the Delaware platform as the main blanks of the national Republican structure,
 Of course, the question of the tar if and the recall of judges will De enlarged upon and other matters such as trust prosecutions and the policies of the administration are expected to be included in the document While the tariff will, as usual, be one or the leading issues at the Chicago con yention. the friends of Col Roosevelt have served notice they will make hard fight for the inclusion m the platform of some of the former pres ident's "New Nationalism" and NChar- ter of Democracy policies. but as the situation is viewed here, there Will be little liklihood that the convention will permit these things to go into the document, unless the convention be stampeded for Roosevelt, in which event his forces may be able to force into the platform some of these fea- lures.
 At the most, the leaders here say, the platform ill the last analysis prob ably will have to be a compromise be- tween the two factions of the party as represented by President Taft and fnrmar prasident Roosevelt, and even