The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-27
COURTS MUST
Be INDEPENDENT
Republican Platform Demands
Freedom of Judiciary.
RECALL STRONGLY OPPOSED
Changes In Antitrust Laws Framed
Protective Tariff Approved and Mod
isications uggested-Lauds Pres
emit and Past Administrations.


Chicago. The following is the plat
form adopted by the Republican ma
tional convention on Saturday after
noon:
The Republican party, assembled by
its representatives in national conven-
ton, declares its unchanging faith in
government Of the people, by the peo-
pie, for the people. We renew our al
legiance to the principles Of the Re
publican institutions established by
the fathers.
I'VE believe In our self-controlled
representative democracy which is a
government of laws, not Of men, and
in which order is the prerequisite Of
progress. The Republican party will
strive, not only in the nation, but In
the several states, to enact the nee
essary legislation to safeguard the
public health; to limit effectively the
labor of women and children and to
protect wage-earners engaged in dan
gerous occupations; to enact compre-
hensiye and generous workman's COM
pensation laws in place. of the present
wasteful and unjust system of employ
ers' liability; and In all possible ways
30 satisfy the just demand of the
people for the study and solution of
the complex and constantly changing
problems of social welfare.
The Republican party reafflrms its
intention to uphold at all times the
authority and integrity of the courts,
both state and federal, and it will ever
insist that their powers to enforce
their process and protect life, liberty
and property shall be preserved in
violate.
That the courts, both federal and
state, may bear the heavy burden laid
upon them to the complete satisfac-
ton Of public opinion we favor legis-
lation to prevent long delays and the
tedious and costly appeals which have
SO often amounted to a denial of JUS
tice in civil cases and to a failure to
protect the public at large in criminal
cases.
Since the responsibility of the ju-
dietary is SO great, the standards OF
judicial action must be always and
everywhere above suspicion and re-
proach. While we regard the recall
Of judges as unnecessary and unwise,
we favor such action as may be neces-
sary to simplify the process by which
any Judge who is found to be derelict
in his duty may be removed from Of
Eve.
Together with peaceful and order
y development at home, the Republi-
san party earnestly favors all meas
ures for the establishment and pro-
lection of the peace of the world, and
for the development of closer relations
between the various nations Of the
earth.
1T believes most earnestly in the
peaceful settlement of international
disputes and in the reference Of all
justiciable controversies between ma
lions to an international court of JUS
tice
THE Republican party favors the
enactment Of legislation supplement-
airy to the existing antitrust act,
which will define as criminal offenses
those specific acts that uniformly
mark attempts to restrain and to
monopolize trade, to the end that
those who honestly intend to obey the
law may have guide for their ac-
ton and that those who aim to vio-
late the law may the more surely be
punt5Aad
"In the enforcement and admins
tration of federal laws governing in
terstate commerce and enterprises
impressed with q public use engaged
therein, there is much that may be
committed to federal trade commits
sion, thus placing in the hands of an
administrative board many of the
by the courts.
I'VE reafflrm our belief in a protec-
tive tariff. The protective tariff is so
woven into the fabric of our industrial
and agricultural life that to substitute
for It a tariff for revenue only would
destroy many industries and throw
millions of our people out Of employ
ment. The products of the farms and
OF the mine should receive the same
measure of protection as other prod
ucts of American labor.
I'VE hold that the import duties
should be high enough while yielding
a sufficient revenue to protect ade-
quately American industries and
wages. Some of the existing import
duties are too high and should be re-
duced Reimbursement should be made
from time to time to conform to chang
ing conditions and to reduce excessive
rates, but without injury to any Amer
lean industry. To accomplish this cor
rect information is indispensable. This
information can best be obtained by
an expert commission, as the large
volume of useful facts contained in
the recent reports Of the tariff board
has demonstrated.
THE pronounced feature of modern
Industrial life is its enough diversifi
cation. To apply tariff rates Justly to
these changing conditions requir :
closer study and more scientific meth
DDS than ever before. The Republican
party has shown by its creation of q
tariff board its recognition Of this sit
uation, and its determination to be