The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-06-28
THE PLATFORM.
Conservative Planks Form Ground
work, With Sop to Progressives.

Conservative Pianks Form Ground.
work, With Sop to Progressives.
Chicago. June 23.-The platform on
which Taft and Sherman We're nomi-
mated is in part as follows:
| The Republican party. assembled by its
representatives in the national conven-
ton, declares its unchanging faith in gov
eminent Of the people, ny the people. for
the people. We renew our allegiance to
the principles of the Republican party
! and our devotion to the cause Of Repub-
lican institutions established by tie ia
| theirs.
The Republican party looks back upon
| its record with pride and satisfaction and
| forward to its new responsibilities with
| hope and confidence.
The Republican party reattirms its in
tention to uphold at all times the author-
/ ty and integrity of the courts both state
| and federal and it will ever insist that
| their power to enforce their process and
to protect life, liberty and property shall
be preserved inviolate.
UphoIds Authority Of Courts.
That the courts. both federal and state.
may bear the heavy burden laid upon
/ them to the complete satisfaction of pub
lie opinion we favor legislation to prevent
| long delays and the tedious and costly
/ dpptdlS NIlCl nave So VI zen amounted W
dcrial of justice in civil cases and to a
| failure to protect the pl bile at large in
criminal cases
! Since the responsibility of the judiciary
is so great the standards Of judicial ac
| ton must be always and everywhere
above suspicion and reproach While we
regard the recall of judges as unneces
| sary and unwise, we favor such action
| as may be necessary to simplify this pro-
cess by which any judge who may be
found to be derelct in his duty may be
removed from office.
| Together with peaceful and orderly de-
yelopment at home the Republican party
earnestly favors all measures for the es-
tahishment and protection of the peace
of the world and the development of
/ closer relations between the various ma
| tons Of the earth
The Republican party is opposed to spe-
| cal privilege and to monopoly. 1t placed
upon the statute book the interstate COM
| merce act of 1887 and the important
amendments thereto and the antitrust
| act of 1890 and it has consistently and
successfully enforced the provisions of
these laws 1t will take no back ward
step to permit the re-establishment i'll
any degree of conditions which were in
| tolerable.
For Stronger Antitrust Law.
The party favors the enactment Of
legislation supplementary to the existing
antitrust act which VIII define as crimi
nal offenses those specific acts that uni
| formly mark attempts to restrain and
monopoize to the end that all who obey
the law may have guide for their ac-
ton and that those who aim to violate
the law may the more surely be punished
| The same certainty should be given to
| the law prohibiting combinations and
| monopolies that characterize other pro-
visions OF commercial law. in order that
no part Of the field OF business may be
| restricted by monopoly or combination;
| that business success honorably achiev-
ed may not be converted into crime and
| that the right of every man to acquire
| commodities and particularly the neces-
| saries OF life In an open market uninf1u-
enced by the manipulation OF trust or
! combination may be preserved
| In the enforcement and administration
| Of federal laws governing interstate com
| merce and enterprises impressed with a
public usc engaged therein there Is much
| that rnay re committed to federal trade
commission. thus placing in the hands Of
40 administrative board many Of the
i,luct,oas now by necessity exercised by
the courts This will promote prcmptness
in the adm!nis.ra,on OF the law and