The Washington times., 1912-06-17
Tariff Revision ..
To Be Advocated
By Both Parties

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE tariff will
be revised downward IL the Republi-
can party is returned to power, no
matter whether Taft or Roosevelt
controls the national convention.
This was made certain today when
1t was found that the leaders of each
faction have determined that they
must declare to the people that the
tariff is again the dominant issue At
a series of conferences between the
steering committees of both the
Roosevelt and Taft ends Of the party
rought drafts of the proclamation of
principles have been completed. From
now until the convention committee
on resolutions is completed and gets
on the job. thege leaders will keep
busy. They hope to have strong doc
uments ready. so that the committee
tails
Both of the factions will declare for
scientific downward revision of the
tariff. Each will take the point that
while American labor must be protect
sold abroad prohtably at less than half
what Is charged in the United States,
shows that the present rates are too
high.
But in one respect the platforms will
differ. The Taft platform will insist
that the present tariff board is meeting
the situation squarely, and that it's rec.
lowed. The Roosevelt platform will IN
sist that the present board be strength
ened There will be no mention of reel.
procity according to the plans.
Both Want Strong Navy.
Both Of the platforms also declare
for a strong navy. and both will take
advanced ground on conservation of
natural resources
The initiative and referendum will be
ignored by the Taft trainers, on the
ground that 1t is purely a State issue
| that can best be disposed of by thu
several States themselves. The Roosc-
SeIt platform VIII, 1t is expected, IN
call. All Of the Western delegations
are insistent that there shall be no
middle of-the-road ground taken. but
these plans. designed to bring the peo-
pie into control of their own Govern
ment
The Taft platform will denounce the
This will be especially so on the re-
call Of the judiciary, as Senator Root
the Taft candidate for temporary chair
man. has framed plank which de-
knowing no friend or foe, is the great
est safeguard of true liberty" Il de-
| clares that the submission to judicial
authority of questions of controversy
| marks the highest development which
| civilization has attained. and will de-
clare that the recall of judges would
| make them dangerous.
The Taft platform will indorse a CEN
trail financial organization such as that
suggested by the Aldrich plan, but an
attempt will be made to change II
enough SO that criticism of the Aldrich
plan cannot be applied to the suggested
one. The Roosevelt platform is ex-
pected specifically to condemn the Aid
| rich plan in detail.
The Taft platform will declare en-
| phatically for the retention OF the Sher-
man antitrust law. but will demand
| supplementary legislation that its opera
ton may be made more easy and also
that the individual responsibility for
monopolies can be easily fixed. The
| Roosevelt plan will demand the enact
ment of laws which will make more easy
the regulation of all big combina tions
of capital and the specific definition of
just what is and what is not lawful.
The Roosevelt plan will be revolution
airy in one thing-it will declare un-
| equivocally for woman suffrage-and
| inasmuch as there is a wide difference
of opinion in the Roosevelt camp on
this plan a warm fight on II is already
| forecast,