Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-25
PLATFORM
IS Being
LINED Up
WILL Be STRONG DOCUMENT
Roosevelt to Be Given Hard
Digs in 1t

a third term in the presidential otfic1
will probably be put in the platform
by the democrats at the convention
this week.
1t is also probable that the conven-
ton will declare in favor of a consti-
tutional amendment to fix the presi-
dental term at six years and to make
a president ineligible for reelection
Thus it is likely that the third term
proposition will be made one of the
Big issues in the campaign.
To Uphold Constitution.
Another declaration aimed at Roose-
welt and the Roosevelt idea which has
IbecOme popular among the republicans
will be a platform protest against
amending the federal constitution by
judicial Interpretation, which is a
method favored by Colonel Roosevelt
for increasing the power of the fed
eral government.
The plank along this line, it is said,
will insist upon a strict construction
of the constitution and of preserving
to the states all the rights not eX-
pressly conferred upon the national
government.
There is a great deal of platform
talk going on among the delegates and
others who have gathered here for the
Everybody, and especially by the pro-
gressiyes is that the platform ought to
be short and incisive, that the planks
should be brief and to the point and
made in the most Straightforward
manner to be real pledges for the
performance of which the party can
be held responsible. They want not
hedging or equivocation.
The general impression seems to be
that Mr. Bryan will write the platform
or at least have a large part of that
work. The progressives expect him to
be chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee, but in any event, he will be
the Nebraska member of it. OF course
| if the conservatives control the COM
mittee he will not be the chairman.
| Biggest men in the various delega-
tons will be put on the committee.
Senator Culberson will probablye be
! the representative from Texas, and A.
Mitchell Palmer will represent Penn
sylvania. Judge Parker, If he is de-
feated for the temporary craftsmanship
will probably be the New York mem
Der of the committee, and if he is not
defeated, the committee honor viii
probably go to Senator O'Gorman.
Judge Hudspeth, one of the Wilson
leaders, will be the New Jersey mem
Der; senator Stone will probably re-
present Missouri; Senator Bankhea1
will be there for Alabama and will
voice the Underwood idea former
Senator Turner will represent Wash
ington, and Senator Gore will in all
probability be the Oklahoma member
Senators Gardner, of Maine, and Kern,
of Indiana, will probably represent
their respective states, and Senator
Rayner will represent Maryland.
Want Teeth In It
he
vention the platform will be one with
teeth in it, while if the conservatives
control the declarations will be more
moderate, especially those relating to
| the trusts and big business.
Senator O'Gorman says that the gen
eral consensus of opinion was that
the tariff should be made the domi-
nant issue and that he hoped there
would be strong and vigorous ia
riff plank and strong one against
monopolies. The general opinion or
the tariff plank is that it ought to de
clare for a tariff for revenue only.
The next plank in the order of i'm
portance is that relating to the trusts
The progressives want that to hav'
teeth and plenty of them. They thinl
big business ought to be brought t.
4 book and be made to obey the Law
as little business is obliged to do.
There will probably be a declara
ton in favor of return to popula
government and for the adoption o
laws that will put more power into tn
hands of the people, although Their
will probably be no declaration re
gardinf the initiative, referendum an
q recall, those things being regarded a
n distinctively state issues.
n A recommendation for the adoptio
q of preferential primaries will pdoba
4 bly, be made to the states and the
h may be urged to make their primar
n laws as uniform as possible and tina
3 the primaries in the various states b
Il held on the same day.
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