The Green Forest tribune., 1912-06-28
COURTS MUST
 BE INDEPENDENT
Republican Platform Demands
 Freedom of Judiciary.
RECALL STRONGLY OPPOSED
Changes in Antitrust Laws Framed Protective Tariff Approved and Mod
 ficatons Susgested-Lauds Pres
 ent and Past Administrations.


 Chicago.-The following is the plat form adopted by the Republican na- tional convention on Saturday after noon:
 "The Republican party, assembled by its representatives in national conven- tion, declares it's 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.
 We 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- hensive and generous workmans com pensation laws in place of the present wasteful and unjust system of employ CTS liability; and in all possible ways to 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 reaffirms 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- tion 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 failure to protect the public at large in criminal cases.
 Since the responsibility of the jul 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 u1ly. isso, 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 five
 Together with peaceful and order ly development at home, the Republi- can 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 earth
 "It believes most earnestly in the peaceful settlement of international disputes and in the reference of all justiciable controversies between na- tions to an international court of jus tice.
 "The Republican party favors the enactment of legislation supplement- ary 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 a guide for their ac- ton and that those who aim to v1o- late the law may the more surely be punt3Aed.
 "In the enforcement and admins tration of federal laws governing in- terstate commerce. and enterprises impressed with 8 public use engaged therein, there is much that may be committed to federal trade commis- sion, thus placing in the hands of an administrative board many of the functions now necessarily exercised by the courts.
 "We reaf1rm our belief in protec- tive tariff. The protective tariff is so woven into the fabric of our industrial and agricultural life that to substitute for 1t 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.
 eve 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. Readjustment should be made from time to time to conform to chang ing conditions and to reduce excessive rates, but without injury to any Amer ican 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 diversifl- cation. To apply tariff rates justly to these changing conditions requir s closer study and more scientific meth ods than ever before. The Republican party has shown by It's creation of a tariff board, it's recognition of this sit uation, and sss determination to be