The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
TARIFF P[ANKS
 ARE TYPICAL OF
 STANDPAT CROWD No Change From the Re- publican Party's Historic
 Attitude on Subject
ROOT WILL PUT ON
 FINISHING TOUCHES
Indications Continue to Be That the Man Who Is Nominated at Bal timore Will be the Next
 President
By c. E. STEW ART

Washington, June 15-(Special) )-The announcement from Chicago of the eardi- nal blanks in Taft's platform in case he is the nominee. brought out some very caustic comment among people of all political faiths in this city.
 The fourth item reads: Revision of tariff schedules only as recommended by the tariff board of experts" The fifth "A strong Geaffirmation of the historic policy of protection to Ameri- can workingmen.''
 A platform of this Kind of weelS-kneed | declaration on tariff reform is a clear | indication to the insurgents that President 1 Taft no longer makes any pretentions of l concealing the fact that he has gone over to the standpat crowd bag and bag | gage. They are responsible, or will be responsible for the nomination. If he is ! nominated, and the tariff issue will be | clearly defined. for everybody knows that | any hopes of a revision of the tariff | through tariff board appointed and created by the republican party is about as remote possibility as direct com munication with Mars. "A strong reaf- firmation of the historic policy of protec- | ton to American workmen" means noth- | Ing more than continuation of the sys- | tematic robbery of the American people by the privileged corporations. Not one word was said of the election of United Stctes senators by the direct vote of the people.
 The eighth item says; NO let up in the federal prosecution of illegal trusts and monopolies in restraint of trade, and 1t might have added no let up in the failure to convict. !"
 Elihu Root of New York will do the final editing of the Taft platform, and" declared a prominent democrat here. "Elihu may be depended upon to safe guard the interests of the people-some people. the people whose interests he has always looked after and for which he has been amply rewarded" With the nominee of the Chicago con vention representing party torn into shreds by dissentions. and divided on the only real issue before the people, the tariff. there is no hope for them to win, if the democrats continue to exer- | else that same prudence that has marked their course through the last two ses-
 sons of Congress. Insurgent republi- | cans from the western states ir the | House declare that Taft will not get | the support of their states on such a | tariff declaration, and 1t is doubtful if
 he could get 1t any way, as the party has broken faith with them and has not -N~N~ platform.
 Of course no one knows who the nomi- nee of the Baltimore convention will be, and for that matter the Chicago oonven-
 ton either, but one thing is sure, that
 is, the Baltimore platform will make the
 issue clear on the tariff question and no
 vague promises will be made to the peo-
 pie for tariff reform coming through
 the medium of a board of experts. The
 democratic party will make the promises
 and the democratic party has shown the country that it has the courage and the
 ability to carry out it's pledges. tariff plank for revenue only will be put ir , that platform and in unmistakable terms to be put into immediate operation by
 democratic Congress and President
 That is the declaration of the leaders of the party here and on that Issue the
 democratic party expects 10 win, no mat
 ter who the republicans may finally nomi-
 nate.
 Baltimore is coming in for it's share oi
 attention now, and after the riot in Chi
 cago is over all eyes will turn to Balti-
 more. It will be a great gathering of
 democrats The friends of all the candi-
 dates will be there by the thousands
 The democratic party is being born again there is no bitterness or strife; no dis
 cord and likely to be none. Every can dldate has a chance. and if he Is ia. , vored, all the rest are going to be for him and help him to win a glorious vic
 tory. The Underwood headquarters will
 be moved there next week, and there is i a quiet air of assurance about those who have conducted MT. Underwood's cam
 paign that inspires confidence in his sup.
 porters who go around headquarters MT Underwood, himself. is confident as he can be that he will receive the nomna- ton.
 Let every rooter in Alabama that can
 possibly do 90. come; come by all means The nominee of the Baltimore convention ] is going to be inaugurated President of
 the United States on the 4th of next