| Show I I IS Samuel S muel G Blythe Prepares I Platform for Republicans I Samuel G Blythe one of or the most talented newspaper men of ot the coun country country country try has been In Chicago this week writing his impressions of df f the Republican Republican Republican lican national convention for the pa papers papers papers pers that use the Hearst service Mr Blythe prepared a series of resolutions which in his opinion should have been adopted as the Republican platform They are as follows Section 1 Once more the Republican party part submits its cause to the people and hopes it will not get tight at it lt We heartily indorse all the acts of President Roosevelt but are of the opinion that If he had us d the soft pedal on certain occasions there would have been a t better chance of or campaign contributions While stand standing standing standing ing firmly with our honored president and not for a minute doubting his sin sincerity sincerity sincerity or wisdom It can be said that those things he has done to the toe vested interests do not meet with our entire approval We e proclaim that he lie has enforced all aU the laws that are re in ex existence exIstence existence and a good goad many that have not yet been made male but we wo do not know how we are going to win the election without dough While upholding his assaults on capital and his manly da de defense of labor In bor we are of the he opinion that that thrilling slogan Let us alone alono should be allied with that other battle cry cr Stand pat and anti that a malefactor of great wealth is a useful person in certain contingencies I ISec Sec 2 Under the guidance of Re Republican Republican Republican publican principles the th country has be become become become come the richest nation in the world but most of us have hae not got the money The United States now owns one fourth of the worlds wealth but unless we can get it we are of 01 the opinion we might just JUlit as well be as broke as aa Tur Turkey Turkey Turkey key Sec 3 The Republican party points with pride to the passage of or a labor law by a Republican congress prohibiting under the severest penalties penal penalties penalties ties child labor laborIn n the factories of 01 the this District of 01 Columbia where there are areno areno areno no factories Sec 4 We e declare unequivocally for fora a revision of the tariff provided we control the tune next congress such a re revision revision revision vision as Shall haU hold out the helping hand to those industries that have hav come come across for our campaign fund and put all aU other industries on a par with witO the pauper labor of Europe Tho rho tariff must be re revised reused but it must be re te revised by its friends Wo We are the original origInal original inal friends of 01 the tariff in all cases where the protected industries s have re no responded responded liberally Sec 5 Believing as we do po that an n elastic currency is a snap we w are for more currency cur ncy whenever it can be se secured secured secured cured by depositing railroad bonds of such railroads as are designated by Nelson W V Aldrich No other railroads I need apply Sec 6 We proudly call attention to the hundreds of prosecutions that have been instituted against the predatory trusts under the Sherman antitrust law which was passed by a Republican can congress Passing over oer in silent contempt the aspersion that these pro JIm proceedings proceedings have lla 0 resulted in no convictions convictions convictions we declare it the policy polley of the Republican party to keep on instituting prosecutions until such campaign funds as are required are arl secured but the tho captains of in we c hasten ha ten to tn assure sur I that the institution of prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions does not necessarily mean tho the conviction of the prosecuted The de department department department of justice will be in close touch with the treasurer of or the na national national committee Sec 7 Approving the ces cessation cessation mUon of railroad rebates except in such roads as the Hon Paul Morton Norton may nM be connected with we are unreservedly unreservedly I sen edly for an employers liability law jf Jr wee can get one passed that will willbe willbe willbe be constitutional All employers should pay all aU workmen for injuries received in their service but at the same time tune we consider it without the pale of or the intention int of the law for a workman to get in front of a switch engine merely because he is tired of or working Sec S 8 7 he Republican Re party in convention assembled d declare for a restriction of the power of the courts to grant injunctions against striking workmen but on tho the other hand Inas inns Inasmuch Inasmuch much as our candidate William H Taft may be said to be the inventor of tills this s process of law we hold hod the federal judges may if they see fit re restrain restrain restrain strain any strikers who may work for fora a corporation that is not friendly to the administration On the time one hand we are for injunctions and on the other hand against them which is 18 a position that will appeal to the men I Iwho who are enlisted under the sacred cause of union la or Sec 9 0 The Republican party has been for Cor fifty years ears the time consistent friend of the American negro We e de declare declare declare clare it the sense of or this convention that while we have have dishonorably discharged a battalion of negro sol soldiers soldiers soldiers diers for shooting up Brownsville whether they shot it up or not we weare weare weare are for all negroes who will vote for Mr Taft and hold out to them the alluring prospect that all alt negroes who will wUl vote for our candidate shall be allowed to vote |
