Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-11-04
What Democracy Represents and Ops
poses.

| consistent record for honest opposition 10
"a Trnst breeding. mouopoly sLellering
tariff. aud 10 The great Trust evil which i
becoming such serious menace 10 the
welfare Of this government and its people.
the Democratic party is ready to rest its
case and let it go before the grand jury
of American voters for their verdict. IL
only asks that that verdict be the result
OF deliberate and unbiased judgment
and that it be in accordance with the facts
and evidence which has been submitted
through The press and from the hustings.
1t asks the jury to remember that Dem
ocracy is opposed to the Diugley tariff for
the following reasons:
| /. Because, according 10 undisputable
testimony, il enables American manu-
facturers to compel American consumers
to pay more for their products than they
charge European and other foreign con
sumers for the same products.
3 Because. it has been demonstrated
that the tariff does foster Trusts. and that
il protects them in their outrages upon
the people.
3. Because the primary object OF a pro.
teclive tariff is 10 enable the manutac-
.urer TO charge the consumer more for his
goods than that consumer would other
wise have to pay, which Is an injustice.
4 Because il taxes the masses in order
to Zurich favored few, making those few
immoderately rich at the expense of the
very people they afterwards Cypress.
g. Btcause. while protesting 70 be ior
the benefit Of, and ia the interest OF lsh,r,
in reality it does nothing but build up
great fortunes which are aiterward mimi
cal to all the interests OF labor. as the ty-
rannical Coal Trust, Tor instance.
6. Because il is discriminating, and
lends the governmental machine 10 the
rich sud depressing Trusts in order that
they may be sheltered in their unholy
purpose Of sitting competition, and fore.
ing the consumer to pay the prices they
in their greed and avarice may see iii to
/ name.
z. Because It's author himself said that
they had purposeIy made il too high.
s. Because when the Republicans Text
book boasts that we are competing with
the world in the open markets Of the
world, il leaves not solitary sane reason
why it should be continued.
9 Because it violates that great and
just principle which would give every
man an equal chance 10 earn comre-
tence and an equal right to live
10. Because it is unfair, unjust and uu-
democratic.
And it asks the jury to remember that
DeIpocracy's grounds for opposition to
Trusts are:
/. Because they are dangerous to The
welfare aud we'll being Of tie people and
of the government
2. Because they are arrogant aud over
bearing and crush out legitimate indus
try and competitions, gobbIing up every
thing in sight for themselves.
Because they combine aud conspife
to cheat labor out Of its just earnings.
aud 10 deirsua it out OF is Law uI rights.
They are the beDeiearies Of the tariff
rather than the men who work for them.
A. Because they frat throttle compete
ton and then charge exorbiIant prices
for their products.
5. Because they add to the already al
most intolerabe burdens Of the poor.
, 6. Because they corrupt legislatures,
buy themselves or their creslufes into
, power aud carry out their unworthy euds
at any cost.
7. Because they are against be people
and against the right.
s Becsu.e they are in close alliance
with the leaders ofihe Republican parry.
which helps them on the 'yeu liekIc me-
) and IN Iickleyou' plan.
II 8. Because The Trusts are agsinsl tho
+ Democratic party.
10 these premises Demecf .cy Il one
with the people d this couhlfy. and sp-
on them II confidently swaits tteir YER
diet
At the polls today the Voters in fFak
Virginia will have The prls sse q cast
ing two ballots each. One j. for Con-
gressmsn, ssbslor, MtmbsF q she House
OF Delegates, County eiiiesrs. aud fer OF
against School Levy III other ballot
il on Constitutional amer dneDts. Tho
Amendments are five in lumber
: l.t-seereiary II State amendment ia
for making that q iicisl elective in.
stead d appointment by tlse Governor
= 2nd-AboIisLes the Zee system ii state
ofIices aud mske- salaries ie aniject q
eeisIaiise enactment.
Bid judicial Amendms tito ccryfFs
tute the supreme Court II Appeal. by
the election 81 FIVE jnsttad y four Judges,
h and to bAse their sslsries 6xta ~ The
!, lie lisasnie
4 III Irredueible School Fasd Amend
: : ment--io limit the fund 20 81 COO. 900.
Il 5;h=1o provide for KfgisralIon u
& Voters.
5. The coDcepsus Of opin q Of those who
i have given thought 10 besc suggested
It amendments i that they sboald De iali.
: lied BY the people. Thei ratification q,
pears To be popular non partisan sug
y gession.
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