Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06

III EHiP'uoS OTSeo-Ndtional Leader
Pleads for Cooperation of All Men,
bers of the Party in the Struggle
for Wise Legislation and Good Gov
eminent.
| Esopus, N. Y, Sept 26-Judge Par
lfr to-day made public his letter sup
pementing his acceptance of the
nomination for President of the
United States rendered him by the
nSional Democratic convention. The
document follows:
II the Honorable Champ Clark and
| A Others, Committee, Etc:
| fentlemen: In my response to your
/ committee, at the formal notification pro-
| ceeqings. referred to some matters not
mentioned in this letter. l desire that
there be considered as Incorporated here
| in, and regret that lack OF space prevents
/ specific reference to them all. l wish
hef. however. again to refer to my views
! there expressed as to the gold standard.
| to declare again my unqualified belief in
SAY rs, STANDARD nc and i, to express my apPre-
subject.
| Imperialism.
1 If 1--WE would retain our liberties and
| constitutional rights unimpaired, we can
not permit or tolerate, at any time or
conktitutionai powers by the executive
branch Of our government. We should
sterl Liberty is only to be presery ed
| by maintaining constitutional restraints
and a just division of political powers"
| Alteady the national government has
| become centralized beyond any point
contemplated or imagined by the found
| ers of the constitution. How tremend-
ously all this has added to the power of
the president, 1t has developed from
year to year until it almost equals that
of many monarchs, While the growth of
| our country and the magnitude of inter-
| state interests may seem to furnish q
| plausible reason for this Capitalization of
power yet these same facts is afford the
| should not be permitted to encroach upon
| the other departments of the govern
ment, and assume legislative, or other
powers. not expressly conferred by the
The issue of imperialism which has
| decision whether the law of the land OF
the rule of individual caprice shall gov
eEn The principle OF imReralis5m may
results, but the principle of Democracy
holds in check the brilliant executive and
subjects him to the sober. conservative
The Tariff and Trusts.
Tariff reform is one of the cardinal
principles of the Democratic faith. and
the necessity for it was never greater
than at the present time. 1t should be
undertaken at once in the interest of al
| our people.
The Dingley tariff is excessive in many
of It's rates. and. as to them at least, I'M
justly and oppressively burdens the peo-
| pie 1t secures to domestic manufactur-
| ers, singly or in combination, the privi-
lsge of exacting excessive prices at home
and prices far above the Level .; Of sale:
it. thus giving bounty to foreigners al
the expense of our own people. 1t levies
oppressive and unjust taxes upon many
| ortiz whole
so-called raw material of many of oul
manufactured products, not only burden
ing the consumer, but also closing to the
manufacturer the markets he needs ano
| seeks abroad. Its unjust taxation bur
dens the people generally, forcing then hen
clothing and other necessaries of life
1t levies duties on many article not nor
amount, which are made extensively a
home, for which the most extreme pro
tectionist would hardly justify protec
are exported. Such duties have been ant
will continue to be direct incentive t
the formation of huge industrial comb
petition, are enabled to stif1e domesti
Competition and practically to monopoliz
the home market.
" urged in behalf of the Dingley tariff
and against tariff reform generally: /
Industries ind STRESS Many Of these industries
after a hundred years Of lusty growth
are looming up as industrial giants;
| their case, at least. the Dingley tariff
invites combination and monopoly. am
gives justification to the expression tina
the tariff is the mother or trusts.
For the aforementioned reasons
among many others. the people deman
reform of these abuses, and such reform
demands and should receive immediat
In the words of our platform we de
mand "a revision and a gradual reduc
ton of the, tariff by the friends OF IN
not by the friends of its abuses, its ex
tortions and determinations"
| 1t is true that the Republicans, VIII
| do NOT admit in their platform that tn
| DinpIey tariff needs the slightest altera
ton. are likely to retain majority @
the Federal Senate throughout the mex
presidential term, and could. therefore,
they chose, block every attempt at leg
islative relief But II should be i Temem
MANY revisionists, and l believe 1t wi
shrink from defying the popular Will OK
| pressed Enthusiastically ana peremptorll
| at the ballot box.
The people demand reform of existin
conditions. Since the last Democrat
administration the cost Tb OF LYME ia ia
ed incomes have suffered keenly; thos
living on wages, if there has been an
not kent pace with the advance in tn
cost of living, including rent and Tn
necessaries of life. Many to-day are ou
of work unable to secure any wages a
all TO alleviate these conditions, in S
far as is in our power, should be on
earnest endeavor.
Trust Remedies.
pointed out in my earlier response tn
| remedy, which in my judgment, can Ell
| fectuaily be applied against monopone!
and the assurance was then given ths
if existing laws: including both 9th ds statIt
cnntrarv to my expectations, favor sue
further legislation within thin constitution;
safeeuard the interests of all the peopl
Whether there is any common la
which can be applied and enforced
the Federal courts, cannot be determine
bv the president. or by a candidate fc
| the presidency. .,
1aft hy the people in framing the cor
stitution. to the JUDICIARY and mot not
the United States has recently considere
question apS in the co@pao of
Tha cali Publishing Company, to be four
in the hn1drsds sans and eigh5yfst o
uho - mage % ii decided that con