The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-26

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treaties which the Republican admin
Istration. implicitly af least. promised
| ID negotiate. Having on this promise
secured the increased duties. the Re
1 publican party leaders. spurred on by
projected interests, defeated the
treaties negotiated By the executive,
and now these same interests cling to
the benefit OF these duties which the
people never intended they should have
and 10 which they have no moral right.
| Even now the argument most fire.
quently urged in behalf OF the Dingley
tariff aud against tariff reform general
| ~ is the necessity OF caring for our In
FAINT industries. Many Of these indus
tries after a hundred years of Iusty
growth are looming up as industrial
giants. In their case at least the Ding
ley tariff invites combination and mo-
nopoly and gives justification to the
expression that the tariff Is the moth
es OF trusts
For the above mentioned reasons,
among many others. the people de
mand reform of these abuses. and such
reform demands and should receive i'm
mediate attention.
The two leading parties have always
differed as to the principle OF customs
taxation. Our party has always adj
vanced the theory that the object LIS
the raising of revenue for support OF
the government whatever other results
may incidentally flow therefrom. The
Republican party on the other hand,
contends that customs duties should
be levied primarily for protection, so
called, with revenue as the subordinate
purpose, thus using the power Of tax
alton to buiid up the business and prop
erty of the few at the expense OF the
many
This difference Of principle still sub
sists bot orr party appreciates that the
long continued policy Of the country.
as manifested in is statutes. makes IL
necessary that taun reform should DO
pradently and sasaeiousiy undertaken
"a scientific principles, % the end that
there Should a4t be- ga immediate rev
olusiou In existing conditions
ia the words of our platform we de-
mand "a revision and . gradual re-.
1uciion ~ the tartI by tie frlen8s 90
tIe masses aud for the common weal.
aud uot by the friends ~ it's abuses
IFS extortion~ aud determinations
II II true that sho Republicans, who
so aot admit 30 their platform that the
uingley tariff needs the slightest al
teralion ar" likely 20 retain major
next presidential term aud could, there
fore. ID they chose. block every at
tempt at legislative rellef But IL
should be remembered that the Re
publican party Includes many revision
lists. and I believe Il will shrink from
defyins the popular III expressed uu
u(stakably aud perenptogiiy at the
ballot box
The people demand reform ~ exist
ting conditions Since the last Demo
cratic administration the cost ~ living
las grfeyously increased Those hav.
ing fixed incomes have suffered keeniy,
those living on wages. IL there has
been any increase. know that such In
crease has not Kept pace with the sd
vance In the cost of living incnsdIng
rent and the necexSaries OF life Many
today are out OF work. unable to So
cure any wages st all To alleviate
these conditions tia So far as is Ia our
power should be our earnest endeavor
Trust Remedies.
pointed out tn Try earlier response
ths remedy which. In my Judgment.
can enectnally be- applied against
nonop1iies. and the assurance was
then given that n existing laws, Ia
ciuding both statute and common law,
proved inadequate. contrary 10 my ex
pectAtions. I favor such further legis-
iatiou within constitutional limitations
as win best promote and safeguard the
interests VI all the people
Whether there is any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the federal courts cannot be deterinin-
81 by the president o. by a candidate
for the presidency
The determination Of this question
was left by the people Ia framing the
constitution 90 the Judiciary and not
% the executive The supreme court
w AAa# tAahFN TAMtfHF kftAa f#N7fsAttA fRAA'
slisFs>d this question. and. IN the case
Of the Western union Telegraph com
pany versus the Call Publishing com
pany. 70 be found In the one hundred
and eighty FIRST volume Of the United
States supreme court reports. at page
o. IL decided that common law prin.
eaples could be applied by United
States courts In cases involving inter.
state commerce Ia the suswaee ~ Unit
ed states statutes specifically cover.
Ing the case such Is the law Of the
land
Rssipsssity.
Ia my address 20 the nottncation
COMMITTEES ! said that tariff reform ia
asana ndesi by the lest Interests oe
tsa8h manufacturer ana consumer
with eaasl truth ~ ean - said that
the h~meatta of F~cApFneal trade tFwa.
tea wuuAd enuFe 90 hath That the
esnsumes wo1h1 be helped - uuaue@.
sianalsss That ihs manufactures wouid
Fee@lxe great h~neaf By extenalinE his
szaaFkets abFoad hardly aeels deu0x
ssFataea iila pruzaaeflss capacity has
amaxrewn the hsstna market IRE very