The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-03

NDfiuftDt.H VIII Vull iONic lHIottH tue
success Of the Democratic party.
which s.snis for a wise, conservative
and Gradual change In the tariff laws.
which viii coualize tne burdens Of
taxation and make hooest competition
possible. But 10 making such changes
ats purpose win be to legislate With a
due regard for the labor and canital
involved in Industrial enterprises. L.
should not be forgotten that In the
long regime of tie Democratic party
from the davs Of jefferson. IN 1900 to
tho days Of Liacoln in 1860. during
which It administered the government
70 the peace and prosperity OF the
country. the expense Of its mainten-
anoe was paid almost entirely frou
revenue produced by wise custom
laws. while now nearly nalf Of it
comes from internal taxes. Under
those Democratic tariff enactments the
people were prosperous ana contented.
no unlawf Il trade combinations ex-
isted. and competition was free and
Wnfettered.
TRUSTS.
It Is estimated that there are in the
United States between two and three
hundred combinations OF capital ana
corporate interests known as trusts.
which have grown up in the last few
years under Republican rule. They
are not all antagonislic to the public
welfaio. hut some Of them are so con-
Quoted as TO be pernicious and harmful
to the general Interest; With the
power they are able to exert they can
lessen competition. control prices and
regulate to their own advantage the
law of supply and demand Individual
effort is helpless against such strong
rivals and the natural right of all per-
sons to barter and trade is unnatur-
ally restricted. The effort of these
trusts Is to control on monopolize. and
these monopolies, when unrestrsined
seem to produce conditions which
bring about strikes and disorders. and
disturb the business affairs Of the
country.
LOCAL sEIF.GoVERNMENT.
Local self-goYernment. that came 70
MS not as the gift of the national gov.
erument. but as the legitimate out.
come Of the reserve powers OF the
states and of the people, is the very
corner stone OF cur politfcaI structure
ard the best assurance OF liberty regu.
lated by law It can oniy be main
tanned by strict observance of the
limitations of the federal constitution.
The Democratic party has always re-
sistcl aad will continue 20 resist, the
omcroachmcnt by its enem.es upon the
fundamentsl right OF tse people of
the several states All power comes
from the people, and should be sur
rendered only in the interests of The
people. aud whenever this power is
ased for selfish interests it is not only
an abuse. bus usurpation
ARBITRATION.
The decnra'ion in the st. louis
platform io favor of arbitration is one
that appeals to my sense OF fairness.
Nations and states have employed to
advantage this method of setting dis
puted ques ions. states have invoked
its aid With good results, and indiyidu.
ais frequeVly have resort to it in al.
justing questions of difference The
Hague tribunal representing the sen
timent Of conciliatlon, is the highest
practical expression of intelligent
thought on this subject The prinoi-
pies IT arbitration are the same,
whether governing in the greet courr
OF naticas or applied in the affairs Of
Industrial rfe. Its permanent estab-
lishment as a rart Of the industrial