The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-27
APPEALS TO PEOPLE
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS ADOPT
STRONG PLATFORM.
PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY
Return to Government OF, by, and for
the People Is the Keynote OF Dec
laration All Democrats
Will lndorse.

convention at Omaha, March s. l9OS,
IL as follows:
We, the representatives OF the De
mocracy of Nebraska In delegate con
vention assembled, reafiirm our faith
in, and pledge our loyalty to, the
principles OF our party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
of an awakening in the United States.
The various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth
and laid bare the interruptions meth
obs by which they have debauched
elections and preyed upon defense,
less public through the subservient OIL
ficlals whom they have raised TO place
and power.
The conscience of the nation is now
aroused and will. If honestly appealed
to. free the government from the grip
of those who have made II business
asset of the favor.seeking corpora
tons; It must become again "a gov
eminent OF eae people, by the people
and for the people," and be admins
tered in all its departments according
to the Jeffersonian maxim. equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none"
We heartily approve OF the laws pro-
hiblting the pass and the rebate, and
insist upon further legislation, state
and national, making 1t unlawful for
any corporation 10 contribute to cant
paign funds and providing for pu6lica
ton, before the election, OF all indi.
yidual contributions above reason.
able minimum.
Relieving. with Jefferson, In the
support of the state governments in
all their rights as the most compc-
tent administrations for our domestic
concerns and the surest bulwark
against anti-republican tendencies;
and in "the preservation of the general
government in its whole constitutional
vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace
at home and safety abroad" We arc
opposed to the Capitalization implied
in the suggestions, now frequently
made, that the powers OF the general
government should be extended By
judicial construction.
We insist upon the recognition OF
the distinction between the natural
man and the artificial person. called d
corporation, and we favor the enact
ment of such laws as may be neces
sary to compel foreign corporations tc
submit their legal disputes TO tho
gn nh hat If
business and thus place themseve'
upon the same footing as domestic cor
poratons.
We favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of tn,
people, and regard this reform as the
gateway to all other national reforms
A private monopoly is indefensiblt
and intolerable. We, therefore, favol
the vigorous enforcement Of the Grim
inal law against trusts and trust mag
mates, and demand the enactment o
such additional legislation as may b'
necessary TO make 1t impossible for 1
private monopoly to exist In th'
United States.
We welcome the belated promise u
tariff reform, now offered by n par
OF the Republican party, as tard!
recognition of the righteousness of thu
Democratic position on this question
but the people can not safely entrus
the execution Of this important worl
TO party which is so obligated to tn
highly protected interests that
pOstpones relief until after the cleo
ton.
We favor an immediate revision q
the tariff by the reduction OF impor
duties. Articles entering into cOmpc
tition with articles controlled by trust
should be placed upon the free list
material reductions should be made 1
the tarif upon the necessaries of liI'
and reductions should be made !
such other schedules as may be nece'
sary TO restore the tarif TO a revenl
basis
We favor an income tax as part {
our revenue system, and we urge tn
submission Of a constitutional amen,
ment specifically authorizing congress
to levy and collect tax upon indivi'
uul anu tbl polhN' lH'ohANos w ailt Nii
that wealth may bear Its proportion
ate share of the burdens OF the federi
government We favor n national ii
heritance tax to reach the "swolle
fortunes" already In existence, b,
we believe that II is better to pc
manently prevent swollen fortunes
by abolshing the privileges and fayo
itism upon which they are based.
We assert the right Of congress
exercise complete control over int
state commerce, and We assert ii
right of each state to exercise just ;
complete control over commerce wit
in It's borders. We demand such d
enlargement of the powers of nations
and state railway commissions AS ma
be necessary to give full protection
persons and places from discrimn
ton and eXtortion, We believe TIL
both the nation and the various state
should, first, ascertain the presej
value Of the railroads, measured
the cost of reproduction; second. pr
hthtt ,h, iccua nf any more wntprt