The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-10-08

amendment to. defeat the passage Of the bill, as a further e1d>S
Of their intention to conduct their campaign in the OOmine evidence
Weacalf attention to- the fact that the recent Republican, Nuns
Convention at Chicago refused when the issue was presented tom ta
declare against such practices. 81 A9.45# IT. s. - s@
We pledge the Democratic Party p the enactment Of > /
prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign Jaw Jaw
and any individual from contributing an amount above a reasonu m
maximum and providing for the publication before election Of Il
such contributions above a reasonable minimum.
- sasas1s THE RIGHTS OF THE STATES. s.
Believing, with jefferson, in Hthe support of the State Gnou
our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against antirepb I'
can tendencies, and in ffhe preservation Of the General Goyernment
in its whole constitutional yiggoF, as the sheet anehor Of our psa
at home and safety abroad we are opposed to the GENERALIZATION IN
Piled IN thesuggegion; now frequently made, that the powers Of Ss
General GoEernnent should be extended by judicial construct%
which f EXPLOITING Interests cab take refuge fron1 both; and N it SSn
necessary Chat theaeFedarals Governnent shall exercise the povas
delegated to it as it is that the State Governments shall use fn
authority reserved to them ;but we insist that Federal remedies N
The regulation of interstate commerce and fornthe prevention Of
private monopoly shall be added TO, not substituted h ute for, State
reed aef 4onpoPUL1ARsEm ELECTION OF sEEAToRs,basTs @*
We " favor AZ r8 the election Of United States Senators by direct VOTE
of the people and regard this reform as the gateway to other national
~a19 4smAxtyts y IS TARIFF. Aatsai@&&=
We welcome the belated promise of tariff reform now offered m
the Republican Party as a tardy recognition of the Righteousness Of
safely entrust the execution of this important work to a party which
is 50 deeply obligated to the highly protected interests as is the
promised relief is postponed Until after the coming eection-n
election to succeed In which the Republican Party must have that
same support from the .PenehclaEes OF the hlgn protective tariff as
it has always heretofore received from them and to the further fact
that during years of uninterrupted power .nosaction. whatever has
been taken BY the Republican Congress to- correct the admittedly
existing tariff iniquities. - ssSr~~+~rz~~t~
q We favor immediate revision of the tariff b5 BY the r reduction ton of i ~
port duties. Articles entering into competition with trustcontroTd
products should be placed upon the. free list; material reductions
should be made In the tariff upon the necessaries of life, especially
upon articles competing with such American manufactures as are
sold abroad more echeapily than at home and gradual reductions
should be made in such other schedules as maybe necessary to restore
the tariff to a revenue basis. g s3sf
& Existing duties have given the manufacturers of paper a shelter
behind which they nave organized Combinations to raise the price
edge Wet demand the Immediate repeal of the tariff on wood pulp,
print paper, lumber, timber and logs and that these articles be placed
upon the free list ssd4@EsSsF-7ee1