The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-08


buided the federal government.
That the states are the creatures
of the people, the federal govern
ment the creature of the states,
and it Is fundamental principle |
that the creature cannot become
greater than the creator. The
federal government cannot exist
without the states, hence We hold
that the federal government should
only use the powers specifically
delegated by The states and not
prohibited to the states by the
federal constitution. Therefore,
we most earnestly reaifirm the
primitive and time-honored doc
trine of the Democratic party,
that the only safety tc the rights
of the states and the people, is
strict construction of the federal
constitution and the non-exercise
of uncertain and doubtful powers
of the federal government.
Any invasion or abridgment of
the rights must necessarily impair
aud lessen the strength, the eff
ciency and perpetuity of the
federal government, and If persis-
ted in will end in the final des-
truction of both the federal
government and the states.
/ We regard the tariff question as
paramount and by far the most
important issue before the Ameri-
can people to-day. Opposition to
a protective tariff has always been
a cardinal doctrine of the Demo-
cratic party and Democratic
hibboleth" in many campaigns.
1t has invariably put the friends
of protection on the defensive and
resulted in Democratic triumph.
A protective tariff is an iniquitous
tax that can neither be explained
nor justified by it's friends.
Therefore, we desire to express
entire confidence in the time
honored doctrine of tariff for
revenue with the government
economically administered, the
incidental protection resulting
therefrom to be so distributed as
to afford the greatest protection to
American labor and American in
dustry. We firmly believe that a
large majority OF our foreign-born
American citizens, especially our
German Americans, are opposed
to protective tariff and will gladly
join the Democracy in fight for
a revision and a reduction there
of. We declare protective tariff
positively against the interests OF
the agriculturists of our entire
country. That under Republican
rule our lands have been made to
pay unjust tribute to protective
tariff. We feel sure that this large
and important class or element in
A merican politics, together with
our German-American citizens
and many others, will most
h earthly and cordially join the
Democracy in a fght..for revision
OF the present iniquitous Republi.
can tariff to revenue basis.
9 In the halcyon days of Demo
cracy,sswhen the farmers were the
gre atest men on the earth ant
. do minated American politics, ou
pc ople were free, happy prosper
GUS and contented. No tramps
no strikes, no trusts or combines
and no anarchists. God made th'
farms and farmers, and the devi
m ade the trusts and combines. l
the protective tariff is the paren
of the trusts and combines, w
sh ould strike fatal blow at tn,
p aren't lest he continue the nefar'
. ious process Of multiplying ant
r eplenishing the earth with their
pernicious offspring.
The Democracy should put it
arms around the classes referred
to, and assure them of equal right
and privileges before the law.
We favor the greatest possible
, commercial expansion, We shoul'
!. send our goods and products t
:, every market. in the world, ther
sell or exchange the same.
Our merchant marine should b
carried in American ships mannet
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