The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-10
PRINCIPLES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PARTY STANDS UPON AS
ADOPTED AT DENVER

We welcome the helaied promise OF
late tariff reform now offered by the
republican party In tardy recognition
of the Righteousness Of this question
he people cannot safely ontrust the
execution Of this important work 10 q
party which Is so deeply obligated lc
! the nighly protected idterests as is the
] republican aee-.o we call attention
to the significant fact thst the prem
.se. relief was postponed until after
The coming election-an election IA
succeed in which the republican party
must have that same support from ths
beneficlaries Of the high protective
tariff as IL has always heretofore re.
ceived from them; and to ihe further
TACT that during years of uninterrupted
1ower no action whatever has been
Qben by the republican congress 10
orrect the admittedly existing tarisi
niquities
We favor immediate revision OF the
iaritf by The reduction OF import du.
les. Articles entering into competf
Jon with trust controlled products
should be placed upon The frla list,
md material reductions should he
made in the tariff upon the neces.
}aries of lifa, especially upon articles
competing With such American manu-.
lacturers as are sold abroad more
cheaply than al home; and graduate
-eductOns should bee made In such
1iher schedules as may be necessary
teFrstore the tariff o revenue basis.
Existing duties have given to the
manufacturers OF paper a shelter being
which they have organized combina
lions TO raise The price OF pulp and
of paper thus imposing tax upon
he spread Of knowledge
We demand the Immediate repeal Of
The tariff on wood pnlp. print paper
uniher timber and logs ana that thee
rticles be placed upon the free lisl
Arbitrary Power Of Speaker.
The house OF representatives was
designed by the fathers Of the consti.
iution to be the popular branch of our
government responsive TO the pablie
viii.
The house Of representatives. as
controlled in recent years. hy the re
publican party has ceased TO be a DE-
lucrative and legislative body ne
5pOnsiye 20 the viii of a majority OF
Us members but has come under the
absolute domination of the speaker
Who has entire control of It's dehbera
lions and powers of legislation
We have observed with amazement
The popular branch of our federal
government helpless to obtain either
the consideration or enactment le-
sired by "a majority of It's membecs
Legislative government becomes
failure when one member in the per-
sou Of the speaker is more powerful
han the entire body,
We demand that the house Of reD-
resentatives shall again become a de.
liheratige body controlled by the ma
jOYlty of the peoples representative
and rot by the sp,iaker and we pledge
ourselves TO adopt such rules and fe
latons to govern the house OF rep
resontaiives as viii enable major.
iiy of its members to direct its de
jberations and control legislation.
Publicity Of Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation for
ever terminating the partnership
which has existed between corpora
lions Of the country aud the republic
ln party under ihe expressed or i'm
Dlied agreement that IN return for lhe
contribution Of great sums of money
here with which TO pdrcnase elections
they should be allowed 20 continue
substantially unmolested IN their ei-
forts TO encroach on the rights of the
people ANY reasonable doubt as to
the existence Of this relation has been
forever dispelled by the sworn testi
mony OF witnesses examined Ia the
insurance investigation I'm New York
and the open admission -unohalienged
By the republican national committee
-of a single individual that be himself
az tie personal request of the repun
hcan candidate for the presidency
raised over a quarter OF a million OF
dollars 10 be used in g single sta.e
during the closing hears OF the last
campaign In order that this practice
shall be stopped for an time, we de-
mand he passage of a statute punish
ing with Imprisonment any officer OF
"a corporation who shall either com
tribute on behalf Of or consent * the
coatrbuiion by a corporation OF ans
money or thing of value to he used
in furihering The election of a presl-
dent on vitepresident Of the United
States or ol any member Of lhe con
sress thereof
We deu0unce The action of the re-
publican party having complete con
troll OF the federal government for iis
failure 10 pass the bin introduced n
the last congress no compel the publi-
cation of the names of contributors
and the amounts contributed toward
the campaign funds aud point 90 the
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