The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-13

bate, and we favor any furthe
Unnecessary legislation to restrain
correct and prevent such abuses
TARIFF.
We welcome the belated prom
Use Of tariff reform now afecte
by the Republican party in tard
recognition of the Righteousness
of the Democratic position O
this question; but these peopl
cannot safely entrust the exc
cution of this important work t
a party which is SO deeply obi
gated to the highly protected in
terests as is the Republican party
We call attention to the signiti
cant fact that the promised re
lleT was postponed until after tn
coming electiOn-an election t,
succeed in which the Republican
party must have that same sup
port from the beneficiaries Of thu
high protective tariff as it ha,
always heretofore received from
them; and to the further fac
that during years Of interrupted
power no action whatever has
been taken by the Republican
Congress to correct the admitted
ly existing tariff iniquities.
We favor immediate revision OF
the tariff by the reduction
of import duties. Articles en-.
tering into competition with
trust controlled products should
be placed upon the free
list;;- and 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 cheaply
than at home; and graduate re-
ductiOns should be made in such
other schedules as may be ne
cessary to restore the tariff to q
revenue basis.
Existing duties have give to the
manufacturers Of paper a shelter
behind which they have organ
lzed combinations to raise the
price of pulp and of paper, thus
imposing a tax upon the spread
OF knowledge. We demand the
immediate repeal of the tariff on
pulp paper, lumber, timber,
logs and that these articles
be placed upon the free list.
PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN CoNTRI-
BUTTONS.
We demand Federal legislation
forever terminating the partner
ship which has existed between
corporations of the country and
the Republican party under the
expressed or implied agreement
that In return for the contribu-
lions of great sums of money
WhereWith to purchase elections
they should be allowed to con-
tlnue substantially unmolested
IN their efforts to encroach upon
the rights of the people.
Any reasonable doubt as to the
existence of this relation has
been forever dispelled by the
sworn testimony of witnesses
examined in the insurance in
vestigatiOn in New York, and the
open admission unchallenged
by the Republican committee or
a single individual, that he him
self at the personal request of
the Republican candidate for
The presidency raised over a
quarter of million of dollars to
De used in single State
during the closing hours
If the last campaign. In
order that this practice shall be
stopped for all time, We demand
he passage Of a statute punish
ng with Imprisonment any officer
II a corporation who shall either
contribute on behalf of, or con-
sent to the contribution by a cor
1o0ratIon Of any money or thing
II value to be used in furthering
ne election of a President and
wee President of the United
states or any member Of the
congress thereof.
We denounce the action of the
republican party, having com
'lete control of the Federal gov
for it's failure to pass
he bill, introduced in the last
congress, to compel the publica-
ION OF the names of contributors
ND the amounts contributed to-
ward campaign funds, and point
o the evidence of their insincer-
ty when they sought by an alb
olutly Irrelevant and impossible
to defeat the passage
Il the bill. AS further evidence
II their intention to conduct their
in the coming contest
With vast sums of money wrest-
d from favorseeking corpora
ions, we call attention to the
act that the recent Republican
rational convention at Chicago
efused, when the plank was
PRESENTED to it, to declare against
UGH practices. ~ '
We pledge the Democratic par
y to the enactment of a law
preventing any corporation con-
toa campaign fund.and
my individual from contributing
n amount above a reasonable
and providing for the
publication before election of
UGH contributions.
THE RIGHTS OF THE STATES.