The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-13

fected by the Republican party in tar
dy recognition Of the righteousness Of
the Democratic position on this ques-
ton. but the people cannot safely in
trust the execution of this important
work tn a party which is so deeply OBJ
lgated to the highly protected interests
Is is the Republican party. We call
attention to the significant fact that
the promised relief was postponed un-
til after the coming election, an cleo
ton to succeed in which the Repub-
dcan party must have that same sup
port from the benefciaries of the high
protective tariff as 1t has always here
tofore received from them, and to the
further fact that during years Of un.
Interrupted power no action whatever
has been taken by the Republican con-
gress to correct the admittedly existing
tariff iniquities.
We favor immediate revision of the
tariff by the reduction of import du-
ties. Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products should
be placed upon the free list. and mate.
:ial reductions should be made in the
tariff upon the necessaries Of life. es-
pecially upon articles competing with
such American manufactures as are
sold abroad more cheaply than at
home, and graduate reductions should
be made in such other schedules Us
may be necessary to restore the tariff
to a revenue basis.
Existing duties have given to the
manufacturers of paper shelter be-
hind which they have organized com.
binations to raise the price of pulp and
Of paper, thus imposing tax upon the
spread of knowledge. We demand the
immediate repeal of the tariff on pulp.
print paper, lumber, timber and logs
and that these articles be placed upon
the free list.
The house Of rep
Arbitrary Power resentatives was de-
Of Speaker. signed by the fa-
theirs of the consti-
tuition to be the popular branch Of our
government, responsive to the public
will.
The house Of representative as con-
trolled in recent years by the Repub
iican party, has ceased to be a deliber
alive and executive body, responsive
to the will Of majority of its men,
bers, but has come under the absolute
domination Of the speaker. who has
entire control of its deliberations and
powers Of legislation.
We have observed with amaZement
the popular branch of our federal gov
eminent helpless to obtain either the
consideration or enactment of meas
ures desired by majority of its men,
bers.
Legislative government becomes a
failure when one member in the per-
son of the speaker is more powerful
than the entire body.
We demand that the house of repre-
sentatives shall again become a DELHI
erative body. controlled by majority
OF the peoples representatives and not
by the speaker, and we pledge our
selves to adopt such rules and regula-
tons to govern the house Of represent.
atives as will enable majority Of it's
members to direct its deliberations and
control legislation.
We demand fed
Publicity Of eral legislation for
Campaign ever terminating the
Contributions. partnership which
has existed between
corporations of the country and the
Republican party under the expressed
or implied agreement that in return
for the contribution of great sums Of
money wherewith to purchase cleo
tons, they should be allowed to con-
tinue substantially unmolested in their
efforts to encroach upon the rights of
the people.
Any reasonable doubt as to the ex-
istence Of this relation has been for
ever dispelled by the sworn testimony
Of witnesses examined in the insurance
Investigation in New York and the
open admission. unchallenged by the
Republican national committee, Of .