The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

i strenuousity Will Predomlnats. M
presidents cabinet, with department
special to include the subject of mines
and mining.
We welcome the belated promise Or
tariff reform now offered by the re-
publican party in tardy recognition
Of the righteousness Of the democratic
party in this question, but the people
safely entrust the execution Of this
Important work to q party who Is So.
deeply obligated to the highly pro-
tscted interests as is the republican
party. We call attention to the signi-
ficant fact that the promised relief
Is postponed until after the coming
election u election to succeed ii
which the republican party must have
that same spirit from the beneaciaries
from the high protective tariff as I'll
has always heretofore received from
them; and to the further fact that
during years Of uninterrupted power,
no action whatever has been taken Sbys
the republican congress to correct the
admittedly evisting taritf iniquities. u
We favor immediate revision OF the
tarih by the reduction Of import dur
ties. Articles entering into competi-
tion with the trust controlled products
should be placed upon the free list and
material reductions should be made In
the tarift, upon the necessaries Of life.
especially upon articles competing
with such American manufactures
are sold abroad more cheaply than at
home; and graduate reductions should
be made in such other schedules as
may be necessary to restore the taritf
to revenue basis. 55sS
Existing duties have given the man
ufacturers Of paper q shelter behind
which they have organized combina-
ttons to raise the price OF paper and
Of pulp, thus imposing q tar upon the
spread Of knowledge.
We 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.
Arbitrary Power o. Speaker. &
as 4
The house Of representatives was
designed by the fathers Of the con
stitution to be the popular branches Or
our government. responsive to the
public will.
The house Of the representatives
as represented in recent years by the
republican party has ceased to be q
deliberative and Legislative body, re-
sponsiye to the will Of q majority Of
its members, but has come under the
absolute domination Of the speaker.
who has entire control Of It's delibera-
tions and powers Of legislation. h
We have observed with amazement
the popular branch Of our federal
government helpless to obtain either
the consideration or enactment Of
measures desired by Q majority Of its
members. Il
Legislative government becomes .
failure when one member Of the per-
son Of the speaker Is more powerful
than the entire body.
We demand that the house Of rep
resentatives shall again become q de-
liberating body, controlled by : ma
jority Of the peoples representatives
and not by the speaker and ne pledge
ourselves to adopt such rules and res
ulations 70 govern the house Of rap
lresentatives % viii enable majority
Of It's members to direct II delibera-
Itions and control legisla4ion.
Railroad Rsoulat atlons.
We assert the right of congrsss ~
exercise complete control over inter-
state commerce and right Of each
state to exercise control over COM
merce within II bordsrs. III
| We demand such snlargemsnt q the
powers Of tho intsrsta&s ccmmercs
commission q may b nAceslary II
compel railroads @ pertoTm tAslT a.
ties . common catriefs aaad pssvsat
disosimina4ion aAA 1xtoEtIoa
We favor IT, elstent sepekvtalcA
ana rate regula41ua ol - Iallsoa1e
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