The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-23

| ufiect the tuiultlcuit thlhtHs Aath
niquitics.
We favor Immediate revision OF The
ariff By the reduction OF import du
les Articles entering into compett
ion with trust controlled urodnCE
huuld be placed upon The free lisi
nd materials reductions should b.
aado IN tie tariff upon the neces
! aries OF lie, especially upon article
competing with such American manu-
lecturers as are sold abroad NOR
'heaply han az home; aud graduate
eductions should he made in suci
other schedules as may be aecessar
20 restore.ihe tariff TO a revenue bash
Existing duties have given 10 IL,
manufacturers Of paper a shelter beinf
which they have organized combinn
lions 70 raise The price OF pulp and
Of paper. thus imposing a tax upoh
he spread Of knowledge.
We demand the immediate repeal q
he tariff ON wood pulp, print papes
lumber, timber and logs ana that these
articles be placed npon the free list
Arbitrary Power Of Speaker.
The house Of Representatives was
designed by the fathers OF the consth
tutiun 20 be the popular branch Of on
government responsive to the publit
Will.
The house OF representatives, 81
controlled in recent years by the
aahlican party. has ceased 10 be
Lucrative and legislative body Is
poneiye 20 the viii OF a majority 6
rs members but has come under th
absolute domination of the speaker
who has entire control OF us delibef
lions and powers Of legislation.
we have observed With amazemen
the popular branch Of our fedora
government helpless to obtain eithe
Tho consideration or enactment iic
sired by a majority of its members
Legislative government becomes q
failure when one member in the pm
son of the speaker is more powerful
than the entire body.
We demand that the house Of rep
resentatives shall again become dc
Lucrative body. contrelled BY the ma
GRITTY OF the peoples representative
and not by the speaker and we plcdg
ourselves to adopt such rules and res
ulations to govern the house OF REP
rosentaiives as VIII enable a major
sly OF It's members TO direct It's de
Publicity OF Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation fol
ever terminating the partnership
which has existed between corpora
ions Of the country and the republic
an party under the expressed or inC
Dllod agreement that In return for IA
contribution OF great sums OF mone'
here with which TO purcnase elections
they should be allowed 10 oontinac
substantially unmolested in their ei
Forts 10 enerOach on the rights OF thc
people. Any reasonable doNbt as @
The existence Of this relation has been
forever dispelled by the sworn test
pony of witnesses examined In th
insurance investigation IN New lorl
and the open admission -unchallengea
by the republican national committee
-of a single individual that he himself
az the personal request Of the repan
iican candidate for the presidenc5
raised over quarter OF a million Of
dollars TO be used ln a single state
during the closing hears OF the lasf
campaign. In order that this practice
shall be stopped for all time We de-
mand the passage Of a statute punish
Ing with imprisonment any officer of
a corporation who shall either con
tribute on behalf Of OF consent to the
contribution by a corporation, Of an
money or thing OF value TO be usel
in furthering the election of a pres
dent or vice pre6ident OF the Onitet
states or OF any member OF the con
uess thereof.
We denounce the action Of the ~
publican party having complete cor
troll OF the federal government, for 81
failure TO pass the bill introduced t
the last congress, 10 compel the publ
cation OF the names of contributors
and the amoan3s contributed toward
the campaign funds, and point 20 the
evidence OF their insinccrity when ih7}
sought by an absolutely irrelevant and
impossible amendment % defeat the
massage OF the bin As q furtner evil
donce Of their intention 70 conduct
their campaign in The coming contest
with vast sums Of money from favor
seeking corporations, we call RtientioH
to the fact that the recent republican
rational convention az Chicago e.
fused when the issue was presented
10 it. TO declare against such practices
We pledge the democratic party ip
tho enactment Of y laN prohibiting any
corporation from contributing 10 2
campaign fund and any individual
from contributing an amount above q
reasonable minimum and providing tul
the publication before election OF all
such contributions
Railroad Regulations.
We assert ihe right of congress 20
exercise complete control over inter
state commerce and me right OF each
state 10 exercise Ike control Over
commerce within ils borders
We demand such enlargement Of me
mowers OF fhe Interstate commerce
commission as mas be necessity q
compel railroads 10 perform their da
ties as common carriers and preYenl
discrimination and exlortion
we favor inc efficient superylsiot
and rate regulation of railroads ea
gaged Ia Interstate commerce. 70 lhii
end We recommend the physical val 2
alton OF railroads by The inrersiais
commerce commissioner such FaiA.
10 take into consideration the physist
value cf the property. ihe original eos
N production md aii clements OF Nai q
faal ulll reader the valuation mpit
faif a0d insl
$50 favor saCh lseisiaaon as nH
nfomu5 iht raiAoads nom enetsi9.
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