The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-16

mand the passage OF a statute punish
| Ing with imprisonment any officer OF a
| corporation who shall either contribute
| on behalf OF. or consent to the contri-
button by a corporation of any money
or thing OF value to be used in further
ing the election OF president or Vice
president of the United States or OF any
member of the congress thereof.
We denounce the action OF the Re
publican party. having complete con-
troll OF the federal government, for it's
failure to pass the bill introduced I'm
the last congress to compel the publ
cation OF the names Of contributors and
the amounts contributed toward cam
paign funds; and point to the evidence
Of their insincerity when they sought
by an absolutely Irrelevant and impos-
sible amendment to defeat the passage
Of the bill As further evidence Of
their intention to conduct their cam
paign in the coming contest with vast
sums of money wrested from favor
seeking corporations. we call attention
to the fact that the recent Republican
1 national convention at Chicago refused
when the plank was presented to II to
declare against such practices.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment OF a law preventing any
corporation contributing to campaign
fund and any individual from contrib
uting an amount apove a reasonable
maximum and providing for the publ-
cation before election of all such con-
tributions above reasonable mini
mum.
Rights OF the stnten.
Believing. with Jefferson, in the
support of the state governments i'm
all t. cir rights as the most competent
admin stratiou for our domestic con
Germs and the surest bulwark against
anti Republican tendencies" and in
ernment In It's whole constitutional
vigor as the sheet anchor of our peace
at home and safety abroad" we are op.
posed to the Capitalization implied in
these suggestions. now frequently
made, that the powers OF the govern
ment should be extended by judicial
HhaTn q an txui orb
between the nation and the state in
which exploiting interests can take
sary that the federal government shall
exercise the powers delegated to II as
1t Is that the state governments shall
use the authority reserved to them but
we insist that federal remedies for the
regulation OF interstate commerce and
Tor the prevention of private monop.
oily shall be added to, not substituted
for. state remedies.
We welcome the belated promise of
tarim reform now affected by the Re-
the Righteousness of the Democratic
position on this question:; but these
people cannot safely intrust the exc
party which is so deeply obligated to
the highly protected interests as is the
Republican party. We call attention to
the significant fact that the promised
relief was postponed until after the
coming election--an election to succeed
IN which the Republican party must
beneiciaries OF the high protective
tariff as IT has always heretofore re-
ceived from them; and to the further
fact that during years of uninterrupt-
ed power no action whatever has been
taken by. the Republicans congress to
correct the admittedly existing tariff
iniquities.
We favor immediate revision of the
tariff by the reduction of import duties.
Articles entering into competition with
trust controlled DrDdnptg Shnnld ha
placed upon the free list, and material
reductions should be made in the tariff
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 as may be neces-
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 tn tariff on pulp print paper, lumber.
be placed upon the free list.
Trusts.
A private monopoly Is indefensible
and intolerable. We. therefore. favor
inal law against guilty trust magnates
and officials, and demand the enactment
of such additional legislation as may
be necessary to make it impossible for
private monopoly to exist in the Uni
ted States. Among the additional rem
edies we specify three: First law
preventing duplication of directors
among competing corporations: second
a license system which will, without
create corporations, or its right to reg
ulate as 1t will foreign corporations
doing business within its limits. make
IL necessady for manufacturing or
trading corporation engaged in intar-
state commerce to take out federal
license before II shall be permitted to
product in which 1t deals. the license to
protect the public from watered stock
and to prohibit the control by such cor
poration of more than so per cent, of
the total amount of any product con-
sumed in the United States; and third
law compelling such licensed corpo-
ration to sell to all purchasers in all
parts of the country on the same terms
after making due allowance for cost of
transportation.
Railroad Regulations.
We. assert the right of congress to
exercise complete control over inter-
state commerce and the right of each
state to exercise like control over COM
merce within its borders.
We demand such enlargement of the
powers of the interstate commerce COM
mission as may be necessary to compel
railroads to perform their duties as
common carriers and prevent discrim-
ination and extortion.
rate regulation of railroads engaged
in interstate commerce, and to this
end we recommend the valuation OF
railroads by the interstate commerce
commission, such valuation to take into
consideration the physical value OF the
property. the original cost cost of pro-
duction and all elements of value that
will render the valuation made fair and
just.
We favor such legislation as will pro-
hibit the railroads from engaging in
business which brings them into compe-
tition with their shippers. also legislation
which will assure such reduction in
transportation rates as conditions will
permit. care being taken to avoid reduc-
tions that would compel reduction of
wages, prevent adequate service or do
injustice to legitimate investments. We
heartily approve the laws prohibiting
the pass and the rebate, and we favor
any further necessary legislation to re-
strain control and prevent such abuses
We favor such legislation as will in
crease the power OF the interstate COM
merce commission, giving to ii the intia-
tive with reference TO rates and trans
portation charges put into effect by the
railroad companies, and permitting the
interstate commerce commission on its
own initiative to declare a rate illegal
and as being more than should be
charged for such service, That the pres
ent law relating thereto is inadequate by
reason of the fact that the Interstate