Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-17
Tarlh Revision.

the people.
Tariff Revision.
We favor immediate revision OF the
tariff by the reduction of import du-
ties. Articles entering into competi'
ton with trust.controlled products
should be placed upon the free list,
and material reductions should be
made in the tariff upon tie necessar-
les Of life, especially upon articles
competing with such American manu-
features as 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 tariff to a revenue basis.
Trusts.
A private monopoly is indefensible
and intoerabe. We, therefore, ia
vor the vigorous enforcement OF the
criminal law against guilty trust mag
mates and officials, and demand the
enactment of such additional legislat,
ton as may be necessary to make it
impossible for a private monopoly to
exist in the United States.
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
commission as may be necessary to
compel railroads to perform their du-
ties as common carriers and prevent
discrimination and extrotion.
Labor and injunction.
Experience has proven the necessi-
ty of modification of the present law
relating to injunctions, and we reit.
crate the pledge of our national plat
forms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of the
measure which passed the United
States senate in 1896, but when a
republican congress has ever since
refused to enact, relating to contempt
in federal courts and providing for
trial by jury in cases of indirect con.
tempt.
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work
We pledge the democratic party to
the enactment of law by congress,
as far as the federal jurisdiction ex.
tends, for a general employers liabil.
ity act, covering injury to body or
loss Of life of employees.
We pledge the democratic party to
the enactment of a law creating a de.
partment Of labor represented sep
arately in the presidents cabinet,
which, department snail include the
subject of mines and mining.
Civil Service.
The laws pertaining to the civil
service should be honost,,v and rigidly
enforced. to the end that merit and
ability shall be the standard of ap.
pointmcnt am promotion, rather than
services rendered to a political par
ty.
Stands for Democracy.
The democratic party stands for de-
mocracy, the republican party mas
drawn to itself all that is aristocratic
and plutocratic. The democratic par
ty is the champion of civil rights and
opportunities to all; the republican
party is the party of privilege and pri-
Vate monopoly. The democratic par
W listens to the voice of the whole
people and gauges progress by the
prosperity and advancement of the av.
erage man; the republican party is
subservient TO the comparatively few.
VINO are beneficiaries of governmental
iavoHtes. We invite the cooperation
OF all, regardless OF previous political
afilliatiOn or past differences, who de.
sire to preserve government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie, and who favor such an administra.
ton OF the government as will insure
as far as human wisdom can that
each citizen shall draw from society
reward commensurate with his contri-
button to the welfare of society.
BRYAN HEARS NEWS.
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