The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-09

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BY a reduction of import duties. Arti-
Giles entering into competition with
articles controlled by trusts are said
to be placed on the free list.
Paper Trust.
Every consideration of public policy
suggests the conservation Of our wood
lands and the removal OF those I'M
port duties which put premium up
on the destruction Of our forests. EX-
sting duties have given paper nIaHU-
tactUrers shelter behind which they
have organized a combination to raise
the price of pulp paper The revenues
derived from import duties on pulp
and printing paper are so small ana
benefits to be obtained from the obi
ton of some of these duties so in
considerable that we indOrse the at
titude Of the democratic representa-
tive in congress who unanimously
favored placing pulp and printing pa
per, lumber, logs and wood timSers
on the free list.
House CT Represe ntatves.
The house of representatives Was
designed by the fathers of the consti,
tuition to be d popular branch of our
government and as such. it was in
tended to be responsive to the public
will. The house of representatives,
i,, ~ the
republican party, has ceased to be a
deliberative and executive BODY. re-
sponsive to the will of the majority of
its members, but has become an as
sembly under the absolute domination
of the speaker, who has entire control
of it's deliberations and powers of leg
islation
We demand that the house of repre-
sentatives shall again become a legla
lative and deliberative body controls
cd by the majority of the representa-
tives elected by the people and not
| by the speaker, and we pledge oursel
+es to adopt such rules and regula
tons to govern the house of represcn
| tatives as will enable the majority 81
it's members to direct its deliberations
and control legislation.
Misuse Of Patronage.
We condemn, as a violation of the
spirit of our institutions, the actor
of the president in using the patron
age of his high office to secure the
nomination of his cabinet officer fol
the presidency. 1t is scarcely les:
repugnant to the public sentimen
than is life tenure in that office. NJ
good intent on the part of the execu
| tive and no virtue in the one selected
can justify the establishment of a dy
| nasty.
Income Tax.
We favor the income tax as a par
| of our revenue system, and we urg
the submission of a constitutional am
endment, specifically authorizing con
gress to levy and collect tax upol
individual and corporate incomes t.
the end that wealth may bear a Pre-
portionate share of the burdens of tn
federal government.
Statehood.
We favor the election Of unite
States senators by direct vote and re
gard this reform as the gateway t
other national reforms. The nationa
democratic party has for the last 81,
teen years labored for the admissio
of Arizona and New Mexico. as SCI
arate states into the federal union
we favor immediate admission to tn
territories as separate states.
Public Health.
Believing vigorous, healthy popul;
ton to be our greatest national asse
and that the growth and prosperity {
country depends primarily upon tn
physical welfare of it's people and III
on their protection from Dreventabl
pestilences of both foreign and dome
tic origin and from all other proven
able causes of disease and death, il
Guiding sanitary supervision of ia
tories, mines. tenements and child Ii
Dor We advocate the organization {
, existing national public health agel
cies into a national bureau of publ
health. with such powers and dutie
as will give to the federal governmer
, control over public health interests
Asiatc immigration.
we Ia'oi luil IIoItI(ioLl bs Do
/ national and state governments wit
in their respective spheres of all 70
eigners residing in the United State
: under twenty years of age. But "
} are opposed to the admission of asi
/, tic emigrants who cannot be amalg
mated with our population or who:
r presence among us would raise a RAJ
? issue and involve us in diplomat
controversies with oriental powers.
Panama Canal.
I We believe that the Panama can
: will prove of great value to the cou
n try and favor its speedy completio
c Hawaii.
We favor the application of Il
n principles of the land laws of Il
y United States TO our newly acquire
:, territory. Hawaii, TO the end that 4
= public lands Of that territory may
r held and utilized for the benefit
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