Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-19

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We further declare that all agree
ments OF traffic or other associations
or railway agents affecting interstate
rates. service or classification shall be
unlawful unless filed with and approv-
ed by the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
We favor the enactment of law
giving to the Interstate commerce COM
mission the power TO inspect proposed
railroad tariff rates or schedules before
they shall take effect. aud II they be
found to be unreasonable to initiate
an adjustment thereof.
Believing with JEFF
The Rights ferson in "the sup
OF the States. port OF the state
governments In all
their rights as the most competent adj
mlnistrition for our domestic concerns
and the surest bulwark against anti.
republican tendencies" aud in The
preservation OF the general government
In Its whole constitutional vigor as the
sheet anchor OF our peace at home and
the safety abroad" we are opposed tn
the Capitalization implied I'm these suy.
gestions. now frequently made. that
the powers OF the general government
should be extended by judicial con.
structlon.
There Is no twilight zone between the
nation and The state in which exploit
Ing interests can take refuge from
both. and 1t is as necessary that the
FEDERAL government shall exercise the
powers delegated to IL as II is that the
Sf p -. II.
ity reserved To them. but we insist than
federal remedies for the regulation of
Interstate commerce and for the pro-
ventlon OF private monopoly shall be
added TO, not substituted for. state
remedies.
The Republican con
Economy In gress I'm session Just
Administration. ended has made an
preparations amount
ing to Sl,OOS,00o,o00 exceeding the To.
tai expenditures OF the past fiscal year
by S9OOOO,vvu and leaving a deficit OF
more than Sd0.000,000 sfor the fiscal
year. We denounce the needless waste
OF the peoples money. which has re.
suited In this appalling increase. as a
shameful violation OF all prudent con.
| NAhVhS VI no loss lllal n
crime against the millions OF working
men and women from whose earnings
the great proportion OF these colossal
sums must be extorted through exccs-
slve tariff exactious aud other indirect
methods. 1t IL not surprising that IN
the face of this shocking record the
Republican platform contains no refer
ence TO economical administration or
promise thereof in the future We de-
mand that stop be put to this fright.
full extravaganza and insist upon the
strictest economy in every department
compatible with frugal and efficient
administration.
Colncident with the
Officeholders. enormous increase I'm
expenditures is q
like addition to the number OF Office.
holders. During the past year 23.7SI
were added, costing SIG. 10000. and In
| the past six years OF the Republican
administration the total number os
new offices created. aside from many
commissions, has been 00,3i0, entaillnC
an additional expenditure OF nearly
| $10,OOO,000. as against only 1920 new
! Offices created under the Cleveland and
Mckinley administrations. which In
volved an expenditure OF only $4,000
600 We denounce this great and grow.
| Ing increase I'm the number OF Office.
holders as not only unnecessary and
wasteful, but also as clearly indicating
n deliberate purpose on the part of the
administration to keep the Republican
party in power at public expense by
thus increasing the number OF its re.
tainers and dependents. Such pro
cedure we declare to be no less dan.
gercus and corrupt than the open pur.
chase OF votes at the polls
The panic of 1907,
Banking. coming without any
legitimate excuse.
when the Republican party had for n
decade been I'm complete control of the
federal government, furnishes add
tional proof that Il Is either unwilling
or incompetent TO protect the interests
or the general public. IT has so linked
the country TO Wall street that the sins
OF the spectators are visited upon tho
whole people. While refusing TO rcscuc
wealth producers from spoiiation az
| the hands OF the stocfs gamblers and
I 'l'NN Ni'i''iP ~ iti III t'iDAluitFs u IltiN
! deposited treasury funds. without H..
terest and without competition. I'm IN
vorite banks. 1t has used an emer-
| gency for which It is largely RESPONSE
| bic to force through congress n BIZ
changing the basis of bank currency
and inviting market manipulation and
has failed TO give TO the 100000 de-
! positors Of the country protection in
! their savings.
We believe that in so far as the
needs Of commerce require an emer-
! gency currency, such currency should
be Issued, controlled by the federal
/ government and loaned on adequate Sc
curity to national and state banks. We
! pledge ourselves TO legislation under
which the national banks shall be re-
| qulred TO establish n guarantee fund
! for the prompt payment Of the depos-
/ itors Of any lnsolyent national bank
under an equitable system which shall
We available to all state banking instl-
tutions wishing TO use It.
We favor a postal savings bank n
| the guaranteed bank cannot be secured
1 and that IT be constituted 50 ~ to keep
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