The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16

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We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise of
tariff reform now af.
fected by the Republican party in tar.
dy recognition Of the righteousness of
the Democratic position on this ques.
tion. but the people cannot safely in
trust the execution of this important
work tn party which is so deeply OBJ
lsated to the highly protected interests
Is is the Republican party. We call
attention to the significant fact that
he promised relief was postponed un-
Ill after the coming election, an elec-
tion to succeed In which the Repub-
'ican party must have that same sup
port from the beneficiaries Of the high
protective tariff as 1t has always here
tofore received from them, and to the
further fact that during years Of un.
Interrupted power no action whatever
has been taken by the Republican con-
gress to correct the admittedly existing
tariff iniquities.
We favor immediate revision Of the
.arinf by the reduction Of import du.
ties. Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products should
be placed upon the free list, and mate
rial reductions should be made In the
tariff upon the necessaries Of life. es-
pecially 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 necessary to restore the tariff
to revenue 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 tariff on pulp
print paper. lumber. timber and logs
md that these articles be placed upon
the free list.
The house of rep
Arbitrary Power reseptatives was de
Of Speaker. signed by the fa
theirs of the consti
;ution to be the popular branch of our
government, responsive to the public
will.
The house of representatives. as con.
Irolled in recent years by the Repub
lean party, has ceased to be deliber.
,tive and executive body. responsive
70 the VIII Of majority Of it's mem
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domination of the speaker, who has
,ntire control Of its deliberations and
powers Of legislation.
We have observed with amaZement
he popular branch Of our federal gov
,rnment helpless to obtain either the
consideration or enactment of meas
Tres desired by majority Of its mem
)ers.
Legislative government becomes ;
allure when one member in the per
;on Of the speaker is more powerful
than the entire body.
We demand that the house Of repre-
;entatives shall again become delib
.rative body, controlled by majority
If the peoples representatives and no
by the speaker. and we pledge our
selves to adopt such rules and regula
lions to govern the house of represent
,tives as will enable majority Of 1T
members to direct its deliberations an(
control legislation.
We demand fed
Publicity Of eral legislation fol
Campaign ever terminating tn
Contributions. partnership whic
| has existed betwee
corporations Of the country and th
Republican party under the expressed
or implied agreement that in return
for the contribution of great sums o
money wherewith to purchase elec
tions, they should be allowed to con
tinue substantially unmolested in thei
efforts to encroach upon the rights o
the people.
Any reasonable doubt as to the ex
istence Of this relation has been for
ever dispelled by the sworn testimon.
Of witnesses examined in the insuranc
Investigation in New York and tn
open admission. unchallenged by tn
| LtepuUlICdu udtIOuUl COLuullIecs Ol
single individual that he himself. q
the personal request of the Republica,
candidate for the presidency, raise'
over $25O.OOO to be used in singl
state during the closing hours Of th
last campaign. In order that this prac
tice shall be stopped for all time, VI
demand the passage Of statute pun
ishing with Imprisonment any Office
Of corporation who shall either con
tribute on behalf of or consent to th
contribution by corporation Of an
money or anything Of value to be use'
in furthering the election Of presi
dent or vice president of the Unite'
States or of any member of congress
thereof.
We denounce the action of the Re
publican party, having the complet
control of the federal government. fo
its failure to pass the bill. introduce
in the last congress. to compel the pull
lication Of the names of contributor
and the amounts contributed towar
campaign funds. and point to the ev
dence of their insincerity. when the