The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-26
TARIFF FOR REVENUE.
Feature of the Hoosier Democrats
Platform Declaration.

Indianapolis, Ind. March 26.-The
second days session of the Indiana
Democratic convention opened today
with its work well defined.
The platform as adopted included
a declaration for laws executed in the
interests of the whole people. 1t de-
nounced the Republican party for
alleged failure during the twelve
years of absolute control of all the de-
partments of government to rectify
evils, whereby Colossal combina-
tons of capital have dominated the
porate laws, have stifed competi-
tlon, with no honest effort by Re
publican legislation to cure or
eradicate these evils.
The unfair features of the So
called protective tariff said the plat
rorm; have made these things pos
slble We therefore demand the tariff
be revised and that the tariff shall
be for revenue only. Articles enter
ing into competition with articles con-
trolled by trusts should be placed
upon the free list. Material reduc-
tlons should be made in the tariff
upon the necessaries of life and re-
auctions should be made in such
other schedules as may be necessary
to restore the tariff 70 revenue
basis.''
me platform declared for an in
come tax, postal savings banks. bet
ter regulation of banks, adjustment
OF favor1tlsm in the deposit of the
treasury funds, and mat surplus
revenues shall be deposited at com
pet1t1ve rates upon sufficient security
ana Fairly distributed throughout the
country. 1t also favored election of
united States senators by direct vote
81 tne people approved completion of
the Panama canal and urged liberal
appropriations for Improvement and
development of the interior water
ways. Opposition was declared to
Aldrich and the Fowler currency
ollIS and an emergency currency fav-
ored instead The platform also op-
poses the ship subsidy bill 1t de-
clared strongly against indiscrininate
use OF injunctions by federal courts
Witnout notice to defendants and
without a hearing and a trial by jury
IN proceedings arising out of indirect
contempt of such injunctions
Efforts of the president of the
United States to dictate the nomination.
OF his successor were disapproved as
dangerous to our form of government
also the fact that the last congress ex,
pended nearly two billion dollars.
Whlch is condemned as a "prof1igate
waste of the peoples money"
The present financial stringencv is
declared to furnish additional proof
tnat the Republican leaders are either
I'll "iillHS or incompetent to protect
the interests of the public
The old fallacy that a panic was
impossible under a high protective
tar1H and Republican administration
mas now been fully exploded. Every
nnanclal panic in this country. since
the civil war has been the product of
republican legislation and we regret
the republican mismanagement that
mas once more in time of Drofound
peace and with every natural reason
for prosperity, plunged the nation into
the evils OF financial stringency and in
dustrial depression. We condemn the
act OF selling interest bearing bonds in
Tune of peace and for depositing
most of the proceeds in the banks Of
New ork, that were largely respon-
slDle Tor the financial troubles,
we favor the amendment of tba
law regulating the payment of en-
ployes of manufacturing and mining
companies SO as to provide for q
weekly payment of wages due instea d
OF payments each two weeks
Inc platform concludes:
Inc condition of our country and
the remedies to be applied will re-
qu1re that there should be placed AT
the head of our government a man
whose sympathies are with the masses
| and whose honor, integrity and ca
paclty can not be questioned. The
| man of the hour Is Americas foremost
| citizen. w. j. Bryan, and we hereby
endorse him for the presidency of the
United States and instruct our dele
| gates to the national convention IN
cast the vote of Indiana for his
| nomination"