The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-09-18

This would not only destroy the trus
but all their smaller competitors.
The tariff should be revised in &C
cordance with the principle laid dow
in the Republican platform. This con
serves the idea of protection upor
which American prosperity has beer
built up.
The Democratic proposal is to make
the tariff means of revenue only
This policy would produce business dii
aster compared with which the recent
panic would seem small indeed.
The employers liability act and the
eight-hour day for employees of the
Government are acts of the Republic
can party in the interests of labor.
The wage Garner has a right to com
bine, and a right to strike. He has II
right to deliberately injure the prop
erty or business of the employer.
Business is property right, and
must be covered by the injunction
must be covered by the injunctive pro
/ cess.
Injunction should not issue without
hearing except in cases of great ex.
tremity where 1t is clear that immedis
injury will he wrought il steps are
not taken to enjoin.
The Democratic injunction plank is
purposely ambiguous, and open to in
depreciation that may please eithel
side.
Tie Democratic demand for trial by
jury in case of contempt of court is
an unreasonable and dangerous attack
upon the authority of the courts UNI
precendented in the Jurisprudence OF
| England of America, except in the
Constitution of Oklahoma.
1t might be wise to permit the in
dividual accused of contempt to requet
/. the appointment of some other Judge
( than the one affected by the charge tC
near the case.
Congress has provided a temporary
measure for meeting the need of cur
rency reform, The adoption of the
Postal Savings Bank system advocat-
ed by the Republican platform will
be another big step in tine direction
of tine solving of the problem.
The Democratic proposal to tax Ma
tional banks, and State banks tnat
are willing to submit for the purpose
of establishing a guaranty fund, would
revolutionize the whole banking sys-
TEN, and practically create a Govern
ment bank. II puts premium on
reckless speculative and dishonest ban
ing.
The Republican treatment of Ameri-
can dependencies has been efficient fair
and progressive.
The Demand for practically imme-
diate independence of the PHILIPPINES
would bring chaos TO those islands.
Tie Republican attitude toward the
negro has been eminently fair and con
siderate. The party and the candidate
stand by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution.
The Republican party believes in the
sustaining of an adequate army and
navy that the dignity of the nations
as world power may be upheld and IL
citizens in foreign countless afforded
protection.
The question of Asiatic immigration
has been dealt with automatically ant
with the minimum of international
friction. This policy will be continued
the conservation of natural resourc'
is a matter of deep concern tothe
republican party, and will continue to
hold prominent place in its program.
Bureau of National Health, under
Government direction. is a plan that
deserves serious consideration and is
favored by the candidate.
Publicity of campaign funds has
been secured by the appointment of a
Treasurer who is resident in New
York State. and under legal obligation
to make known all receipts and ex-
penditures.
The candidate favors the passage of
law requiring the filing in a Fed
eral office of all campaign contribu-
tions in the election of members of
Congress and such other elections as
come under the control of Congress.
Present conditions do not demand
an income tax.
The election of Senators by the peo-
pie is not party question. but tne
candidate is inclined personally to ia
this method 9.
The charges of extravaganza and a
deficit are shown to be unwarranted.
The Republican regime shows an aver
age surplus covering its period Of pow.
er. Democrats voted for expenditures
in detail that they now denounce in