Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

good reason runs the platform. exists
Tor ascension among the democracy OF
Maryland" After pralsing the strong.
clean and progressive administration" of
the state government by the party since
1900. the statement is made that the dem
ocrats OF Maryland are moro interested In
national policies al present than in their
local affairs.
The controlling issues in the next
presidential campaign as they are seen
by the democrats OF Maryland are then
taken up and recounted at some length.
First lie the tariff plank. On this ques-
ton the platform reads in part:
Speaking for tire democracy OF Mary
land. we demand revision OF our present
tariff without delay by our next Congress
along the lines fo- which tine national
democratic party has always contended
with emphatic earnestness and unwayer
ing tenacity.''
Ground for Complaint.
1t IS claimed that the declarations Of
some prominent republicans that corr
mittee will look into this vital subject
during the recess of Congress is a con-
fession on the part OF the republican
party that there is just ground for conf
plant
Continuing further on tae same point:
What We demand Is vigorous action at
the earliest practicable moment. TITS
action should come in the shape Of bold
and free protection of the masses from
the insiduous robbery to which they have
been so long subjected by tho lavish pro-
lection eilowered by the republican party
for years upon specially favored classes
OF our fellow-citizens who have no just
right or title to be singled out as the
recipients Of the munficent bounty OF the
government and enormously enriched out
OF taxes wrongfully wrung from the ne
cessities OF the great body OF the people
THE reform which we demand Is such
revision OF the existing tariff as will
rescue the people from the oppressive
burdens under which they now suffer.
while at the same time II will steadily
keep in view the necessity of securing
revenues amply adequate to all the needs
of a frugal. economical and honest adj
ministration OF the government
Limitations Of Federal Power.
The question Of the limitations OF fed
eral power Is next amplifed This and
the tariff plank practically make up the
platform Upon the general subject OF
the Capitalization of power the platform
reads:
Federal usurpatiou and encroachment
cannot be justified, excused or tolerated
or overlooked upon the ground Of alleged
eXpedfency, desira bility or necessity: nor
upon the equally alarming ground that. II
in any given case the states shall fail to
exercise their just powers. the powers Of
the general government shall thereby be
enlarged to meet 1.-THE supposed cner-
gency.
I'VE declare our in1exible opposition to
both OF these methods of expanding fed
eral power at the expense OF the just
powers of the states, and we especially
denounce the bold and revolutionary
threat that the omission Of the states to
pass laws upon subjects within their con-
stitutional powers may be treated as a
surrender of these powers into the hands
Of the federal government. which may
then lawfully proceed as II such powers
were possessed by it under the Coasti-
tution.''
Reference to the President.
The following reference Is then made to
the President:
We declare also that upon the Pres