The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-20

fdNch hf tit iiNNNituU tbHNltct it
orrect the admittedly existing tariff
niquties
We favor immediate revision Of The
ariff by the reduction OF import dn
les Articles entering into compeu
ion with trust controlled product.
hould be placed upon the free list
md material reductions should be
made In the tariff upon the neces
saries of life. especially upon article
competing with such American manu-
facturers as are sold abroad more
'heaply than at home; and graduate
feductions should be made in suel
lther schedules as may be uecossars
10 restore enc tariff 10 revenue basis
Existing oGdss have given to tht
manufacturers Of paper q shelter being
which they have organized combina
ions TO raise the price of pulp aud
lf paper. thus imposing a tax upon
he spread Of knowledge.
We demand the immediate repeal Gi
The tariff on wood pulp. print paper
lumber, timber and logs ard that these
articles be placed upon the free list
Arbitrary Power Of Speaker.
The house Of representatives was
designed by the fathers OF the consti.
tuition to be the popular branch OF on
government responsive to the publ,
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The house OF representatives. az
controlled in recent years BY the e
publican party, has ceased 70 be a a.
Lucrative and legislative body Fc
sponsiye TO the will Of a majority ct
rs members. but has come under the
absolute domination Of the speaker
Who has entire control of its dolibera
iions and powers of legislation.
We have observed with amaze1nenf
the popular branch of our federa
government helpless to obtain either
the consideration or enactment he
sired by a majority of its members
Legislative government becomes
failure when one member IN the per
son OF the speaker is more powerful
than the entire body.
We demand that the house of req
reseniatiVes shall again become a dc
iiberatIye body, controlled by the ma
1rity OF the people s representative
and not by the speaker and we pledgs
to adopt such rules and reg
llations to govern the house of rep
as will enable major
Ity OF Its p1embers to direct its dc
alterations and control legislation.
Publicity Of Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation for
ever terminating the partnership
which has existed between corpora
lions Of the country and the republic
an party under the expressed or I'm
plied agreement that in return for the
Of great sums OF money
here with which to purchase elections
they should ho allowed 10 continIe
substantially unmolested In their ef
forts to encroach on the rights Of the
people Any reasonable doubt as %
the existence Of this relation has been
forever dispelled by the sworn testl
mOny Of witnesses examined I'm the
insurance investigation In Now York
and the open admission -unchalIenEed
By the republican national committee
-of n single individual that he himself
20 The personal request OF the repup
Ncan candidate for the presidency
raised over a quarter Of a million of
dollars to be used in q single sta.e
during the closing hears OF the last
campaign. In order that this practice
shall be stopped for all time. we de-
mand the passage of a statute punish
ing with imprisonment any ofsicer Of
a corporation who shall either con
tribute on behalf Of. or consent to The
by corporation, Of any
money or thing of value TO be used
in furthering the election OF a presi-
dent or vicepresident of the United
States or OF any member Of the con
gress thereof
We denoaRce the action of the re.
publican party having complete con
troll OF the federal government for us
failure to pass the bill introduced "a
the last congress. TO compel the publ.
cation of the names OF contributors
and the amounts contributed toward
The campaign funds, and point to the
evidence OF their insincerity when they
sought hy an absolutely irrelevant and
impossible amendment 20 defeat the
passage OF the BILL AS a furIner evil
dence Of their intention 20 conduct
their campaign IN the coming contest
with vast sums OF money from favor
seeking corporations, we can attention.
TO the fact that the recent republican
national convention az Chicago re-
fused when the issue was presented
20 il, 10 declare against such practices.
We pledge the democratic party 20
the enactment OF a law prohibiting any
corporation from contributing TO a
fund and any individual
from contributing an amount above a
reasonable minimum and providing Cor
the publication hefore election OF an
such contributions
Railroad Regulations.
We assert the right OF congress 20
exercise complete control over inter.
stale commerce and the right OF each
state 10 exercise Ike control ogor
commerce within It's borders
We demand such enlargement Of the
powers OF the Interstate commerce
commission as may be necessary 10
compel railroads 10 perform their da-
ties as common carriers and prevent
discrimination ana eXtortion
We favor the efficiest supervision
and rate regulation Of railroads en-.
gagged ip Interstate commerce. 10 this
end we recommend me physical yal Z
aiicu of railroads. BY The intorslaie
commerce commissioner, such raine
10 take into consideration the physical
value Of the property ihe 0rignal coi'
~ production and am elements Of valae
that viii render the valuation made
fair and Just
We favor such leeielatiOn as viii