Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-09
At DENVER.
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tariff iniquities have been fostered and
developed.
1--WE favor an Immediate revision Of the
tariff by the reduction of import duties.
Articles entering into competition with
articles controlled by trusts should be
placed upon the free list; material reduc-
tions should be made in the tariff upon
the necessities Of life and especially on
articles competing with such American
manufacturers are sold abroad cheaper
than at home, and graduated reduction
should be made in such other schedules
as may be necessary to restore the tariff
to a revenue basis.
EVERY consideration Of public policy
suggests the conservation Of our wood
lands and the removal of the import du-
ties which put a premium upon the de-
struction Of our forests. Existing duties
have given to paper manufacturers
shelter behind which they have organ
1zed combinations to raise the price Of
pulp and Of paper and to impose tax
upon knowledge.
eve therefore demand the immediate
repeal of the tariff on wood pulp, print
paper, lumber, logs, wood and timber,
placing the same on the free list
The full subcommittee gave consider
able attention to the subject of a pream-
bile for the platform and there was for
a time a good deal Of rivalry between
the preamble of the New York platform
and that OF the Nebraska PLATFORM the
former being championed by Judge Par
ker and the latter by former Senator Pet
tigrew and others. Ultimately the Ne
braska language was accepted because
Of its brevity. u ~ . .sl.A ~
1--WE, the representatives of the
Democracy of the United States in ma
faith and pledge our loyalty to the
principles Of our party.
I'VE rejoice at the increasing signs
of an awakening throughout the coun-
try. The various Investigations have
traced graft and political corruption
to the representative of predatory
wealth and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS
methods by which they have debauch-
ed elections and preyed upon the de-
fenceless public through the subser-
Went officials whom they have raised
to place and power.
1.-The conscience of the nation must
be aroused and must be appealed to TO
free the government from the grip Of
those who have made it a business
set Of the favor seeking corpora
tiOns; it must become again peoples
government and be administered in all
it's departments according to the JEFF
fersonian maxim Equal rights to all
and special privileges to none
"Shall the people rule is the over
shadowing question at this time. 1t
manifests itself in all questions now
under discussion and demands i'm
mediate consideration"
During discussion Of the preamble
Senator Fettigrew declared that there
was too much of a tendency towards the
making of stump speeches in the platform
and he announced his intention Of NOV
ing for the appointment of committee
Of three for the simplification Of the Ian
guage Of the entire document, soon as it
shall have been accepted. Among the
other questions discussed at length dur
ing the day were those relating to the
writ of injunction, the expression Of con-
fdence in the courts. the physical value
Of railroads and the guarantee of bank
deposits.
There was n sharp division of senti-
ment upon many Of these but as the day
wore on it became evident that large
majority of the full subcommittee was
completely committed to all of Mr.. Bry-
ans policies and while the members did
not manifest the willingness to accept
the language even of Mr.. Bryan In n
majority of instances there were one or
two opposing expressions with reference
to his policies SO nearly unanimous was
the subcommittee that one of the mem
bers facetiously declared that 1t stood
'l6 to T. on all propositions. Judge Par
ker generally being the one odd member