The Forrest City times., 1908-07-17

ttlittf suh@ t4AlttiaAlN hiilAitSItI Tn their of forts to eneroaeh upon the rights of the people
 Any reasonable doubt as to the exist. ence of this relation has been forever die peled by the sworn testimony of wit nesses examined in the insurance inyes- ugation fin New York. and the open al mission unehallrnged by the Republican national committee ef single individual that he himself at Che personal request or the Republican candidate for the pres- ideney raised over quarter of a mil during the closing hours of the last campaign In order that this practice shall be stopped for all time we de- mand the pdSsa ge Of q statute punish ing with imprisonment any officer of a corporation who shall either contribute on behalf Of. or consent to the eontri- button by. corporation of any money or thing of value to be used in further Ing the election of a president or vice president of the United States or of any member of the congress thereof
 We dcnounce the action of the Re publican party, having complete con trol of the federal government for it's failure to pass the bill introduced in the last congress to compel the plbli- cation of the names of contributors and the amounts contributed toward cam palgn funds, and point to the evidence of their insincerity when they sought by an absolutely irrelevant and imI,os- slble amt ndment to defeat the passage et the bill As further evidence of their intention to conduct their cam palgn in the coming contest with vast sums ot money wrested from favor seeking corpora tions We call attention to the fact that the recent Republican national convention at Chicago refused when the plank was presented to it to declare against such practices
 We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of u law preventing any corporation contributing to a campaign sund and any individual from cnntrfb b. utlng an amount aD0va 4 reas8na be maximum and providing for the nlIblI- cation before election of all such con- l mum
 Rights of the states.
 Believing. with Jefferson. in the support of the state governments in all their rights IS the most competent administration for our domestic con eerns and the surest buiwark against antl-kepublIean tendencies" and in the preservation of the general gov efnment in it's whole constitutional viSor s the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad WI, are op. posed 10 the centraliZatton implied in these suggestions. now frequcntIy made, that the powers of the govern ment should be extended by Judicial construction. There is no twilight zone between the nation and the state in which exploiting interests can take sary that the federal government shall exercise the powers delegated to It as II Is that the state governments shah use the authority reserved to them but we insist that federal remedies for the regulation of interstate commerce and TOT the prevention of private monop- 9ly snail be added to, not substituted Tor, state remedies.
 Tariff.
 We welcome the belated promise of tarin reform now affected by the Re- publican party in tardy recognition of position on this question; but these people cannot safely intrust the exc party which is so deeply obligated to the highly protected interests as is the Republican party, We call attention to the significant fact that the promised relief was postponed until after the coming election-an election to succeed m which the Republican party must benefciarieS of the high protective tarin as it has always heretofore re- ceived from them. and to the further Tact that during years of uninterrupt- ed power no action whatever has been taken by the Republican congress to correct the admittedly existing tariff iniquities.
 We favor immediate revision of the tarin by the reduction of import duties. Articles entering into competition with rust-controlled products should be placed upon the free list and material reductions should be made in the tariff upon the neeessaries of life especially upon articles competing with such American manufactures as are sold abroad more cheaply than a home: and graduate reductions should be made in such other schedules as may be neces- sary to restore the tariff to revenue basis.
 Existing duties have given to the inanufacturers of paper shelter be- hind which they have organized com binations to ra ise the price of pulp and Of paper thus imposing tax upon the spread of Knowledge
 We demand the immediate repeal of the ,i tarlH on pulp print paper, lumber. tlmber and logs and that these articles be placed upon the free list.
 Trusts
 A private monopoly is indefensfbIe and intolerable We. therefore. favor the vigorous enforcement of the erim- inal law against guilty trust magnates and officials. and demand the enactment of such additional legislation as may be necessary to make it impossible for q private monopoly to exist in the Uni ted States. Among the additional rem edies we specify three. First a law preventing duplication of directors a license system which will. without abridging the right of each state to create corporations. or its right to reg ulate as it will foreign corporations doing business within it's limits make 1t necessarily for d manufacturing or trading corporation engaged in inter- state commerce to take out a federal license before it shall be permitted to control as much as 25 per cent. of the product in which it deals. the license to protect the public from watered stock and to prohibit the control by such cor pnrItiDn of more than 90 Der cent of the total amount of any product con sumed in the United States. and third q law compelling such licensed cOrpo- ration to sell to all purchasers in all parts of the country on the same terms after making due allowance for cost of transportation.
 Railroad Regulations.
 We assert the right of congress tn exercise complete control over inter state commerce and the right of each state to exercise like control over com rncrce within its borders.
 We demand such enlargement of the powers of the interstate commerce com mission as may be necessary to compel railroads to perform their duties as common carriers and prevent discrim- nation and eXtortion,
 We favor the efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce, and to this end We recommend the valuation of railroads by the interstate commerce commission. such valuation to take into coHsHdt ration the physical value of the property the original cost. cost of pro- aurtfon and all elements of value that will render the valuation made fair and
 We favor such legislation as will pro hib1 the railroads from engaging in bisincss which brings them into compe- titian with their shippers. also legislation which will assure such reduction in trausportation rates as conditions will hermit care being taken to avoid reduc- iinns that would compel reduction of ,,-agas prevent adequate service or do