Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-04
KET NAMED PEARY RELIEF STARTS
Democrats Hold Schooner JEANNE Sails With
; Convention. Coal for the Roosevelt.
[ ATTACKED IMENE WALLACE Is ABOARD
TARIFF BILL ATTACKED
Chairman Palmer Asserts Republic
cans Have Failed in Promises.
PLATFORM FAvoRs INCOME TAX
President Taft's Intervention Re-
ferred to as Spectacular Finish to
Clever Legislative Jugglery.

cratic state convention was held here TO-
day Perfect harmony prevailed and the
following ticket to be voted 1of IN NO
vember was nominated
Associated Justice OF the supreme court
{. I.arue Munson OF Williamsport.
State treasurer-Former Representative
George W. kipp, Towanda
Auditor general. Wood Clark. III
diana.
The convention was held in the Majestic
Tbeater and was called to order by State
Senator Dewalt, the chairman OF the
state committee. The preliminaries Incl
dent TO organization were disposed OF
with dispatch and Representative A. Mitch
ell Palmer OF StroudSburg was UNANIMOUSLY
selected as chairman. MI. Paiinei Was
given q rousing reception, ana ms speech,
which was looked upon as giving the at
t;tude of the PENNSYLVANIA democracy on
tariff legislation, was listened to closely
by the delegates. Mr.. Palmer SAID the
ren,blican party had failed to carry out
its promises and added:
"Clever Tariff Trickery."
..The much heralded accomplishment OF
President Taft in compelling an unwilling
Congress to comply with his demands Tor
tariff reduction on closer Inspection is
seen 10 be only spectacular finish TO
one of the mos: clever tricks OF leslsa-
tive iugglery ever recorded In the an
nails of parliamentary government.
.If President Taft had displayed but
one-half the zeal IN an at,emp. W ao. on
the Congress to reduce the tariff taxes on
the necessities of life that he DISPLAYED
in securing reductions in those duties
which will result in greater pronts 10
the protected manufacturers already en-
riched by operation of tariff laws beyond
Of rien would nave
earned the praise which sycopnantic
and partisan press has bestowed upon
linn in fulsome terms during the past
two weeks.
eff he had been but half as anxious 10
save the pennies Of the WOrkingmen BY
giving them cheaper cotton goods as ne
was 10 save the dollars OF the steel trust
by dumping into it's mills its raw mate
rial at much reduced expenses, ms name
would have been enshrined IN the nearts
in the counting houses of protected
wealth.
Points in the Platform.
After declaring for freedom of the press
of conscience and of speech. and the
equality before the law of all citizens, the
platform in part is as follows:
I'VE again insist upon the enactment
bv tine legislature of the state OF laws
giving labor and capital their just rights
and call for the enforcement of ANTITRUST
laws and particularly of the seventeenth
article of the constitution of THIS state,
declaring that public service Corporations
for Transportation shall carry out the
purpose for which they were chartered
and that they shall be limited to that
business and shall be prohibited from
directly or indirectly producing or manu-
featuring articles for transportation over
their lines except Sucn as are necessary
for their own use.
For the further protection OF the con-
sumers We demand stricter enforcement
Of the laws against discrimination In rates
or facilities for Transportation agams'
rebates OF any other devices by which dis
elimination is secured to favored ship
pers. thus creating monopolies and In
creasing the price to the consumer.
I'VE condemn the republican legislature
for It's profiigacy in creating new omces
and raising salaries in almost every state
department, and this in spite OF the fact
that the wage-earner and taxpayer was
confronted with hard times. low wages
and slack work and increased cost o.
necessaries of life; all of which call for
economy instead of extravaganza and
higher pay for political jobs
I'VE deplore the continued existence oil
labor troubles in our commonwealth al
fecting important industries and vas,
numbers Of people. and counsel modera,
ton, concession and arbitration SO tina,
fair dealing and adjustment may DC
reached.
Labor Unionism Endorsed.
While we concede to capital and en-
pioyers the utmost protection guaranteed
by the constitution and the laws, we
maintain that labor has the right also
to that protection which comes through
organization and union.
Labor unions organized for the bet
terment Of the condition OF wage earn
ers acting within the limits Of the law
ard not subversive of public order OF
individual rights, are not only lawful. bu
commenda BILE. and should be met, recog-
nized ard dealt with accordingly.
THE right of 1aborers to organize with
in these limitations Is as sacred as any
other right Of person or property, and
we condemn alike all resorts TO violence
on the one hand or stubborn refusal To
arbitrate on the other.
LAS an imposition upon the consumer
and wage Garner We condemn the pend
ing tariff law passed by the House OF
Representatives, and declare that its
provisions are in direct violation OF tine
promises of the republican party and its
platform and. as framed, for the benefit
of special interests and against those
who purchase the necessaries of life.
LAS citizens OF the greatest manufac-
turing industrial state OF the nation We
recommend and declare for the establish
ment of a permanent and expert tarin
commission, whose tenure OF Office shall
be so fixed as to not be subjected &c
political influence or within, and whose
duties shall be advisory to congress lr
regard to the changes in the existing
tariff laws in order that the tariff sys'
tenn may be expertly equalized and neces-
sary alterations made from time to time
as existing conditions demand. without
subjecting the entire system to recon
struction which always brings business
depression and financial disaster.
Eve hereby declare for liberal pension.
TO the survivors Of the late civil war ane
their widows. We urge upon the mex
legislature of Pennsylvania the enactment
of state pension law providing that thu
survivors who were residents Of this com
monwealth and their widows shall receive
such pensions, and at the same time W.
condemn the action of the present gov
ernor, who by his veto nullified the actor
of the legislature in this regard.
For an Income Tax.
Relieving that all should pay proper
tionately for the protection and benefit,
of popular government. we favor an in
come tax as part of our revenue system
and declare for the proposed constitu
tional amendment specifically authorizing
Congress to levy and to collect tax upoY
individual and corporate incomes to tht
end that wealth may bear its due share
of the burdens Of the federal government
Notwithstanding the republican party
| has been In continuous power in this stat.
and nation for twelve years, and in fla
contradiction of all their golden promise!
of prosperity and reduction OF taxes anl
economy in expenditures, we have beer
| for over two years suffering from bust
ness depression and panic evils, the lik.