The Alaska citizen., 1910-07-09
FOLK. OF Ni>$UyRI NDITLINE>. WORK FOR NiJF
 CONGRESS-.
WILL FIGHT AGAINST .PRIVILEGE
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 Speaking at a political meet ing held recently. Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri, ejtld the peo- pie of the United States are on the threshold of one of tl1d9rcat- est political awakeniugS the ma ton has ever known. unless the spirit of civic Tightoousnc>s and fair dealing now abroad in the land dies o01, the next frW. Xsars will be distinguished as the time when the reign~oE privilege k brought to an end, and the doc Urine of eqnaI rightS dXct in pa tional policies and. in the con science of mankind. r. The Democratic BdltE should fight privilege given in every form the privilege of.4awle>>- ness and the. privilege. given by law. There is law vno0gh ROW to suppress all of tho great trusts We do not need new laws so much as We need the sincere enforcement of the laws we have. Instead of SasurC@Aing the great trusts, the effort Of the present national administration seems to be to Ie@#Iize them through federal incorporation that will prevent the states in terfering with thcir operations. When it is renlyNbs1'r .sapt the effective work against crimue i wealth has, been done by. 'th" states during the past few years, it is easy to understand why predatory wealth asks for ua- tlonal Incorporation.
 The principal privilege given by law is the privilege of pro tection whereby all 1Ghh people. are taxed for the beneut of a few. A tariff otIfer tlfan for revenue is prohibited bE the moral law, the law Of conscience. A tariff for revenue, only is one thing and a talih. for protection is quite another. NO rCaI Dem ocrat can favor the latter, while the former is. Iiu1 Incyasisrcnt with Demoeratic faith. flap fight should not be- tft4tIy for a' rG;- duction.. Of -~, tariff. duties, but against the system of protection. If protection iS Il good thing. there cannot be too much oI it: If it is bad thinG, .tYere can not be too little. of. f, If pro lection benefited ;iII alike no one would want ii. Il iS Gocause it gives a few a special -bGnGiit de nied the many that lliG few clamor for this graft, and it is for this reason the lnany should not submit to it. ~The onlI l5u1> pose of a Gigh protective tariff is to stife conIpetition, and to. that extent create ll6f0roIy,'"ft is better. to project the nA6ple from monopoly in>tead Of pro tecting monopoly from ,the peo- pie. ...
 Let the Dcmocraticparty fight the graft of protective tariff whereby all the .peQpie are, taxed to enrich a few.s. L4t t battle, not for reduction, but for the abolition of protection merely for the sake of protection. Let the party, stand .une0uiyocally against privilege and for equal opportunity. let it not fight wealth. but .9ssaif the abuses arising from the power of con centrated weaTth. Let it en, courage induStrT,. but. combat the privileges thatpl6dQce taint- ed riches on oHe hand and ih-' deserved poverty Oh tEe.other. Let it, unhampered by. leaders who are. the. Representatives. of the enemies of the people, take up the gaEntlet for more gov ernment bYY fhe people and less. government By. .%',the interests Let it's candidates be .rebrdseh- tative of all the people and not of favored class. Let it stand for reform and freedom-free dom of press, freedom of relig- ion, freedom of speech, freedom from graft, Corruption and priv ilege. |