Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-29
sion Of The present law protect US

American commerce Through It's op
GRAFTON. the president has been able
. secure from every civilized nation
y, the world the benefit OF It's minimum
rate Il IS and win continue to be
the policy OF the government to draw
large portion Of It's revenue from
import duties. These duties should be
imposed in such manner as best to
protect American industry and Amer
lean labor, hut MS other tariff reduc.
lions are made, It may become neces.
snry to resort to other forms OF taxa.
tion. To provide for this, a Repub.
lioan president and a Republican con.
gross has secured the enactment of n
law providing for the taxing OF corpor.
aiious, and during the first year of its
operation. II has resulted in the in.
crease OF our national revenues over
s21ooO,000 They have also caused to
be submitted to the states. on amend.
inent to the federal constitution pro
yidlng for a graduated income tax
This amendment the Democratic exec
utiye OF Colorado declined to submit
to the present session OF the state
Legislature neither was It mentioned
IN the recent Democratic platform. We
highly endorse this amendment and
promise its ratification In case the
Republicans shall control the next leg.
ialature OF this state
High Praise for the President.
No president who has over been cali
"a upon to deal with this drying ques-
tion has grasped it in so broad, so
sane and 80 effective a manner as has
President TAFT, and 1t is largely due
to his efforts;
First--That substantial downward
revision has been secured
Second That permanent tariff
board has been established.
Thlrd-1'hat the principle Of revision
OF individual schedules has become a
recognized Republican policy.
Fourth THAT tho maximum and min
lmum clause was included in the pres
ent law, and
Firth That the way has been paved
for future reductions by providing
against any impairment OF our nation
al revenues through taxes upon the in
comes Of corporations. aud through a
constitutional amendipeut authorzing
the imposition OF Il graduated income
tax
| We are In favor OF tho development
and conservation Of all ihe natura
resources OF the state. without waste
OF the substance or affording oppor
tunily for n monopoly OF the use. W.
believe that the control OF the irrl
gution resources OF Colorado shoulC
continue to be left with the people o
tho state under the local laws. Gus
toms and decisions of courts. Th'
right to appropriate the waters OF tbs
non-navigable streams has been dedi
Gated by the government to the use o
the people and we believe that no fun
tier or other regulation is required t.
develop, promote or conserve this re
source,
Measure Flow Of Streams.
We favor liberal appropriations b.
both the state and federal government
for the purpose of measuring the FLOW
Of the natural streams in the arid re
gion, and in view OF the attitude o
the reclamation service with reference
to the waters OF the Rio Grande, W.
particularly urge a liberal approprla
lion by tho next Legislature for th'
purpose of procuring such data from
Colorado, New Mexico and adioinini
states as viii serve to demonstrate
The fallacy OF the claim Of the fedora
government that the waters of the Rl'
Grande in Colorado may be taken b.
tho federal government for the purpose
Of complying with the terms OF IT.
treaty with the republic of Mexico.
We also favor such an appropriation
by the Legislature Of this state as may
be necessary to uphold the right o
the people OF this state TO the water
not only of the Rio Grande and the
Arkansas, but of every natural stream
within the state as guaranteed by sec
tion /, article 6. of the constitution o
the state Of Colorado.
Get All Illegal Combinations.
We call attention TO the success at
tending the prosecution Of those com
binations and conspiracias in restrain
OF trade by concerns engaged in in
terstate commerce under the Sher
man antitrust law. There are. how
ever, many such Illegal combinations
which cannot be reached through fed
eral action We declare ourselves IL
favor Of the enactment OF Lar
through which these combination
commonly known as trusts can bi
clude II in his call for this special ses
sion, although requested TO do SO.
We condemn the present Democratic
gerrymander in the appointment o
senators and representatives in thl
reached and effectively prosecuted.
We condemn the Democratic execu
tive of this state for refusing to In
state as being absolutely unfair an'
contrary to every principle of repre-
sentative government. We pledge on