The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-11-02
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COLORADO REPUBLI-
CAMS DECLARATION
OF PRINCIPLES
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Avs applying to individual schedules.
This il made possible by the estab-
lishment of a permanent tariff board,
which will go far to remove this ques-
ton from party politics and the intiu-
encs of special interests
The maximum and minimum provi-
slons OF the present law protect US
from the discriminatory tariffs of
other nations and insure fair treat
ment for American commerce.
Through itE operation the president
Las been able to secure from every
civilized nation in the world the ben
eft OF its minimum rate. 1t is, and
will continue to be. the policy of the
government to draw large portion
of its revenue from import duties.
These duties should be imposed in
such manner As best to protect Amer
lean industry and American labor, but
as other tariff reductions are made 1t
may become necessary to resort to
other forms OF taxation. To provide
tor this a Republican president and
Republican Congress has secured the
enactment OF 4 law providing for the
taxing OF corporations. and during the
nrst year of It's operation 1t has re-
suited in the increase OF our national
revenues over s27 100000 They have
also caused to be submitted TO the
states an amendment to the federal
constitution providing for gradual
cd income tax. This amendment the
Democratic executive of Colorado de-
cllned to submit to the present ses-
.ion OF the state legislature; neither
was II mentioned in the recent Demo
cratic platform. We highly indorse
this amendment, and promise its rat
ificstion in case the Republicans shall
control tho next legislature of this
state.
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No president who has ever been
called upon to deal with this trying
question has grasped It in so broad.
so sane and so effective a manner as
has President Taft, and It is largely
due to his efforts:
First-That substantial down
yard revision has been secured.
Second-That a permanent tariff
hoard has been established.
Third-That the principle OF revi-
anhAHrV1ag has hn-
come recognized Republican policy.
Fourth-That the maximum and
minimum clause was included in the
present law: and
Fffth-That the way has been
paved for future reductions by pro-
.iding against any impairment of our
rational revenues through taxes upon
he incomes OF corporations, and
through a constitutional amendment /
authorizing the imposition OF grad
Gated income tax.
We are in favor OF the development
and conservation OF all the national
resources OF the state without waste
OF the substance or arfording opportu-
Lity for monopoly of the use, we
believe that the control Of the irriga-
lion resources OF Colorado should con-
tInue to be left with the people of
the state under the local laws. Gus
toms and decisions of courts. The
right to appropriate the waters OF the |
uon-navigable streams has been dedi-
Gated by the government to the use
Of the people. and we believe that no
further or other regulation is required
to develop. promote or conserve this
resources.
We favor liberal appropriations by |
both the state and federal govern |
ment for the purpose Of measuring |
the flow OF the natural streams in the |
arid region, and in view of the atti- |
Jude OF the reclamation service with |
reference to the waters of the Rio
Grande, We particularly urge a liberal
appropriation by the next legislature
for the purpose OF procuring such data
from Colorado, New Mexico and ad-
Joining states as will serve to dem
onstrate the fallacy of the claim of
the federal government that the wa
ters OF the Rio Grande in Colorado
NAV be taken by the federal govern
ment for the purpose OF complying
with the terms OF its treaty with the
republic OF Mexico.
We also favor such an appropria-
ton by the legislature Of this state as
n UNFOLD tho right