The Detroit times., 1910-10-08

publican party two years ago. Instead
of lowering tariff taxation on the
necessities Of life II increases thu bur
dens of the people. The shameful
manipulation of certain schedules BY
so-cailed "stand-pat" members OF con
grsss in the interests OF special priv
lileee merits our severest condemns
ton. The new tariff law plumbers the
many to enrich the few: 1t letters
Legitimate business, corrupts the NOR
ais Of the people. curtails the worlds
market for our products, burdens the
consuming millions and robs labor OF
its honest reward. Sheltered and pro-
tected by II. foreign competition ID
destroyed and great trusts and com
tbinations stife Domestic competition
Icontrol the output and fix the prices
tof the necsssitiss Of life.
vsstsd Interests Must BE Routed.
I'VE believe that the trusts and
combines that wrote the schedules oil
the tariff, through the control OF the
Cannon. Aldrich machine, must be
driven from power and that the die
tation of governmental policies by
these interests must cease; that the
4 avs EN- called "Cannonism" can only
be DESTROYED by the election of a
| Democrat congress. In brief. we de-
mand the dissolution OF the existing
partnership between rotten politics
and rotten business.
I'VE congratulate the country upon
the acceptance of the Democratic doc
trine of income taxation rs evidenced
by the pending constitutional amend
ment.
I'VE believe In a strict conservation
of our natural resources not already
absorbed by private corporations and
demand the reclamation of the lands
and rights that have been illegally
disposed OF.
I'm state affairs We challenge at
tention to the long continued record
OF extravagance in administration and
1.-THE repeated incidents Of corruption
and criminality In our public life. We
challenge attention to the fact that
for more than 10 years the Republi
can party has repeatedly promised re-
form In every branch Of the govern
ment, and today stands with its prom
ises unfulflled.
For Is years Republican cam
paigns have been a succession of pre-
election promises and post-election
failures. Officials have been discov.
cred in criminal acts, some are now
In prison. but the order of things
which created and encouraged this
record of shame and disgrace has not
been changed, and cannot be changed
until there Is remedy to the funda.
mental disorder.
Would Cut State Expenses.
I We pledge ourselves to a reduc.
ton Of state expenditures. to les
SEEMING Of the burdens OF government
and to thorough investigation OF
every state department and every
state official and employee, and
promise that the laws shall be so re.
vised as TO give publicity to the ad.
| ministration OF all state business and
TO provide legal checks SO that it will
be impossible for a state officer or
| employe to legally commingle state
funds with his own property or retain
| the same In his possession.
I'VE believe that every state board,
committee and commission would rem.
der more efficient service, would ex-
lercfse greater care in the perform
ance OF their duties and would be less
liable to wander from the standards
OF honesty and integrity II the mem.
oers were chosen from different poll
teal parties.
We therefore pledge ourselves "a
the enactment OF such legislation as
VIII make all state boards, commits
sions and committees bipartisan.
ne believe that the business of
this state can be more economically
and efficiently administered II merit,
ability, integrity and energy of EN-.
ployes, rather than political activity,
be made the basis OF employment. We
therefore favor and pledge ourselves
to bring about such reform in our
civil service a. shall effectuate this
end. AS the state has suffered from
excessive tax levies and extravagant
and wastefui expenditures through the
retention Of obsolete boards and pub
lie positions, with which to compensate
part1saus for political service, we
pledge ourselves to the Abolishment of
ell such departments and positions as
one step In the return to economy and
ofYicial integrity In the state.
THE Democratic party, recognizing
the vast changes In the Industrial
world, pledges itself to careful in
vestigation and an honest effort to
bring about correct and just solution
Of the problem arising out of the law
Of fellow servant assumed risk and
contributory negligence In cases Of
personal INJURY TO the employed, so
that the worker and the employer
shall both have exact justice done to
them.
THE Democratic party stands for
the equal and Just taxation of all the
property Of the state. that every in
terest and every industry may bea: It's
just proportion of the public burden.
We believe that the mining properties
OF Michigan are 80 vast and extensive
the temptation to differentiation by
local supervisors so potent, that their
valuation should be fixed by an expert
and non-partisan commission whose
findings will be just and equitable and
which the local supervisor and appor-
tioning bodies should by law be com.
PEELED to accept.
I'VE believe that the present law
providing for the taxation OF mort
gage credit has become unjust and
Ineffective. We challenge attention to
the fact that II was the Democrat
legislature OF 1891 which attempted
to remedy the defect of double taxa
tion on this class Of nroDerty and