Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-08-19
What Democrats Will Do if Placed in Con-
troll,


troll of the Government, they will:
]. Reduce the tariff to a revenue
basis.
2. Increase our trade by reciproc-
ity treaties with foreign nations,
particularly with Central and South
America, and with Canada. If we
had acted with good sense during
the last half century we now would
have the bulk of all the trade of the
Western Hemisphere. instead of
small fraction thereof.
3. Abolish superfuous offices.
4. Cut appropriations to the
needs of the Government economic
ally administered, thereby reducing
the burdens of the taxpayers.
5. Restore our merchant marine
to its ancient commanding position
on the high seas. which Democrats
once gave to it and which has. been
lost through Republican mal-admin-
istratiOn restore it, not through
ship subsidy, but by the methods by
which Democrats originally created
it.
6. Submit constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of
United States Senators by popular
vote.
Z. Strengthen the statutes, thor
oughly regulating interstate COM
merce.
8. Strengthen the antitrust law
and enforce it in every feature. espe-
cially enforce the criminal provisions
so energetically, honestly and cour-
ageously that the violators thereof
will cease their criminal operations;
not only fine the trust criminals, but
send them to prison, where they
properly belong. A few Jail SEN
tences would do more good than a
thousand fines. These criminals
finally force the consumers to pay
their fines, but they cannot force the
consumers to serve their prison
terms.
9. Enact measures providing for
real and comprehensive conserva-
tion of our natural resources so that
trust magnates and thieves shall not
grab and appropriate to themselves
the heritage of our children and our
children's children.
10. Provide for the improvement
of our vast system OF waterways on
an adequate and comprehensive sys-
tenn so as to make it a real and most
valuable factor in our commercial
growth and prosperity. 1t is a
shame to the Republican party that
this has not been done long ago.
We have the finest system of water
ways ever vouchsafed by our Heav-
enly Father to any nation on earth,
and have neglected them to an amaz-
ing degree.
II. In general, pass such wise
and just measures as the country
needs, and as public opinion de-
mands.
IL. Set the nine committees on
expenditures in the nine depart.
ments of the Government to work in
earnest. and industriously discharg-
ing their duties by finding out and
exposing the extravagances of the
Republicans, thereby digging out the
facts on which to base economies.
Recently Senator Aldrich. OF Rhode
Island said that a good business man
could run the Government for $780,
1000 per annum less than is ex-
pended now, and run it just as we'll.
President Taft places the amount
which can be saved without injury to
the public service at 800, 600, 900 q
year. Senator Carter of Montana,
and Senator Hale of Maine, seem to
agree with the President as to the
amount which could be saved. Why
do not the Republicans proceed to ef-
feet these economies ? They have the
President. The House has o Repub-
lican majority of forty-three, and the
Senate Republican majority of
twenty-six. They can do as they
please. The statements of Senators
Aldrich, Hale and Carter, and the
statement of the President are con-
fessions Of the utter incompetency of
the Republicans to eeonomize, fer it
must be remembered that they have
had the President, Senate and House
for over thirteen years, and extrava-
gance has increased every year of the
thirteen. At the beginning of Pres
ident Taft's administration there
was much loud talk about large econ
omies; but it now appears that the
total appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1911, will be
greater by at least $40, 900. 900 than
the total for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1910. So much for the
promise ard so much for the fulfill
ment thereof. Republicans econo-
mize by increasing appropriations.
Queer, isn't it?
ONE day my little boy was looking
at picture Of angels and asked me !: