Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-10

publicity before the election Of cam
paign conributions-a measure de-
manded in our national platform Of
1908 and at that time opposed by the
Republican party. and we commend
the Democratic House Of Representa-
tives for extending the doctrine Of
publicity to recommendations, verbal
and written, upon which presidential
appointments are made, to the own
ership and control of newspapers and
to the expenditures made by and in
behalf of those who aspire to presi-
Dental nominations and We point for
additional justification for this legis-
lation to the enormous eXpendituressor
money in behalf Of the president and
his predecessor in the recent contest
for the Republican nomination for
president
Presidential Primaries
The movement towards more popu-
lar government should be promoted
through legislation in each state which
will permit the expression of the pref
ercnce Of the electors for national can
didS at presidential primaries
5direct that the national COM
mittee incorporate in the call for the
next nominating convention a require
ment that all expressions of preference
for presidential candidates shall be
given and the selection Of delegates
and alternates be through a primary
election conducted by the party or
ganization in each state where such
expression and election are not pro-
vided for by state law.
Term of President.
1--WE favor a single presidential
term, and to the end urge the adoption
Of an amendment to the constitution
making the president of the United
States ineligible to reelection, and we
pledge the candidate of this conven-
ton to this principle.
Railroads, Express Companies, Teie-
graph and Telephone Lines.
1--WE favor the efficient supervision
and rate regulation of railroads, ex-
press companies, telegraph and tele-
phone lines engaged in interstate COM
merce. To this end we recommend
the valuation of railroads, express
companies, telegraph and telephone
lines by the interstate commerce COM
mission, such valuation to take into
consideration the physical value Of the
property. the original cost, the cost
Of reproduction, and any element Of
value that will render the valuation
fair and just
Banking Legislation.
I'VE oppose the so-called Aldrfch
bill or the establishment of cen.
trail bank, and we believe the people Of
the country will be largely freed from
panics and consequent unemployment
and business depression BY such a sys-
tematic revision of our banking laws
as will render temporary relief In To-
calities where such relief Is needed,
with Protection from control or dom
nation by what Is known as the
money trust.
Parcels Post and Rural Delivery.
I'VE favor the establishment of q
parcels post or postal express, and
also the extension Of the rural de-
livery system as rapidly as practic-
able.
The campaign contributions plank
pledges the party to the enactment of
a law prohibiting any corporation
from contributing to campaign fund.
1t also limits individual contributions
to a reasonable maximum"
The Democratic congress Is heartily
commended for its long list of laws
for the benefit of the people after a
generation Of unlimited power by the
Republican party. The next plank
arraigns the Republican party for
waste Of "the money wrung from the
people by oppressive taxation"
A plank on rural credits is Of i'm
portance. 1t is recommended that an
investigation OF agricultural credit go
cieties in foreign countries be made
looking toward devising suitable sys-
TEN for the United States. A water
ways plank provides for federal con-
troll of the Mississippi and other wa
tcrwa-s. The plan IS to maintain an