The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-23

ed, in orderly fashion, it is the duty OF
the courts to see to it that when chal- !
iensed they are enforced.
That the courts, both federal and
state, may bear the heavy burden laid /
on them to the complete satisfaction
OF public opinion, we favor legislation T
70 prevent long delays and the tedious
and costly appeals which have so often
amounted to a denial Of justice in civil (
cases, and to failure to protect the |
public at large in criminal cases.
Since the responsibility of the Judi
ciary is SO great, the standards OF |;
judicial action must be always and
everywhere above suspicion and re-
proach. While we regard the recall OF
judges as unnecessary and unwise, we
favor laws such as may be necessary to
simplify the process by which any
judge who is found to be delinquent
IN his duty may be removed from Of
flee.
Together with the peaceful and or
DERBY DEVELOPMENT at home, the repub.
lican party earnestly favors all meas
ures for the establishment and pro-
lection OF the peace of the world and
for the development of closer rela-
tons between the various nations Of
the earth; 1t believes most earnestly
In the peaceful settlement of the inter
national disputes and in the reference
& of all justiciahle controversies be-
4 tween nations to an information court
OF justice.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The republican party is OPP
posed to special privilege, and
to monopoly. 1t placed upon
the statute books the interstate
commerce act of 1887, and the tmpor.
tant amendments thereto, and the
! antitrust act of 1890, and It has con-
sistently and successfully enforced
the provisions of these laws. IT, will
I take no backward step to permit the
re-estab1ishment in any degree of con-
4 ditions which were intolerable.
/ Experience makes it plain that the
4 business of the country may be car
ried on without fear, or without dis
i turbance and at the same time with
out resort to practices which are abb
horrent to the common sense of JUS
tice. The republican party favors the
; enactment of legislation supplement
; tary to the existing antitrust act
: which will define as criminal offenses
these specific acts that uniformly
mark attempts to restrain, and to mo-
nopolize trade, to the end that those
who honestly intend to obey the law
may have a guide for their action and
that those. who aim to violate the law
may the more surely be punished.
The same certainly should be given
to the law prohibiting combinations
and monopolies. that characterizes
other provision of commercial law; in
order that no part of the field of bust
ness opportunity may be restricted by
monopoly Or combination that bust
ness success honorably achieved may
not be converted into crime and that
the right of every man to acquire
! commodities, and particularly the
! necessary OF life, in an open market
, until influenced by the manipulation
of trust, or combination, may be pre-
served.
Federal Trade Commission.
In the enforcement and ad-
ministration of federal laws
] governing interstate commerce and
enterprises impressed with
public use engaged therein, there is
!, much that may be committed to fed,
eral trade commission, thus placing In
the hands of an administrative board
!, many OF the functions now necessar-
lily exercised by the courts This VIII
promote promptness In the admins
!, tration Of the law and avoid delays
and technicalities incident to court
procedure.
The Tariff.
We re-affirm our belief in
!, protective tariff. The republican
party tariff policy has been of the
greatest benefit to the country devel-
!. oping our resources, diversifying our
4 industries and protecting our workmen
against competition with cheaper
labor abroad, thus establishing for our
wage earners the American standard
of living. The protective tariff is so
!, woven into the fabric of our indus
trial and agricultural life that to sub
Z stitute for it tariff for revenue only
would destroy many industries and
throw millions of our people out OF
employment. The products of the
/ farms and Of the mine should receive
j, the same measure of protection as
!. other products Of American labor.
i We hold that the import duties
!. should be high enough, while yielding
i sufficient revenue, to protect. ade-
i adequately American industries and
I wages. Some of the existing import
] duties are too high and should be re-