Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-05

Following are the principal planks
of the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic national convention at Balti-
more.
The Tariff Reform.
1--WE declare 1t to be fundamental
principle of the Democratic party
that the federal government under
the Constitution has no right or pow
or to impose or collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue
and We demand that the collection OF
such taxes shall be limited to the ne
cessities of government honestly and
economically administered.
1.-THE high Republican tariff Is the
principal cause of the unequal distri-
button of wealth; II Ia system OF
taxation which makes the rich richer
and the poor poorer; under Its opera
lions the American. farmer and labor
ing man are the chief sufferers; 1t
raises the cost OF the necessaries OF
life to them, but does not protect their
product or wages.
I'VE favor the immediate down
ward revision of the existing high,
and In many cases, prohibitive tarin
duties, insisting that material reduc-
tons be speedily made upon the nee
essaries OF life. Articles entering In
to competition with trust controlled
products and articles of Americas
manufacture where sold abroad more
cheaply than at home could be put
upon the free list
I'VE denounce the action of Presi-
dent Taft in vetoing the bills to re
duce the tariff in the cotton, wooden,
metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers free list bills, all OF
which was designed to give immedi.
ate relief to the masses from the ex
actions of the trusts.
The Republican party, while
promising tariff revision, has shown
by its tariff legislation that such re
vision is not to be in the peoples in
terests and having been faithless tC
It's pledges of 1908 it should no Longer
enjoy the confidence of the nation.
High Cost of Living.
THE high cost of living is Sc
rious problem In every American
home. The Republican party in it
platform attempts to escape from re
sponsibility for present conditions b!
denying that they are due to pro
tective tariff We take issue will
them on this subject and charge tina
excessive prices result in larg
measure from he high tariff laws en-
acted and maintained by the kepuh
lican party, and from trusts and CON
mercial conspirators fostered and en-
couraged by such laws. and we asser
that no substantial relief can be sc
cured for the people until import dr
ties on the necessaries of life are ma
terially reduced. and those crimina
cohspiracies broken up.
Antitrust Law.
"A private monopoly is indefens
BILE and intolerable We therefore fl
vcr the vigorous enforcement of tn
criminal as well as the civil la'
against trusts and trust officials. an
demand enactment of such additioni
! legislation as may be necessary t
make 1t Impossible for a private mt
nopoly to exist in the United State
I'VE condemn the action of the r,
publican administration in compr'
missing with the Standard Oil Con
pany and the tobacco trust and II
failure to invoke the criminal pr
visions of the antitrust law again.
the officers of those corporations af
/ er the court had declared that frol
tie undisputed facts In the recor
c they had violated the criminal provi
lors of the law.
I'VE esre; that Sherman anti-tru
law has received judicial constru
tion depriying it of much Of its e
i! fieacy and We favor the enactment
legislation which will res ore to ii
l statute the strength of which 1t hs
been deprived by such interpretatio
Income Tax and Popular Election
Senators.
i I'VE congratulate the country upe
the triumph OF two important reform
: demanded in the last na.ional pla
: form. namely. the amendment OF Il
!, federal constitution authorizing an
come tax and the Amendment provi
ing for the popular election of sen
tors, and we call upon the repple
n all the states to rally to tie suppo
:. Of the pending propositions and secu
!, their ratification.
= I'VE note with gratificntion Il
unanimous sentiment in favor