The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-13

peaceful settlement OF internatiOna
disputes and in the reference of al
justihable controversies between ma.
tons to an international court of Jus
tice.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The Republican party is opposed tc
special privilege and to monopoly. 1,
placed upon the statute book the in.
terstate commerce act of 1887, and the
important amendments thereto, and
the antitrust act of 1890 and it has
consistently and successfully enforced
the provisions of these laws. 1t will
take no backward slept to permit the
establishment in any degree of con-
ditions which were intolerable.
Experience makes it plain that the
business of the country may be car.
ried on without fear or without dis
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 supple
mentary to the existing antitrust act,
which will define as criminal offenses
those specific acts that uniformly
mark the attempts to restrain and to
monoplize trade, to the end that those
who aim to violate the law may be
the more severely punished. The same
certainly should be given to the law
prohibiting combinations and monopo-
lies that characterizes other provi-
sions of commercial laws in order that
no part of the field of business sue
cess honorably achieved may be
converted into crime and that the
right of every man to acquire COM
modities and particularly the necs-
saries OF life, in an open market I'M
influenced by the manipulation or trust
or combination may be preserved.
Federal Trade Commission.
In the enforcement and admisistra-
ton of federal laws for governing in
terstate commerce and enterprises en-
trusted with a public function there
may be committed to federal trade
commission, thus placing in the hands
of an administrative board many of
the functions now necessarily exer-
cised by the courts. This will promote
in the administration of
the law and avoid delays and techni-
calities incident to court procedure.
The Tariff.
We re-affirm our belief in a protec-
tive tariff. The Republican tariff pol
ICY has been of the greatest benefit to
the country, developing our resources,
diversifying our industries and pro-
.ecting our workmen against competi-
ion with cheaper labor abroad, thus
establishing for our wage earners the
American standard of living. The
protective tariff is so woven into the
abric OF our industrial and agricul-
ural life that to substitute for it a |
arift tor revenue only would DESTROY
many industries and throw millions
IT our people out of employment. The
PRODUCTS of the farm and the mines
hould receive the same measure of |
protection as other products of Amer
can labor.
We hold that the import duties
houid be big enough, while yielding
sufficient revenue, to protect ade-
uately. Some Of the existing import
uties are too high and should be re-
uced. REIMBURSEMENT should be made
rom time to time to conform toI
hanged conditions and to reduce cx-
essive rates, but without injury to
american industry. To accomplish
his, correct information is indispen.
lble. This information can best be
blamed by an expert commission, as
ne large volume of useful facts CON
aimed in the recent reports of the tar.
board has demonstrated.
Need of Careful Study.
The pronounced feature of modern
idusturial lite is its enormous diver
lhcation. To apply specific rates
istly to these changing conditions
equires closer study and more scien-
nc methods than ever before. The
epublican party has shown BY its
.eation of the tariff board, its recoo-
ltion of this situation, and its deter
ination to be equal to it. We con-
emn the Democratic party for its
ilure either to provide funds for the I
'ntinuance of this board or to make
'me other provision for securing the
formation requisite for intellieentl
riff legislation. We protest against
e Democratic method of getting hold
these legislations on these vital
,portant subjects without carefully
vestigating. We condemn the Dem
ratio tariff bills passed by the house
representatives of the Sixty-second $
as sectional, as injurious to
e public credit. and as destroying I
lsiness enterprise.
Cost of Living. L.
The steadily increasing cost of liv-
g. has become a matter not only of /;
tional but of worldwide concern. /
fact that it is not due to the
effective tariff system is evidenced =
the existence of similar conditions :
countries which have traiff policy !,
terent from our own, as we'll as by y
fact that the cost of living has a
creased while rates of duty have y
NAMED stationary or been reduced y
The Republican party will support ~
prompt scientific inquiry into the Il
uses which are operative both in the ::
lited States and elsewhere to in 4
Ease the cost of living. When the n
act facts are known it will take the =
cessary steps to remove any abuses q
It may be found to exist, in order i
It the cost of the food. cloth;no :,