Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-13
Comparison Of Chief Clauses In the
Democratic and Republican Platforms
DEMOCRATIC.

We the representatives party the
United States in national convention assembled rearm
to the principles OF Democratic government
formulated by Thomas Jefferson and enforced by long
and ilustrious line of Democratic presidents.
Tariff Reform
We declare It to be fundamental principle of the
Democratic party that government fe
constitution has right power to impose or collect
tariff duties except for the purpose revenue
mand that the collection Of such shall be limited
the necessities of honestly and economically
administered.
The high Republican is the principal cause of the
unequal distribution OF wealth 1t Is system of taxa-
ton which the rich richer and the poor poorer
Under Its operations the American farmer ana laboring
man the chief sufferers 1t raises the Of the
essares Of life TO them but does protect their product
wages The farmer sells largely In free and
buys almost entirely in the protected the
most highly protected industries such cotton wool
steel and iron the wages the aborers the lowest
paid In any our Industries We denounce the Repub-
can pretence that subject and that American
wages established by competitive conditions not
by the tarff.
We the immediate downward revision Of the ex-
listing high and in many cases. prohibve tariff duties
insisting that material reductions speedily upon
the necessnries Of life Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products articles Of American
manufacture which sold abroad cheapiy than
home should be put upon the free list
We recognize that system tariff taxation
maely connected with business of the country and
we favor the ultimate attainment Of the principles
vocae by legislation that win not njure destroy egi
mate industry. s. + a., ~,
We denounce the action Of President Taft in vetoing
the bills to reduce the tariff In the cotton WOODEN metals
and chemical schedules and the farmers free LIST BILL all
of which designed to give immediate relief to the
masses from the emotions OF the trusts 5. a,fff
The Republican party, while promising tariff revision,
has shown by its tariff legislation that such revision
TO be In the peoples interest and having been faith
less to its pledges of 1908 it should longer enjoy the
confidence OF the nation We appeal the peo-
10 us In orr n f0rr
only.
High Cost of Living.
The high cost OF living Is a serious problem in every
American home. The Republican party in its platform
attempts escape from responsibility present condi-
tons by denying that they due protective tariff
We take issue with them this subject and charge that
excessive prices result in large from the high
tariff laws enacted and maintained by the Republican
party and from trusts and conspiracies
tered and encouraged by such laws and assert that
such substantial relief be secured for the people
until import duties the necessarles of life materially
reduced and these criminal conspiraces broken up.
Anti. trust Law
private monopoly is indefensibe and intolerable.
I'VE therefore vigorous enforcement of the crm
nal well the civil law against trusts and trust OFF,
cias and demand the enactment Of such additional egs-
ation may be necessary to make it impossible for
private monopoly to exist in the United States.
We favor the declaration by law of the conditions
upon which corporations shall be permitted to In
interstate trade including Others the prevention of
holding companies of interockng drectorates of stock
watering of discrimination in price and the control by any
corporation of large proportion of any industry
to make II a menace to competitive conditions.
We condemn the action of the Republican admnistra-
ton In compromising with the Standard Oil company and
the tobacco trust and its failure invoke the criminal
provisions of the antitrust law against the officers Of
those corporations after the had declared that from
the undispued facts in the record they had violated the
criminal provisions of the law.
We regret that the Sherman antitrust law has received
judicial construction depriving it of much of its ei-
cheney and favor the enactment of legislation which
will the statute the strength of which 1t has
been deprived by such Interpretation.
Banking Legislation.
We oppose the called Adrich bill the establish
a central bank, and believe country will
be largely freed from panics and consequent unempoy
ment and business depression by such systematic
vision of banking laws will render temporary
lief in localities in which such relief is needed with
lection from control dominion by what is known the
money trust
Banks exist for the accommodation of the public and
not for the control of business All legislation the sub
ect of banking and currency should have for its
the securing these accommodations of abso.
lutte security the public and Of complete protection from
the misuse of the that wealth gives to those who
possess 1t.
We condemn the present methods of depostng gov
funds In favored banks largely situated In
controlled by Wall street. in return for political favors
and pledge party provide by law for their de-
post by competitive bidding in the banking institutions
the country and state. without discrimination
to locality upon approved securities and subject to call
by the government
The philippines.
We reafrm the position thrice announced by the De
mocracy in national convention assembled against policy
Of Imperialism and colonial exploitation in the Philippines
elsewhere We condemn the experiment in Imperialism
inexcusable blunder which has involved us in
expense brought weakness instead Of strength
and laid nation open the charge of abandonment
of the fundamental doctrine Of self government We IA
immediate declaration of the nations purpose to
recognize the independence of the Philippine Islands
so as a Sta IN