The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-24

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~. win ever insist that their powers
to enforce theiF process and to pro,
tect life, liberty and property, shai
be pre- erred lngiolate An ofdetl,
method 81 provided under our sysi
tenn Of government by which the
people may, when they choose, altei
or amend tho constitutional pro.
: visions which underlie the govern.
! menta Until these constitutional
provisions are 50 altered or amended
in orderly fashion, It is the duty OF
the courts to seesto It that when
challenged they are enforced.
speedy Justice.
] That the courts; both federal and
Estate, may bear the heavy burden
Laid upon them to complete satisfac-
Itton Of public opinion, we favor leg
Iisiatlon to prevent long delays and
1.-THE tedious ana costly appeals which
.lhave so often amounted to d denial
OF justic in civil cases and to fan.
/, ure to protect the public at large in
criminal cases.
Since the responsibility Of the ju-
: dietary 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 urwise,
{, we favor such action as may be nee.
J essary to simplify the process by
], which any Judge who is found to be
derelict n, his duty may be removed
from office. -
Together with the peaceful and
orderly development at home, the
Republican party earnestly favors
fali measures foT the establishment
and protection of the peace, of the
/, world and for the development OF
closer relations between the various
nations OF the EARTH 1t believes
most earnestly in the peaceful set
Element Of interna tt6nal disputes
and in the.refereneeo of all iust:fable
controversies between nations to an
international court of Justice.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The Republican party is opposed
Ito, special PRIVILEGES and to monop-
}oly., 1T placed upon the statute
tbooks the lf,terstateY commerce act
of 1887, and the important amend
ments thereto, and the antt-trust act
Iof 1890, and 1t has consistently and
successfully enforced the provisions
OF these laws. 1t will take no back
ward step to permit the re-establish-
ment in any degree OF conditions
which are intolerable.
Experience makes it plain that the
business Of the country may be car
ried on without fear or without DIS
ltutbance and at the same time with
out resort to practices which are ah-
horrent to the common sense OF JUS
tlce. The Republican party favors
1.-THE enactment OF legislation supple
mentary to the existing antitrust
act, which will define as criminal Of
fences those specific acts that uni
formly mark attempts to restrain
and TO monopolize trade, to the end
; that those who honestly intend to
obey the law may have guide for
their action, and that those who aim
ito violate the law may the more
surely be punished. The same GER
itainty should be given to the law
prohibiting combinations and monop-
olies that characterizes other pro-
visions OF commercial law; IN order
that no part of the field OF business
opportunity may be restricted by
monopoly or combination, that bust
ness success honorably achieved may
not be converted into crime and that
1.-THE right of every man to acquire
commodities, and particularly the
necessaries Of life, in an open mar
ket unintiuenced by the manipulation
of trustSor combination may be pre-
served.
Federal Trade Commission.
In the enforcement and admins
tration OF federal laws governing in
terstate commerce and enterprises
Impressed with a public use engaged
therein, there is much that may be
committed to a federal trade CON-
mission, thus placing in the hands
Of an administrative board many Of
the functions now necessarily exer-
clsed by the courts. This will pro.
mote promptness in the administra.
Etion Of the law and avoid delays and
techuicaltttes incident to court pro.
ceedlngs.
| The Tariff.
/ We re-afFirm our belief in pro.
tectiye tarfff. The Republican tar.
if policy has been OF greatest benefit
to the country, developing our re.