Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-11

We. the representatives Of the demo-
cratic party of the United States in ma
tional convention assembled, reaffirm our
devotion to the principles of democratic
government formulated by Thomas JEFF
ferson and enforced by a long and Illus
trious line of democratic president.
Tariff Reform.
We declare it to be a fundamental prin-
ciple OF the democratic party that the fed
eral government under the constitution
has no right or power to impose or COLI
lect tariff duties except for the purpose
of revenue, and we demand that the col
lection of such X shall be limited to
the necessities OF government honestly
and economically administered.
vision of the existing high, and in many
cases. prohibitive tariff duties. insisting
that material reductions be speedily made
upon the necessaries of life. Articles en-
tering into competition will trust-con-
troAed products and articles of American
manufacture, which are sold abroad more
cheaply than at home, should be putsupOn
the free list.
We recognize that our system of tariff
taxation is intimately connected with the
business of the country and we favor the
ultimate attainment OF the principles we
advocate by legislation that will not in
jure or destroy legitimate industry. We
\ OenOunce the aCLlOn OF fTeSlOeIN"1d AL
vetoing the bills to reduce the tariff in
cotton, WOODEN, metal and Sched-
uls and the farmers free list, all of which
were designed to give immediate relief to
| trusts.
The republican party, while promising
tariff revision, has shown by its tariff
legislation that such revision is not to
be in the peoples interest and having been
faithless to its pledges of 1908 1t should no
longer enjoy the confidence of the nation.
Il a r.@n , "a tINA A ~, uriN IN nnYNv tn CrnNN-
port us in our demand for a tariff for
revenue only. The high republican tariff
is the principal cause of the unequal dis
tr.bution of wealth; it is a system OF tax
alton which makes the rich richer and the
poor poorer; under it's operation the
American farmer and laboring mgr are
necessaries of life to them but does not
protect their product or wage. The farm
er sells largely in free markets n buys
almost entirely in the protected markets.
In the most highly protected industries,
such as cotton and wool. steel and iron
the wag of the laborers are the lowest
nounce the republican p~retense on that
subject that American wages are estab-
lished by competitive conditions and not
by the tariff.
High Cost Of Living.
The high cost of living is a serious prob
lem in every American home. The repub-
lican party. in its platform attempts to
escape from responsibility for present con-
i OlIlOnS Dy denying lHdI Iney are uue 10 Il
protective tariff. We take issue with them
on this subject and charge that excessive
prices result in a large measure from the
high tariff avs enacted and maintained
by the republican party and from trusts
and commercial conspiracies fostered and
encouraged by such laws and we assert
that no substantial. relief can be secured
for the people until import duties on the
necessaries Of life are materially reduced
and these criminal c~onspiracies broken
up.
AHAra, >.
A private monopoly is indefensible and
tntolerable. We therefore favor the Wig
orous enforcement Of the criminal as we'll
as the civil laws against trust and trust
officials and demand the enactment of
such additional legislation as may be nee
essary to make It impossible for a pri-
vate monopoly to exist in the United
States. We favor the declaration by law
of the conditions upon which corporations
shall be permitted to engage in interstate
trade, including among others. the proven
directors. of stock watering. of discrimina-
tion in price n the control by any one
corporation OF SO large a proportion of
any industry as to make 1t q menace to
competitive conditions.
We condemn the action OF the republic
an administration In compromising with
co trust and its failure to invoke the
criminal provisions OF the antitrust law
against the officers of those corporations
the undisputed facts in the record they
had violated the criminal provisions Of the
law.
law has received a judicial construction
deprivtng 1t of much OF its efficacy n
we favor the enactment of legislation
which viii restore to the statute the
by such Interpretation.
Rights Of the States.
We believe in the preservation and
maintenance in their full strength and in
tesrity Of the three : c%oeordinate ranches
the legislative and the judicial-each keep
ing within its own bound and not en-
croaching upon the just powers Of either
Believing that the most efficient results
under our system OF government are to be
attained by the full exercise by the states
nounc as usurpation the efforts OF our
opponents to deprive the states of any Of
the rights reserved to them. and to en-
ers OF the federal government.
We insist upon the full exercise OF all
the powers OF the government. both state
and national to protect the people from
injustice at the hands OF those who seek
TO make the government a private as
set in business. There is no twilight zone
exploiting interests can take refuge from
both. 1t Is as necessary that the federal
government exercise the powers reserved
to them, but we insist that federal m
dies for the regulation Of Interstate com
merce and for the prevention of private
monopoly shall be added to and not SUBJ
stituted for state remedies.
Income Tax and Popular Election Of
Senators.
We congratulate the country upon the
triumph OF two important reforms de-
manded IN the last national platform.
namely. the amendment Of the federal con
titut;on authorizing an income tax and
the amendment providing for the popu-
lar election Of senators and we call upon
the people of all the states to rally to the
support OF the pending propositions and
secure their ratification.
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