El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-03


national convention assembled, re-
affirm our devotion to the principles
Of Democratic government AOIHlulS lSu
by Thomas jefferson and enforced Dy
q long and illustriOus line OF Demo-
Tariff Reform.
I'VE declare it to be IunoamentaI
principle of the Democratic party lhdt
the federal government unoer the con-
stitution has no right or power to
Il impose or collect tariff duties, eN-
cept for the purpose OF revenue, anu
we demand that the collecuon Oh
such taxes shall be limited 10 the ne
cessities of government honestly aho
economically administered. 80
'.The high Republican tariff is the
principal cause of the unequal as
tribution of wealth; it IS system o.
taxation which makes the rlch rlchef
and the poor poorer; under us opera
lions the American farmer ana iaoOIlHS
men are the chief sufferers II raises
the cost of the necessaries OF lie 10
them. but does not protect their proG-
uct or wage. The farmer sells largely
in free markets and buys almost en-
tirelv in the protected marketS- IN
the most highly protected INDUSTRIES
such as cotton and WOOL steer anu
iron, The wages of the laDoiers are
the lowest paid in any of our inous-
tries. We denOunce the hepuD4lCdh
pret6use on that subject ana assert
that American wages are estaoIlshteo
by competitive conditions and not Dy
the tariff
I'VE favor the immediate doWnWaIh
revision Of the existing high, and IN
many cases. prOhibitlVe tarlII ouSs'
insisting that material reductions ne
speedily made upon the necesSarles VI
with the trust controlled products ana
articles of American manulactuIe
which are sold abroad more cheaply
than at home, should be put upon the
free list.
tariff taxation is intimately connected
with the business of the country anu
we favor the ultimate attainment ~, %
the principles we advocate by legls-
Iation that will not inJure or destroy
I'VE denounce the action of president
Taft in vetoing the bills to reduce
the tariff in the cotton, WooIe3l' 80
and chemicals schedules and the farm
ers' free list bill, all of which were
designed to give immediate reIlet 70
the masses from the exactions OF tHs
trusts --o.-,is.
ing tariff revision, has shown by It's
tariff legislation, that such REVISION
is not to be made in the people
interest and having been talthIess 10
its pledges of 1896 it should no longer
eniov the confidence of the nation W e
aDDeal to the American people 70
support US in our demand for tariIA
for revenue only
High Cost of Living
ss,Tbe nigh cost of living is a serious
problem in every American home Inc
Republican party, IN Its platform a.
tempts to escape from responsloliIls
for present conditions by denying
that they are due to a protective tariff
We take issue with them on this SUD
ject and charge that excessive prices
result in a large meaSure from the
high tariff laws enacted and MAIN
tanned by the Republican party ana
from trusts and commercial consplT-
acies fostered and encouraged by such
laws
"A private monopoly is indefensible
and intOlerable. We therefore IaFoE
the vigorous enforcement OF the GRIM
I inaI as well as the civil law aSdIIst
I trusts and trust officials, and demand
enactment of such additional legisla-
ton as may be necessary 10 maAs
! it impossible for private monoR1y
to exist in the United states We
favor the declaration by law OF the
conditions on which corporations shall
be permitted to engage in interstate
trade. including. among others INC
prevention of holding companies o.
interlocking directors, of stock water
inc determination in price. control by
any corporation Of so large a propO-
sition of any industry as to MAKE
it a menace.
I'VE condemn the action of the Re-
publican administra ton in compromlS-
ing with the Standard Oil company
and the tobacco trust and Its IalIuIs
to invoke the criminal provisions OF
the anti trust law against the OH
GERS of those corporations otter the
court declared that from the unLspute9
facts in the record they had Nloldteu
the criminal provisions OF the law;
We regret that the sherman anu
trust has received q judicial construc-
ton deriving it of much OF It's Ell
fecicacy and we favor the enactment
of legislation which will restore Ihe
statute the strength of which 1t mas
been deprived by such interpretation
Rights of the States.
believing that most efficient results
| under our system of government are
to be attained by the full exercise Oy
I the states of their reserved soVer-
| eign poWers,we denOunce as uSurpatlon
| the efforts OF our opponents TO Qe-
prive the states OF any of the rights
! reserved to them, and to enlarge ana
| magnify by indirection the powers OF
the federal government
I'VE insist upon the full exercise OF
/ all the powers of the government
! both state and national, TO protect INC
people from injustice at the hands OF
! those who seek to make the govern
! ment a private asset in business. Ihere
/ is no twilight zone between the ma
/ tional and the state in when eN-
! plotting interests can take refuge
/ from both. 1t is as necessary that
| the federal. government shall exercise
! the powers reserved to them, but we
! insist that federal remedies for the
| regulation of interstate commerce and
] for the prevention of private monopoly
shall be added to and not substituted
! for state remedies.
Congratulations and Knocks.
The party then congratulates the
country upon the reform triumphs OF
! the federal income tax and direct
/ election of United States senators and
! urges all to rally to their adoption
! Qualification is expressed at the unan-
/ imous sentiment in favor of publicity
| before elections of campaign contrlbu-
! tions and the house of representatives
! is commended for extending the doc
| trine to presidential appointments,
/ ownership of newspapers and eXpendi-
! lures for candidates for presidential
J nominations. In justification for the
! last three the party points to the
! enormous use of money in behalf OF
! the president and his predecessor in
| the recent Republican presidential
| contest.
Presidential Primaries.
The movement towards more popu-