Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-07-11
|R|FF REFORM IS
|EMOCRAT|CC CREED
adinn Plank of Platform
adopted by Baltimore Coz
ventiOn. e.
NORS FIGHT ON TRUSTS
hon Of Republican Administration
compromising With Standard
OIL and Tobacco Combines
condomned-vlews on
other Subjects

condcmned-Views on
other Subjects
onowing are the principal planks
ha platform adopted by the Demo
Etic national convention at Balti-
re-
The Tariff Reform.
|ve declare II to be a fundamental
Dciple OF the Democratic party
the federal government under
/ Constitution has no right or pow
m impose or collect tariff duties
ent for the purpose OF revenue
we demand that the collection OF
n taxes shall be limited TO the ne
stiles OF government honestly and
nnomicauy administered.
t.The high Republican tariff Is the
nciual cause OF the unequal distri-
ktion OF wealth; II Is system OF
aron which makes the rich richer
the poor poorer. under its opera
ms the American farmer and labor
man are the chief sufferers; II
Sos the cost OF the necessaries OF
. 10 them. but does not protect their
pduct or wages
o.We favor the Immediate down
rd revision OF the existing high.
a in many cases. prohibitiye tariff
ktles. insisting that material reduc-
bns be speedily made upon the nee
saries OF life. Articles entering In
competition with trust controlled
koducts and articles OF America =
Manufacture where sold abroad more
eaply than at home could be put
bon the free list.
We denounce the action OF Presi-
knt Taft In vetoing the bills TO re-
nce the tariff In the cotton. wooden.
etals and chemicals schedules and
e farmers free list bills. all OF
5hlch was designed to give immedi.
e relief To the masses from the ex
ttions OF the trusts.
The Republican party. while
Fomising tarifr revision. has shown
It's tariff legislation that such re
tsion Is not TO be in the peoples In
krests and having been faithless &c
5 pledges OF 1908 II should no longer
njoy the confidence OF the nation
High Cost OF Living.
The high cost OF living is Sc
bous problem In every American
lone The Republican party in fl
latiorm attempts to escape from re-
Possibility for present conditions b,
enying that they are due TO a pro
ective tarir. We take issue will
hem on this subject and charge tina
Excessive prices result in a larg
heasure from the high tariff laws en-
lcted and maintained by the keput
ican party, and from trusts and con
bercial conspirators fostered and Ell
fouraged by such laws. and We asser
hat no substantial relief can be 81
fured for the people until import d,
Hes on the neccssaries OF life are mt
erially reduced. and those crimini
fonspiracies broken up.
Antitrust Law.
"A private monopoly IL indefens
pie and ih,olerable. We therefore +
For the vigorous enforcement OF ii
criminal as we'll as the civil la
gainst trusts and trust officials. an
Remand enactment OF such addition
legislation as may be necessary
D. |ImQBa u tf,n TO- .rfx az IN
nopoly to exist In the United State
We condemn the action OF the II
publican administration in compr
missing with the Standard OIL Coz
pany and the tobacco trust and 1
allure to invoke the criminal pr
Visions OF the antitrust law again
'he officers OF those corporations a
er the court had declared that fro
ne undisputed facts in the reco
they had violated the criminal prov
Ions OF tho law.
We regret that Sherman anti-tru
Jaw has received a judicial constrr
uon depriving II of much OF It's
hcacy, and We favor the enactment
legislation which will restore to Z
statute the strength OF which II h
peen deprived by such interpretatio
'neome Tax and Popular Election
Senators.
we congratulate the country up
ne triumph OF two important reforr
aehanded In the last national pl
,orm' namely. the amendment Of I
'eoeral constitution authorizing an
ome TAX and the amendment prov
lug Tor the popular election OF sci
'Vrs, and we call upon the people
the states to rally to the suppS
VI inc pending propositions and secu
'nelr ratification.
we note with qualification
unanimous sentiment in favor
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