The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-06-26

| punished. The same certainty should
be given to the law prohibiting COM
binatons and mOnopolies that charac-
teriZes other provisions of commercial
law in order that no part of the field
| of business opportunity may be re-
stricted by monopoly or combination.
that business success honOrably achiev-
ed may not be converted into crime, and
that the right of every man to acquire
commodities, and particularly the neces-
stiles of life, in an open market unin-
lluenced by the manipulation of trust
or combination may be preserved
Federal Traffic Commission.
In the enforcement and administration
commerce and enterprises impressed
with public use engaged therein,
there is much more that may be com
mitted to federal trade commission,
thus placing in the hands of ali admin
strative board many of the functions
now necessarily exercised by the courts.
This will promote promptnesS in the
administration of the law and avoid
delays and technicalitieS incident to
court procedure.
For a Protective Tariff.
We reatiirm our belief in protect
i've tariff. The republican tariff policy
has been of the greatest benefit to the
country, developing our resources. di-
versifying our Industries and protect
ing our workmen against competition
with cheaper labor abroad, thus eStab-
fishing for our wage earners the Amer
lean standard of living.
The protective tariff is so woven in
to the fabric of our industrial and ag-
ricultural life that to substitute for it
a tariff for revenue only would destroy
many industries and throw millions of
our people out of employment.
The products of the farm and mines
should receive the same measure of pro-
lection as other products of American
labor
We hold that the import duties should
be high enough, while yielding suf-
ficient revenue, to protect adequately
American industries and wages Some
of the existing import duties are too
ment should be made from time to time
to conform to changed conditions and
to reduce excessive rates, but without
injury to American industry. To ac
dispensible. This information can best
be obtained by an expert commission,
as the large volume of useful facts
contained in the recent reports of the
nounced feature of modern industrial
life is it's enormous diversification. To
apply tariff rates justly to these chang
ing conditions requires close study and
more scientific methods than ever be-
fore.
Failure Of Democratic Party.
The republican party has shown by
its creation of the tariff board it's
IcCoSIllIloH VI ILLS anu us
determination to be equal to it. We con-
denim the democratic party for it's fail
ure either to provide funds for the con-
tinuance of this board or to make some
other provision for securing the infor-
nation requisite for intelligent tariff
legislation. We protest against the
democratic method of legislating on
this vitality important subject without
careful investigation.
We condemn the democratic tariff bills
passed by the house of representatives
of the siXty-secOnd congress, as section
al, as injurious to the public credit
and destroying bushes senterprise.
High Cost Of Living.
The steadily increasing cost Of living
has become a matter not only of nation
al, but of worldwide concern The fact
that it is not due to the protective tariff
system is evidenced in countries which
have a tariff policy different from our