Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY.
Platform Adopted by Convention
At Baltimore.
IT MEANS EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL
Tariff Must be Revised Laws that mean
Somethng-An Delegates Must be Elected by Preerenua
Primaries Hereafter-The People Must Rule

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suits under our system Of government
are to be attained by the full exercise
by the state of their reserved SOW
ereign powers, we denounce as usurp-
alton the efforts Of our opponents to
deprive the states Of any of the rights
reserved to them, and to enlarge and
magnify by indirection the powers OF
the Federal government.
We insist upon the full exercise OF
all the powers Of the government, both
state and national to protect the peo-
pie from injustices at the hands OF
those who seek to make the govern
ments a private asset in business.
There Is no twilight zone between the
nation and the state in which exploit
ing interests can take refuge from
both. 1t is 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 pre-
vehtion of private monopoly shall be
added to and not substituted for state
remedies
Income Tax and Popular Election OF
Senators.
We congratulate the country upon
the triumph Of two important reforms
demanded In the last national plat
form, namely, the amendment OF the
Federal constitution authorizing an
income tax and the amendment pro-
viding for the popular election OF
senators, and we call upon the peo-
pie of all the states to rally to the
support of the pending propositions
and secure their ratification.
We note with qualification the unan-
imous sentiment in favor Of publicity
before the election, Of campaign con-
tributions-a measure demanded In
our national platform Of 1908 and at
that time opposed by the Republican
party-and we commend the Demo-
cratic house of representatives for ex-
tending the doctrine Of publicity to re-
concentrations, verbal and written
upon which presidential appointments
are made, to the ownership and con-
troll Of newspapers and to the expen-
ditures made by and In behalf Of
those who aspire to presidential NOM
inatians, and we point for additional
justification for this legislation to the
enormous expenditures Of money in
behalf of the president and his pre-
decessor in the recent contest for the
Republican nomination for president.
Presidential Primaries.
The movement towards more pop
ular government should be promoted
through legislation in each state
which will permit the expression Of
the preference of the electors for ma
tional candidates at presidential pri-
maries
We direct that the national commit
tee incorporate in the call for the
next nominating convention require
ment that all expressions Of prefer
be given and the selection of dele
gates and alternates made through a
primary election conducted by the
party organization in each state
where such expression and election
are not provided for by state law.
Committeeman who are hereafter to
constitute the membership Of the
Democratic national committee and
law shall be chosen in each state at
such primary elections and the serv-
ice and authority Of committeeman,
however chosen, shall begin immedi-
ately upon the receipt of their Gre
dentials, respectively.
Campaign Contributions.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of a law prohibiting
any corporation from contributing to
a campaign fund and any individual
from contributing any amount above
reasonable maximum.
Term of President.
We favor a single presidential term,
and to that end urge the adoption of
| an amendment to the constitution
making the president of the United
States ineligible for reelection and
we pledge the candidate Of this con-
vention to this principle.
Democratic Congress.
hn N
party after a generation Of unlimited
| power in its control of the Federal
government, Is rent into factions, 1t
is opportune to point to the record of
accomplishment Of the Democratic
house of representatives in the Six
| ty-second Congress We endorse its
! action and we challenge comparison
Of its record with that Of any con-
gress which has been controlled by
our opponents.
We call the attention of the patri-
otic citizens of our countdy to it's re-
cord of efficiensy economy and con-
structive legislation.
| 1t has, among other achievements
revised the rules of the house of rep
resentatives so as to give to the rep
resentatives of the American people
freedom of speech and of action in
advocating, proposing and perfectine
remedial legislation.
| 1t has passed bills for the relief OF
the people and the development OF
our country; it has endeavored to re-
wise the tariff taxes downward in the
interest of the consuming masses and
thus to reduce the high cost of living
1t has proposed an amendment tc
the Federal constitution providing
for the election of United States SEN
ators by the direct vote of the people
1t has secured the admission of Ari-
zona and New Mexico as two sover-
eign states.
1t has required the publicity o.
campaign expenses both before ant
after election and fixed limit upor
the election expenses of United State!
senators and representatives.
1t has also passed a bill to prevent
the abuse of the writ of injunction.
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