The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-05
DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM
The Tariff Is'mad0
the Issue.
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Republican Protection System
Is Denounced.
tx DOES NOT RAISE WAGES
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
tx DOES NOT RAISE WAGES

Nigh csst 81 Living Declared 10 Rs.
esls From High rsrim-OseIsratisn
N Favor Of enforeins the Criminal
- We'll a. Civil Law Against Trusts
s~1 reust oMseiais-Favers Income
tss and Popular Election u esna.
ssrs.
We. the Representatives Of the Dem
o0at1c party Of the United States In
eedenai convention assembled, reaf.
ero our devotion to the principles Of
peOscndc government formulated By
TSoOas Jefferson and enforced By q
Soog and ulustrious line Of Democratic
prssidsnts.
Tarim Reform.
We r,clare II to be q fundamental
principle Of the Democratic party that
tho federal government under the con.
St1taton has no right or power to i'm.
pese o. collect tariff duties except for
ths purpos. Of revenue, and we de-
0aod that the collection Of such taxes
sAAll b limited to the necessities Of
government honestly and economically
admiaistered.
The high Republican tariff Ii the
principal cause OF the unequal distri.
button Of wealth; It ID a system Of
saEation which "1akes the rich richer
and the poor poorer. Under its opera.
u0us the American farmer and labor.
ing Oan are the chief sufferers; II
raises the cost Of the necessarles Of
lifs 30 them, but does not protect their
product or wages. The farmer sells
largely In free markets and buys nj.
most entirely In he protected mar.
kets. In the most highly protected in.
dustrtes such NJ cotton and wool, steel
and Iron the wages Of the iabOrerx
are the lowest paid In any OF our In.
0ustries. We denounce the Republican
pretense on that subject and assert
that American wages are stablishcd
By competitive conditions and not by
Tie tariff.
We favor the Immediate downward
rsvisiOn Of the existing high and, 10
0aay caseS. pr0hlbitive mriff duties.
insisting that material reductions he
speedily made upon the necessaries Of
hfe. Articles entering into competi.
dos with trust controlled products and
arucies Of American manufacture
which are soid abroad more cheapiy
than a. home should he put upon the
free INST.
We recognize that our system OF tar
N taxation In intimately connected
~tth the business OF the country. ana
we favor the ultimate attainment OF
the principles we advocate by iegisla.
don that win not injure or destroy 10
climate industry.
We denOunce the action of President
Tan In vetoinv the bills to reduce the
tart6 In the cotton. wOOlen, metals and
chemical schedules and the farmers
fr~e list bill. all Of which were design.
"a 10 give immediate relief TO the
masses from the exactions OF the
trustx.
Tue Republican party. while prOmis
ing tsrin revision. has shown by Its
tAri6 legislation that such revision In
not 70 be In the peoples interest. aud.
having been faithless to its pledges OF
ab06 Il should no longer enjoy the con.
0dsnce Of the nation. We appeal to
The American people to support us In
Our demand for a tarir for revenue
only.
Nigh Cost ef Living.
Tue high cost Of living In a serious
problem In every American home. The
Republican party In Its platform at
tempts TO escape from responsibility
for present conditions by denying that
they ere due to protective tariff. We
sake tissue with them on this subject
sne charge that excessive prices result
q Q large measure from the high tarifY
laws enacted and maintained by the
Rspub,ican party and from trusts and
ce0Werciai conspiracies f0stered and
sGceuraged by such laws, and we a.
oest thst no such substa ntial relief can
- secured for the people until import
1ut1ss on the necessaries OF life are
0atsrtaiiy reduced and these criminal
'csusvisacies broken up.
:. Antitrust Law.
4 private monopoly Ia indefenslble
aD1 tntolerable. We therefore favor
che Vigorous enforcement OF tho Grim.
tnal - well ~ the civil law against
trusts and trust officials and demand
the enactment Of such additional leg.
tsiatioO a. may be necessary to make
Il impossible for a private monopoly
u exist In the United Statea,
We favor the declaration by law of
tAs conditions upon which corpora
tieas shall 10 permitted TO engage In
satsrstste trade, including among 9th.
ses Tie prevention Of holding compa.
oiss of interiockIns directorateH. Of
U>ses Watering. OF Discrimination In