Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-25
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in his duty may be removed from of
fce.
together Will peaceful and orderI.
development at home, the republican
party earnestly favors all measures
for the establishment and protection
Of the peace of the world and for thu
development of closer relations be
tween the various nations of the earth
1t believes most earnestly in thu
peaceful settlement of internationa
disputes and in the reference of al
justiceable controversies between ma
tions to an international court of jus
tice.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The republican party is opposed tt
special privilege and to monopoly. II
placed upon the statute books the in
terstate commerce act of 1887, and the
important amendments thereto, anO
the antitrust act of 1890, and it has
consistently and successfully enforced
the provisions of these laws. 1t will
take no backward step to permit the
establishment in any degree of con
ditions which were intolerable.
Experience makes it plain that the
business of the country may be car
ried on without fear or without dis
turbance and at the same time with
out resort to practices which are alb
hOrrent to the common sense of JUS
tice. The republican party favors the
enactment of legislation supplement
tary to tthe existing antitrust act
which will define as criminal offenses
"
mark attempts to restrain and to mon
Opolize trade, to the end that those
who honestly intend to obey the law
may have a guide for their action and
that those who aim to violate the law
may the more surely be punished
The same certainty should be given to
the law prohibiting combinations and
monopolies that characterize other
provisions of criminal laws, in order
that no part of the field of business
opportunity may be restricted by mon
Opoly or combination; that business
success honorably achieved may not
be converted into crime and that the
right OF every man to acquire COM
mOdities, and particularly the neces-
saries of life, in an open market, un-
influenced by the manipulations of
trust or combination, may be preserv-
ed.
Federal Trade Commission.
In the enforcement and administra-
tion of federal laws governing inter
state commerce and enterprises i'm
pressed with a public use engaged
therein, there is much that may be
committed to the federal trade COM
mission, thus placing in the hands of
an administrative board many of the
functions now necessarily exercised
by the courts.
This will promote promptness in the
of the law and avoid
delays and technicalities incident to
court procedure.
The Tariff.
We reaffirm our belief in a pro-
tective tariff The republican tariff
policy has been of the greatest bene-
fit to the country, developing our re-
sources, diversifying our industries
and protecting our workmen against
competition with cheaper labor
abroad, thus establishing for our wage
the American standard of liv- |
ing. The protective tariff is so woven |
into the fabric of our industrialism |
and agricultural life that to substitute |
FOR 1t tariff tor revenue only would |
destroy many industries and throw
millions of our people out of employ
nent. The products of the farm and
he mines should receive the same
measure of protection as other pro-
iucts of American labor.
We hold that the import duties
should be high enough, while yielding
/ sufficient revenue, to protect ade-
Iuately American industries and wag-
IS. Some of the existing import du-
les are too high and should be re-
luced.
Readjustments should be made from
ime to time to conform to changed
and to reduce excessive
ates, but without injury to American
To accomplish this, correct
is indispensable. This in.
ormation can best be obtained by an
Xpert commission, as the large vol.
me OF useful facts contained in the
ecent reports of the tariff board has
The pronounced feature of modern | ,
ldustrial life is its enormous diversi- ,
cation. To apply tariff rates Justly
, these changing conditions requires
loser study and more scientific meth
is than ever before. The republican ,
arty has shown by its creation of the ,
Iriff board its recognition of this sit. ]
alton, and its determination to be /.
lual to IL. We condemn the demo ,
attic party for its failure either to :
-ovide funds for the continuance of !
lis board, or TO make some other pro- :
sion for securing the information
'quisite for intelligent legislation. We n
'otest against the democratic method :
legislating on these vitality impor- .
Mt subjects without careful investi- =
ltion. =
We condemn the democratic tariff =
lis passed by the house of represen- .
tives of the siNty-second congress as :.
ctiOnal, as injurious TO the public Il
edit and as destroying business en- a.
rprises. !,
Banking and Currency. n
The republican party has always n
bod for sound currency and for
fe banking methods. Il is respon. a
lie for the resumption of specie pay D,
,nts and for the establishment of the pr
ID standard Il is committed to the Il,
,gressive development of our bank c,
, and currency system. Our bank al