The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-07-11

gross PRAISED
BALTIMORE Following is the plat
form IN full as adopted by the Demo
cratic national convention.
We the representatives. OF the Dem.
OCratiC party OF the United States, in
national convention assembled, re.
affirm our devotion to the principles
OF Democratic government formulated
by Thomas jefferson and enforced by
long and illustrious liue OF Demo
cratic presidents.
Tariff Reform.
We declare it TO be funda-
mental principle of the Democrat.
.c party that the federal govern
meut under the constitution has no
right or power to impose or collect
tariff duties, except for tho purpose of
revenue, and We demand that the col
lection of such taxes shall be limited
to the necessities OF government hon.
estly and economically administered.
The high Republican tarift is the
principal cause OF the unequal dis.
tribution OF wealth; It Is a system Of
taxation which makes the rich richer
and the poor poorer; under its opera
lions the American farmer and labor.
ing man are the chief sufferers: ii
raises the cost OF the necesBario8 of
life to them, but does not protect their
product or wages. The farmer sells
largely In free markets and buys al
most entirely in the protected mar.
kets. In the most highly protected
Industries, such as cotton and wool,
steel and iron, the wages OF the labor.
ers are the lowest paid in any OF
our industries We denounce the Re
publican pretense on that subject and
assert that American wages are es.
tabllshed by competitive conditions
and not by the tariff
We favor the immediate downward
revision OF the existing high and in
many cases prohibitive tariff duties.
insisting that material reductions be
speedily made upon the necessaries of
life. Articles entering into competi-
ton with trust controlled products
and articles OF American manufacture
which are sold abroad more cheaply
than at home should be put upon the
free list.
We recognize that our system Of
tariff taxation is intimately connected
with the business OF the country, and
We favor the ultimate attainment OF
the principles we advocate by lcgis-
latIon thar will not ujure or destroy
legitimate industry.
We dcnOunce the action Of Presi.
dent Taft in votoiug the bills to re.
ducp the tariff in the cotton, wooden,
metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers free list bill, all of which
were designed to give immediate re-.
lief to the masses from the eXactons
OF the truSta.
The Republican party, while prom.
Using tariff revision, has shown by
its tariff legislation that such revision
IS not to be In the peoples interest
ana aNlhg oeeh lathless 10 us
lleaees OF lSoe, II shoula not longer
enjoy the confidence OF the nation
TO support us In our demand Tor Is
tariT Tor revenue only.
High Cost Of Living.
The nigh cost OF living Is sc.
rious problem In every American
home. The Republican, party, In
us PLATFORM attempts 10 escape
from responsibility Tor present con
Gltlohs ny denying mat they are
due 10 protective tarln' We take Is
sue with them on this subject and
charge that excessive prices result in
large measure from the high tariff
laws enacted and maintained by the
Republican party ana from trusts and
commercial conspiracies fostered and
encouraged by such laws, and we as
sert that no substantial relief can be
secured for the people until import
duties on the necessaries OF life are
materially reduced and these criminal
coEspiracies broken up.
Antitrust Law.