The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-06

1.-THE pronounced feature OF mod
ern Industrial life is its enormous
diversification. To apply tariff rates
Justly to these changing conditions
requires closer study on more scien-
tific methodc than ever before.
''Thc Republican party has shown
by its creation of tariff board It's
RECOGNITION oe this situation, and its
determinations TO be equal to it. We
condemn the Democratic party fol its
failure either to provide funds for
the continuance OF this board or to
make other provision for securing
the information requisite for intelli-
gent tariff legislation.
1--WE protest against the Demo
cratic method OF legislating on these
vitality important subjects without
careful investigation. We condemn
the Democratic tariff bills passed by
tho house of representatives in the
siyty-second congress as injurious to
the public credit and destructive Of
business enterprise. !,
The Mississippi River.
Scarcely less important to the peo-
pie OF tho Mississippi valley than
the tariff is the question of levee
building and flood protection, upon
which the Republican platform gives
this clear and satisfactory express
sion:
s"The Mississippi river is the ma
tion's drainage ditch. It's flood wa
ters, gathered from thirty-one states
and the Dominion of Canada, con-
stitute an overpowering force, which
rents over many million acres Of the
richest land In the union, stopping
mails. impeding commerce and caus-
Ing great loss Of life and property.
These floods are national In scope,
and the disasters they produce seri-
ously affect the general welfare.
The states, unaided, cannot cope
with this giant problem; hence we
believe the federal government should
assume fair proportion of the bur
den OF It's control, SO as to prevent
the disasters from recurring floods. y
The remainder OF the platform may
be summarized as follows:
The Republican party will strive to
enact necessary legislation for safe
guarding the public health, limiting
the labor of women and children,
protecting wage earners In danger
ous occupations and bringing about
Just solutions OF the complex and
constantly changing problems of So
cial welfare.
The party reaffirms its intention to
uphold the authority and integrity
Of the courts, both state and federal,
and will ever insist that their power
to enforce their processes and to
protect life. liberty and property
ahall be preserved inviolate. I4egis-
Iation Is favored to prevent long de-
lays and tedious and costly appeals
which so often amount to denial
OF justice in civil cases and failure
to protect the public at large in
criminal cases. While the recall of
judges Is regarded as unnecessary
and unWise, action is favored to sim
plify the process by which any judge
who is found derelict in duty may
be removed from office.
The peace of the world should be
preserved and controversies between
nations referred to an International
court Of justice.
The party Is opposed to special pri-
yilege and monopoly 1t has placed
existing legislation to this end on
the statute books and will take no
backward step in curling trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade
and legitimate business competition.
a federal trade commission should
be established to promote prompt
ness and efficiency in the admins
tration of laws governing interstate
commence.
Rapidly increasing cost of living
has become 8 matter CT not only ma
tional. but worldwide concern. 1t is
not due to the protective tariff, be-
cause similar conditions exist in
countries with different tariff poll
cies from our own, and cost of liv-
ing has Increased while rates Of duty
have remained stationary or been
reduced. We favor scientific inquiry
into this subject and such steps as
may be necessary to prevent undue