Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-13
REPUBLICAN,.

government on the people, by the people for the people
We renew our allegiance to the principles of the Repu
ican party and devotion Of Republican
institutions established by the fathers.
The Tariff
We reoflrm our belief in protective tarin. The Re
publican tariff policy has been of the greatest
the country developing diversfying
dusries and protecting our worknen against competition
with cheaper labor abroad thus establishing our wage
earners the American standard Of living The protective
tariff is into the fabric Of Industrial that
we cannot afford have tariff that would destroy
many industries and throw millions people Of
employment The products OF the farm and Of the mine
should receive the same measure of protection
We hold that the import duties should be high enough
while yielding sufficient to protect adequately
American Industries and wages
Some of the existing import duties are too high ana
should be reduced REIMBURSEMENT should be from
time to time to conform to changing conditions and
duce excessive rates but without injury any
industry To accomplish this correct Information is in
dspensable This information best be obtained by
expert commission the large volume Of useful facts
contained in the recent reports Of the tariff board has
demonstrated
The pronounced feature of modern Industrial life is It's
enormous dversifcaton. To apply tariff justly to
these changing conditions requires closer study and
scientific methods than before The Republican party
has shown by Its creation or tariff board It's recognition
Of this situation and its determination be equal
We condemn the Democratic party for its failure either
provide funds for the continuance of this board make
some other provision for securing the information req
site for Intelligent tariff legislation We protest against
the Democratic method Of egsating these vitality i'm
portant subjects without careful Investigation.
We condemn the Democratic tariff bills passed by the
house of representatives Sxtysecond congress as
sectional injurious to the public credit destruc-
tive OF business enterprise.
81 t1lt. Cost of Living
The steady increase in the of living has become
matter not only of national but of worldwide
The fact that is not due to the protective tariff system
is evidenced by the existence of similar conditions in
countries which have tariff policy different from
own, well by the fact that the Of living has
haV a.o
been reduced.
The Republican party will support prompt scientific
inquiry into the which operative both in the
United States and elsewhere increase the of living
When the facts known 1t VIII take the necessary
steps any abuses that may be found to exist in
order that the of the food clothing shelter of the
people may In be unduly artifcialy Increased
Monopoly and Privilege
The Republican party is opposed to special privilege
and to monopoly 1t placed upon the statute books the
interstate of 1887 and important amend
mens thereto and the antitrust act Of 1890 and has
consistently and successfully enforced the provisions or
these laws 1t will take backward step permit the
reestablshment in any degree of conditions which were
intolerabe
Experiences makes it plain that the business Of the
country be carried without fear without dis
trust and at the time without resort to practices
which abhorrent to the common of Justice The
party favors the enactment of legislation supplementary
to the existing antitrust act which will define crimi
nal offences those specific acts which uniformly mark at
temps to restrain and monopoze to the end that all who
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those who aim to violate the law the surely be
punished The certainty should be given to the law
prohibiting combinations and monopoes that character
ICES other provisions commercial law in order that
part of the field of business may be restricted by monop
oily combination, that business success honorably
achieved may be converted into crime and that the
right of every to acquire commodities and particu
larry the necessaries of life in open market uninfu
enced by the manipulation of trust combination be
preserved.
Banking and Currency.
Rpnuhipan n
and for safe banking methods 1t responsible
for the resumption of specie payments and for the esab
shment of the gold committed to the pro-
gessve development of banking and system
Our banking today need further revision to
meet the requirements of conditions We need
which will prevent the recurrence Of money
pancs and financial disturbances which will promote
the prosperity of this country by producing constant
ployment.
We need better currency facilities for the movement
of crops in the and south We need banking
engagements under American auspices for the
and better conduct of foreign trade In attain
ing these ends the investments of individual banks,
whether organized under national state charters must
carefully protected banking and currency
must be saeguarded from possibility of DONNA
ton by sectional financial political interests
1t is Of great importance to the social and economic
welfare of this country that its farmers have facilities for
borrowing easily and using the 1t is important
that financial machinery be provided to supply the de-
mand of farmers for credit. Therefore recommend
and urge authoritative investigation of agricultural
credit societies corporations in other countries ard
passage of state and federal laws for the establish
capable supervision of organizations having for
their purpose the loaning of funds to farmers
Philippines Policy
The Philippines policy of the Republican party has
and is inspired by the belief that duty toward
the Filipino is obligation which should remain
entirely free from partisan politics
Parcels Post
In the interest of the public