The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-03

HE'D TO COME 80. ......
We the representatives of the Dem
locratic party of the United States. in
national convention assembled, re-
laft'irm our devotion to the principles
lof Democratic government formulat-
led by Thomas Jefferson and enforc.
led by long and illustrious line OF
Democratic presidents.
Tariff Reform
We declare it to be fundamental
principle of the Democratic party
tnat the federal government under
the constitution has no right or pow
el to impose or collect tariff duties,
except for the purpose of revenue,
and we demand that the collection OF
such taxes shall be limited to the
rec Cessities of government honesty
and economically administered.
The high Republican tariff is the
principal cause of the unequal dis
tribution of wealth; it is a system Of
taxation which makes the rich rich
cr and the poor poorer: under its
operations the American farmer and
laboring man are the chief sufferers;
Il raises the cost of the necessaries
lof life to them, but does not protect
/ their product or wage. The farmer
soils largely in free markets. and
buys almost entirely in the protected
markets. In the most highly pro-
tected industries such as cotton and
wool, steel and iron. the wages of
the laborers are the lowest paid in
any of our industries. We denounce
the Republican pretense on that sub
Ject and assert that American wages
are established by competitive con-
ditions and not by 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 com
petition with trust controlled pro-
ducts and articles of American manu-
facture, 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 connect
ed with the business of the country
ard we favor the ultimate attain.
ment of the principles we advocate
by legislation that will not iniure or
destroy legitimate industry.
We denounce the action of Presi-
don't Taft in vetoing the bills to re
duce the tariff in the cotton, woolen
metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers free list all of which
" ere designed to give immediate re
lief to the masses from the eXactions
of the trusts.
! The Republican party, while prom
! isng tariff revision. has shown By
its tariff legislation, that such re
vision is not to be in the peoples in
terest and having been faithless tc
its pledges of 1908. il should moi
longer enjoy the confidence of the
IEation. We appeal to the American
PEOPLE to support us in our demand
for tariff for revenue only.
ffliuh cbst OF Living
The high cost of living is a serious
problem in every American home
iEEe Republican party in its platform
Iatfempts to escape from responsible
lity for present conditions by denying
that they are due 10 a protective
tariff. We take issue with them on
this subject and charge that exces
sive prices result in a large measure
f-nm the high tariff laws enacted and
maintained by the Republican party
aud from trusts and commercial con
81 'racies fostered and encourase ed
by such laws. and we assert that no
! Substantial relief can be secured for
the people until import duties on the
inecessaries of life are materially re-