Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04

both state and federal. and it will ever
insist that their powers to enforce
their process and to protect life, lib
erty and property shall he preserved
! inviolate. An orderly method is pro-
vided under our system of government
by which the people may, when they
choose, alter or amend the constitu-
tional provisions which underlie that
government. Until these constitu-
tional provisions are so altered or
amended, in orderly fashion. II is the
| duty of the courts to see to 1t that
when challenged they are enforced.
REFORM IN THE COURTS.
| That the courts. both federal and State,
may bear the heavy burden laid upon
| them to the complete satisfaction of pub
lie opinion, we favor legislation to pre-
vent long delays and the tedious and
costly appeals which have so often
amounted to denial of justice in civil
cases and to a failure to protect the
public at large In criminal cases
Since the responsibility Of the judiciary
is so great. the standards of judicial
action must he always and everywhere
above suspicion and reproach. While we
regard the recall Of judges as unneces-
as may be necessary to simplify the
process by which any judge who Is
found to be dereict in his duty may be
removed from office.
| Together with peaceful and orderly de-
| velopment at home. the Republican party
earnestly favors all measures for the es-
Establishment and protection OF the peace
of the world and for the development of
closer relations between the various ma
tions Of the earth. 1t believes most
earnestly In the peaceful settlement Of
international disputes and in the refer
ence of all iusticeable controversies be-
tween nations to an International court
Of justice.
MONOPOLY AND PRIVILEGE.
The Republican party is opposed to
special privilege and to monopoly. 1t
placed upon the statute book the inter-
state commerce act Of 1884, and the i'm
portant amendments thereto, and the
antitrust act of 1890, and 1t has con-
! provisions Of these laws 1t will take
no backward step to permit the re-estab-
Eshment In any degree of conditions
which We're intolerable.
| Experience makes 1t plain that the bust
ness Of the country may be carried on
without fear or without disturbance and
at the same time without resort to prac-
tees which are abhorrent to the common
sense of justice, The Republican party
favors the enactment of legislation sup
Elementary to the existing Antitrust
act which will define as criminal Of
fences those specific acts that uniformly
mark attempts to restrain and to monopo-
! lie trade, TO the end that those who
honestly intend TO obey the law may have
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 mo-
nopolies that characterizes other provis-
ions OF commercial law, in order that no
part OF the field of business opportunity
may be restricted by monopoly for combi-
nation. that business success honorably
achieved may not be converted into crime
and that the right of every man to ac-
quire commodities and particularly the
necessaries of life, in an open market, UNI
Influenced by the manipulation of trust or
combination. may be preserved
| In the enforcement and administration
Of federal laws governing Interstate
commerce and enterprises impressed with
n public use engaged therein. there Is
much that may be committed to n Federal
trade commission, thus placing In the
| hands or an administrative board many OF
the functions now necessarily exercised
by the courts. This will promote prompt
ness IN tho administration Of the law and
avoid delays and technicalities incident to
court procedure.
THE TARIFF.
We rcaffirm our belief In a protective
tariff. The Republican tariff policy has
been OF the greatest benefit to the coun-
try. developing our resources. diversifyng
our industries. and protecting our work
| men against competition with cheaper la
Dor abroad. thus establishing for our
wage earnerB the American standard OF
living, The protective tariff Is SO woven
! into the fabric of our industrial and agri-
cultural life hat TO substitute for 1t a tar
! III for revenue only would destroy many in
dustries and throw millions OF our people
out OF employment. The products of the
farm and OF the mine should receive the
same measure of protection as other prod
| ducts of American labor.
We hold that the import duties should
be high enough. while yielding sufficient
revenue. to protect adequately American
industries and wages. Some of the exist
Ing import duties are too high and should
be reduced. Readjustment should be
made from time to time TO conform to
changing conditions and to reduce excess
! sive rates, but without injury to any
American industry. To accomplish this
correct information Is indispensable This
information can best be obtained by an
expert commission. as the large volume
Of useful facts contained In the recent re-
ports OF the tariff board has demon
strated
The pronounced feature Of modern In
dustrial life 10 Its enormous diversih-
cation. To apply tariff rates justly to
these changing conditions requires closer
study and more scientific methods than
ever before. Tho Republican party has
shown by It's creations Of tariff board
! Its recognition Of this situation anS tts