The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-07-12
TARIFF REFORM IS
DEMOCRATIC CREED
Leading Plank Of Platform
Adopted by Baltimore Con-
ventiOn.
FAvoRS FIGHT ON TRUSTS
Action Of Republican Administration
In Compromising Win standard
Oh and Tobacco Combines
Cordemned--Vie"s on
Other Subjects.

views on
Other Subjects.
Following ave the principal plank.
of the platform adopted by tho Demo.
cratic national convention ct Ealu-
more
The TariH Reform.
We declare 30 10 %, . fundamental
principle of the Democratic party
that the federal government under
the Consultation uus mo- ugNi og pow
cr 10 impose or collect uIin duties
except tor the wJno.o OF revenue
and We demand that the collection OF
such taxes ,hall be- limited To tho ne.
co.sitlcs of government honestly aui
economically administered.
THE high Republican tariff is the
principal cause OF the unequal distri.
burton of wealth. 1t IL u system Of
taxntion which makes the rich richer
and the poor poorer; under lbs opera
tons the American farmer aud labor.
Ing man are the chief sufferers. Il
raises the cost u the ucccssurics ot
life to them. but does not protect their
product or wages
We favor the immediate down.
ward revision OF the existing high,
and In many cases. prohibitive tariff
iutlcs, insisting that material reduc'
.ions be speedily made upon the nee
cssaries OF life. Articles entering In.
to competition with trust controlled
products and articles OF America =
manufacture where sold abroad more
cheaply than at home could be put
upon the free list
We dcnounce the action Of Prosi
dent Taft In yetoing the bills to re-
duco the tRrin In the cotton. WOODEN
metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers free list bills, all ui
: which was designed 10 give immcdi
ate relief to the muses. from she oN
actions Of the trusts.
THE Republican party. while
promising tariff revision. has shoWr
by It's tariff legislation that such re-
, vision is not to be- IN N. peoples In
terests and hasin- 49, :althless tC
lis pledges OF 1908 It should no longel
tHl's INV 'NhNANhNF VI AA' hhAiehH
High Cost Of Living.
The high cost Of living Is n &C.
, rlous problem in every American
home. The Republican party In ~
platform attempts to escape from re
/ sponsibility for present conditions by
r denying that they are due to a pro
, tective tarir We take issue viii
. them on this subject and charge tina
excessive prices result In Il larg,
/ measure from ,he high tarif laws en-
} acted and maintained by the kopub
, lean party. and from trusts and com
3 mcrcial conspirators fostercd and en-
b couraged by such laws. and We aaser
, that 10 substantial relief can be Sc
cured for tho people until import du
] ties on the necessarios Of life are ma
p terlally reduced, and those crlmlua
! conspiracics broken up.
Antitrust Law.
- private monopoly Is indcfcnsl
BILE and intolcrable We therefore ID
yor tho vigorous enforcement Of Ii,
criminal rs well AS the civil Lao
against trusts and trust officials, an,
demand enactment Of such additiona
legislation as may be necessary {,
make II impossible for private mo
nopoly TO exist In the United States
We condemn the action Of the Rc
; publican administration In CumprC
missing with the Standard oil Com
|, pany and the tobacco trust and IL
failure 20 invoke the criminal pro
visions OF the antitrust law Ugains
the officers NJ those corporations ait
, or the court had declared that iron
the undlsputed facts In the rocor,
they had violated the criminal provls
! ions Of the law
we regret that sherman antltruf
law has received judicial construc
ton deprIyihg It OF much Of its el
; icacy, and We favor the enactment o
/ legislation which win restore to tn
; Itatute the strength Of which II IA
/. been deprived by such Interpretation
Income Tax and Popular Election o
Senators.
I'VE congratulate the country upol
the triumph OF two important reform
demanded In tho last national plat
form, namely, the amendment Of IN
federal constitution authorizing an In
come tax and the amendment provlt
Ing for the popular election OF sena
tors and we call upon the people o
all the states to rally TO the supper
. OF the pending propositions and seCur
: their ratification
we note with qualification IN
unanimous sentiment in favor 0