The Green Forest tribune., 1912-07-12

Believing that the most eTHclSnl results under our system of govern ment are to be attained by the full exercise by the states of their re- served sovereign powers, we denounce as usurpation the efforts of our op- ponents to deprive the states of any of the rights reserved to them and to enlarge and magnify by indirection the powers of the federal government.
 We insist upon the full exercises of all the powers of the government, both state and national, to protect the people from injustice at the hands of those who seek to make the govern ment a private asset in business. There is no twilight, none between the nation and the state, in which exploiting interest can take refuge from both. 1t is necessary that the federal government shall exercise the powers reserved to them, but we in- sist that federal remedies for the reg the prevention of private monopoly shall be added to and not substituted for, state remedies.
 Income Tax and Popular Election of
 Senators
 We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two important re- forms demanded in the last national platform, namely, tae amendment of the Federal Constitution authorizing an income tax and the amendment providing for the popular election of senators, and we call upon the peo- pie of all the states to rally to the support of the pending propositions and secure their ratification.
 We note with qualification the unan- imous sentiment in favor of publicity before the election, of campaign con tributions-a measure demanded in our national platform of 1908, and at that time opposed by the Republican party-and we commend the Demo cratic House of Representative for extending the doctrine of publicity to reco. andations, verbal and written, upon \, lich presidential appointments are made, to the ownership and con trol of newspapers and to the expendi- lures made by and in behalf of those who aspire to presidential nomina- tions, and we point for additional jus tification for this legislation to the enormous expenditures of money in behalf of the president and his prede- cessor in the recent contest for the Republican nomination for president.
 Presidential Primaries.
 The movement toward more popular government should be promoted through legislation in each state which will permit the expression of the preference of the electors for na- tionaI candidates at presidential prl- maries.
 We direct that the National Com mittee incorporate in the call for the next nominating convention require ment that all expressions of prefer ence for presidential candidates shall be given and the selection of dele gates and alternates made through a primary election conducted by the party organization in each state where such expression and election are not provided for by state law. Commit ltSlucA " 1O dI0 CeI1ICl LO SOboll- ute the membership of the Demo cratic National Committee and whose election Is not provided for by law shall be chosen in each state at such primary elections, and the service and authority of committeeman, however chosen, shall begin immediately upon the receipt of their credentials re spectively.
 Campaign Contributions.
 We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund and any individual from contributing any amount above a reasonable maximum.
 Term of President.
 We favor a single presidential term, and to that end urge the adop- tion of an amendment to the constitu- tion making the president of the United States ineligible for reelection, and we pledge the candidate of this convention to this principla-
 Democratic Congress.
 At this time, when the Republican party after a generation of unlimited power in it's control of the federal government, Is rent into factions, 1t is opportune to point to the record of accomplishment of the Democratic House of Representative of the sixty second Congress. We indorse its action and we challenge comparison of it's record with that of that other Congress which has been controlled by our opponents.
 We call the attention of the patri- otic citizens of our country to it's record of efficiency, economy and con structive legislation.
 It has, among other achievements, revised the rules of the House of Representative so as to give the rep resentatives of the American people freedom of speech and of action in advocating, proposing and perfecting remedial legislation.
 It has passed bills for the relief of the people and the development of our country; it has endeavored to re- wise the tariff taxes downward, in the interest of the consuming masses, and thus to reduce the high cost of living.
 It has proposed an amendment to the federal constitution providing for the election of United States senators by the direct vote of the people.
 It has secured the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as two sovereign states.
 It has required the publicity of cam paign expenses both before and after election, and fixed a limit upon the election expenses of United States senators and representatives
 It has also passed bill to prevent the abuse of the writ of injunction.