Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
DEMOCRATS ENUNCIATE I'HEIR
PARTY PRINCIPLES IN PLATFORM

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We. tho representatives Of the demo-
cratic party Of the United States, in
national convention assembled, reaf-
nrm our devotion TO the principles Of
the Democratic government formulated
by Thomas Jefferson and enforced by a
long and Industrious line Of democratic
presidents.
Tariff Reform.
W. Declare II to be fundamental
principle of the democratic party that
the federal government under the con-
stitution has no right or power to i'm
pose or collect tariff duties except for
the purpose OF revenue, and we de-
mand that the collection Of such taxes
shall be limited to tho necessities of
government, honestly and economically
administered.
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 competition
with trust controlled products and
articles of American manufacture
which are sold abroad more cheaply
than at home, should be put upon the
free list.
We recognize that our sys-
tom Of tariff taxation is intimately con-
nected with the business Of the coun-
try, and we favor the ultimate attain
ment Of the principles we advocate by
legislation that will not injure or de-
stroy legitimate Industry.
We denounce the action Of Presi-
dent TAFT in vetoing the bills to reduce
the tarin on cotton, wooden, metals and
chemical schedules and the enormous
free list, all Of which were designed to
give immediate relief to the masses
from the exactfons Of the trusts.
The republican party while promis-
ing tariff revision, has shown by its
tariff legislation that such revision is
not to be in the peoples interest and
having been faithless to its pledges Of
1908, 1t should no longer enjoy the con-
Of the natoin. We appeal to tho
American people to support US in our
demand for tariff for revenue only.
High Cost Of Living.
The high cost Of living is a serious
problem in every American home The
party in it's platform at
ternpts to escape from responsibility
for present conditions by denying that
they are due to protective tariff. We
take Issue with them on this subject
and charge that excessive prices result
IN large measure from the high tariff
laws enacted and maintained by the
republican party and from trusts and
consptracies fostered and
by such laws, and we as
SORT that no substantial relief can be
secured for the people until import
duties on the necessaries Of life are
reduced and these criminal
conspiracies broken up.
Antitrust Law.
A private monopoly Is indefensible
ana intoIerab1A. We therefore favor
tho vigorous enforcement Of The Grim
ina1 as we'll az the civil law against
trust and trust officials. and demand
the enactment Of such additional legis-
latior az may be necessary TO make 1t
for a private monopoly to
exist in the United States. We favor
the deo1ar1tion by law Of the condi-
tons upon which corporations shall be
permitted TO engage IN interstate trade,
including among others the prevention
Of holding companies. OF interlockfng
directors. Of stock watering. Of dis
elimination in prices and the control
by any one corporation OF 50 large
proportion Of any industry as to make
It menace to competitive conditions.
We condemn the action Of the re-
publican administration in compromts-
ing with the Standard Oil Company
and the tobacco trust. and its failure
to invoke criminal provisions Of the
antitrust law against the officers Of
those corporations after the court had
declared that from the undisputed
facts in the record they had violated
the criminal provisions of the law.
We regret that the Sherman anti
trust law has received a judicial con-
struction depriving It Of much Of its
efficacy and we favor the enactment
Of legislation which viii restore to the
statute the strength Of which It was
deprived by such Interpretation.
Rights Of tho Staten.
We believe in the preservation and
maintenance IN their full strength and
integrity Of the three coordinate
branches Of the federal government -
the executive, the legislative and the
1udicial-each keeping within its own
bounds and not encroaching upon the
Just powers Of either Of the others. Be-
lieving that the most efficient results
under our system of government are
to be attained by the full exercise by
the states Of their reserved sovereign
powers, we denounce as usurpation the
efforts Of cur opponents to deprive
the states of any of the rights reserved
to them, and to enlarge and magnify
by indirection the powers of the fed
era! government
We insist upon the full exercise 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 government
private asset IN business. There is no
twilight zone between the nation and
the state in which exploiting interests
can take refuge from both It is as
necessary that the federal government
exercise the powers reserved to 1t as
It is for the state the powers reserved
to them, but we insist that federal
remedies for the regulation OF inter-
state commerce, and for the prevention