The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

There are number Of young men In
the county who will cast their FIRST
vote next month. tits important that
early in life the voter should make
the right start II will avoid trouble.
some situations In after years. 10
young voters especially, but to all
voters everywhere, We wish TO call 1t. |
tention to the great Democratic party |
whose principles have endeared them.
selves to thoughtful, Intelligent men
for years and years.
This year the Democratic party pre-
sents q united front. Private differ.
ences have been laid aside. the few
corrupt bosses who tried to intrench |
themselves within the party have been
thrown out, the party has been purged,
the good remains, the principles are
intact. The Democratic party believes
ia tariff revision and that revision
downward. 1t believes In a tax that
is sufficient to run the government and
no more. The same principle that the
county persues In ievying just enough
tax to meet the expenses of the county
should be applied to the nation. The
present system Of high tariff is wrong
Ia the extreme In that it permits the
accumulation OF vast sums of money In
the hands OF the rich and correspond.
ingly takes vast sums out Of the hands
Ut the poor. 1t raises the cost OF pro-
ducts Of the laboring man but it does
not increase his earning capacity.
Manufactured articles that sell for less
IN foreign countries than they do on
American soil should have all tariff re-.
moved and those articles put OH the
free list.
We believe that private monopoly
should be abolished. We believe in
enforcing the criminal laws ~ we'll Ms
the civil laws rs especially applied TO
the great trusts and corporations that
are already menace to this free
country. We.have seen these trusts
brought before u court for criminal
acts aud have beheld the spectacle OF
their receiving fine instead Of q Jail
sentence and the next day the price Of
that trusts manufacture 10 raised
enough 10 more than meet the fius
aud then the price stsys there. We
believe In competitive industries, IN
equal opportunity for the small mer.
chant aud the large one. We are
against any combination that makes
1t possible for one set of men to make |
the prices or control the market Of shy
commodity.
The Democratic party has long held
to the idea Of states rights. A strong
centralized national government would |
man the final usurpation of oil state |
authority to make It's own laws or pro-
tect Its own citizens. We are opposed |
to the plan Of making the national
government n private asset In business |
and We believe that each state knows
what legislation is best for the peculiar |
conditions Of the citizens of that state.
The Democratic party believes In the |
Income Tax and the direct elections Of |
United States senators, the publicity
of campaign contributions, Q single |
term for the President and the efficient
supervision Of railroads, express com.
panies, telegraph and telephone lines.
The republican party has outlived
its usefulness. has swung away from
its original principles and has virtual.
ly destroyed itself. The progressive |
party is too young to be OF any conse-
quence and it remains to be seen
whether 1t survives the present cam.
paign. The Democratic party stands
to lay without even the semblancs of Q
strong opposition, its candidates arc
men worthy the support of the most
thoughtful and II urges you to join
forces with It 70 make it's principles
y ,ur principles, to reduce the high |
cost OF living, TO equalixe the burdens
Of the day and 70 make this country Of
ours the best, the noblsst Of earth.