Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-25
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S-August 6-Texas, Louisiana and
Arkansas. Forts Leavenworth and
Riley, Kan, August 19-2S-Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma. Dates for
joint defense exercises Of the militia
and regulars at coast Notifications In
cluded: North Carolina, August 5-16.
Governor Hadley, Of Missouri, was
one of the prominent Progressive lead
ers at Chicago who refuses to bolt the
ticket. Upon his return to Jefferson
City, Mo-, Sunday, he gave out the fol-
lowing: II believed can render more
service to the people as member Of
the Republican party than by joining
the formation Of a third party" he
said. while have in no way changed
my mind as to the correctness Of that
for which l have contended, / under
take to say that no political party
ever did or ever will exist In which at
times men will not use authority un-
fairly, and to accomplish selfish and
improper ends. In my opinion, the best
way to fight such men and methods
and also the best wa! in which to
fight for correct principles Of govern
ment is within the party rather than
leaving it. There were some planks
which were omitted from the platform
which l should like to have seen
adopted, but there will be found, / be-
lieve, in the platform nothing that Is
Objectionable to any Republican and
on the whole 1t is the most progress
sive platform we have ever presented
to the American people"
Governor Wilson stands squarely
by Mr. Bryan on the proposition that
Judge Parker should not be made
temporary chairman Of the Demo-
cratic convention or allowed to make
a. l.a, D@th oh fn
any such arrangement on the ground
that Parker belongs to the old Stand
pat wing Of the party, and that the
Progressives are now in control. Gov
ernor Wilson's telegram to Mr.. Bryan
on the subject made public Sunday Is
as follows: You are right. Before
hearing Of your message 1 clearly
stated my position in answer to ques-
tion from the Baltimore Evening Sun.
The Baltimore convention is to be
convention Of Progressives-of men
who are progressive in principle and
by conviction. 1t must, II 1t is not to
be put in a wrong light before the
country, express it's convictions in its
organization and in its choice of the
men who are to speak for 1t. You
are to be member of the conven-
ton and are entirely within your
rights in doing everything within your
power to bring that result about. No
one will doubt where my sympathies
lie and you will, 1 am sure, find my
friends IN the convention acting upon
a clear conviction and always in the
interest of the peoples cause. l am
happy in the confidence that they
need no suggestion from me-"
ON July Uncle Sam will be
broke" The executive and judicial
machinery of the government will not
be able to operate without going into
debt. This chaotic condition has re-
suited from an agreement Of the house
today to adjourn next Monday until
Thursday, June 27, and until Monday,
July /, to oblige Democratic members
who have political business in Balti-
more. Business cannot be transacted
during the week. A similar agreement
obtains in the senate. New appro-
priations must be available for oper-
ating the government after July l,
when the new fiscal year begins. The
president vetoed the army bill and
tied up the war department office.
The naval appropriation bill is with
the senate. Neither the legislative,
judicial and executive supply bill, nor
the sundry civil bill can become law
until after congress resumes business.
A resolution temporarily continuing
existing appropriations will be passed
early next month. Warning that un-
less congress acts quickly-of which
there is no likelihood-there will be
no money for carrying on the navy
after June 80, next, Acting Secre-
tary Andrews today issued a general
order directing officers and seamen to
continue duties under existing orders,
their pay and emoluments constitut-
ing lawful debts of the government.
Civilian employees may only work
voluntarily, depending on specific
appropriation for compensation. Con-
tracts will be made contingent on fu-
ture appropriations.
- Tariff will be the prominent plank
in the platform which the Democratic
national convention will adopt at Bal
timore. Informal conferences among
the leaders have so far resulted in the
following summary of the main fea-
lures the Progressives will suggest and
which the Conservative leaders may
accept: Tariff: Reaffirmation Of the
declaration that the tariff should be
gradually reduced to a revenue basis
along the lines of the Denver plat
form. Material reductions in the du-
ties on the necessaries of life, espe-
cially upon such articles competing with
American manufacturers as are sold
abroad more cheaply than at home,
and gradual reductions in such other
schedules as may be necessary to re-
store the tariff on a revenue basis
Currency: A declaration emphatically
opposing the central bank provision Of
the so-called Aldrich national monetary
commission plan, but not opposing GER
tain features of that plan. Trusts: De-
claration that congress should enact
such supplementary or amendatory leg
islation as will make the so-called Sher-
man antitrust laws more effective. In
sistence upon the vigorous enforce
ment Of the law upon the big and
small offender alike. Money trust: In
dorsement of the action of the nation
al house Of representatives entering on
thorough investigation of the So
called money trust and in passing the
Pujo bill to give greater visitor:al pow
ers over national banks. Insistence
upon the enactment of the Pujo bill at
this session of congress. Direct cleo
tions: Endorsement of the action OF
congress in passing a joint resolution
providing for the direct election of
United States senators by the people.
Injunctions: Endorsement of the anti
junction bill passed by the house of
representatives. Jury trial: Declara-
ton for legislation to provide for jury
trial in all cases where there is di-
rect contempt of court.
President Taft gave out the follow
ing statement from Washington last
Saturday night: "A national conven-
tion of one of the great parties is or
dinarily important only as a prelimi-
nary to a national campaign for the
election of a president. The Chicago
convention just ended is much more
than this, and is in itself the result of
a pre- convention campaign presenting
a crisis more threatening and issues
more important than those of the cleo
tion campaign which is to follow be-
tween the two great national parties.
The question here at stake was
whether the Republican was to change
its attitude as the chief conservator in
the nation of constitutional guarantees
Of life, liberty and property and all
other rights declared sacred in the bill
of rights, by abandoning the principle
of the absolute independence of the
judiciary, essential to the maintenance
of those rights. The campaign carried
on to seize the Republican party and
make it the instrument of reckless am
bition and the unsettling of the funda-
mental principles of our government