The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-05

ocratic party OF the United States. j
national convention assembled. re
sffirm our devotion to the principle
or Democratic government formulai
ed nv Thomas Jefferson and enfofc
ed by a long and illustrious line o
Democratic presidents.
Tariff Reform
We declare Il 10 be a fundamental
principle OF the Democratic party
that the federal government nndel
the constitution has no right or pow
ei TO impose or collect tariff duties
except for the purpose OF revenue
and We demand that the collection oi
such taxes shall be limited to the
reeesfities OF government honesty
and economically administered
The high Republican tariff is the
principal cause OF the unequal dis.
fFibution of wealth: il is a system of
taxation which makes the rich rich
er and the poor poorer. under its
operations the American farmer and
lsboring man are the chief sufferers .
Il raises the cost OF the necessaries
Of life TO them, but does not protect
their product or wage. The farmer
te'ls largely in free markets. and
buys almost entirely in the protected
markets. In the most highly pro-
fected industries such as cotton and
WOOL steel and iron. the wages of
the lsborers are the lowest paid In
any OF sour industries. We denounce
tie Republican preteuse on that SUB
,sct and assert that American wages
are established BY competitive con.
difions and NOT By tariff.
We favor the immediate downward
revision or the existing high. and I'M
rsanr eases. prohibitive tariff duties
i:.tlsting that material reductions be
speedily made upon the neceSsaries
OF life. Articles entering into com
petition with trust controlled pro-
dHcts and articles of American manu-
fnctnre. which are sold abroad more
chsaplv than al home. should be put
upon the free list
We recognize that our system OF
t7rin taxation is intimately connect
nd with the business of the country
ard ne favor the ultimate attain. |
Hent OF the principles we advocate
by legislation that will not injure or
destroy legitimate industry.
We dencuDce the action of Presi-
1ant Taft in vetoing the bills to re- !,
1Uce the tariff in the cotton. wooden /
Metals and chemicals schedules and I
The farmers free list all of which 1
9 ere designed to give immediate re-
bef TO the masses from the exactions /
Of the trusts.
The Republican party. while prom
sing tariff revision. has shown by,
It's tariff legislation. that such re
sislnn Is not To he in the peoples in
-A7sss and having been fa;thless TO
~ pledges OF 1905, 1t should not
0nger enjoy the confidence Of the
iatiou. We appeal to the Americani
'eople to support us in our demand J
or tariff for revenue only. +
iinh cbst or Living I
The high cost of living is a serious |
roDlam in every American home.
Re Republican party in it's platform !
ftempts TO escape from responsible I
y for present conditions by denying q
hst they are due to a protective T
ariH. We take issue with them on s
bis subject and charge that exces- &
i've prices resnlt in a large measure 4
-nm the high tariff laws enacted and &
,ainfained by the Republican party s.
I'd from trusts and commercial CON Z
nrracieE fostered and encourag ed b
Y such laws. and we assert that no r
ibstantial relief can be secured for a
le people until import duties on the cl
tcessarieg of life are materially re- u
iced and these criminal consplr s.
sies broken ND. c
nti-T Trust Law
"A private monopoly is indefensibIe i
nd intolerable. We, therefore. fav- Isl
: the vigorous enforcement Of the a
iuainal as we'll as the civil law rs
raHnst trusts and trust officials. and .
srMand the enactment of such addi- r
o4ei legislation as NAV be neces-
sry 10 make dt impossible for a al
.ivate monopoly to exist in the ~
nited States. We favor the decIara- ri
DID by law of the conditions rpo9. 81
hich corporations shall be permitted vi
engage in Interstate trade. and in. va
uding among others, the presump o,
1n of holding companies, Of inter
fEing directors. of stock watering. pa
discrimination in price, ana the ed
INrol b. any one corporation Of so 20
rye proportion of any industry as is
make il menace 10 competitive &C
nditions, We condemn the action ho
the Republican administration in co
mpromisiDg with the Standard OIL
mpany and the tobacco trust and ller
{ failure to invoke the criminal pro tn;
sicns of the antitrust law against co
g officers Of those corporations af-
+ the court had declared that from Trio
e undisputed facts in the record ret
ey had violated the criminal provi- COZ
ms of the law.
We regret that the Sherman trust lral
Y has received a judicial construc- res
n depriying it Of much OF its res
lcacy and we favor the enactment fre
legislation which will restore the n
iute. the strength Of which it mas fec
N deprived by such interpreta !
q. tle
Ihts OF The States OH
pe believe IN the preservation and wig
intenance in their full strength ltlle
integrity OF the three co-ordin- an,
branches OF the federal govern. llivi
st-the execuuIe, the legislative I
the judicial each keeping within .he
own bounds and not encroaching Tor
n the Just powers o. either OF the sio
srs. pic
that the most efficient 7
Iitg under our system OF govern ! 4
Il are 10 be attained by the fuli log
else By the states OF their re- +
ed sovereign powers. we de can
zee as usurpation the efforts Of aft.
opponents 10 deprive the states the
nv OF the rights reserved 10 Sta
au5 a. spfarga and magnify BIZ II