The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

"e }ofoU'Ny ~ tHe TuH teTt
+ the resolutions adopted by the
democratic convention in Ball.
aore as the barty Platform:
We. the representatives OF the
Democratic party OF the United States
In national convention assembled,
reaffirm our devotion to the prlnci-
pies Of Democratic government for
mulated by Thomas jefferson and en-
forced by a long and illustrious line
OF Democratic presidents,
Tariff Reform.
we declare II to be fundamental
principle Of the Democratic party
that the federal government under
the constitution has no right or pow
er to impose or collect tariff duties
except for the purpose OF revenue,
and We demand that the collection OF
such taxes shall be limited to the
necessities OF government honestly
and economically administered.
The high Republican tariff is the
principal cause OF the unequal dis
trtbution Of wealth: II Is a system
Of taxation which makes the rich
richer and the poor poorer: under it's
operations the American farmer and
labor1ng man are the chief sufferers;
1t raises the cost Of the necessaries
of life to them, but does not pro-
tect their product or wage. The far
mer sells largely in free markets and
buys almost entirely in the protected
markets. In the most highly pro-
tected industries, such as cotton.
wool, steel and iron. the wages OF
any Of our industries.
We denounce the Republican stand
on the subject and assert that Amer
lean wages are established by COM
peting conditions and not by the
tariff
Downward Revision.
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 enterting into com
petition with the 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 system Of
tariff taxation Is intimately connected
with the busines of the country and
we favor the ultimate attainment of
the principles We advocate by legis-
lation that will not injure or destroy
legitimate industry.
We denounce the action Of Presi-
dent Taft in vetoing the bills to re-
duce the tariff in the cotton, woolen
metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers free list bill. all of which
were designed to give immediate re-
tions OF the trusts.
The Republican party. while prom
ising tariff revision. has shown by It's
tariff legislation that such revision
Is not to be in the peoples interest
and having been faithless 10 Its
pledges Of 1908 II should no longer
enjoy the confidence OF the nation.
We appeal to the American people TO
support us In our demand for a tarin
for; revenue only,
High Cost Of Living.
The high cost OF living is n serious
Thu
Republican party in its platform at
tempts TO escape from responsibility
for present conditions by denying that
they are due to protective tarifr. We
take issue with them on this sub
ject and charge that excessive prices
result in a. large measure from the
high tariff laws enacted and main
tained by the Republican party and
from trusts and commercial conspira-
cies fostered and encouraged by such
laws and we assert that no substan-
tiaI relief can be secured Tor the peo-
ple until import duties OH the ncces-
saries OF life are materially reduced
and those criminal conspiracies bro
ken up
AnDl-l uaI bbHs
A private monopoly is indetensloie
and intolerable We therefore favor
the vigorous enforcement OF tho Grim
inal as we'll as the civil law against
trusts and trust officials and demand
enactment OF such additional lcGisla
ton as may be necessary to make
Il impossible for a private monopoly
o. oyis, IN the limited States W.
favor the declaration by law OF th'
conditions upon which corporation:
shall be permitted to engage In In
terstste trade. including. among 9th
ers. the prevention OF holding com
panics, Of intcrlocking directorates.
stock watering, OF discrimination II
price, control by any corporation o
40 large A proportion Of any indus
| try as to make 1t q menace to com
| petitlve conditions.
We condemn the action OF the Ike
publican administration In coInpro
missing with the Standard OIL com
pany and the tobacco trust and IT
failure to invoke the criminal pro
visions of tho antitrust law agains
the officers OF those corporations al
ter the court declared that from IN
undisputed facts In the record the
had violated the criminal provision