The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
What Baltimore Platform Says

The democratic party recognizes this
fact. That they recognize it, is proclaimed
in the platform enunciated at Baltimore.
That instrument says:
''The high cost of living is serious
problem in every American home. The
republican party, in it's plntform attempts
to escape rom Responsibility for present
conditions by denying that they are due
to protective tariff. We take issue with
them on this subject, and charge that OK.
cessive prices result in a large measure
from the high .ariff laws enacted ard
maintained bv the republican party ard
from trusts and commercial conspiracies
fostered and encourage by such laws, ana
we asesrt that no substantial relief can be
secured for the people without import du-
ties on the necessities OF life are mater-
ally reduced. and these criminal conspira-
cios broken up -
Thoughtful leaders of the democrats
party, therefore. do no lock for immediate
relief to the people following the passage
of the Underwood bill. This is merely the
first step; the work must continue and
that work will no. be so much legislative
as It will oe administrative and the finol
success of the undertaking to restore le-
gitimate ami wholesome competition IN
the United States must come through the
legal department os the government.
Closely interviewer
The protective system, and the gigantic
combinations which control the CONNER
cial life of his country are so closely in
tel woven tmhat the operation of restoring
business to n normal condition. and plac-
ing trade on an equitable footing must be
slow or harm might come to all class IS
of industry. rhe work OF the department
of Justice is cut ols for it. but it will have
L. cin et a v-l n
have so long enjoyed the privileges of
monopoly which .hey have been years
creating under the prote tive system are
rot going to surrender II without strug-
gle.
They have the rover, some of them. and
also the inclination to do many things
that will have 4 tendency to depress busl-
ness and make 1t appear that this depres
sion is brought about by the change In
1.-THE tariff laws. Many superficial people
will believe this, and VIII condemn the
democratic party If temporarily factories
are closed down, and men thrown out OF
employment. which may happen, and un-
| less unprec adentcd luck falls 10 the lot
Of the democi ats. will happen 1t viii all
! be charged AGAINST The tariff bill. Every
thing possible will he done to create public
sentiment az inst this measure and he
| 7 artv which enacted IT. 1t will be pointed
cut that the promised reduction in the
cost of living has not taken place as
scheduled and with many people this ar
gument will prove elective.
People Must Exercise Patience
| But il the people will exercise patience
and give ampie time foi the full remedy
| to be applied. the relief that was pror,-
| ised them in the democratic platform will
| be finally obtained. The only way this can
be done is the final and complete dissolr-
| ton OF the criminal ccnspiracies"-tiie
! last line of trenches which Will contin.ie
the fight for their existence alter their
frcnt line of defense, the tariff wall. is
broken dow1.
1he year following the enactment Of tb