Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-15

PARTY and opposite to it the violation.
The formidable indictment is as fol-
lows:
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
Tariff for rev. President VIII.
enue only. sons message OF
September 4 con-
fesses the Under
wood bill to be
tariff for the nom
production of rev.
enue.
Banking and Currency
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
Currency legis- T n currency
lation opposed to legislation framed
the so-called AL by the Democratic
drich bill which Congress patterns
had three distinc- strictly after the
tive features: L Aldrich bill with
Central control; certain disigure-
Banks to capt. ments so as to
talize and organ conceal h re
ize; S-Asset cur semblance. Bill is
rency. like Aldrich plan.
control; BANKS
to capitalize and
organize; 3-Asset
currency.
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
r "a d cal and T here w a s
o m h ensive crude but drastic
trust legislation. legislation by the
House, which was
emasculated a
tain by the Sen
ate, so that in
stead of heaving
mountains up n
h e trusts h e
Democratic la W
the throwing of
turf at them.
High Cost of Living
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
High cost of Markets show it
living was to be has been raised.
reduced.
Presidents IneIigibiIIty For Recollection
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
hould not be son permits all
eligible for re- his friends eX-
election so that he cept the Secretary
might be indepen- of State-to NOM
dent and fearless mate him for re-
term woodrow Wee President
pledged to this as succession . under
a principle" conditions is con-
stitutional.
Economy
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
The Democratic The first annual
p ] a t f o rm de- p pr o p riations
nounceS appropri- and promises a
ations to the last complete d m o.
Republican G on cratic Congress
gress. which will be, at least
amounted to ST. $1O5OOO,OOO in ex-
OIL {, 900 600 as cess of the appro-
profliEate waste priations denounc-
of the pleople's ed in the Demo-
money through cratic platform.
lavish appropri-
ations and prom
ises a return to
simplicity and
economy.
The General Mess
Remarks of Congressman Fitzgerald,
a Democrat from New York, chairman
of committee on appropriations, in the
House of Representatives, April 10,
1914 in diSp1Sginp II 1R07Q-1aOiS-
lative executive and judicial appropri-
ations:
upon in the discharge of my official
duties to review the record that this
Democratic House shall have made in
its AUTHORIZATION of the expenditure of
of the horrible mess that 1 shall be
called upon to present to the country
on behalf of the Democratic party, 1
am tempted to quit my place."
Panama Tolls
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
n @ m o cr a t i C Platform repu-
platform favored dated by the Pres
the exemption of ident in an open
tolls from Ameri- message to Con-
can ships through gress and the Act
Panama Canal. in con o rm / ty
with the pledge
repealed.
Civil Service
PLEDGE, VIOLATION.
Honest enforce Every import
ment, so that ant piece of new
merit and ability legislation has in
should be superior cluded the ap-
to service render pointment of
ed to political large number of
party. governmental en-
civil service 'eS- eS
animation. + our
millions of dollars
in salaries for of
fees which should
be under the civil
service were given
to the spoils sys-
tenn by acts of
this Congress.
Bank Deposits
PLEDGE. VIOLATION.
of public moneys President Wilson
heretofore r o m informed the Con-
time to time de- gress that there
posted in banks had been deposit
ed in o n
banks seventy five
the withdrawal of
which would be
attended with
consequences of
! n my e nience,
distress and con-
fusion.
Special Rules
PLEDGE VIOLATION
The Democratic In sixteen Years
Party pledged it of Repuhlican
self not to control House C troll
Legislation by spe- only 10 PROPOSE
cial rules. tions were CON
trolled by special
rules. In the three
and on = h Z
years of Demo-
cratic control. SIG
propositions were
controlled by spe-
cial rules. The
Republicans aver
aged less than Z a
year; the Demo-