The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-08
SENATOR HARDNG's STATE.
MENT or ISSUES IN
1915 CAMPAIGN.

three principal planks of the forth
coming Republican national platform,
names the tariff, preparedness and
maintenance of our national rights,
and on one who is familiar with con-
ditions in the country today or who
correctly forecasts the future can
doubt the accuracy of the Senator in
his naming Of the issues.
How will the Democratic party meet
those issues, and in what shape will
its record under the present admin
istration allow II to meet these issues
The Enquirer has repeatedly press
ed upon the Democratic leaders the
vital importance Of adherence to the
declarations of the last Democratic
national platform, because they were
right. because they we're pledges to
the American people, because they
were in the interests of the great ma
jority of that people. The Enquirer
has during the past three years stood
for that platform in its entirety; stood
for the carrying out of the pledge as
to freedom from tolls for American
coastwise vessels passing through
the Panama canal; stood for exact and
literal adherence by the Democratic
administration, and the Democratic
party to the platform declaration.
"The constitutional rights of Amer
lean citizens should protect them on
our borders and go with them
throughout the world, and every Am
erican citizen residing or having prop
erty in any foreign country is en-
titled to and must be given the full
protection of the United States gov
eminent for himself and his prop
erty."
The Enquirer has also urged re-
peatedly upon the administration and
the party leaders to carry out that
pledge of forty years reiteration, "a
tariff for revenue" and constantly for
the past ten years has urged that the
country be placed in state of full pre-
paredness for defense as against for
eign foes.
Has the Democratic party been
strengthened by the repeal of the
anti-tolls law, the striking down of
that protection to our coastwise ma
rino and the reputation of that plank
Of the Democratic platform?
Has the Democratic party been aid
ed by the actual reputation of its
platform declaration that the con-
stitutional rights of American citizens
should protect them on our borders
and 80 with them throughout the
world, and every American citizens
residing or having property in any
foreign country is entitled to and
must be given the full protection of
the United States government both
for himself and his property"
That was Democratic doctrine in |
1912; why not in 1913, 1914, 1915 |
and 1916?
1t was Democratic doctrine under
Jefferson. under Madison, under
Jackson, under Cleveland, and it is
ccd, square. straight American doc
trine in every year Of this country's |
existence.
There is no doubt Of the position
the masses of the Democratic |
urty, for they stated the rarty's pc. /
l.'on urcn all vital issues in the /
'nltimcrc platform Ct 1912. How |
.1rds the administration record be-
"o t't country rs to the ca ryiug out
9r declaration?
With every manufacturer fearing |
The dumping" of tn outputs of lhcar |
European and Asiatic labor uponl
markets ol the United States when
&C. war closes. and millions OF Am
nriCan working people knowing thar
1nh DUMPING means loss of EN-
f.'r'N ava ~ WIN u |
hem hat is the Democratic record
as to "thc tariff for revenue" and how |
!as the administration and the Demo-
cratic Congress carried out that ven
Grated pledge to the American people
Fas the imposition of war taxes in
lime Of peace impressed the people of
he United States fayorably as to Dem
lcratiC legislation?
Would it not have been better, far
lctter, for tho party, the people and
The country if the revenues promised
through the tariff had been raised in
accordance with the Democratic
pledge!
Senator Harding and other leaders
I the Republican party have chosen
What they deem the popular political
issues. and propose to make them
uCst effective weapons against the
democratic party
II the declarations of the naltimorp