Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-04-04

personnel of our foreign service. We
must elevate the standard of cur for
eign service to that established by
Ben amin Franklin.
". TARIFF.
|. There must be a general down
ward revision of the tariff The eX-
cessively high tariff schedules Of the
Fordney- McCumber Law put millions
of dollars annually into the pockets
of certain privileged manufacturers
of the country over and above reason
able protection to American industry.
This contributes materially TO the
high cost of living. Tariff schedules
should be scientifically arranged and
not established as reward to those
who contribute to campaign funds.
V. IMPROVEMENT OF THE
PUBLIC SERVICE. The integrity of
government is on trial in this country
today.
/. Private profit must be taken out
of politics.
2. The government, to certain
classes of eXploiters, is nothing but
cuckoo's nest, which they seem to
think merely exists to hatch out their
eggs and to raise their broods. The
explorations of our great natural re
sources has been going on as evi-
denced in the Teapot Dome and other
scandals. Thousands are annexed to
the public treasury and are receiving
exorbitant fees as special attorneys
and what not. The public departments
are honeycombed with those who owe
first allegiance to their exploiting
businesses. The Federal political
patronage in Chicago is turned over
bodily to a local political machine
which acts as a hired mercenary army
to get votes. Representative govern
ment is at stake. The farmers, the
wage earners, the soldiers, the women
and the progressive forces genefaily
in this state and nation should step
with a strong, steady tread upon TINS
orgy of disagreement and restore
order and honesty in public service. :.
3. The lavish expenditures oil
money in primary and general cleo
tions have a tendency to debauch the
electorate and such practices must
cease in Illinois. Newberryism Is IN
tolerable.
VI. BUSINESS. r
The legitimate business interests oil
this nation have never been compeiien
to nav such a high tribute to govern
mont as today. What with taxes on
the one hand and campaign contriou-
tions and graft on the other business
i hearing an uncomfortable burden
Honest, legitimate business shoula nor
be compelled to pay Tor IT'S fiRH1S
guaranteed under the constitution anu
Under the law Black lacking OF ousi-
ness by political power must cease
VII. THE JUDICIARY. =,
1. Government by injunction should
DC aOg All federal judges, including
members Of the Supreme Court OF the
Tinted States, should be elected by
nonnlar vote for a definite term oil
e The affirmative votes Of seven
ennyeme Court Judges should be re-
onired to declare an enactment OF the
Congress unconstitutional.
VIII. TAXATION ..s
|. The support Of Federal income income
taxes. inheritance taxes and exec
nro6ts taxes needs to be reaiilriiea.
> Ability to pay is a MANN ol
tsvation and should be enforced
There should be a general re-
dnciion of Federal taxes in the lower
brackets. -,,,,r,o.r
Tbore ron be no honest enforcement
Of the prohibition laws so long a. a. s onyl
.. f ~ is committed 10 the. cor
Gu. -lii+ica1 machines which lniesI
Chicago GI?s and Illinois. Political lea. lead =
en- el.'' %6o derive their source Of power s5G
from these machines when are are
financed fI11 out of bootleg and other ,. cor,
Inp.ion funds cannot enforce prom oaj
bitjon Let the various leagues an. ana
oillon; seeking cleaner politics
comm comm forget that. There must be hon
e - enforcement of the prohibition
laX X. MISCELLANEOUS. 1t, 10.
/ The popular primary shouia 0e