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Show I Is te 0f ne- and Jb the distrl-stem distrl-stem of Ah richer yits opera-A opera-A and labor- sufferers it Xnecessaries of fiot protect their J immediate down-the down-the existing high, y'lases, prohibitive tariff lng that material reduc-fapeedily reduc-fapeedily made upon the nec-jfizs nec-jfizs of life. Articles entering ln-competitlon ln-competitlon with trust controlled-jproducts controlled-jproducts and articles of America manufacture where sold abroad more " ' iheaply than at home could be put upon the free list. "We denounce the action of President Presi-dent Taft in vetoing the bills to reduce re-duce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, metals and chemicals schedules and 'the farmers free list bills, all of which was designed to give Immediate Immedi-ate relief to the masses from the exactions ex-actions of the trusts. "The Republican party, while promising tariff revision, has shown by Its tariff legislation that such revision re-vision is not to be in the people's interests in-terests and having been faithless to Its pledges of 1908 it should no longer enjoy the confidence of the nation. High Cost of Living. "The high cost of living is a serious se-rious problem In every American home. The Republican party in its platform attempts to escape from responsibility re-sponsibility for present conditions by denying that they are due to a protective pro-tective tariff. We take issue with them on this subject and charge that excessive prices result in a large measure from the high tariff laws enacted en-acted and maintained by the Republican Repub-lican party, and from trusts and commercial com-mercial conspirators fostered and encouraged en-couraged by such laws, and we assert that no substantial relief can be secured se-cured for the people until Import duties du-ties on the necessaries of life are ma-4 ma-4 terially reduced, and those criminal conspiracies broken up. Anti-Trust Law, "A private monopoly Is indef(ensi-. indef(ensi-. ble and Intolerable. We therefore fa-ror fa-ror the vigorous enforcement of the criminal as well as the civil law against trusts and trust officials, and demand enactment of such additional legislation as may be necessary to make It impossible for a' private monopoly mo-nopoly to exist in the United States. "We condemn the action of the Republican Re-publican administration In compromising compro-mising w'lth. the Standard Oil Company Com-pany and the tobacco trust and its failure to Invoke the criminal provisions pro-visions of the anti-trust law against the officers of those corporations aft-er aft-er the court had declared that from the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the criminal provisions provis-ions of the law. "We regret that Sherman anti-trust Jaw has received a judicial construction construc-tion depriving it of much of its efficacy, ef-ficacy, and we favor the enactment of legislation which will restore to the statute the strength of which it has been deprived by such interpretation. Income Tax and Popular Election of Senator. ' "We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two Important reforms demanded in the last national platform, plat-form, namely, the amendment of the federal constitution authorizing an income in-come tax and the amendment providing provid-ing for the popular election of senators, sena-tors, and we call upon the people of all the states to rally to the support of the pending propositions and secure their ratification. "We note with gratification the unanimous sentiment in favor of Ipublicity before the election of cam algn contributions a measure demanded de-manded in our national platform ol j08 and at that time opposed by the Republican party, and we commend l e Democratic House of Representatives Representa-tives for extending the doctrine of villcity to recommendations, verbal Ji written, upon which presidential ointments are made, to the own-aip own-aip and control of newspapers and ithe expenditures made by and In alf of those who aspire to presl-Itlal presl-Itlal nominations and we point for Jiitlonal justification for this legls-flon legls-flon to the enormous expenditures of Vney in behalf of the president and predecessor In the recent contest y the Republican nomination for resident t Presidential Primaries. I "The movement towards more popn-fir popn-fir government should be promoted f irough legislation In each state which .ill permit the expression of the preference pref-erence of the electors for national caa-fdidates caa-fdidates at presidential primaries. 1 "Ve direct that the national committee com-mittee Incorporate in the call for the next nominating convention a requirement require-ment that all expressions of preference for presidential candidates shall be given and the selection of delegates and alternates be through a primary election conducted by the party organization or-ganization in each state where such expression and election are not provided pro-vided for by state law. r Term of President. "We favor a single ipesldentlal term, and to the end urge the adoption of an amendment to the constitution making the president of the United States ineligible to re-election, and we pledge the candidate of this convention conven-tion to this principle. Railroads, Express Companies, Telegraph Tele-graph and Telephone Line. "We favor the efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads, express ex-press companies, telegraph tjjd telephone tele-phone lines engaged in Interstate commerce. com-merce. To this end we recommend the valuation of railroads, express companies, telegraph and telephone lines by the interstate commerce commission, com-mission, such valuation to take into consideration the physical value of the ' property, the original cost, the cost of reproduction, and any element of value that will render the valuation fair and just. Banking Legislation. "Wf oppose the so-called Aldrich bill or the establishment of a central cen-tral bank, and we believe the people of the country will be largely freed from panics and consequent un-empl&yment and business depression by such a systematic sys-tematic revision of our banking laws as will render temporary relief In localities lo-calities where such relief is needed, with protection from control or domination dom-ination by what is known as the money trust. Parcels Post and Rural Delivery. "We favor the establishment o? a parcels post or postal express, and also the extension of the rural delivery de-livery system as rapidly as practicable. practic-able. The campaign contributions plank pledges the party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund. It also limits individual contributions to a "reasonable maximum." The Democratic congress is heartily commended for its long list of 2aws for the benefit of the people after a generation of unlimited power by the Republican party. The next plank arraigns the Republican party for waste of "the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxaticv" A plank on rural credits is of Importance. Im-portance. It is recommended ihat an Investigation of agricultural credit societies so-cieties in foreign countries be made looking toward devising a suitable system sys-tem for the United States. A waterways water-ways plank provides for federal control con-trol of the Mississippi and other waterways. wa-terways. The plan is to maintain an average depth on the bly river so it will be navigable, and construct docks to prevent further floods. This plank also favors draining of all swamp lands. The platform favors post roads. It reaffirms its declarations In the 1908 platform in regard to labor. It holds there should be a modification of the injunctlonal laws. It also recommends department of labor with a cabinet officer. The conservation plank is also of Importance and holds that conservation conserva-tion and development should proceed for the benefit of all the people. Immediate Im-mediate action is favored to make available the coal deposits of Alaska. A pure food and public health plank declares for the union and strengthening strength-ening of the various governmental agencies relating to pure food, quarantine, quaran-tine, vital statistics and human health. This department should be administered adminis-tered without partiality or discrimination discrimina-tion in favor of or against any school of medicine. The civil service law should be honestly and rigidly enforced. en-forced. Legislation Is favored to promote pro-mote law reform. The "policy of imperialism" im-perialism" in the Philippines is denounced. de-nounced. It favors the declaration of the independence of these islands. Arizona and New Mexico are welcomed wel-comed to the sisterhood of states. |