Show TARIFF IS THE CHIEF PLANK OF PLATFORM protection principle Is denounced as aa cause of uneven distribution of wealth in united states baltimore tho the democratic platform containing about words was completed friday night the nature of the planks was given out by mehl members bers of the committee on resolutions although the exact text will not be made public until the platform la is submitted to the convention the chief plank Is devoted to a de nun clation of the republican tariff and a declaration for a tariff for revenue only the republican tariff to Is described as the principal cause of the uneven distribution of wealth the plank favors gradual reduction and an immediate downward revision of tho the present duties upon the necessaries of life president taft Is denounced for vetoing the tariff bill of the last congress and the republican party for failure to redeem its promises of 1908 for downward revision the rhe arti truit A plank favors a vigorous enforcement enforcement of the criminal features of the antitrust anti trust lawand demands im mediate legislation necessary to crush private monopolies the people are urged to support the proposed constitutional amendments providing for an income tax and the cl election of united states senators by direct vote complete publicity of campaign expenditures is demanded attention being directed to the alleged enormous sums spent by the candidates in tho the recent republican contest for the nomination the policy of the republicans in seeking to enlarge the powers powe rs of the federal government is be verely severely criticised criticized on the ground that tho the states should not be deprived of 0 their rights there is says the platform no lie twilight zone between the nation and the state between which exploiting in teresta can call take refuge from both the platform declares fd a prest presidential I 1 den bial preference primary and directs the national committee to provide for selections at primaries of members ol of the national committee A single presidential ident ial term with the president mads made ineligible to reelection election re is favored the republican administration it attacked on the charge of extravagance in congress with a democratic form of government the aldrich bill passed by thelmone tary commission comes in for condemnation dem nation the democratic party is pledged to the enactment of a law for deposits of government funds by competitive peti tive bidding in state or national banks without discrimination as to locality the party Is to enact legislation aimed to provide some effective means of controlling the dippl river in order to prevent the devastation of the valley by floods thia Is regarded as a national rather than a state problem A system of rural credits credit s is favored and an all investigation of the agricultural credit societies in europe to find a suitable system is recommended tile the platform the bartys devotion to the principles of jefferson lind fellet felici felicitates tates the democratic congress on its record of achievements |