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Phila. Inquirer March 8,1918 DECLARE PRINCIPLES, IS BARKER'S APPEAL Well-known Financier and Publicist Urges Election Platform For Defeat of Huns' Demo- cratic Home Rule, Prohibi- tion and Suffrage Wharton Barker, prominent Philadel- phia financier and publicist, in a pub- lic statement issued yesterday, called upon citizens of Pennsylvania and the Nation to adopt a "Declaration of Prin- ciples" upon which the coming political campaign shall be waged. He said: "Citizens Ponder and act upon the great issues now paramount and im- perative. Your ballots can and should secure and maintain public rights; use hem as your intelligence dictates, and machinations of politicians who would be your masters will end. Publish your declaration of principles, nominate your candidates for all legistative, executive and judicial offices, and you will have an invincible organization of the peo- ple, and politicians, tools of able and unscrupulous combinations, will be pow- erless and you will be free. "I suggest for campaign of this year the following declaration of principles: "To secure government of, by and for the people, the war must continue until German autocrats and aggressions are destroyed and restorations and com- pensitions are made. "To secure abolition of trespass upon the rights of one people by other peo- ples there must be an association of na- tions to prevent trespass. Democratic Home Rule Essential "To secure freedom, justice and con- equent growth and happiness within nations, there must be democratic Home Rule. "To secure equitable burden of taxa- tion, direct, not indirect, taxes must be imposed, and so taxes upon accu- mulated wealth and earnings of all kinds must be imposed. "To secure maximum well-being, self- respect and development, individual ef- fort must be free from public hin- drance, associations of individuals for aggression upon common weal rights can- not be tolerated, therefore, operations that by nature or by law are monopo- lies, must be public, not private monop- olies. "The political campaigns of this year in the several States must be made upon paramount issues. In Pennsylvania the great issues are: "1. We demand suffrage without re- gard to sex. "2. We demand an economic indus- trial system that will facilitate the un- limited production of all desirable forms of wealth; so that mental and physical workers will receive an adequate and generous wage, with right, jealously guarded, of unrestricted rational co-op- eration thus recognizing that intelli- gent labor applied to the varied boun- ties of nature develops latent wealth. The conflict between capital and labor nust end, both must be free from dic- tation and aggression: confiscation by violence or chicanery cannot be toler- ated. For Constitutional Prohibition "3. We demand that the distilling and brewing and the licensing of the sale of intoxicating liquors be abolished by Con- stitutional prohibition. Stimulants more dangerous than alcohol must be aban- doned, either by individual determination or by Constitutional prohibition. "4. We demand the elevation and pu- rification of our public and private life through creation of and use of perma- nent public interest organizations in ev- ery voting precinct, founded and con- ducted upon democratic principles, for in no other way can there be regenera- tion, reorganization and constant inter- est in the discussion of all religious, so- cial, economic and political problems. A free people cannot and will

Phila. Inquirer
March 8,1918

DECLARE PRINCIPLES,
IS BARKER'S APPEAL

Well-known Financier and
Publicist Urges Election
Platform

For Defeat of Huns' Demo-
cratic Home Rule, Prohibi-
tion and Suffrage

Wharton Barker, prominent Philadel-
phia financier and publicist, in a pub-
lic statement issued yesterday, called
upon citizens of Pennsylvania and the
Nation to adopt a "Declaration of Prin-
ciples" upon which the coming political
campaign shall be waged. He said:

"Citizens Ponder and act upon the
great issues now paramount and im-
perative. Your ballots can and should
secure and maintain public rights; use
hem as your intelligence dictates, and
machinations of politicians who would
be your masters will end. Publish your
declaration of principles, nominate your
candidates for all legistative, executive
and judicial offices, and you will have
an invincible organization of the peo-
ple, and politicians, tools of able and
unscrupulous combinations, will be pow-
erless and you will be free.

"I suggest for campaign of this year
the following declaration of principles:

"To secure government of, by and
for the people, the war must continue
until German autocrats and aggressions
are destroyed and restorations and com-
pensitions are made.

"To secure abolition of trespass upon
the rights of one people by other peo-
ples there must be an association of na-
tions to prevent trespass.

Democratic Home Rule Essential

"To secure freedom, justice and con-
equent growth and happiness within
nations, there must be democratic Home
Rule.

"To secure equitable burden of taxa-
tion, direct, not indirect, taxes must
be imposed, and so taxes upon accu-
mulated wealth and earnings of all kinds
must be imposed.

"To secure maximum well-being, self-
respect and development, individual ef-
fort must be free from public hin-
drance, associations of individuals for
aggression upon common weal rights can-
not be tolerated, therefore, operations
that by nature or by law are monopo-
lies, must be public, not private monop-
olies.

"The political campaigns of this year
in the several States must be made upon
paramount issues. In Pennsylvania the
great issues are:

"1. We demand suffrage without re-
gard to sex.

"2. We demand an economic indus-
trial system that will facilitate the un-
limited production of all desirable forms
of wealth; so that mental and physical
workers will receive an adequate and
generous wage, with right, jealously
guarded, of unrestricted rational co-op-
eration thus recognizing that intelli-
gent labor applied to the varied boun-
ties of nature develops latent wealth.
The conflict between capital and labor
nust end, both must be free from dic-
tation and aggression: confiscation by
violence or chicanery cannot be toler-
ated.

For Constitutional Prohibition

"3. We demand that the distilling and
brewing and the licensing of the sale of
intoxicating liquors be abolished by Con-
stitutional prohibition. Stimulants more
dangerous than alcohol must be aban-
doned, either by individual determination
or by Constitutional prohibition.

"4. We demand the elevation and pu-
rification of our public and private life
through creation of and use of perma-
nent public interest organizations in ev-
ery voting precinct, founded and con-
ducted upon democratic principles, for
in no other way can there be regenera-
tion, reorganization and constant inter-
est in the discussion of all religious, so-
cial, economic and political problems.

A free people cannot and will

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beld. Irsurer March 8,1418 f1018 Well-known Financier and Publicist Urges Election Plattorm for Defeat of Huns Democratic Home Rule, Prohibi- tion and Suffrage WWharton Barker, prominent Philadel hia financer and pablicist, in a pul- hie statement issued yesterday, called upon citizens of Pennavivania and the ation to adopt a Declaration of Prin- ciples upon which the coming political campaian shall be waged. He said: CitizensPonder and act upon the reat issues now paramount and imerative. Voar ballots can and should xure and maintain public rights; nse hem as your intellience dietates, and nachinations of politicians who would e your masters will end. Publish vour leclaration of principles. nominate rour andidates for all legistative, executive ind judicial offices, and you will have in invincible organisation of the peo- ole. and politicians, tools of able and inscrupulous comtinations, will be pow. erless and you will be free. sugsest for campaign of this year he following declaration of principles: o secure government of by and for the people, the war must continue intil Cerman antoerats and aggressions are destroved and restorations and com- pensitions are made. To secure abolition of trespass upon he rights of one people by other peoles there must be an assocration of na- tions to prevent trespass. Demoeratic Home Rute Essential To. secure freedom, justice and con- equent growth and happiness within ations, there must be democratic Home 10. To secure equitable burden of taxa- tion. direct, not indirect, taxes must he imposed, and so taxes upon accu¬ mulated wealth and earnings of all kinds must be imposed. To secure maximum well-being, sell respect and development. individual orort must be free from publie hin- drance, associations of individuals for AEPression upon common weal rights can- not be tolerated, therefore, operations that by nature or by law are monopo lies, must be public, not private monop olies The political campaigns of this year in the several States must be made upon paramount issues. In Pennsylvanis the great issues are. demand sard toWe sex. suffrase without re¬ 2. We demand an economic indus= rial system that will facilitate the un limited production of all desirable forms if wealth; so that mental and plysical workers will receive an adequate and generous wage, with right. jealously guarded, of unrestricted rational coon cration thus recogniring that intelli- rent labor applied to the varied boun cies of nature develops tatent wealth The conflict between capital and laton nust end, both must be free from dication and aggression: confiscation by violence or chieanery cannot be toler. ated. For Constitutional Prehibition We demand that the distilling and browing and the licensing of the sale of ntoxicating liquors be abolished by Contitutional prohibition. Srimulants more langerous than alcohol must be aban doned, either by individual determination Constitutional prohibition. 1. We demand the elevation and i rification of our, public and private life hrough creation of and use of norma rent pablic interest organizations in er ery voling precinct, founded and con ducted upon demoeratio principles. for n no other way can there be regenern ion. reorganization and constant inter- est in the discussion of all religious. so cral. economic and political problems.