Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-13


 contract labor. We approve the Democratic measure passed by the Democratic house of representatives prohibiting Chinese immigra- ton. By 1t actual and not sham protection Will be afforded to the American working man, and we demand its passage by the Re publican senate We condemn the Republi- can ma jority of the United States senate for its hostility to the labor measures which were passed by the house of representatives in March and April of 1888, and which have failed to receive even consideration by the Republican branch of the legislature.
 Fourth-We maintain that combinations of capital, commonly called trusts, are con- spiracies which limit production, fix the price of commodities regardless of the cost of pro duction, dictate and reduce the wages of labor, crush out the smaller independent dealers and strangle competition. These con- splracies are not private affairs; they are matters of governmental concern. We de mand legislation to prevent such combina- tions, and We condemn the last Republican legislature for defeating all legislation for the suppression of these trusts and monopolies alike repugnant to the common law and dan gerous to the prosperity of free people /
 tlfth-We oppose all sumptuary laws need lessly interfering with the personal liberties and reasonable habits and customs of any
 
 lation and restriction of the liquor traffic by just and equitable excise laws vigorously en- forced, applicable without unjust discrimina- ton throughout the state. Local excise rev. enues raised by state law, like other proper local revenues, should be applied in lessening the burdens of local taxation. We favor a revision of the excise laws and approve the recommendation of a Democratic governor to that effect made to the last legislature and adopted by it, whereby commission was ap- pointed to make such revision, and we trust that the work of the commission will be such as to merit the approval of the people of the state We denounce the variable, defective and hypocritical legislation of Republican legislatures upon the liquor question in the last few years, much of which was clearly in- consistent, not honestly designed or calcu- lated to aid the cause of temperance, but in tended only to mislead the people and for political effect
 Slxth-The Democratic party, now as ever earnestly favors the preservation of the purity of elections, the protection of the bal lot and certainty of honest returns. It be- heves that these conditions are the safeguards of our free institutions, and that all good citi- zens should cordially unite in promoting such conditions and in preventing all adverse and fraudulent inferenceS. We favor all reason able and practical measures which may con- duce to these ends, and all changes in our election laws which will the more effectually preserve to every citizen the right of one free ballot fairly counted and honestly re- turned. We favor any practical and prop erly framed measure, however stringent and severe, which will more surely prevent and punish bribery and frauds as we'll as intimi- dation and coercion at elections We ap- prove the veto of the so called Saxton elect oral bill, because it contained provisions which were unconstitutional, grossly defec- tive, clearly impracticable and otherwise ob- jectionable, and which would therefore. have failed to accomplish the reforms desired,
 Seventh-We arraign the Republican party for its nullifcation of the constitution for the purposes of perpetuating partisan ascendancy. It has consistently neglected and refused to provide for an enumeration of our people as a basis of new apportionment of the senate and assembly districts of the state. AL though a minority in the state it has held control of the legislature for many years re- gardless of the will of the ma iority of the people It has refused and neglected to enact a proper measure for creating a constitutional convention, as demanded by the vote of the ma jority of the people of the state and imperatively required by the constitution,
 Eighth-We believe in home rule for cities: we favor revision of the tax laws so as to assure more equal taxation; we advocate the enactment of uniform general laws and are opposed to needless special legislation: we urge further legislation to prevent the adul- iteration of food products and to protect the dairy and agricultural interests of the state, The efforts of organized labor to advance the interests and better the condition of laboring r1oa,o f1111 ever just legislation is requisite to accomplish these ends has received and will continue to receive our cordial support
 Ninth-While loudly proclaiming their de votion to the soldier, the Republican party, through its legislature, has neglected to pass, although urged so to do by the present Demo cratic governor of the state, the necessary legislation to enable the soldiers at the Sol diers' home to exercise the elective franchise thereat, and has thereby sought to place them on the same plane as the convict and the pauper
 Tenth-The canal system of the state has built up it's trade and commerce, largely de veloped its cities and villages and greatly in creased its wealth It has fostered and en- larged our inland traffic and decreased the expense thereof It has checked excessive charges for transportation. Believing that it is capable of further benefit to our state in these respects, we favor the completion of the improvements to the canals and in progress upon the plans recommended by the late Horatio Seymour
 Eleventh-We favor the enactment of such laws in relation to persons convicted of crime as will render them so far as possible self supporting, and at the same time pre- vent their labor or the product of their labor from competing with honest labor or the product of honest labor.
 Twelfth-We declare our cordial sympa- thy with all peoples striving for a constitu- tional form of government, and we again pledge to Gladstone and Parnel and their associates our moral support in the efforts they are so faithfully making for home rule for Ireland.
 Thirteenth-We heartily indorse the Dem ocratic administration of Governor David B. Hill Great applause.) He has proved him. self an aggressive champion of Democratic principles and an able leader. His firm and judicious exercise of the veto power, and his fearless, faithful and conscientious discharge of the duties of his office have shown his de termination to protect the interests of the state and the people, The strenuous but