The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-02

%tinuous work ur til permanent improve
ment is secured.
Sec. 10. Support of national defense
and the promotion Of between
the states. We recognize the early con-
structiOn OF the Nicaragua canal and its
protection against foreign control OF
great Importance to the United States.
The World, Fair.
Sec. 1G. Recognizing the Worlds
Columbian Exposition as a national un-
dertaking Of vast Importance, in which
the general government has invited the
cooperation of all the powers of the
world. and approaching the acceptance
by many Of such powers of the invitation
so extended and the broad and liberal
efforts being made by them to contribute
to the grandeur of the undertaking. we
are OF the opinion hat congress should
make the necessary financial provision
as shall he requisite to the maintenance
OF the national honor and public faith.
Freedom of Education.
Sec. Il. Popular education beng the
only safe basis of popular suffrage. we
recommend to the several states most
liberal appropriations for the public
schools. Free public schools are the
nursery OF good government and they
have always received the fostering care
OF the democratic party which favors
every means Of increasing intelligence.
Freedom OF education being an essential
to civil and religious liberty, as well as 4
necessity for the development of intelli-
gence, must not be interfered with un-
der any pretext whatever.
We are opposed to state interference
with parental rights and rights of con
science in the education of children as
an infringement of the fundamental
democratic doctrine that the largest in.
dividual liberty con sistent with the
rights Of Others insures the highest type
Of American citizenship and best gov
eminent.
New Mexico and Arizona.
Sec. Is. We approve the action Of the
present house of representatives in pass
ing bills for the admission into the union
as states of the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona.
We favor the early admission of all
territories having the necessary popula-
ton and resources to entitle them to
statehood. and while they remain terri
tories we hold that the officials appointed
to administer the government of any ter
ritory. together with the District Of Co
lumbia and Alaska, should be bona tide
residents of the territory or districts H.
which their duties are to be performed.
The democratic party believes in home
rule and the control of their own affairs
by the people of the vicinage.
Protection for Laboring Men.
Sec. ~. We favor legislation 10y con
gress and state legislatures to protect the
lives and limbs of railway employees. n
those of other hazardous transportation
companies. n denounce the inactivity
of the republican party. and particularly
the republican senate. for causing the
defeat of measures beneficial and pro
~tective to this class of wage-workers.
Sec. 20. We are in favor of the enact
ment by the states of laws for abolishing
the notorious sweating system; for abol-
ishing contract convict labor, and for
prohibiting the employment in factories
of children under II years Of age.
Sumptuary Laws.
Sec. p. We are opposed to all sumpt-
uary laws as AN Interference with the
individual rights of the citizen.
Sec. D.. Upon this statement of prin-
ciples and policies the democratic party
asks the intelligent judgment of the
American people. Ii asks a change of
administration and a change of party, il
order that there may be d change of
system and a change of methods. thus
assuring the maintenance unimpaired OF
the institutions under which the republic
has grown great and powerful.
The following is the portion Of sec
ton ; which was cut out of the plat
form:
We reitcrate the oft repeated
doctrine Of the democratic party that
the necessity of the government is the
only justification for taxation and when
ever a tax is necessary it is uniustitiable,
that when custom house taxation il
levied upon articles of another kind pro
duced in this country the difference be.
tween the cost of labor here and labor
abroad. when such a difference exists,
fully measures any possible benefits To
labor. and the enormous additional I'M
positions of the existing tariff fall with
crushing force upon our farmers and
working men, and to the mere advantage
) of the few who it enriches, eXacts from
labor grossly unjust shares of the eN
penses of the government and we de-
+ mand such Il revision OF the tariff laws
rs will remove their iniquitous inequali-
ties, tighten their expressions and put
them on a constitutional and equitable
basis.
But in making reduction in taxes il is
not proposed to inJure any domestic in
dustries. but rather to promote their
healthy growth. From the foundation
Of the government taxes collected al the
custom house have been the chief source
of federal revenue Such they must
continue. but moreover. many industries
have come to rely upon Legislation for
success and continuance. SO that any
change Of law must be at every step re-
gardful Of the labor ana capital thus IN
yolved. The process of reform must be
subject in the execution to the special
dictates of Justice.
Innings make a great difference in a
dress. we carry an immense stock Of
everything, especially fancy sibsias, also
the celebrated midnight warranted fast
black sibsias. The Emporium Conrad.