New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-29

burdened with n real estate MOI tgage de bit OF
forms Of Indebtedness; that in one OF the chief
agricultural st.ttes OF the world there appears a
real estate mortgage averaging S165 per capita
OF the total popuiItlOn and that similar couoi-
tons aud tendencies are shown to exist in other
agricultural exporting states. We denounce a
policy which fosters no industry so much as it
does that OF the sheriff.
RECIPROCITY DENOUNCED
Sec. 4. Trade interchange on the basis OF re.
clprocal advantages to the countries partici-
patlng IS a tlme-honored doctrine of the Demo-
cratic faith, but we denounce with shame re-
clprocity which juggles with the peoples desire
Tor enlarged foreign markets and ireer exchanges
by pretending to establish closer trade relations
Tor country whose articles OF export are
almost exclusively agricultural products with
other countries that are also agricultural
Whlie erecting u custom house barrier OF protec-
tive tariff taxes against the richest countries of
the world that stand ready to take our entire
surplus OF products and to exchange therefor
commodities which are necessaries and COM
forts OF life among our own people.
TRUSTS AND COMBINES
sec. D. we are cognlzant that trusts ana
combinations which designed to enable
capital to secure M ore than its just share of the
joint product Of Ca pital and labor are u natural
consequence OF the prohibitive taxes which pre-
vent the Tree competition which is the life Of
honest trade, but we believe the worst evils can
be abated by law, and we demand the rigid en-
1orcement OF the laws male to prevent and con-
trol them, together with such further legislation
III restraint OF their abuses as experiences NAV
show to be necessary.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Sec. 6. The Republican party, while pro-
Tossing policy.o OF reserving the public land for
small holdings by actual settlers has given
away the peoples heritage till now a few rail
road and nonresident aliens, individual and
corporate, possess a larger area than that OF all
our farms between the two seas The last
Democratic administration reversed the i'm
proV1deut and unWise policy OF the Republican
party touching the public domain, and re claimed
from corpora tons and syndicates and restored
to the people nearly one hundred million acres
u a 10 l1I,6 70. @ac ~, 1,o u
steads for our citizens, and we pledge ourselves
to continue this policy until every acre of land
SO Wrongfully held shall be reclaimed and re-
stored to the people.
TIDE SILVER QUESTION
Sec. Z. We denounce the Republican lesisla-
ton known as the Sherman act OF 1890 as a
coWardlY ma keshift, fraught with possibilities
OF danger i'll the near future. which should make
all OF Its supporters. as well it's author, anx-
lous Tor Its speedy repeal. We hold to the use
OF both gold and silver as the standard money
OF the country. and to the coinage of both gold
and silver without discriminating against either
metal or charge for mlntage, but the dollar INIT
OF coinage OF both metals must be of equal
intrinsic and exchangeable value or be adjusted
through International agreement or by such
safeguards OF legislation as shall insure the
maintenance OF the.paritv of the two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all times in
the markets and i'll the payment OF debts; and
we Gemand that all paper currency shall be
kept 1T par with and redeemable in such coin
We insist upon this policy. as especially neces-
sary for the protection OF the farmers and la
boring classes, the first and most defeuseless
victims OF unstable money and a fuctuating cur
reney.
Sec. s. We recommend that the prohtbitory
10 per cent tax on state bank issues be re-
pealed. @ss
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
sec .. Public Office is a public trust We re-
affirm the declaration OF the Democratic ma
tional convention of 1876 for the reform Of the
civil service and we call for the honest enforce
ment OF the laws regulating the same The
nomination OF president. as in the recent Re-
publican convention, by delegations composed
largely OF his appointees. hold ng office at his
pleasure, is a scandalons satire upon free pom
ular institutions and q startling illustration Of
the methods by which president may crafty
his ambition. We denounce a policy under
party conventions i'll the states, and wa nle(Ige
the Democratic party to the reform Of these.
and all other abuses which threaten Individual
liberty and local selfgovernment.
THE FOREIGN POLICY.
sec. ~ The Democratic party Is the only
party that has ever given the country q foreign
pollcy consistent and vigorous, compelling re-
spec1 abroad and inspiring confidence at home.
W hiie avoiding entanging alliances, it has aimed
TO cultivate friendly relations with other ma
tons and especially with our neighbors on the
American continent. whose destiny is closely
linked with our own, and we view with alarm
the tendency to policy of Irritation and blus-
ter which is liable at any time to CONFRONT us
with the alternative Of humiliation or war We.
favor the maintenance OF q navy strong enough
for all purposes OF national defense and to prop
eriy maintain the honor and dignity al the
country abroad.
soND sYlSPATny,
Sec IL. This country has olW0ya been the