The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-30

repeal OF the silver purchase clause thereof
and, with the national democratic conven-
ton of 1892, we hold to the use of both
ssSainst ether metal or cbargS for mint
age. But the dollar unit of coinage of
both metals must be Of equal intrinsic and
international agreement or by such safe
guards Of legislation as shall insure the
maintenance of the parity of the two met
all times in the markets az in the pay
ment of debts And we d. II md that all
paper currency shall be keN at par with
and redeernable in such coin. We insist
upon the policy as especially necessary for
the protection Of the farmers and laboring
tins of unstable money and huctuating
currency.
Pending a final settlement and adjust
ment OF the monetary question, we express
full faith in the wisdom of the present
democratic congress to exact such leg1Sla-
ton as will best meet the requirements of
we favor just and liberal pensions to
deserving veterans, and in their interest
we urge that the names of all fraudulent
and illegal pensioners be eliminated from
the rolls, but the pension of no worthy
soldier should be disturbed
As TO Prohibition.
We demand, in the interest OF true tenn
perance, the passage of a carefully guard
ed license tax law which shall provide for
the issuance of license in towns. town
SnlpS ana mun1clpdl corporations Oh Ine
state by vote OF the people Of such cor
porations and which shall provide that for
each license an annual tax of $500 be paid
into the county treasury and such further
tax as the town, township or municipal
corporation shall provide; the proceeds
thereof to 60 to the use OF such mi. muni sa-
palitieS. And a partial reparation for
the unjust confiscation Of private property
caused by the prohibitory law, we favor
such legislation as Will permit the manu-
tacture of spurious, vinous and malt
liquors within the state, thereby giving to
our own people at least equal rights in
this respect with the manufacturers OF
other states.
Taxation.
We believe the burden Of taxation should
be borne equally by every species of prop
erty, and favor such changes in our ex-
listing laws as will insure the full. fair and
equal assessment and taxation OF all the
property in the state of every kind and
character, after allowing exemptions and
strict economy and honesty in the expend-
iture Of all public money taken from
the substance of the people by public tax
doctrine of control and regulation of rail-
roads as now enacted into the law, and
favor such changes as experience may
pie from evasions OF law and extortions
through imperfections of the law and as
will establish just and equitable relations
between the people and railway corpora
tons in all travel over railways.
Opposed to Trusts.
We reiterate our unfiinching opposition
TO monopolies and trusts and call for
enactments which will abolish combines
by which excessive telephone. telegraph
and insurance charges and other like eX-
tortions are maintain
We favor such legislation as will secure
to the coal miners of this state full COM
pensation for their labor and bi-weekly
payment Of their earnings.
We favor the establishment by law of a
free public employment office in connec-
ton with the bureau of labor statistics.
Non-Partisan Institutions.
Our state institutions represent many
millions of capital drawn from the pockets
OF our people; their support absorbs an
nually two-thirds of all the revenues of
the state. They are governed by separate
and distinct boards of trustees and officers
usually. If not always selected in the in
terest of the political party in power No
one OF these boards has any knowledge
whatever of the wants of a single insttu-
each is ever intent upon securing the
largest possible share for its own use Of
the common fund from which all must
be supported We demand the abandon
ment Of this wasteful and unbusiness- like
system and the substitution therefor Of a
single non-partisan board of control
which can intelligently comprehend the
wants of each and economically and Justly
apportion among the whole that which
the state can afford TO give.