The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-07

for purpose of limiting the production
and fixing prices is inconsistent witt
the fair field which ought to be oper
to every Independent activity. Legi
innate strife in business should not b,
superseded by any forced concession
to the demands Of combinations that
have the power to destroy nor should
the people to be served lose the
benefit of the cheapness which
usually results from wholesome com
petition. These aggregations and com.
bination frequently constitute eonspiei
Ousagentsagain the interestsof the peo-
pie and in all their phases they are
unnatural and opposed to our Ameri,
can sense Of fairness. To the extent
that they can be reached and re-
strained by federal power the general
government should relieve our citi.
zens from their interference and ex-
actions.
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW.
Loyalty to the principals upon
which our government rests positively
demands that the equality before the
law which it guarantees To every citi-
zen should be justly and in good faith
conceded in all parts of the land.
The enjoyment Of this right follows
the badge Of citizenship where ever
found and unimpaired by race or col
or it appeals for recognition to Ameri-
can manliness and fairness.
INDIAN RELATIONS.
Our relations with the Indians To-
Gated within our border, impose upon
US responsibilities we cannot escape
Humanity and consistency require us
TO treat them with forbearance and in
our dealings with them to honestly
and considerably guard their rights
and interests. Every effort should be
made to lead them through the paths
Of civilization and education to self.
supporting and independent citizen.
ship. In the meantime a the nation:
wards should be promptly defended
against the cupidity of designing men
and shielded from every influence or
temptation that retarls their advance.
ment the people of the United States
have decreed that on this DAY the con.
troll OF their government; in III legisla-
tive and executive branches shall be
given to u political party pledged in
the most positive terms 10 the accom-.
plishment of tariff reform.
TARIFF REFORM.
They have thus determined
in favor Of a more just and
equitable system of federal taxation.
The agents they have chosen to carry
out their purposes are no md by their
promises not less than by the command
Of their masters to devote thcmselve.
unremittingly to this service. While
there should be no surrender Of prin'
ciple, our task must be undertaken
wi.ely and without vindication. Our
mission is not punishment but the rec
tifcation Of wrongs. If in lifting
! burdens from the daily life of oul
people we redu,e inordinate and un.
equal advantages long enjoyed, this j.
but the necessary incident of our return
to right and justice. If We exact
from unwilling minds acquiescence in
a theory of homes: distribution Of the
fund Of governmental bene6cence
treasured up for all We but insist upon
principle which underlies cur free in.
stitutions. When we tear aside the
decisions and misconceptions which
blinded our countrymen to this cOndi-
ton under vicious tariff laws We but
show them how far they have been
led away fromthepaths of contentmen,
and prosperity. When We proclaim
that the necessity for revenue to sup.
port the government furnishes the only
justification for taxing people, we an.
nounce truth so plain that its denial
wonld seem to indicate the extent to
which judgment may be influenced by
familiarity with perversions Of the tax.
ing powers and when we seek to rein.
state the self.confident and business
enterprise Of our citizens by discredit.
ing an abject dependence upon govern.
mental favor We strive to stimulate
those elements of American character
which support the hope of American
achievement.
Anxiety for the redemption of the
pledges which my party has made and
solicitude for the complete justification
Of the trust that the people have re.
posed in US, constrain me to re-
mind those with whom | am tc
cooperate that We can succeed
in doing the work which has been es
pecially get before US only by the sin.
cere harmonious and disintereste,l