The herald., 1896-09-10

| ably object to the decisions of an impair
|. tial tribunal Society has an interest even
| graver than the interest of the employer
or employe, and has a right to protect
| itself by courts of arbitration against
the growing inconvenience and embar-
assment occasioned by disputes between
those who own the great arteries of COM
merce on the one hand and the laborers
who operate them on the other.
IMMIGRATION
While the Democratic party welcomes
| to the country those who come with love
for our Institutions and with the deter
| mination and ability to contribute to the
strength and greatness of our nation, 1t
is opposed to the dumping of the crimi-
nal classes upon our shores and to the
importation of either pauper or con-
| tract labor to compete with American la
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| INJUNCTIONS
| The recent abuses which have grown
out of injunction proceedings, have been
| so emphatically condemned by public
| opinion that the senate bill providing for
trial by jury in certain contempt cases
will meet with general approval.
TRUSTS
The Democratic party Is opposed to
trusts 1t would be recreant to the people
of the country if it recognized either
the legal or moral right Of these aggrega-
| tions of wealth to stifle competition
bankrupt rivals, and then prey upon So
| ciety. Corporations are the creatures of
law, and they must not be permitted to
pass from under the control of the pow
or which created them. They are per-
mitted to exist upon the theory that
they advance the public veal and they
must not be allowed to use their powers
for the public injury.
RAILROADS
The right of the United States govern
ment to regulate commerce cannot be
questioned, and the necessity for the
vigorous exercise of that right is be-
coming more and more imperative. The
interests of the whole people require
such an enlargement of the powers of
the interstate commerce commission as
will enable it to prevent discrimination
| between persons and places and protect
patrons from unreasonable charges.
The government cannot afford to dis
criminate between it's debtors, and must
therefore prosecute its legal claims
| against the Pacific roads. Such policy
| is necessary for the protection of the
rights Of the patrons as we'll as for the
interests of the government.
CUBA
The people of the United States, happy
| in the enjoyment of the blessingcs Of
free government, feel generous SYM
pathy towards all who are endeavoring
to secure like blessings for themselves.
This sympathy, while respecting all the
| treaty obligations, is especially active
and earnest when excited by the strug-
giles of neighboring peoples, who, like
the Cubans, are near enough to observe
the working of a government which de-
rives all it's authority from the consent
of the governed.
CIVIL SERVICE
That the American people are not in
favor of life tenure in the civil service
is evident from the fact that they as a
rule make frequent changes in their Off
cial representatives when those repre-
sentatives are chosen by ballot. A per-
manent office holding class is not in
harmony with our institutions. A fixed
term in appointive offices, except where
the federal constitution provides other
wise, would open the public service to a
larger number of citizens without i'm
pairing it's efficiency.
THE TERRITORIES
The territorial form of government is
temporary in it's nature and should give
way as soon as the territory is sufficient
ly advanced to take it's place among the
states. New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Arizona are entitled to statehood, and
their early admission is demanded by
their political and material interests.
The demand of the platform that Off
cials appointed to administer the gov
ernment of the territories, the District
of Columbia and Alaska should be
bona fide residents Of the territory or
district is entirely within the Demo-
cratic doctrine of home rule. am en-
tirely in sympathy with the declaration
that all public lands should be reserved
for the Establishment of free homes fol-
American citizens.
WATERWAYS
The policy of improving the great
: waterways of the country is justified by
the national character of those water
ways and the enormous tonnage borne
upon them. Experience has demon.
[ | SLrdltQ- tildl COH HllLullS dppTOpfldlloils
are in the end more economical that sin.
5 gle appropriations, separated by lone
t | intervals.
t THE TARIFF
l 1t is not necessary to discuss the tariff
: | question at this time. Whatever may
| be the individual views of citizens as tC
the relative merits of protection and tar
r iff reform, all must recognize that unit
, the money question is fully and finally
settled, the American people will no
r consent to the consideration of any i'm
portant question. Taxation presents E
, problem which in some form is contin
uously present, and postponement o.
definite action upon it involves no sac.
riice of personal opinion or politica
principles; but the crisis presented by
D financial conditions cannot be postponed
1 Tremendous results will follow the ac.
l ton taken by the United States on the
1 money question, and delay is impossi
2 BILE. The people of this nation, sitting as
:, a high court, must render judgment il
S the cause which greed is prosecuting
e against humanity. The decision will
+ either give hope and inspiration to thost
who toll, or "shut the doors of mercy or
mankind" In the presence of this over
$ shadowing issue, differences of opinion
/ upon minor questions must be laid aside
,, | IN order that there NAV he united ac