Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-10

the income tax But Tor tnls ueclslO
by the supreme court there would D
no deficit in the revenue under the laV
) pas ed by Democratic congress u
strict pursuance Of the uniform decl
siOns Of that court for 100 years, tina
court having i'm that decision sus
tained constitutional objections TO III
r enactment which bad precio1sly beer
' overruled by the ablest Judges wh'
have ever sat on the bench. we de
clare that IL is the duty of congress u
- use all the constitutional power whlcl
remains after that decision, or Whlcf
may come from its reversal by tue
Icourt as it may hereafter be consul
tuted, so that the burdens OF taXatlOt
may be equally and impartialIy laid
TO the end that wealth may bear lt'
due proportion of the expense of The
government.
I LABOR.
We hold that the most efficient way
, of protecting American labor Is tC
, prevent the importation OF foreign
pauper labor to compete with IT in the
home market and that the value OF
the home market to our American
farmers and artisans is greatly reduced
. by vicious monetary system which
depresses the prices of their products
below the cost of production, and thus
deprives them of the means OF pur-
chasing the products of our nome
manufactures, and, as labor creates
the wealth of the country, we demand
the passage of such laws as may. be
necessary to protect itin all its righ is.
We are in favor of the arbitration
Of differences between employers en-
gagged in inteTstare commerce and
their employees, and recommend such
legislation as is necessary to carry out
this principle.
The, absorption of wealth by the
| few, the consolidation of our leading
railroad systems, and the formation
of trust and pools require sticter
control by the federal government of
those arteries of commerce. We de-
mand the enlargement of the powers
OF the Interstate commerce commisS-
ion and such and such restrictions and
and guarantees in in the control of
railroads as will protect the people
from robbery aud oppression,
TAXATION.
We denounce the profligate waste
Of the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation and the lavish.
appropriations of recent Republican
congresses, which have kept taxes
high while the labor that pays them
is unemployed, and the products of
the peoples toll are depressed in price
till they no longer repay the cost of
production.
We demand a return to that sim
plicity and economy which benefits
Democratic government and reduc-
tion in the number Of useless offices,
the salaries of (which drain the sub
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
We denOunce arbitrary interferences
by federal authorities in local affairs |
as a violation of the constitution of |
the United States and crime against
free institutions, and we especially |
object to government by injunction as
a new and highly dangerous form of |
by which federal judges |
in contempt of the laws Of the states |
and rights of citizens, become at once
legislators, judges, and eXecutioners,
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States SEN
ate, and now pending in the house of
relative to contempts
in federal courts and providing for |
trials by jury in certain cases of con-
tempt.
ANTI-FUNDING.
No discrimination should be in
lulged by the government of the Uni
led States in favor of any of its debt
Drs. We approve of the refusal of the
Pacific railroad funding bill, and de-
lOunce the efforts of the present Re-
publican congress to enact similar
measure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims of de-
erving union soldiers we heartily en-
IOrSe the rule of the present commits
ioner OF pensions that no names shall {
,e arbitrarily dropped from the pen ,
ion roll; and the fact Of enlistment
nd service shonld be deemed con-
lusive evidence against disease and 7
disability before enlistment.
TERRITORIES. c
We favor the admission of the ter
itories Of New Mexico, Arizona and
oklahoma into the United States,
nd we favor the early admission of n
IL the territories haYing the neces-
airy population and resources to en- S
tile them to statehood, and while .
hey remain territories, we hold that :
he officials appointed, to administer S
he government of any territory to- .
ether with the District of Columbia :
nd Alaska, should be bona fide resi- v
entS Of the territory or district i'm
hich the duties are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes in &
ONE rule and that all public lands .
the United States should be appro-
rated to the establishment of free
ONES for American citizens. We
commend that the territory of Il
laska be granted delegate in con- +
ness, and that the general land and :,
mber laws of the United States be
itended to said territory.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Monroe doctrine is originally
,and as interp reted by succeed
g presidents, is permanent part of =,
le foreign policy of the United =
ates, and must atall times be MAIN ~
ined it IS
CUBA. iio
We extend our sympathy TO the -
Ople of Cuba in their heroic strug- a, a.
for liberty and Independence. o, .,
THIRD TERM. " a;
We are opposed to life tenure in the ~
Iblic service. We favor appoint- ~ =,
entS based uDOn merit, fixed term of =.