The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-10-16
certain cases Of contempt.

certain cases of contempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the government of the United States
in favor of any of its debtors. We APP
prove of the refusal of the Fifty third
Congress to pass the Pacific Railroad
| funding bill. and denOunce the effort of
the present Republican Congress to enact
similar measure. ~
Recognizing the just claims Of deserv-
ing union soldiers, we heartily indorse the
rule of the Commissioner of Pensions that
no names shall be arbitrarily dropped
from the pension roll, and the fact Of en-
listment and service should be deemed
conclusive evidence against disease or
| disability before enlistment.
| We favor the admission of the Terrific
ries of New Mexico and Arizona into the
| facturers.
The absorption of wealth by the few,
the consolidation Of our leading railroad
systems and the formatiOnof trusts and
pools require a stricter control by the
| Federal Government Of those arteries OF
commerce. We demand the enlargement
of the powers Of the Interstate Commerce
| Commission, and such restrictions and
guarantees in the control of railroads as
will protect the people from robbery and
oppression.
We denounce the proalgate waste Of the
money wrung from the people by oppres-
sivc taxation anu the lavish appropria-
tions of recent Republican Congresses
which have kept the taxes high while the
labor that pays them is unemployed and
the products Of the people'sl toll are de-
pressed in price till they no longer repay
the cost of production. We demand a re-
turn Of that simplicity and economy
which BELTS Democratic government and
reduction in the number OF useless O1li-
ces, the salaries Of which drain the sub
stance Of the people.
We denounce arbitrary Interference by
Federal authorities In local affairs as u
violation Of the constitution Of the Unit
ed States and crime against free lnstI-
tutions, and we especially object TO gov
ernment by injunction rs q new and
highly dangerous form Of oppression by
which Federal Judges In contempt OF the
laws Of the States and the rights OF citl-
Zens, become at once legislators, judges
and eXccutiOnGrs; and we approve the bill
passed at the last session Of the United
States Senate and now pending in the
House relative to cOntempts In Federal
courts and providing for trials by jury IN
taxation should be limited by the needs Of
the Government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denounce as dis
tufbing TO business the Republican threat
TO restore the Mckinley law. which has
been twice condemned by the people In
national clectlous and which, enacted
under the false plea Of protection TO home
industry, proved q prolific breeder OF
trusts and monOpOlIes, enriched the few
at the expense of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the
great American staples OF access TO tholr
natural markets
Until the money question Is settled we
are opposed TO any agitation for further
changes In our tariff laws except such rs
are necessary TO make up the deficit In
the revenue caused by the adverse dccls-
ion OF the supreme Court on the income
tax. But for this decision by the Su-
premc Court there would bo no deficit IN
The revenue under he law passed by u
Democratic Congress In strict pursuance
OF the uniform decisions Of that court for
nonrIy one hundred yeOrs, that court
| having sustained constitutional 0bjec
/ tIOns 70 Its ennGtmont which have been
ovrrrulpd by the ablest Judges who have
ever sat upon the bench. We declare
/ that ltis The duty Of Congress 70 use al
the constitutional power which remains
after that decision, or which may come
/ from It's reversal by the court rs II may
| hereafter be constituted, so that the bur-
dens OF taxation may be equally and i'm
pal ltially laid 20 the end that wealth may
boar rs due proportion Of the expenses OF
| the Government,
We hold that tho most efficient wny TO
protect American labor X To prevent the
| importation OF fOrogn pauper labor 10
compete with II IN the home market, aud
/ that the value OF the homo mar kct 10 our
| American farmers and artisans N Rfontly
reduced by vicious monetary system
which depresses the prices Of their pro.
duets below the cost Of production, and
thus deprlyos them Of the means OF pur.
chasing the products Of our home mnnus