Connecticut western news., 1896-07-16

tered. We denounce as disturbing to business the Republican threat to restore the Mckinley law, which has been twice con demned by the people in national elections and which. enacted under the false plea of protection to home industry, proved a prolific breeder of trusts and monopolies, enriched the few at the expense of the many, restricted trade and deprived the producers of the great Amer ican staples of access to their natural markets. Until the money question Is settled we are opposed to any agitation for further changes in our tarif laws except such are necessary to make up the deficit in revenue caused by the adverse decision of the suprem, court on the income tax.
 There would be no deficit in the federal rev enue but for the annulment by the supreme court of law passed by Democratic con gress in strict pursuance of the uniform deci. sions of that court for nearly loo years, tha, court having sustained constitutional obieo- tions to its enactment which had been over ruled by the ablest judges who had ever sat on that bench. We declare that it is the duty of congress to use all the constitutional power which remains after that decision, or which may come from its reversal by the court as 1t may hereafter be constituted. SO that the bur dens of taxation may be equally and impartial. ly laid, to the end that wealth may bear its due proportion of the expenses of the government
 We hold that the most efficient way of pro tecting American labor Is to prevent the i'm portation 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 a vicious monetary system which depresses the prices of their products below the cost of produo- ton and thus deprives them of the means of purchasing the products of our home manu- factures. asd labor creates the wealth of the country We demand the passage of such laws as may be necessary to protect 1t in all its rights.
 We are ip favor of the arbitration of differ ences between employers engaged in inter state commerce and their employers and rec ommend such legislation 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 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 opp precision.
 We denounoe the pronigate waste of the money wrung from the people by the oppress- i've 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 people E toll are depressed in price till they no longer repay the cost of production. We demand a return to that simplicity and economy which best befit Democratic government and re-
  salaries of which drain the substance of the people.
 We denounoe arbitrary interference by fed eral authorities in local affairs as a violation of the constitution of the United States and "A crime against free institutions, and we cspe- cially object to government by injunction as a new and highly dangerous form of oppres- sion by which federal judges, in contempt of the laws of the states and the rights of citi- zens. become at once legislator. judge and ex- ar.A .f the last session of the United States senate and now pending in the house relative 10 con tempts in federal courts and providing for trials by jury in certain cases of contempt.
 No discrimination should be indulged by the government of the United States in favor of any of it's debtors. We approve 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 a similar measure.
 Union soldiers. we heartily indorse the rule of the present commissioner of pensions that nc name shall be arbitrarily dropped from the pension roll, and the fact of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease or disability before enlistment.
 We favor the admission of the territories of New Mexico Oklahoma and Arizona into the Union as states, and we favor the early admis- sion of all the territories having the necessar " population and resources to entitle them to VI we hold that the officials appointed to admin ister the government of any territory, together with the District of Columbia and Alaska, should be bona hde residents of the territory district in which the duties are to be per formed. The Democratic party believes in home rule and that all public lands of the United States should be appropriated to the establishment of free homes for American cit izens.
 We recommend that the territory of Alaska be granted delegate in congress, and that the general land and timber laws of the United States be extended to said territory. The Monroe doctrine, as originally declared and as interpreted by succeeding presidents, is a permanent part of the foreign policy of tho United States and must at all times be main. tained
 We extend our sympathy to the people of Gu. bs in their heroic struggle for liberty and in. dependence.
 We are opposed to life tenure in the public ! rervice. We favor appointments based upon berit, fixed terms of office and such an ad- ministration of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunities to all citizens of as certained fitness.
 We declare it to be the unwritten law of this republic. established by custom and usages of 100 years and sanctioned by the examples of the greatest and wisest of those who founded and have maintained our government, that no man should be eligible for third term of the presidential office. The federal government should care Tor and improve the Mississippi river and other great l waterways of the republic. SO to secure for the interior states easy and cheap transporta- ton to tidewster. When any waterway of tho republic is of sufficient importance to demand aid of the government. such aid should be ex- tended upon A definite plan of continuous work until permanent improvement Is secured. Confding in the justice of our cause and the | necessity of its success at the polls, sub init the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the considerate judgment of | the American people. We invite the support | of all citizens who approve them and who de- sire to have them made effective through leg islation Tor the relief of the people and the