The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-10-20

certain cases Of contempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the government of the United States
! in favor of any of It's 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 desery-
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-.
lstment and service should be deemed
conclusive evidence against disease or
disability before enlistment.
We favor the admission Of the Terrific
rles 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 strlcter 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 pronigate waste Of the
money wrung from the people by oppres-
siye taxation and the lavish approprla-
tions Of recent Republican Congresses
which have kept the taxes high while the
labor that pays them Is unemployed, and
! the products Of the peoples toll are de-
pressed in price Till they no longer repay
| the cost Of production. We demand re-
| turn Of that simplicity aud economy
which BELTS Democratic government and
reduction In the number of useless Off
ces, the salaries OF which drain the sub
stance Of the people.
! We dcnounce arbitrary interference by
| Federal authorities IN local affairs as u
| violation Of the constitution Of the Unit
ed States and q crime against Tree instl-
tutl0ns, and we especially object TO gov
ernment by injunction as u new and
| highly dangerous form OF oppression by
which Federal Judges, IN contempt Of the
laws Of the States and the rights Of cltl-
zens, become at once Legislators, Judges
ana executioners; and we approve the bill
passed at the last session OF the United
States Senate and now pending IN the
! House relative 10 contcmpts 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 denouncG M dis
turbIDg TO business the Republican threat
TO restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people In
national electious and which, enacted
under the false plea OF protection 10 home
| industry, proved prolific breeder OF
trusts and monopolIes, enriched the few
AZ the expense Of tho many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the
great American staples Of access 10 their
natural markets.
Until the money question Is settled we
are opposed 10 any agitation for further
changes IN our tariff laws, except such as
are necessary TO make up the deficit IN
the revenue caused by the adverse decls-
ion Of the supreme Court on the income
tax. hut for this decision by the Su-
prome Court there would he no deficit In
! inc revenue under he law passed by n
! Democratic Congress IN strict pursuance
0f the uniform decisions Of that court for
nearly one hundred years, that court
having sustained constitutional obloc
| tlOns to lta enactment, which have been
oVerr1led by the ablest Judges who have
ever sat upon the bench. We declare
| that II Is the duty Of Congress TO use al
! the con ,tItutIonal power which remains
after that decision, or which may come
| from lis reversal by the court as u may
| hereafter bo constituted. 10 that the bur-
dons Of taxation may be equally and i'm.
partially laid to the end that wealth may
heDr w. due proportion 0f the expenses of
the Government
Wo hold thar The most efficient way TO
protect American labor Is 20 prevent the
| Importation Of iorolgn paupsr labor 10
compete with N IN the home market, and
that the value OF the homo market 10 our
American farmers aud artisans Is greatly
reduced by Vicious monetary system
which dcpleHsos the prices Of their pro
ducts below tho cost Of production, und
thus doprIyos them Of the means OF pur'
chasing the products OF our home manu-