The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-10-19
certain cases of contemnt.

certain cases OF contempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the government OF the United States
In favor of any of its debtors. We ap-
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
asimilar measure.
Recognizing the just claims Of desery-
ing union soldiers, we heartily indorse the
rule of the Commissioner oil Pensions that
no names shall be arbitrarily dropped
from the pension roll, and the fact OF en-
llstment 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 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
oppression.
We denounce the pronigate waste OF the
money wrung from the people by oppres-
siye taxation and 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 peoples, toll are de-
pressed in price till they no longer repay
the cost OF production. We demand u re-
turn Of that simplicity and economy
which BELTS Democratic government and
o reduction in the number OF useless Off
ces, the salaries OF which drain the sub
stance OF the people.
| We denounce arbitrary interference by
| Federal authorities In local affairs as a
violation of the constitution OF the Unit
ed States and crime against free lnstl-
tutlOns, and we especially object TO gov
ernment by injunction as a new and
| highly dangerous form OF oppression by
which Federal judges, IN contempt OF the
laws OF the States and the rights OF citl-
2ens, become at once. legislators, judges
and executiOners; and we approve the bill
passed at the last session Of the United
States Senate and now pending In the
House relative 10 c0ntompts In Federal
courts and providing for trials by jury In
taxation should DO limited by the needs OF
| the Government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denonnce as dis
turbIng 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 20 home
industry, proved q prolific breeder OF
trusts and monopolles enriched the few
AZ the expense OF the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producers OF the
great American staples OF access TO their
natural markets.
Until thomoney question Is settled we
are opposed TO any agitation for further
changes In our tariff laws, except such ~
are necessary 10 MAKE up the deficit In
| the revenue caused by tho adverse decIs-
ion Of the supreme Court on the Income
tax But for this decision by the Su-
promo Court there would be no deficit In
inc revenue under he law passed by
Democratic Congress In strict pursuance
Of tho uniform decisions Of that court for
nearly one hundred years, that court
having sustained constitutional 0biec
tions 10 us enactment, which have been
overruled by the ablest Judges. who have
ever sat upon the bench We declare
that IL ls the duty OF Congress TO use al
the constitutional power which remains
after that decision, or which may come
| from Its reversal by the court az II may
hereafter be constituted. 40 that the bur.
dens Of taxation may be equally and i'm.
paitlally laid 90 the end that wealth may
bear its d1e proportion Of the expenses OF
The Government.
We hold that tho most efficient way 10
protect American labor IA 10 prevent the
Importation OF iorel9n p0uper abor 70
compete with II In the home market, and
that the value OF the home market TO our
American farmers aud artisans IL greatly
reduced by Vicious monetary system
which deprpasos the prices OF their pro
duets below tho cost OF production, and
thus dcprlyos them Of the Ooans OF pur.
chasing the products OF our homo manu-