The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-10
MR. BRYAN ACCEPTS
THE HONOR
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or contract labor to compete with
American labor.
INJUNCTIoNs.
The recent abuses which have grown
out of injunction proceedings have
been so emphatically condemned by
public opinion that the senate bill pro-
viding for trial by jury in certain con-
tempt cases, will meet with general
approval
The Democratic party is opposed to
trusts. 1T would be recalcitrant so its
duty to the people of the country if
it recognized either the moral or the
legal right of these great aggrega tons
of wealth to Stifie competition, bank
Tupt rivals and then prey upon society.
Corporations are the creatures of the
law and they must not be permitted TO
pass from under the control of the
power which created them; they are
that they advance the public veal, and
they must not be allowed to use their
powers for the public injury.
RAILROADS.
The right of the United States gov
eminent to regulate interstate COM
merce cannot be questioned, and the
necessity for the vigorous exercise of
that right is becoming more and more
imperative. The interests Of the whole
people require such an enlargement of
the powers Of the interstate commerce
commission as will enable it to prevent
discrimination between persons and
places and protect patrons from I'M
reasonable charges.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The government cannot afford to
discriminate between its debtors, and
must therefore prosecute its legal
claims against the Pacific railroads.
Such a policy is necessary for the pro-
lection of the rights of the patrons,
as well as for the interests of the gov
eminent.
CUBA.
The people of the United States,
happy in the enjoyment of the bless
ings of free government, feel gen
erous sympathy towards all who are
endeavoring TO secure like blessings
for themselves. This sympathy, while
respecting all treaty obligations, is es-
pecially active and earnest when ex-
cited by the struggling Of neighboring
peoples, who, like the Cubans, are
near enough to observe the workings
Of a government which derives all it's
authority from the consent of the gov
erned.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
That the people are not in favor Of
life tenure in the civil service, is evil
dent from the fact that they as a rule
make frequent changes in their official
representatives when those are chosen
by ballot A permanent office-holding
class is not in harmony with our in
stitutions, A fixed term in appointive
Offices, except where the federal con-
stitution provides otherwise, would open
the public service to a larger number
of citizens without impairing its eff
hciency.
TERRITORIES.
The territorial form Of government
is temporary in it's nature and should
give way as soon as the territory is
sufficiently advanced to take its place
among the states. New Mexico and
Arizona are entitled to statehood. and
their early admission is demanded by
their material and political interests.
The demand Of the platform that Of
ficiaiS appointed to administer the gov
eminent of the territories, the District
of Columbia and Alaska, should be
bona f1de residents of the territories or
district is entirely in keeping with the
Democratic theory of home rule. I am
also heartily in sympathy with the
declaration that all public lands should
be preserved for the establishment of
free homes for American citizens.
WATERWAYS.
The policy of improving the great
waterways of the country is justified
by the national character of those
waterways and the enormous tonnage
borne upon them. Experience has
demonstrated that continuing appro-
priations are, in the end, mora econon-
zeal than single appropriations separ-
ated by long intervals.
THE TARIFF.
It is not necessary to discuss the
tariff question at this time. Whatever
may be the individual views of citi-
Zens as to the relative merits Of pro-
lection and tariff reform, all must rec
ogndze that until the money question
is fully and finally settled. the Ameri-
can people will not consent to the con-
of any other important ques-
ton Taxation presents q problem
which in some form is continually
present, and a postponement OF definite
action upon it involves no sacrifice of
opinion or political principles,
but the crisis presented by financial
conditions cannot be postponed. Ire
mendous results will follow the action
taken by the United States on the
question, and delay is inpos-
sible. The people of this nation. sit
ting as a high court, must render judg-
ment in the cause which greed is prose-
cutting against humanity. The decision
will either give hope and inspiration
to those who toll or Shut the doors of
mercy on mankind In the presence
Of this overshadowing issue, differences
of opinion upon minor questions must
be laid aside in order that there may
be united action among those who are
determined that progress toward a uni
versal gold standard shall be stayed,
and the gold and silver coinage of the
restored.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
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