Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-17


We hold that tariff duties should be levied
for purposes Of revenue, such duties to be 80
adjusted as TO operate equally throughout the
country and not Discriminate between class
or section, and that taxation should
be limited by the needs OF the govern
ment honestly and economically adminis
tered. We denounce Hs 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 70 home industry, proved 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 10 their natural
markets. Until the money question ia settled
we are opposed to any agitation for further
changes in our tariff laws except such as are
necessary to make up the deficit in rqve1ue
caused by the adverse decision OF tho supreme
court on the income tax.
There would be no deficit in the federal rev
enuo 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 100 years, that
court having sustained constitutional obiec-
tions 10 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 II
may hereafter be constituted. that the bur
dens Of taxation may be equally and impartial
ly laid, TO the end that wealth may bear its dut
proportion Of the expenses Of the government.
We bold that the most efficient way Of pro-
tecting American labor is to prevent the i'm
portation Of foreign pauper labor to compete
with 1t In the homo market and that the value
OF the home market to our American farmers
eld 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 meane Of
purchasing the products Of our home manu-
factures and as labor creates the wealth OF
the country we demand the passage Of such
laws ~ may be necessary TO protect it in all
its rights.
We are in favor of the arbitration Of differ
ences between employers engaged in inter
state commerce and their employees and rec
ommend such legislation as 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 op-
preston.
We denounce the prohigate waste Of the
money wrung frnan the people by the oppre6s-
I've ldAatlOu anu luG luVlHn appropriations OF
recent Republican congresses, which have kept
taxes high while the labor that pays them is
unemployed and the products Of the people g
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 a re-
duction in the number of useless offices, the
salaries Of which drain the substance Of the
| people.
We denounce 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 espe-
cially object to government by injunction as
n 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'
| cutioner, and we approve the bill passed al
| the last session of the United States senate and
| now pending in the house relative TO con.
| tempts in federal courts and providing for
trials by jury in certain cases Of contempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED by the
| government of the United States in favor OF
| any of its 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 8
similar measure.
Recognizing the just claims Of deserving
| 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
l 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 necessary
population and resources TO entitle them K
statehood, and while they remain territories
we hold that the officials appointed 20 admin
| lister the government of amy territory, together
a.
| should be bona hde residents of the TERRITORY
or district in which the duties are to be per
formed The Democratic party believes II
home rule, and that all public lands of th'
United States should be appropriated to th,
establishment of free homes for American cit
izens.
We recommend that the territory Of Alaslrr
be granted delegate in congress, and that th'
| general land and timber laws OF the Unitet
States be extended TO said territory.
The Monroe doctrine, as originally declared
and as interpreted by succeeding presidents Il
permanent part Of the foreign policy of tn,
United States and must at all times be main
tanned
We extend our sympathy TO the peopleof Gu
ba in their heroic struggle for liberty and in
dependence.
We are opposed to life tenure in the public
service. We favor appointments based upoI
| merit, 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 II TO be the unwritten law of thi
republic, established by custom and usAges o
100 years and sanctioned by the examples o
the greatest and wisest Of those who foundet
and have maintained our government that n,
man should be eligible for a third term Of thi
presidential office.
The federal government should care for ant
improve the Mississippi river and other grea
waterways Of the republic, so as to secure fo
the interior states easy and cheap traDsporta
tion TO tidewater. When any waterway Of IN,
republic is of sufficient Importance TO demand
aid Of the government. such aid should be ex
tendAd upon definite plan of continuous worl
until permanent Improvement Is secured.
Contding In the Justice Of our cause and thi
necessity Of its success at the polls, we sub
nit the foregoing declaration OF principle
and purposes to the considerate Judgment D
the Amercan people. We invite the suppor
Of all ei4zens who approve them and who de
sire to hage them made effective through leg
islation for the relief of the people and tn
restoration Of the nonntrv'k Rrosnaritv.
FAMOUS YOUNG MEN.