Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10

UNIFORM decisions or chat court for nearly
100 years, that court having under that de-
cisiOn sustained constitutional objections
/ toits enactment which have been over
ruled by the ablest judges who have ever
sat on That bench. =,
We declare that it is the duty OF con-
gress to use all the constitutional power
which remains after that decision, or
which may come from the reversal by tho
court as it may hereafter be constituted,
! SO that the burdens Of taxation may be
equally and impartially laid to the end
that wealth may bear its due proportional
expenses Of the government
| No rauper Tsnm grafton.
| We hold that the most efficient way OF
protecting American labor is to prevent
the importation of foreign paupcr 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 vicious monetary system
which depresses the prices of their pro-
ducts below the price of production and
! thus deprives them of the means OF pur-
chasing the products of our home manu-
facturers.
The absorption of wealth by the few,
| the consolidation of our leading railroad
systems and the formation of trusts and
! pools require stricter control by the fed
F.: eral government of these arteries Of COM
! merce. 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 aud
oppression.
Denounce Prof!igate Waste.
We denounce the proEigate waste of the
money wrung from the people by oprres-
sive taxation and the lavish appropriations
of the recent Republican congresses which
! have kept taxes high, while the labor that
pays them is unemployment the products
of tho peoples toll are depressed i'll price
: till they no longer repay thecost Of prcduc-
ton. We demand a return to that sim
plicity and economy which best hctts IL
democratic government, ard Il reduction
in the number of useless officers, the s..la-
ries of which drain the substance of tho
people.
No Federal Interference.
| We denounce arbitrary interference by
federal authorities in local affairs as Il
violation of the constitution Of the United
States and Il crime against institutions,
and especially object to government by
injunction, as a new and highly danger
Gus form Of oppression, by which federal
judges, in contempt of the laws OF the
states and rights of citizens, become at
/ once Legislators, judges and executioncrs;
and we approve the bill passed ut the last
~. Y,,;4 TO md
now PENDING in the house relative to con-
temptsin federal courts, and providing for
trial by jury in certain cases of contempt.
No discrimination should be INDUCED in
by the government of the United States,
in favor of any of its debtors. We APP
prove of the refusal of the Fifty-third
congress to pass the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill, and denorlnce the effort Of the
similar measure.
Position ON Pensions.
Recognizing the just claims of dcserv-
ing Union soldiers, we heartily endorse
the rule of the present commissioners OF
pensions that no names shall bearbitrarily
dropped from the pension roll, and the
fact OF enlistment and service should be
deemed conclusive evidence against dis
ease und disability before enlistment.
We favor the admission of the territories
of Now Mexico and Arizona into the
Union as states and we favor the early
admission of the territories having the
necessary population and resources to en-
title them to statehood.
We extend our sympathy to the people
of Cuba, in their heroic struggle for
liberty and independence.
We are opposed to life tenure in the
public service. We favor appointments
based upon merit, fixed terms Of office,
and such an administration of the civil
service laws as will afford equal oppor-
tunity to all citizens of asccrtained fit
ness.
No Third Term.
We declare it to be the unwrittcn law Of
this republic, established by the custom
and usage of 100 years and sanctioned by
the examples of tho greatest and wisest Of
those who founded and have maintained
our government, that no man should be
eligible for IL third term of the presidential
office.
The federal government should care for
and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways Of the republic so
as to secure for the interior states easy and
cheap transportation to tidewater.
Confiding in the justice of our cause and
the necessity of it's success at the polls, we
submit the foregoing declaration of prin-
ciplcs and purposes to the considerate
Judgment of the American people. We
invite the support Of all citizens who ap-
prove them ind who desire to have them
made effective through legislation for the
relief of the people and the restoration Of
the country's prosperity.
MAY REVISE THE PLANK.
| Silver Leaders Not Entirely Satisfied With