Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10

labor to compete with II In the home mar
ket and that the value OF the home mar
ket to our American farmers and ar
ti5ans il greatly reduced by n vicious
monetary system, which depresses the
prices Of their products below the cost
OF production, and thus deprives them OF
the means of purchasing the products OF
our home manufactures and as labor Gre
ates the wealth OF the country. we demand
the passage Of such laws as, may be ne
cessary to protect II in all its rights.
1--WE are in favor of the arbitration OF
differences between employers engaged in
interstate commence and their employees.
and recommend such legislation as is ne
cessary to carry out this policy.
CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
THE absorption Of wealth by the few
the combination 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 Com
merce Commission, and the addition Of
such restrictions and guarantees in the
control of railroads as will protect the
people from robbery and oppression.
1--WE denounce the prohgate waste Of
the money wrung from the people by op
pressive taxation. and the lavish appro-
priatiOn of recent Republican Congresses.
which have kept 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 a
return to that simplicity and economy
which best BELTS a Democratic govern
ment, and a reduction in the number
of useless offices, the salaries of which
drain the substance of the people.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION"
1--WE denounce arbitrary interference
by the Federal authorities I'm local affairs
as violation of the Constitution OF the
United States and a crime against free
institutions. and we especially object 10
government by injunction as a new and
highly dangerous form of oppression. by
which the Federal judges. in contempt Of
the laws OF the States and the rights of
citizens, 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 OF Representatives relative
to contempt I'm Federal courts, and pro-
viding trials by jury in certain cases OF
contempt.
mo discrimination should be INDUCED
DN lit Government bt tAF oilAAin STATUS
i'm 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 efforts Of
the present Republican Congress to enact
a similar measure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims Of deserv-
ing Union soldiers, we heartily endorse
the rule Of the present COmmi ssloner Of
Pensions that no names shall be arbitra-
rily dropped from the pension-roll. and
that the fact of enlistment and service
should be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease and disability before en-
listment.
I'VE favor the admission OF the Terri
tories of New Mexico, oklahoma, and
Arizona into the Union as States, and We
favor the early admission of all the Ter
ritories having the necessary population
and resources 10 entitle them TO State
hood and while they remain Territories
we hold that the officials appointed to adj
minister the government OF any Terri
tory. together with the District Of Co
lumbia and Alaska, should be bona fide
residents Of the Territory or District in
which the duties are 10 be performed.
1.-THE Democratic party believes in home
rule. and that all public lands OF the
United States should be appropriated 10
the establishment OF free homes for
American citizens. We recommend that
the Territory Of Alaska be granted
delegate I'm Congress- and that the gene
raj land and timber laws OF the United
States be extended to said Territory.
THE Monroe doctrine. as originally de-
clared, and as Interpreted by succeeding
Presidents. is a permanent part of the
foreign Policy Of the United States, and
must 1T all times be maintained.
CUBA.
1--WE extend our sympathy TO the people
Of Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty
and independence.
I'VE are opposed TO llfe-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 rights
to all citizens of ascertained fitness.
AGAINST THIRD TERM.
eve declare It to be the unwritten law
OF this republic, established by the custom
and usage of 100 years, and sanctioned by
the examples Of the greatest and wisest
OF those who founded and have main
tanned our government that no man
should be eligible for a third term Of the
presidential office.
1.-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 10 tidewater
When any waterway Of the republic Is OF
sufficient Importance 10 demand aid OF the
government, such aid should be extended
upon a definite plan Of continuous work
until permanent improvement Is secured
"Confiding in the business OF our cause
and the necessity Of its success at the
polls. we submit the foregoing declaration
OF principles and purposes to the con-
siderate Judgment OF the American peo-
pie. We invite the support Of all citizens
who approve them, and who desire 10
have them made effective through legisla-
ton for the relief of the people, and the
restoration OF the countrys prosperity"