The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-10-13

certain cases of contempt.
No discrimination should be indulged
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
! funding bill. and den0unce the effort Of
the present Republican Congress to enact
! a similar measure.
Recognizing the Just claims of deserv-
| ing union soldiers we heartily indorse the
rule of the Commissioner Of Pensions that
no names shall be arbitrarily dropped
! from the pension roll, and the fact of en-
listment 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 formationof 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 prOlligate waste of the
money wrung from the people by oppres-
Sive 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 people's5 toll are de-
pressed in price till they no longer repay
the cost of production. We demand a re-
turn of that simplicity and economy
which BELTS Democratic government and
a reduction in the number Of useless olli-
ces, the salaries of which drain the sub
stance Of the people,
We denounce arbitrary Interference by
Federal authorities In local affairs as u
violation Of the constitution Of the Unit
ed States and crime against free lnstl-
/ tutions, and we especially object TO gov
ernmcnt by injunction rs 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 az once legislators, judges
and eXeCutiOncrs; and we approve the bill
passed at the last session Of the United
States Senate and now pending IN the
House relative to cOntompts In Federal
courts and providing for trials by Jury in
taxation should be limited by the needs OF
the Government honestly and economic
turbing to business the Republican threat
to restore the Mckinley law, which has
been twice condemned by the people In
national cIectious and which, enacted
under the false plea OF protection 10 home
industry, proved u 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 TO their
natural markets
Until the money question Is settled we
are opposed 20 any agitation for further
changes in our tariff laws, except such rs
are necessary TO make up the deficit In
the revenue caused by the adverse dcclS-
ion Of the Supreme Court on the income
tax. But for this decision by the Su-
prone Court there would be no deficit in
the revenue under The law passed by u
Democratic Congress In strict pursuance
Of the uniform decisions Oi that court FOR
nearly one hundred years that court
having sustained constitutional ODiec
tiOns TO It's enactment, which have been
ovcrrued by the abest Judges who have
ever sat upon the bench. We declare
that IL is the duty Of Congress 10 use al
the constitutional power which remains
after that decision, or which may come
from lts reversal by the court 0S IL may
hereafter be- constituted 30 that the bur
dpns of taxation may be equally aud Inn
partially laid 10 the end that wealth may
hepr ~ due proportion Of the expenses Of
the Government
We hold that tho most efficient way TO
protect American labor Is to prevent tho
Importation Of iorelgn paupcr labor 20
compete with II In the homo market, and
that the value OF the homo market 90 our
American farmers aud artisans Is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary system
which deprosscs the prices OF their pro
duets below the cost Of production, and
thus doprivos them Of the means OF pur-
chasing the products Of our homo manu-