Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-11

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tuueu, so that the burdens of taxation
may oe equally and impartiallv laid.
10 the end that wealth NAV hear its
uue proportion OF the expense OF the
government. 'S
LABOR.
we hold that the most efficient way
ol protecting American labor is to
prevent the importation of foreign
pauper labor to compete with if i'm the
nome market, aud that the value of
Ihe home market To our American
farmers and artisans is greatly reduced
9y vicious monetary system which
IuepIeSSeS the prices of their products
9eloW tne cost OF production, and thus
uepriVeS them of the means of pur-
Cudslug Jhe products Of our home
.lldllulaCturleS, and, as labor creates
cue wealth. OF the country, we demand
Iue passage OF such laws as may be
| necessary 10 protect IT in all its rights.
| we are in favor of the arbitration
ol dlilerenceS between employers en-
gaged In Interstate commerce and
thelr employees, and recommend such
| leglslatlOn as is necessary to carry out
this principle.
The absorption of wealth by the
teW' the consolidation of our leading
railroad systems, and the formation
OF trust and pools require a sticter
control by the federal government of
UhOSe arteries of commerce. We de-
mand the enlargement of the powers
or the interstate commerce commiSS-
ION and such and such restrictions and
and guarantees in in the control of
railroads as will protect the people
from robbery and oppression,
TAXATION.
We denounce the profigate waste
OF the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation and the lavish
appropriations 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 depressed in price
till they no longer repay the cost of
production.
We demand return to that sim
plicity and economy which benefits
Democratic government and a reduc-
tion in the number Of useless offices,
the salaries of which drain the SUBJ
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
We denounce arbitrary interferences
by federal authorities in local affairs
as violation of the constitution of
the United States and crime against
free institutions, and we especially
object to government by injunction as
a new and highly dangerous 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 eXecutiOners,
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States SEN
ate, and now pending in the house of
representatives, relative to contempts
in federal courts and providing for
trials by jury in certain cases of con-
tempt.
ANTI-FUNDING.
No discrimination should be in
dulged by the government of the Uni
ted States in favor of any Of its debt
ors. We approve of the refusal of the.
Pacific railroad funding bill, and de-
nounce the efforts Of the present Re-
publican congress to enact similar
measure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims Of de-
dorse the rule of the present commits
sioner of pensions that no names shall
be arbitrarily dropped from the pen
sion roll; and the fact of enlistment
and service shonld be deemed con-
elusive evidence against disease and
disability before enlistment.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission Of the ter
ritories of New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma into the United States,
and we favor the early admission OF
all the territories haYing the neces-
sary population and resources to en-
title them to statehood, and while
they remain territories, we hold that
the officials appointed to administer
the government of any territory to-
gether with the District Of Columbia
and Alaska, should be bona tide resi-
dents of the territory or district IN
which the duties are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes IN
home rule and that all public lands
of the United States should be appro-
priated to the establishment or free
homes for American citizens. We
recommend that the territory OF
Alaska be granted delegate in con-
gress, and that the general land and
timber laws of the United States be
extended to said territory.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Monroe doctrine is originally
declared and as interp reted by succeed
ing presidents, is a permanent part OF
the foreign policy of the United
States, and must at all times be main
tained'
CUBA.
We extend our sympathy 10 the
people of Cuba in their heroic strug-
Ole for liberty and independence.
THIRD TERM.
We are opposed TO life tenure In the
nublic service. We favor appoint.
ments based upon merit, fixed term OF
office, and sach an administration OF
the civil service laws as will afrord
equal opportunities to all citizens OF
asoertained fitness. We declare IL 10
be the unwritten law of this republic,
Established by custom and usage OF
one hundred years and sanctioned Sy
the examples of the greatest and
wisest of those who founded ana nave
maintained our government, that no
man should be eligible IOr thiru
term in the presidential ONCE.