The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-18

eve declare that 1t is the duty Of
Congress to use all the constitutions
power which remains after that deci
sion, or which may come from its re-
versal by the court, as it may hereafter
be constituted, so that the burdens Of
taxation may equally and impartially
be divided, to the end that wealth may
bear its due proportion to the expenses
of the government.
1--WE hold that the most efficient way
Of protecting American labor is to pre-.
vent the importation Of foreign pauper
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 products below the cost
of production, and thus deprives them
of the means of purchasing the products
of our home manufactures. The alb
sorptiol of wealth by the few, the con-
solidatlon of our leading railway sys-
TENS and the formation of trusts and
pools require stricter control by the
Federal government of those arteries of
commerce. We demand the enlarge
ment of the powers of the Interstate
commerce commission, and such res
trictions and guarantees in the control
OF railroads as will protect the people
from robbery and oppression.
I'VE denounce the prohigate waste of
the money wrung from the people by
oppressive taxation and the lavish ap-
preparations of recent Republican con
crosses, which have kept taxes high
while the labor that pays them is I'M
employed and the products of the peo-
PIES toll are depressed in price until
they no longer repay the cost of pro-
duction We demand return to that
simplicity and economy which BELTS a
democratic government and a reduc-
ton in the number of useless offices. the
salaries of which drain the substance of
the people.
1--WE denounce arbitrary interference
by Federal authorities in local affairs
as a violation of the constitution of the
United states and a crime against free
institutions, and we especially object
to government interferences by injunc-
ton as 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 execution
ers, 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 con-
tempt in Federal courts and providing
for trial by jury in certain cases of CON
tempt.
mo discrimination should be in
dulged in 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 de.
nounce the effort of the present con.
gress to enact similar measure.
recognizing the just claim of de-
serving Union soldiers, we herrtily en-.
iorse the ruleof Commissioner Mur.
ohy that no names shall be arbitrarily
iropped from the pension rolls, and
hat fact of enlistment and seryiee
mould be deemed conclusive evidence
II disease and disability before enlist ,
nent.
we favor the admission of the ter ]
itOries of New Mexico and Arizona :
nto the union as states and we favor
he early admission of all the territories ]
aVing the necessary population and
esources to entitle them to statehood. 7
no while they remain territories we
old that the officials appointed to ad.
minister the government of any terri. :.
Dry, together with the District of Co. |,
lmOia and Alaska, should be bona fids
esidents of the territory or district in .
'hich their duties are to be performed. :
he Democratic party believes inhome Z
he and that all public lands OF the =
nited States should be appropriated TO I
le establishment of free homes for .
.merican citizens. q
ave recommend that the territory Of :,
laska be granted delegate in Con. =
'ess, and that the general land and ,,
mber laws of the United States be :,
tended to said territory. :,
I'VE extend our sympathetic the peo. =,
of Cuba in their heroic struggle for :.
'erty and independence. ~
"The Federal government should care #
and improve the Mississippi river tb
ID other great waterways of the Re. fo
l6lic so as to secure for the interior tn
ates easy and cheap transportation to w
le water. When any waterway Of
Republic is of sufficient Importance seI
demand aid of the government, such di,
should be extended upon a definite tn
IN Of continuous work until perman. ba
Improvement is secured. yo