Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-17

remains after that decision, or which
may come from its reversal by the
court as il may hereafter he rnnsti-
tuued, 80 UIat Tue burdens Vi taxation
may be equally and impartially laid,
| to the end that wealth may bear its
due proportion of the exnense of the
government.
LABOR.
We hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor. is to
prevent the importation of foreign
J pauper labor To compete with il 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
dopreSSes the prices of their products
below the cost Of production, and thus
deprlves them of the means of pur-
CHASING the products of our home
manufactures, and, as labor creates
the wealth OF the country, we demand
the passage of such laws as may be
necessary To protect it in all its rights.
We are In favor of the arbitration
OF differences between employers en-
gagged IN interStare commerce and
their employees, and recommend such
legislation as is necessary To carry out
this principle.
The absorption of wealth by the
lew. The consolidation OF our leading
railroad systems, and the formation
OF trust and pools require a sticter
control by the federal government of
those arteries of commerce. We de-
mand the enlargement of the powers
OF the interstate commerce commiss-
ion and such and such restrictions and
and guarantees in in the contro, OF
railroads as will protect the people
from robbery and oppression,
TAXATION.
We denounce the prufligate 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 a
Democratic government and reduc-
tion in the number of useless offices.
the salaries of which drain the sub
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
We denounce arbitrary interferences
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 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 a similar
measure.
PENSIONS.
hecORnlZlng The Just claims OF de-
serving union soldiers we heartily en-
dorse the rule of the present commits
Sloner 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
before enlistment.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission of the ter
rltOries 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 10 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 fide 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 OF free |
homes for American citizens. We
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