Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-12


LABOR.
We hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor is to
prevent 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 isgreatly reduced
by a vicious monetary system which
depresSeS the prices of their products
below the cost of production, and thus
depriveS 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 itin all its rights.
We are in favor of the arbitration
Ofditferences 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
few, the consolidation of our leading
railroad systems, and the formation
of trust and pools require sticter
control by the federal government of
those arteries of commerce. We de-
mand the enlargement of the powers
OF the interstate commerce cOmmtss-
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 profligate 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 sub
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
Wedenounce 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
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, aud eXecutioners,
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States sem
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
serving union soldiers we heartily en-
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 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
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 permanent part OF
the foreign policy OF the United
States, and must at all times be main
tained'
We extend our sympathy TO the
people of Cuba in their heroic strug-
gle for liberty and independence.
THIRD TERM.
We are opposed To life tenure In the
public service. We favor appoint
ments based upon merit, fixed term OF
office, and sach an administration OF
the civil service laws as will afford
equal opportunities 70 all citizens OF
ascertained fitness. We declare IL %
be the unwrltten law Of this republic,
established by custom and usage OF
one hundred years and sanctioned by
the examples Of the greatest and
wisest Of those who founded and have
maintained our government, that nc
man should be eligible for third
term in the presidential ofice'
WATERWAYS.
The federal government should care
for and improve the Mississippi river
and other great waterways OF the re-
public, so as 10 secure for the interior
states easy and cheap transportation
10 tideWater. When any waterway ol
the republic is OF SUFFICIENT Import