The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-10

tempt cases will meet with general
approval.
The Democratic party In opposed to
trusts. II will be recreant TO it's duty
70 the people Of the country II Il rec
ognizes either the moral OF the legal
right OF these aggregations OF wealth
70 stihe competition. bank
rupt rivals and then prey upon soci-
ETY. Corporations are the crea ures Of
law, and they must not be permitted to
pass from under the control Of the power
which created them; they are permitted
TO exist upon the theory that they advance
the public veal. and they must not be al.
lowed 20 use their powers for the public
injury.
The Railroads.
The right Of the United States govern.
ment 10 regulate interstate commerce can
not be questioned, and the necessity for
the vigorous exercise Of that right is be.
coming more and more imperative. The
interests of the whole people require such
an enlargement of the powers of the inter.
state commerce commission as will enable
IL TO prevent discrimination between per-
sons and places and protect patrons from
unreasonable charges
The government cannot afford TO dis
criminate between its debtors, and must
therefore, prosecute its legal claims
against the Pacific railroads Such a
policy Is necessary for the protection of
the rights of the patrons as well as for
the interests Of the government.
The people of the Tn ted States, happy
In the enjoyment of the blessings Of free
government feel a generous sympathy
toward all who are endeavoring TO secure
like blessings for themselves This sym
pathy, while respecting all treaty obliga-
tions, is especially active and earnest when
excited by the struggles of ne ghboring
peoples, who, like the Cubans, are near
enough To ol serve the workings of a gov
ernment which derives all its authority
from the consent of the governed.
The Civil Service.
That the American people are not in
favor of life tenure in the civil service is
evident from the fact that they as rule
make frequent changes in their official
representatives when those representa-
tlves are chosen by ballot A permanent
oilice-holding class is not in harmony with
our institutions. A fixed term in APP
pointive Offices except where the federal
constitution now provides otherwise
would open the public service TO larger
number of citizens without impairing It's
efficiency
The TERRITORIAL form of government is
temporary in its nature and should give
way as soon as the territory is sufficiently
advanced 60 take It's place among the
states. New Mexico, Oklahoma and Ari-
zona are entitled to statehood, and their
early admission is demanded by their ma
terial and political interests The demand
of the platform that officials appointed 10
administer the government of the terri
tories the District OF Columbia and
Alaska should be bona fide residents Of
the territories or district Is entirely in |
keeping with the Democratic theory of |
home rule | am also heartily in sympa-
thy with the declaration that all public |
lands should be reserved for the establish |
ment of free homes for American citizens. |
The policy of improving the great water |
ways OF the country Is justified by the ma. |
tional character of those Waterways and |
the enormous tonnage borne upon them. |
Experience has demonstrated that contin-
uing appropriations are, in the end, more |
economical than single approprial ions
separated by long intervals