Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-17
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society
since the producers of wealth create
the nations prosperity IN time ot
peace and defend the nations flag In
timo Of peril their interests ought al
all times to be considered by those who
stand In official positions. The dem
ocratic party has ever found It's voting
strength among those who are proud to
be known az .he common people, and
" pledges itself to propose and enact
such legislation as is necessary to pro
tect the masses In the free exercise Of
every political right and In the enjoy
mcnt Of their Just share Of the re-
wards of their labor
Il desire To give especial emphasis 10
the plank which recommends such leg
islation ms is necessary to secure the
arbitration OF differences between cn-
ployers engaged In interstate commerce
and their employees Arbitration IL
not new idea II : simply an extern
sion Of the court OF justice. The In
boring men of the couatry have ev-
pressed desire for arbitration AMI
the railroads cannot reasonably object
to the decisions rendered by an impair
tial tribunal Society has an interest
oven greater than the interests
OF employer or employee, and has n
right to protect itself by courts OF ar
bitrati0n against the growing incOn-
vencnCe and embarrassment oCcas-
toned by disputes between those VINO
the one hand and the laLOrers VINO OPP
crate on the other.
while the democratic party wei
comes to the country those who come
with love for our Institutions and with
the determination and ability TO con-
of our nation, II is opposed TO the
dumping Of the criminal classes upon
our shores and to the importation Of
either pauper or contract labor to
compete with American labor.
The recent abuses which have
grown out Of injunction proceenngs
have been so emphatically condemned
by public opinion that the senate Ohl
providing for trial by jury In certain
contempt cases will meet with general
approval.
The democratic party IL opposed to
trusts. II will be recreant to It's duty
to the people Of the country II II rec
ognized either the moral or legal right
Of those great aggregations OF wealth
10 stiiie competition, bankrupt rivals
and then prey upon society. Corpora
lions are the creatures Of law and they
must not be permitted to pass from un-
der the control Of the power which ere
ated them; they are permitted to exist
upon the theory that they advance the
public veal and they must not be al
lowed TO use their powers for ne pub
lie injury
THE right Of the United States GOV
eminent 10 regulate interstate CON
mercG cannot be questioned, and the
necessity for the vigorous exercise Of
that right Is becoming more and more
imperative The interests Of the
whole people require such enlarge
ment Of the powers OF the interstate
commerce commission AZ Will enable
1t TO prevent discrimination between
persons and places and protect pa
irons from unreasonable charges
THE government cannot afford to
discriminate between it's debtors and
must, therefore, prosecute It's legal
claims against the Pacific railroads.
Such : policy Is necessary for the pro-
lection Of the rights OF the patrons as
we'll az OF the interests OF the govern
ment.
The people Of the United States,