Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-13

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ness the Republican threat to restore
the Mckinley Law, winch has twice
been Condemned Ny the people in ua-
tiuual elections, uhd which, eli ,cted
unuor tie falls, pb3 ui p.utectiuu ta
holuc industry, proved a prai5t
breeder OF trusts aud utOuOpUi!eS, uh.
richcd the few 10y tue expense E the
many, restricted trade. and deprived
the producers Ut the great AuIcrlcau
staples OF access to their natural mar
kets.
INCoIE TAX.
Until the money question is settled
we are opposed to any agitation for
further changes in our tariff laws, eX-
cepJ such as are necessary Ia meet the
deficit III revenue caused by the ad-
verse decision of the supreme court on
the income tax. But for this decision
by the supreme court there would be
hO deficit in the revenue under the law
passed by Democratic congress ia
strict pursuance of the uniform deci-
siOns of that court for 100 years, that
court having in that decision sus-
tanned constitutional objections to its
enactment which had previously been
oveTruled 10y the ablCst judges who
have ever sat on the bench We de-
clare that il is the duty of congress to
use all the constitutional power which
remains after that decision, or which
may come from its reversal by the
court as it may hereafter be cOnsti-
tuted, so that the burdens of taxation
may be equally and impartially laid,
to the end that wealth may bear its
due proportion of the expense of the
government.
labor.
We hold that the most efficient way
Of protecting American labor is to
prevent the importation of foreign
pauper labor to compete with II 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 pur-
chasing the products of our home
manufactures, and, as labor creates
the wealth OF thecountry, we demand
the passage of such laws as may be
necessary to protect il 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
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 commiss-
ion and such and such restrictions and
and guarantees in in the control OF
railroads as will protect the people
from robbery aud oppression,
TAXATION.
1--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
plcity and economy which benefits a
| Democratic government and reduc-
tion in the number Of useless offices,
the salaries of which drain the sub
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FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
1--WE denounce 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, and executionersi
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States SEN
ate, and now pending in the house OF
representative 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