Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-18


tion, and that taxation should be
limited by the needs of the govern
ment honestly and economically ad-
ministrated.
We denounce as disturbing to busi-
ness the Republican threat TO restore
the Mckinley law, which has twice
been condemned by the people In ma
tiOnal elections, and which, enacted
under the false plea of protection to
home industry, proved a prolific
breeder of trusts and monopOlies, en-
riched the few by the expense of the
many, restricted trade, and deprived
the producers of the great American
staples OF access to their natural mar
kets.
INCOME TAX.
Until the money question is settled
we are opposed TO any agitation for
further changes i'm our tariff laws, ex-
cept such as are necessary to meet the
deficit IN revenue caused by the ad-
verse decision of the supreme court on
the income tax. But for this decision
by the supreme court there wVuld be
no deficit In the revenue under the law
passed by a Democratic congress in
Strict pursuance Of the uniform deci-
sions of that court for 100 years, that
court having in that decision sus-
tained constitutional objections TO its
enactment which had preciOIsly been
Overruled by the ablest 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 1t In the
home market, and that the value of
the home market to our American
farmers and artisans is greatly 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
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 a stictel
control by the federal government OF
those arteries of commerce. We de
mand the enlargement of the power:
of the interstate commerce commiss
ion and such and such restrictions anC
and guarantees in in the control o
railroads as will protect the people
| from robbery and oppression,
TAXATION.
We denounce the profigate vast,
| of the money wrung from the peopl,
by oppressive taxation and the lavisl
appropriations of recent Republican
congresses, which have kept take
high while the labor that pays then
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the peoples toll are depressed In pric
till they no longer repay the cost G
production.
We demand a return to that sin
plicity and economy which benefits
Democratic government and redut
tion in the number of useless offices
the salaries of which drain the sui
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
Wedenounce arbitrary interference
by federal authorities in local affair
asa violation OF the constitution c
the United States and a crime agains
free institutions, and we especial
object to government by injunction a
a new and highly dangerous form @
oppression, by which federal judge
in contempt of the laws of the state
and rights of citizens, become at ono
Legislators, judges, and executioner'
and we approve the bill passed at tn
last session of the United States ser
ate, and now pending in the house {
representatives, relative to contempt
in federal courts and providing fo
trials by jury in certain cases of cor
tempt.
ANTI-FUNDING.
No discrimination should be II
dulged by the government OF the Un
ted States In favor Of any OF It's deb