The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02

Prenared BY c. l. Hood s Co.. Lowell, Mass.
The only Pill to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Y lich may come from its reversal by
the court as it may hereafter he 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 expenses of the gov
ernment.
KEEP OUT PAUPERS - We hold
that the most efficient way OF pro-
tccting American labor is to prevent
the importation of foreign pauper Ia
boz to compete with it 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 purchasing the products
OF our home manufactures, anS as labor
creates the wealth of the country, we
demand the passage of such laws as
may be necessary to protect it III all its
rights.
We are in favor of arbitration Of diff.
fereuces between employers engaged in
interstate 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 trusts and
pools require stricter control by the
federal government of those arteries of
commerce. We demand the enlarge
nent Of the powers Of the Interstate
commerce commission and such restric-
tious and guarantees III the control OF
railroads as will protect the people from
robbery and oppression.
REPUBLICAN WASTE - We de.
nounce the profigate waste of money
wrung from tho 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 de-
pressed in price till they no longer repay
the cost of production.
We demand a return to that simple
ity and economy which BELTS Demo.
cratic government and reduction in
the number of useless Offices. the sala-
ries of which drain the substance of the
people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE-We
Genounce arbitrary interference by fed.
eral authorities in local affairs as vio-
lation of the constitution of the United
States and crime against free institu-
tions, aud we especially object to gov.
ernment 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 citi-
zens, become at once legislators, judges
and executioners, aud we approve the
bill passed at the last session Of the
United States senate and now pending
in the house Of representatives, relative
to contempts in federal courts, and pro.
viding trials by jury in certain cases of
contempt.
No discrimination should he INDUCED
BY the government of the United States
in favor Of its debtors.
We approve the refusal Of the Fifty
third congress to pass the Pacific rail.
road funding bill and denounce the
efforts of the present Republican con.
gress to enact similar measure.
AS TO PENSIONS-Recognizing the
Just claims of deserving union soldiers,
we heartily indorse the rule Of the pres.
ent commissioner of pensions, that no
name shall be arbitrarily dropped from
the pension roll. and the fact OF enlist
ment and service should be deemed con-
elusive evidence against disease and dis
ability before enlistment.
NEW STATES-We favor the adj
mission of the territories of New Mex
leo, Oklahoma and Arizona into the
Union as states, aud we favor the early
admission of all the territories having
the necessary population and resources
to entitle them to statehood, and while
they remain territories we hold that the
officials appointed to administer the gov
erument of any territory, together with
the District of Columbia and Alaska,
should be bona fide residents Of the ter
ritory or district in which their duties
are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes in home
rule, and that all public lands Of the
United States should be appropriated to
the establishment Of free homes for
American citizens,
We recommend that the territory OF
Alaska be granted delegate i'll con-
gress, and that the general land and
timber laws of tn, United States be. ex-
tended to said territory.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE The
Monroe doctrine, as originally declared
aud as interpreted by succeeding pres-
dents. is permanent part Of the for.
eign policy of the United States and
must at all times be maintained
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA-We e1-
| tend our sympathy to the people Of
Cuba in her heroic struggle for liberty
and independence.
TENURE OF OFFICE-We are op-
posed to life tenure i'll the public SER
vice. We favor appointments based
upon merit, fixed terms of office and such
All administration of the civil service
laws rs will afford equal opportunities
to NIL citizens of ascertained fitness.
We declare it to be the unwritten law
of this republic. established by custom
and usage of 100 years and sanctioned
by the examples of the greatest and
| wisest of those who founded and have
ma;ntained our government, that no
man should be ~ Sible for third term
for the presidential office.
IMPROVE WATERWAYS - The
| federal government should care for and
Improve the Mississippi river and other
great waterways of the republic 80 as to