Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-14

-. " tiidt JUe burdens OF taxation
may oe equally and impartially laid
~ Une end that wealth may bear its
uue proportion OF the exnense of the
government. O'i0
LABOR.
we mold that the most efficient way
Ol protecting American lahor is to|
prevent the importation of foreign
pauper labor to compete with it in the
nome market, and that the value of
sue nome market to our American
farmers and artisans is greatly reduced
" vicious monetary system which
GepreSses the prices of their products
9eloW 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 NAV he
necessary to protect it in all its rights.
we are In favor of the arbitration
vi dl1terences 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 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 and oppression,
TAXATION.
We denounce the protligate 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
plicity and economy which benefits
Democratic government and reduc-
tion in the number Of useless Offices
the salaries of which drain the SUBJ
stance of the people.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
Wedenounce 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
a 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 eXecutioners,
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States SEN
ate, and now pending in the house of
representatives, 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
ors. We approve of the refusal of the
Pacific railroad funding bill, and de-
nounce the efforts of the present Re-
publican congress to enact similar
measure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims of de
serving union soldiers we heartily en-
dorse the rule of the present commits
sioner of pensions that no names shal
be arbitrarily dropped from the pen
sion roll; and the fact of enlistment
and service shonld be deemed con
elusive evidence against disease anC
disability before enlistment.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission of the ter
ritories of New Mexico, Arizona ant
Oklahoma into the United States
and we favor the early admission OF
all the territories having the neces
sary population and resources to en-
title them to statehood, and while
they remain territories, we hold thai
the officials appointed to administer
the government OF any territory 10
gether with the District OF Columolft
and Alaska, should be bona tlde resi-
dents of the territory or dlstrlct II
which the duties are to be performed
The Democratic party believes II
home rule and that all public land
of the United States should be appro
priated to the establishment OF fTe'
homes for American citizens. w
recommend that the territory o
Alaska be granted delegate in con
press. and that the general land ant
timber laws of the United States b'
extended to said territory.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Monroe doctrine is originally
declared, and as interp reted by sucee(
ing presidents, is permanent part o.
the foreign policy OF the Unltec
States, and must at all times DE main
tanned
CUBA.
We extend our sympathy 10 the
people of Cuba in their heroic strug'
Ole for liberty and independence.
THIRD TERM.
We are opposed to life tenure In the
nuhlic service. We favor appoint,
ments based upon merit, fixed term OF
office. and sach an administration OF
the civil service laws as VIII aHoro
equal opportunities to all cltizens ol
sscertained fitness. We declare IL tC
he the unWritten law of this republic
established by custom and usage o. o.
one hundred years and sanctioned SS
the examples of the greatest ano
wisest of those who founded ana nave
maintained our government, Ihat NJ
man should be eligible Tor a Jhlro
term in the presidential once
WATERWAYS.
rha taderal Government should care