The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

and has a right to protect itself by
courts or arbitration, against the grow
ing inconvenience and embarrassment
occasioned by disputes between those
who own the great arteries of commerce
ON the one hand, and the laborers who
operate them on the other.
IMMIGRATION.
'While the Democratic party welcomes
to the country those who come with
love for our institutions and with the
determination and abality to contribute
to the strength and greatness OF our
nation, 1T is opposed to the dumpin
of the criminal classes upon our shores
and to the importation OF either pauper
or contract labor TO compete with
American labor.
INJUNCTIONS.
THE recent abuses which have grown
out of injunction proceedings have been
SO emphatically condemned by public
opinion that the senate bill providing for
trial by jury in certain contempt cases
will meet with general approval
TRUSTS.
1.-THE Democratic party is opposed to
trusts. III would be recreant to its duty
to the people of the country if it recog-
nized either the moral or the legal right
Of these great aggregations OF wealth TO
stif1e competition, bankrupt rivals and
then prey upon society. Corporations
are the creatures of law and they must
not be permitted to pass from under the
contro5 Of the power which created them
They are permitted to exist upon the
theory that they advance the public
veal and they must not be allowed TO
use their powers for the public injury
RAILROADS.
The right OF the United States govern
ment to regulate interstate commerce
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 re-
quire such an enlargement of the pow
er-s of the interstate commerce COM
mission as wall enable it to prevent dis
elimination between persons and places
and protect patrons from unreaSOna-
BILE charges.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The government cannot afford to dis
crfminate beween its debtors. and must,
therefore, prosecute it's legal claims
against the Pacific railroads. Such &C
ton is necessary or the protection Of
the rights of he patrons as well as for
the interests of the government.
CUBA
The people Of the United States, hap
by in the enjoyment of the blessings of
free government, feel a generous sym
pathy toward ell who are endeavoring
to secure like blessings for themselves.
This sympathy, while respecting all oh
legations, is especially active and earn
est when excited by the struggles of
neighboring peoples who, like the Gu
bans, are near enough to observe the
workings OFF a government which de-
G.ives all it's authority from the consent
of the governed
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
That the American people are not IN
favor of life tenure in the civil serv-
ice is evident from the fact that they,
as a. rule make frequent changes in their
official representatives when these rep
restatives are chosen by ballot. A per-
manent office-holding class is not in
harmony with our institutions. a fix
ed term in appointive offices would open
the public service to a larger number
of citizens without impairing it's efficien
cy.
THE TERRITORIES.
The territorial form OF government
Is temporary in is nature and should
give way as soon as the territory is
sufficiently advanced TO take its place
among the states. New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Arizona are entitled to
statehood and their early admission is
demanded by their material and polit-
ical interests. The demand of the plat
form that officials appointed to ad-
minister the government of the terri
tories, the District Of Columbia, and
Alaska, should be bonafide residents
of the territories or districts, is entire
ly in keeping with the Democratic the
Dry OF home rule. 1 am also heartily
in sympathy with the declaration that
all public lands should be reserved for
rhe establishment Of free homes for
American citizens
WATERWAYS.
The policy of improving the great wa
terways OF the country is justified by
the national character of those water
ways an the enormous tonnage borne
upon them Experience has demostra
tad that continuing appropriations are.
in the end, more economical than insle
appropriations separated by long inter-
valS.
THE TARIFF.
II Is not necessary 10 discuss the tariff
question at This time. Whatever NAV
be the in,fsySiual views Of citizens as -