The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16

few at the expense of the many, re-
stricted trade, anddeprived the produc-
ers of the great American staples OF ac-
cess to their natural markets.
INCOME TAX.
"Until the money question is settled
we are opposed to any agitation Tor
further changes in our tariff laws, eX-
cept such as are necessary to meet the
deficit in revenue caused by the adverse
decision of the Supreme Court on the
income tax. But for this decision by
the Supreme Court there would be no
deficit in the revenue under the law pass
ed by Democratic Congress III strict
pursuance of the uniform decisions OF
that court for nearly 100 years, that
court having in that decision sustained
constitutional objections to its enact
ment which had previously been over
ruled Ivy the ablest judges who ever sat
on that bench.
1--WE declare that it is the duty OF
Congress to use all the constitutional
power which remains after that decis-
ION, or which may come from its re-
versal by the court as 1t may hereafter
be constituted, so that the burdens OF
taxation may be equally and impartial
ly laid, to the end that wealth may
bear its due proportion OF the expenses
OF the government.
PROTECTION OF LABOR.
1--WE hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor Is to pre-
vent 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 vicious
monetary system, which depresses the
prices of their producers below the cost
of production, and thus deprives them
of the means of purchasing the prod
ucts of our home manufactures and as
labor creates the wealth of the country
we demand the passages of such laws
as may be necessary to protect 1t in all
its rights.
1--WE are in favor of the arbitration
of differences between employers en-
gagged in interstate commerce and their
employees, and recommend such legisla-
ton as is necessary to carry out this
policy.
CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
"The absorption of wealth by the
few, the combination of our leading
railroad systems, and the formation of
trusts and pools, require a stricter con-
troll by the Federal Government of
those arteries of commerce. We de-
mand the enlargement OF the powers of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and the addition of such restrictions
and guarantees in the control of rail-
roads as will protect the people from
robbery and oppression.
eve denounce the prof1fgate waste
OF the money wrung from the people
by oppressive taxation, and the lavish
appropriation Of recent Republican
Congresses, which have kept taxes high,
while the labor that pays them Is un-
employed, and the products of the peo-
pies toll are depressed in price, till they
no longer repay the cost of production.
We demand return to that simplicity
and economy which best BELTS a Dem
ocratic government, and reduction In
the number of useless Offices, the sala-
ries OF which drain the substance of the
people.
GOVERNMENT BY. INJUNCTION.
eve denounce arbitrary interference
by the Federal authorities in local af-
fairs as a violation of the Constitution
of the United States and q crime against
tree institutions, and we especially OBJ
ject to government by injunction as a
new and highly dangerous form OF op-
preston, by which the Federal judges,
In contempt of the laws of the States
and the rights of citizens, become at
once legislators, judges, and execution
ers 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 contempt lin
Federal courts, and providing trials by
jury In certain cases of contempt.
''No discrimination should be indulg-
ed by the Government Of the United
States in favor of any of its debtors.
We approve of the refusal OF the Fifty
third Congress to pass the Pacific rail
road funding bill, and denounce the eff
forts OF the present Republican Con-
gress to enact similar measure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims of de-
serving Union soldiers, we heartily en-