Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-10-09
SUMMARY OLE VIEWS.

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fear have been somewhat diffusive
in presenting my views, and | beg your
indulgence whilst l summarize them.
First-The Democratic party is the
party of the people. 1t must win by sus-
tanning the interests OF the laboring
masses against the encroachments of
wealth. The labor vote of the country is
absolutely essential to it's success. That
vote is against the importation of cheap
foreign laberers. 1t is also against the
unrestrained importation of the products
of cheap foreign labor. Protection, there
fore, is IN essential part of the Demo
cratic doctrine, and any REIMBURSEMENT of
the tariff, with the bitter experience of
the past few years, will arouse the alarm
and hostility of labor.
Second-The lowering of the tariff wall
as to commodities produced by domestic
trusts will PROSTATE not only the capital
employed in such trusts but the labor
employed by them as well. Such legis-
gislatien would simply substitute he
monopoly of a foreign trust for the
monopoly of a domestic tlust, and as be-
wv etH III WV liz hoNi NC q
vored because it employs domestic labor.
Third-Our legislation must be entirely
within the tariff wall, and must be di-
rected in such a way as to restrain wealth
and protect labor. Both mean the adj
Vancement of the man instead of the
dollar. This cannot be accomplished by
state legislation as the &C operation of
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impossible to believe that all will CO.
operate. The refusal of a single state to
cooperate would destroy the efficiency
of the proposed cooperation.
Fourth-The legi station must be Fed
eral, and as far reaching as the country
itself. The inter state commerce section
of the Constitution will not permit of far
reaching leglslation-the Federal taxing
power will. This power can be USED
either to destroy or limit and restrain
The power Of limitation and restraint
should be exercised first. Its effect viii
be beneficial in two directions, it will
place upon corporate wealth its prOpe
proportion of the burthens of govern
ment, and it will also handicap corpOr
atoms in their operations as to give in
dividuals engaged in similar enterprise
} a chance. Publicity as to the affairs Q
: corporations is essential. \ statistica
bureau will accumulate i'll a short tim
such facts as in themselves Will sugges
simple remedies through taxation.
BUILD Nc MARROW PLATFORM.
Would it be too much to ask you t
present these views to the cOnVOcation {
governors and attorneys general Assem-
hled at st. Louis? know the ~influenc
that your deliberation and cOnclusio
the Democratic party, and | am anXiOu
that that platform should be 50 frame
as that all the friends of monetary re
! form and industrial reform can stand W
, on it. The gold Democrats have left tn
Democratic party never to return. Thei
place must be filled by silver RepubI.
cans and Populists whose views as to tn
tariff differ from those recently enter
tanned by the Democratic party. 1t
time that the Democratic party shout
absolutely repudiate the doctrine
Cleveland and return to the doctrine
Jefferson upon this question. BY ;
doing, it VII place itself in line with II
- industrial masses whose prosperity
seeks to promote.
Very sincerely yours,
FRANCIS G. NEwLANDs.