The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-10-25
War Declared on Private Monopolles.

they have not attempted, and are not at
tempting to monopolize any branch OF
business or the production OF any articles
OF merchandise, and the whole constitu-
tional power of Congress over Interstate
commerce, the mails and all modes OF
interstate communication shall be ex-
ercised by the enactment OF comprenen-
slve laws upon the subject OF trusts.
Tariff laws should be amended by putting
the products of trusts upon the Tree hst
to prevent monopoly under the plea OF
protection.
The failure of the present Republican
Administration with an absolute control
over all the branches OF national govern,
ment, to enact any legislation Designed
10 prevent or even curtail the absorbing
mower OF trusts and Illegal combinations,
or 10 enforce the antitrust laws already
on the statute books, prove the insincer-
ity of the high-sounding phrases OF the
RenIblIcan platform. Corporations
should be protected in all their rights
and legitimate interests shold be respect
ed, but any attempt by corporations 70
interfere with the pubic aHalIs OF me
neonie or to control the sovereignty which
created them should be forbidden under
such penalties as will make such at
tempts impossible.
a trust-breeding measure, skiilfully de-
vised to give the few fayors which they
do not deserve and to place upon the
many burdens which they should not
bear.
scope OF the interstate commerce law as
will enable the commission to protect In
dividuals and communities from dis
elimination and the public from unjust
and unfair transportation rates
Free Coinage and Paper Money.
We reaffirm and indorse the principles
OF the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago In 1896, and we reit-
crate the demand of that platform for an
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American people for themselves, which
shall restore and maintain bimetalllc
price level and as part OF such system
the Immediate restoration OF the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio OF 10 10 /, with
out waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation.
We denounce the currency bill enacted
at the last session of Congress as step
forward In the Republican policy which
aims TO discredlt the sovereign right OF
the national Government to issue all
money, whether coin or paper ana 10 pc
stow upon national banks the power to
issue and control the volume of paper
money for their own benefit A perma-
nent national bank currency, secured Dy
Government bonds, must have a perma-
nent debt TO rest upon, and II the bank
currency Is to Increase with population
and business, the debt must also increase.
The Republican currency scheme Is,
therefore. a scheme for fastening upon
debt for the benefit of the banks. we
are opposed TO this private corporation
paper circulated as money, but without
| legal tender qualities, an demand the
retirement OF national bank notes as tast
as Government paper or silver ceru-
ficates can be substituted for them.
We favor an amendment to the federal
Constitution providing for the election
of United States Senators by direct vote
of the people, and We favor direct leBls-
latlon wherever practicable.
OPPOSITION TO Government by Injunction.
We are opposed to government by In,
junction; we denounce the blacklist ana
favor arbitration as a means OF setting
disputes between corporations and their
employees.
In the interest OF American labor and
the upbuilding of the workingman, as the
cornerstone OF the prosperity OF our coun-
try we recommend that Congress estab-
fish Department OF LABOR IN eharge OF
a Secretary, with a seat IN the Caplhet'
believing that the elevation OF the Amer,
lean laborer will bring with II increased
production and increased prosperity TO
our country at home and to our COM
merce abroad. . -, aaoi
itv OF the American soldiers and sailors
I'M all our wars; we favor liberal pensions
to them and their dependents, ana We re-
iterate the position taken In the chicago
platform OF 1895. that the TACT OF ehIst-
ment and service shall be deemed conclu-
i've evidence against disease and disa-
bility before enlistment.
In Favor Of Nicaragua Canal.
Wa favor the immediate construction,
ownership and control of the Nicaraguan
canal BY the United states and we de-
nounce the insincerity OF the plank auoPt-
ed In the Republican natonal cohNentVh
for an isthmlan canal In the race OF the
failure of the Republican majority 10 pass
the hill pending In Congress. We condemn
the Hay- Pauncefote treaty as a surren-
der OF American rights and interests, not
to be tolerated by the American people
We denounce the failure OF the kepuD-
lican party to carry out Its pledges 10
grant Statehood to the territories OF At
iona, New Mexico and Oklahona, anu
we promise the people of those territories
Immediate Statehood and home rule dur
ing their condition as territories, ana we
Ta1or home rule as a territorial form OF
government for Alaska and Porto RICO
Improvement OF Arid Lands.
We favor an Intelligent system of i'm
nroving the arid lands OF the West, stor-
ing the waters for purpose OF lrrleatlon
and the holding of such lands Tor actuai
we favor the continuance and strict
of the Chinese exclusion Jaw
and its application to the same classes
of all Asiatic races. "a
honest friendship with all nations, en-
tangiing alliances with none" we APP
prove this wholesome doctrine ana ear
nestly protest against the Repubhcan ue
parture which has involved us In so-cali-
ed world politics, including the diplomacy
of Europe and intrigue and land grab
bling of Asia. and we especially condemn
the ill-concealed Republican alliance WIN
England which must mean discrimina,
tion against other friendly nations, anu
which has already stihed the NATIONS
voice while liberty Is being strangiea III
Africa.
Sympathy for Struggling Beers.
Believing in the principles OF sef-gov
eminent and rejecting as did our lore
9th ,ndienation the purpose of England
10 oyerwhelm with force the South AZ
rican republics. Speaking, as Re peneVe,
for the entire American nation except us