Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-18


the double standard. and indorses the
monetary system which it has so often
and so emphattically condemned. The
democratic party, on the contrary, re-
mains the steadfast advocate of the gold
and silver coinage of the constitution
and is not willing that other nations
shall determine for us the time and man.
ner of restoring silver to it's ancient
place as standard money. The ratio
of 16 to l is not only the ratio now exist
ing between all the gold and silver dol
lars in circulation in this country a ra-
ito which even the republican adminis-
tration has not attempted to change, but
1t is the only ratio advocated by those
who are seeking to reopen the mintS.
Whether the senate. now hostile to BIZ
metallism can be changed during this
campaign or the campaign of 1892 can
only be determined after the votes are
counted. but neither tie present nor the
future political complexion of congress
has prevented or should prevent an an
nouncement of the party's position upon
this subject in uneuuivocal terms.
The currency bill. which received the
sanction of the executive and the rapub
lican membrs OF the house and senate.
iustities the warning given by the demo-
cratic party in 1895 1t was then predict
ed that the republican party would at
tempt to retire the greenbacks although
the party and its leaders studiously con-
is now plain ard the people must choose
between the retention of the greenhacks,
issued and controlled in volume by the
government. and a national bank note
currency issued by banks and controlled
in their own interests. If the national
bank notes are to be secured by bonds,
the currency system now supported by
the republican party involves a perma-
nent and increasing debt. and, so long
as this system stands. the financial
classes will be tempted to throw their
powerful infuence upon the side OF any
measure which will contribute to the size
and permanency of a national debt. 1t
is hardly conceivable that the American
people will deliberately turn from the
debt-paying policy of the past. to the
dangerous doctrine Of perpetual bonds.
LABOR QUESTION.
Several planks of the labor platform
are devoted to questions in which the la
boring classes have an Immediate inter
est but which more remotely affects our
entire population. While what is gener
ally known as governpent by injunction
is at present directed chiefly against the
employees of corporations. when there is
a greement between them and their
employer, it involves principle which
concerns every one. The purpose of the
injunction in such cases is to substitute
trial by judge for trial by jury, and is
covert blow at the jury system. The abo-
lition of government by injunction is as
necessary for the protection of the repu-
tation of the court, as it is for the secur-
ity of the citizen. Blackstone in defend
ing trial by jury, says:
''The impartial administration of
justice, which secures both our persons
and our properties is the great end of civ
il society. but if that be entrusted entire
ly to the magistracy, a select body of
men, and those selected by the prince
such as enjoy the highest offices of the
state their decisions in spite of their nat
ural integrity. will have frequently an
Involuntary bias toward those of their
own rank, and dignity. 1t is not to be eX-
pacted from human nature that the few
should be always attentive to the inter-
ests and good of the many"
If the criminal laws are not sufficient
for the protection of property they can
be made more severe, but a citizen cnarg-
ed with crime must have his case tried
before jury Of his peers.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I cannot too strongly emphasize the
Importance of the platform recommen-
dation of the establishment of a depart
ment of labor, with member of the cab
met at it's head When we remember
how important position the laborer fl Is
in our economic, social and political IA
brio. it is hard to conceive of a valid OBJ
lection being made to this recognition of
his services. Agriculture is already rep
resented in the presidents official house
hold; the army and navy have their rep
resentatlVes there: the state department,
with it's consular service, and the treas
ury department, with it's close connection
with fiscal affairs keep the executive in
touch with the business and commercial
interests. A cabinet officer truly repre-
sentative of the aarnipu ola yyOll11
be of invaluable aid not only to the toll
ers, but to the president.
CHINESE EXCLUSION
The Chinese exclusion act has proven
an advantage to the country and it's con-
tinuance and strict enforcement as well
as its extension to other similar races,
is impefatively necessary. The Asiatic
is SO essentially different from the Amer
lean that he cannot be assimilated with
our population, and is, therefore, not de-
sirable as permanent citizen. His
presence as temporary laborer, pre-
serving his national Identity and main
tanning foreign scale of wages and liv-
ing must ever prove an Injustice to
American producers, as well as a per-
petual source of irritation.
FOREIGN ALLIANCES.
The reasons given by Washington, JEFF
ferson and the other statesmen of the
SoA ~ ooSS III SuELoIl VI t.le uOclflne tEaC
we should maintain friendly relations
with all nations, but enter into entang-
ling alliances with none are even strong
er to day than they We're hundred
years ago. Our commerce is rapidly in
creasins, and we are brought into con-
stant communication with all parts of
the world. Even if we desired to do SO,
we could not afford to ALLEVIATE many ma
tions by cultivating unnecessary intim-
acy with few. Our strength and stand
ing are such that it is less necessary than
ever before to lean for aid upon the
friendlinesS of a foreign power
We cannot connec. ourselves with Eu-
ropean nations and share in their jeal-
ousies and ambitions without losing the
peculiar advantage, which our location
our character and our institutions give
us in the worlds affairs.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
The doctrine enuncated by Monroe
and approved by succeeding presidents
is essential to the welfare of the United
States. The continents of North and
I, ,jo la;