Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-19

ducer and consumer. They lessen the
employment Of labor and arb.,rariiy liz
the terms and conditions thereof, and de-
prive individual energy and small canitoi
OF their opportunity for betterment. They
ure inc most efficient means yet devised
Tor approprlating the fruits OF Industry
To the benefit OF the few ut the .xt,.nss
OF the many. and unless their insatiate
greed Is checked all wealth will be AK
SrcBated In n Few hands anu the repub-
Tic VIII be destroyed. The dishonest paI-
terinS with the trust evil by the Republic
can party In State and national plat
forms Is conclusive proof OF the truth OF
the charge that trusts are the legltimnte
product Of Republican policies. that they
are fostercd by Republican laws. and that
they are protected by the Republican Ad-
ministration In return for campaign sub
scriptiOns and political support.
War Declared on Private Mouopolies.
We pledge the Democratic party to an
unceasing warefare In nation. State and
CITY against private monopoly in every
form. Existing laws against trusts must
De enforced and more stringent ones must
be enacted providing for publicity as tC
affairs OF corporations engaged In inter
state and requiring all corpor-
atoms to show before doing business out
side OF the State OF their OT!S!n that they
have no water In their stock and that
they nave not attempted, and are not at
tempting to m~onOpolize any branch of
business or the production OF any articles
Ot merchandise. and the whole cOnstitu-
uonal power Of Congress over Interstate
commerce, the mails and all modes of
Interstate communication shall be ex-
erciscd by the enactment Of Comprehen-
siHc laws upon the subject OF trusts.
IhriH laws should be amended by putting
the products OF trusts upon the free list
10 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
power Of trusts and Illegal combinations.
or TO enforce the antitrust laws already
on the statute books, prove the insinCer-
ny Of the hiSh-sounding phrases of the
republican platform. Corporations
should be protected In all their rights.
and legitimate Interests shuld be respect
ed, but any attempt by corporations to
Interfere with the public affairs OF the
created them should be forbidden under
such penalties as will make such at
tcmptS impossible.
We condemn the DIngley tarin law rs
a trust-brcedinS measure. sk.Ilfully de-
viscd to give the few favOrs which they
do not deserve and to place upon the
many burdens which they Shout not
bear.
We favor such an enlargement of the
scope OF me Interstate commerce law as
VIII enable the commission to protect in
diylduals and communities from dis
elimination and the public from unjust
ana UNFAIR transportation rates.
Free Coinage and Paper Money.
We rcaiiirm and indorse the principles
Dl lIc national democratic platform
adopted at Chicago In 1895. and we rcit-
crate the demand OF that platform for an
american financial system made by the
American people for themselves, which
shall restore and maintain a bimetailic
price level, and as part OF such system
the immediate restoration OF the free
ana unlimited coinage OF silver and gold
al the present legal ratio Of 10 to /. with
out waiting FOR the aid or consent OF any
| other nation.
We dcuOunoc the currency bill enacted
AT the last session OF Congress AS "A step
forward In the Republican policy which
aims To discTcdit the sovereign right OF
the national Government To issue all
money. whether coin or paper and To be-
stow upon national banks the power to
Issue and control the volume OF paper
money for their own benefit. y pcrma-
nrnt national bank currency. secured by
Government bonds. must have a pcrma-
uCut debt To rest upon. and II the bank
currency Is to increase with population
ana business. the debt must also Increase,
The Republican currency scheme Is,
therefore,, u scheme for fastening upon
ne taxpayers II perpetual and growing
debt FOR the benefit of the banks. We
AZ" opposed To this private corporation
paper circulated rs money. but without
legal tender qualities. an. demand the
retirement of national bank notes as fast
as GoEcrnmen; paper or silver ccrti-
lcntcs 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. ana We favor direct lcgIs-
lhti"n wherever practicable.
Opposition 10 Government BY Injunction.
We are opposed to government by In
junction: We dCnOunCc the blacklist and
FAVOR arbitration as II means of settling
disputes between corporations and their
employees.
In the interest OF American labor and
the upbuildIng OF the w~orkingmun. as the
c0Tncrsione OF the prosperity OF our coun-
Try. We that Congress c,tab-
fish II Department OF Labor In charge OF
secretary with a seat in the Cabinet.