The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-05

! vcrsal by the court, as II may hereafter
| be constituted, so that the burdens of tax.
alton may be equally and impartially
| laid, to the end that wealth may bear
It's due proportion Of the expenses Of tho
| government
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We hold that The most efficient way TO
protect American labor is TO prevent TIE
importation OF foreign paupcr labor TO
compete with II 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 dcpresscs the price OF thc.y pro-
ducts below the cost of production, ard
thus dcprives them Of the means OF pur-
chasing the products Of cur holnc manu-
facturc.
Congressional Appropriations.
We dcnounce the psonigate waste OF
the money wrung from the people by OPP
pressivc taxation aud tho lavish sppro-
priations of recent Republics Con
crosses. which have kept taxes high,
while the labor that pays them 10 uncm-
ploycd. and the products of the peoples
toll are depressed in price uniii Hey no
longer repay the cost Of production. We
demand return to that simplicity and
economy which best beft a Democrats
government and q reduction 10 the i.um
Der of useless offices. the salaries OF
which drain the substance of the people.
Federal Interference.
We Genounce arbitrary interference by
Fedora! authorities In local affairs as
violation of the Constitution OF the Unit
ed States and a crime against free inst!
tutions, and we, especially obiec. 10 gov
erument by injunction as ncw and high
Is dangerous form OF oppression, hy
which Federal judges, in ccntcmp. Of the
laws OF the States and rights Of citizcns.
become at once legislators, judges and OK
ecutioncrs and We approve the Bill pass
cd at the last session Of the United
States Senate, ana now pending in TIE
House, relative to cuntempts In Federal
courts, and providing for trials by Jury
ia certain cases Of contempt
Pacific Funding Biii.
No discrimination shoul! DC INDUCED
by the government of the United States
in fayor Of any OF its debtors. We APP
prove Of the refusal CT The Fifty third
Congress 20 pass the Pacific Railroad
funding bill, and dsnomcc the effort ox
the present Republican Congress TO e%
act simiar measure.
Pensions.
Recognizing the just claims OF desery-
ing Union soldiers, we heartily indorsc
the rule OF the present Commissioner OF
Pensions that no names shall DC arbi
trarily dropped FROM the pension roll,
and the fact of an enlistment ard GER
vice should be deemed conclusive cvi-
dencc against disease or disability before
enlistment.
Cube.
We extend our sympathy 20 the people
OF Cuba in their heroic struggle FOR lib
crty and Independence.
The Gyii Service.
We are opposed to life tenure In the
public service. We favor appointments
based OF merit, fixed terms OF cifice, and
such an administration OF the civil ser.
vice laws rs will afford cQua; opportuDi
ties of all citizens Of asccrtlincd fitness.
No Third Term.
We declare It to be the unTritten law
of this republic, established by custom
and usage OF one hundred years, and
by the examples OF the great
est and wisest OF those who founded and
have maintained our government, that
no man should d. eligible Coz third
term of the presidential oiIlce.
Corporate Wealth.
The absorption OF wealth by The few,
the consolidation Of olr leading railroad
systems, ana formation Of trusts and
pools require q atricter control by the
Federal government OF these arteries OF
We demand the enlargement
OF the powers OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and such restrictions and
guarantees in the control of railroads as
will protect the people from robbery ana
oppression.
Admission OF Territories.
We favor the admission OF the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona irtp
the Union as States, and we favor the
early admission of all the territories Civ
ing the necessary population and re-
sources to entitlc them to statehood, and
while they remain territories We hold
that the officials appointed to administer
the government of any territory, togeth-
or with the District Of Columbia and
Alaska. should be bona fde residents OF
the territory or district in which their
are 10 DC peIlOiuieu. nc i'thio
cratic party believes in home rule and
that all public lands of the United States
should be appropriated TO the establish
ment of free homes for American citi-.
zens.
We recommend that the territory of
Alaska be granted a delegate in Con-
gress, and that the general land aud tim
Der laws of the United States be ex.
tended TO said territory.
Mississippi River Improvements.
The Federal government should care
for and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways OF the Republic,
so as TO secure for the interior people
easy and cheap transportation TO tide
water. When any waterway of the re-
public Is of sufficient Importance to de-
mand aid Of the government, such aid
should be extended upon a definite plan
Of continuous work until permanent i'm
is secured.
Confidinr In the Justice of our cause