The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

decision, or which may come by its rel
yersal by the court, as it may hereafterl
be constituted, so that the burdens Of taxi
alton may be equally and impartially|
laid, to the end that wealth may beaxi
its due proportion Of the expenses Of thsI
government. !
migration.
We hold that the most efficient way tsl
protect American labor is to prevent thal
importation Of foreign pauper labor toll
! compete with it in the home market, and
that the value of the home market to ouE3
American farmers and artisans is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary SYSTEM,
which depresses the price Of their pro.]
ducts below the cost of production, and
thus deprives them OF the means Of pur-
chasing the products Of our home manu-
facture.
Congressional Appropriations.
We denounce the profligate waste OF
the money wrung from the people by op-
pressiYe taxation and the lavish appro1
priations Of recent Republican Conf
crosses, which have kept taxes high,i
while the labor that pays them is nnean-
ployed, and the products Of the peoples
toll are depressed in price until They noi
longer repay the cost of production. We
demand return to that simplicity an6
economy which best beft Democratio
government and reduction In the numb
Der of useless offices, the salaries OF
which drain the substance Of the people,
Federal Interference.
We denounce arbitrary interference bY
Federal authorities in local affairs rs oil
violation of the Constitution Of the Unit1
ed States and crime against free instr
tutions, and we especially object to gov-
ernment by Injunction as q new and high-
ly dangerous form Of oppression, byl
which Federal judges, in contempt Of ths3
laws of the States and rights OF citizensJ
become at once legislators, judges and ex-
ecutioners, and we approve the bill pasSJ
ed at, the last session Of the United
States Senate, and now pending in tbs
House, relative to contempts in Federal
courts, and providing for trials by jury
in certain cases Of contempt.
Pacific Funding Bill.
No discrimination should be indulgedI
by the government Of the United States
in favor Of any Of It's debtors. We ap-i
prove Of the refusal Of the Fifty-thard
Congress to pass the Pacific Railroad
funding bill, and denounce the effort %
the present Republican Congress to sH5
act similar measure.
+ Pennions.s
Recognizing the just claims Of deserv,i
ing Union soldiers, we heartily indorss
the rule Of the present Commissioner o.
Pensions that NO names shall be arbi1
trarily dropped from the pension roll
and the fact of an enlistment and SER
vice should be deemed conclusive eEi-
dence against disease or disability before
enlistment.
Cuba.
We extend our sympathy to the people
of Cuba in their heroic struggle for lib
erty and independence.
The Civil Service.
We are opposed to life tenure In thu
public service. We favor appointments
based on merit, fixed terms Of office, ana
such an administration Of the civil SER
vice laws as will afford equal opportuns-
ties Of all citizens Of aseertained htness-
No Third Term.
We declare It to be the unwritten law
| OF this republic, established by custorn
| and usage Of one hundred years, ana
sanctioned by the examples OF the great
est and wisest OF those who founded and
have maintained our government, that
| no man should be eligible for third
term Of the presidential office.
| Corporate Wealth.
The absorption Of wealth by the few,
| the consolidation OF our leading railroad
systems, and formation of trusts ana
pools require stricter control by tbs
| Federal government OF those arteries OK
| commerce. We demand the enlargement;
Of the powers Of the Interstate Commences
| Commission, and such restrictions ano
guarantees in the control Of railroads az
| will protect the people from robbery ana
oppression.
Admission of Territories
We favor the admission Of the terri
| tories Of New Mexico and Arizona into
| the Union as States, and we favor ths'
| early admission Of all the territories CIV
| ing the necessary population and re
sources to entitle them to statehood, ana
while they remain territories we hol6
that the officials appointed to administer
| the government of any territory, togeth-
or with the District Of Columbia ana
| Alaska, should be bona fide residents od
| the territory or district in which thsir
duties are to be performed. The Demo
cratic party believes in home rule ana
that all public lands Of the United States
should be appropriated to the establisE-
ment of free homes for American eits-,
| Zens.
We recommend that the territory OF
| Alaska be granted a delegate in Con-
gress, and that the general land and tim
Der laws of the United States be ex-
| tended to said territory.
| Mississippi River improvements
| The Federal government should caro-
| for and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways OF the Republic,
SO MS 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 definite plan
Of continuous work until permanent inn
| provement Is secured.
| Confding in the justice Of our canss
and the necessity Of its success ut the
polls, we submit the foregoing declara-