The Delawarean., 1900-07-07
-Tee INSTITUTIONS. we regaru II as the
paramount issue of the campaign.
Renuhlicnn InsincerifY

The declaration in the Republican plat
form adopted at the Philadelphia con-
vention, Held in June, 1900 that the Re-
publican party ''steadfastly adheres to
the policy announced in the Monroe doc
trine" is manifestly insincere and de-
ceptive This profession is contradicted
by the avowed policy of that party in op-
position to the spirit of the Monroe doc
trine to acquire and hold sovereignty
over large areas of territory and large
numbers of people in the eastern hemis-
phere. We insist the strict mainten-
ance of the Monroe doctrine and in all its
integrity both in letter and in spirit as
European authority on this continent and
as essential to our supremacy in American
affairs At the same time we declare
that no American people shall ever be
held by force in unwilling subjection to
European authority.
We oppose militarism. 1t means con
quest abroad and intimidation and op-
preston at home. 1t means the strong
arm which has ever been fatal to free
institutions. 1t is what millions of our
citizens have fled from in Europe. 1t
will impose upon our peace loving peo-
pie large standing army and unneces-
sary burden of taxation and a constant
ing army and a well disciplined state
militia are amply sufficient in time of
peace. This republic has no place for a.
vast military service and conscription.
When the nation is in danger the vol
unteer soldier is his countryS best de-
fender. The national guard of the Uni
patriotic hearts of a free people. Such
organizations are ever an element Of
strength and safety. For the first time
in our history and co-evil with the Phil
ippine conquest has there been a whole
sale departure from our time honored
and approved system of volunteer or
ganizatiOn. We denOunce 1t as unameri-
can, undemocratic and unrequblican and
as a subversion of the ancient and fixed
principles of a free people.
Private MOnOpOIies IntOlerable.
Private monopolies are indefensible and
intolerable. They destroy competition.
the finished products. thus robbing both
producer and consumer. They lessen the
employment of labor and arbitrarily fix
the terms and conditions thereof and de-
prive individual energy and small capi-
tai of their opportunity for betterment
They, are the most efficient means yet
devised for appropriating the fruits of
industry to the benefit of the few at the
expense of the many and unless their in
satiate greed is checked all wealth will
be aggregated in few hands and the re-
public destroyed. The dishonest palter-
Ing with the trust evil by the Republican
party in state and national platforms is
charge that trusts are the legitimate pro-
duct of Republican policies. that they are
fostered by Republican laws and that
they are protected by the Republican ad.
ministration in return for campaign sub
scriptions, and political support
We pledge the Democratic party to an
unceasing warfare in nation, state and
city against private monopoly in every
form. Existing laws against trusts must
pc enforced and more stringent ones must
be enacted providing for publicity as to
the affairs of corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce and requiring all cor
porations to show, before doing business
outside OF the state of their origin, that
that they have not attempted and ara
not attempting to monopolze any branch
Of business or the production of any ar
m q M md hn 1nIA
stitutional power of congress over in
terstate commerce, the mails and all
modes of interstate communication shall
be exercised by the enactment of compre-
hensive laws upon the subject Of trusts.
Tariff laws should be amended by putting
the products of trusts upon the free list
TO prevent monopoly under the plea OF
protection.
The failure of the presept Republican
administration with an ABSOLUTE control
over all the branches of the national gov
ernment to enact any legislation designed
TO 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 insincerity
OF the high sounding phrases of the Re-
publican platform.
Corporations should be protected in all
their rights and their legitimate interests
should be respected, but any attempt by
corporations to interfere with the public
affairs of the people or to control the
sovereignty which creates them, should
be forbidden until such penalties as will
make Sucn attempts Impossible.
We condemn the Dingley tariff law as
trust breeding measure, Skilfully de-
Nised to give the few favors which they
do not deserve and to place upon the
many burdens which they should not
bear.
We favor such an enlargement of the
scope of the interstate commerce law as
Will enable the commission to protect in
dividuas and communities from discrim-
nations and the public from unjust and
unfair transportation rates.
Chicago Platform Reafiirmed.
We reaffim and endorse the principles
adopted at Chicago in 1895 and we re-
iterate the demand of that platform for
an an Anegidan Lngriaa hnanGlai o system MADE by
which shall restore and maintain a BIZ
metallic 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 16 to 1
without waiting for the aid or consent OF
any other nation.
We denounce the currency bill enacted
at the last session of congress as a step
forward in the Republican policy which
aims to discredit 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. A perma-
nent national bank currency, secured by
the government bonds, must have per-
manent debt to rest upon and If the
population and business the debt must
also increase. The Republican currency
scheme is therefore a scheme for fasten-
ing upon the taxpayers a perpetual and
growing debt for the benefit of the banks
We are opposed to this private corporation
paper circulated as money. but without
legal tender qualities. and demand the
retirement of the national bank notes as
fast as this government paper and silver
certificates 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 legis-
lation wherever practicable.
We are opposed to government by in
junction; we denounce the blacklist and
favor arbitration as a means of settling
disputes between corporations and their
employees.
A Department of Labor Favored.
In the interest of American labor and
the uplifting of the workingman, as the
corner stone of the prosperity of our
country, we recommend that congress
create department of labor in charge
OF a secretary, with a seat in the cab
met, believing that the elevation of the
American laborer will bring with 1t in
creased prosperity to our country at
home and to our commerce abroad.
We are proud of the courage and fidel-
tty of the American soldiers and sailors in
all our wars: we favor liberal pensions