Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-20
John ID. Long

seem 10 have secured the country
AGAINST the peril Of base and discred-
tied currency the election Of a Demo
cratic President could not fan 10 I'M
pair the Intention of the American peO+
pie 10 maintain upon the gold standard
the parity OF their money circulation.
The Democratic party must be com
WINGED that the American people VIII
never tolerate the Chicago platform.
CONDEMN TRUSTS.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
prlety Of the honest cooperation Of cap
itai TO meet new business conditions
ard especially 10 extend our rapidly I'M
creasinE foreign trade, but we condemn
an COnspiracies and combinations in
tended 20 restrict business, 10 create
monopolles to limit production or 10
control prices. and favor such legisla-
tiOn as will etectually restrain and pre-
vent all such abuses, protect and pro-
mote competition and secure the rights
Of producers. laborers and all who are
engaged In industry and commerce.
POLICY OF PROTECTION.
We renew our faith in the policy OF
protection TO American labor In that
policy our industries have been estab-
lished diversified and maintained BY
protecting the home market the COM
petition has been stimulated and pro-
ductiOn cheapened. Opportunity 20 the
inventive genius Of our people has been
secured and wages In every department
of labor maintained at high rates. high
er now than ever before, always dis
tinguishIng our working people IN their
better conditions Of life from those Of
any competing country Enjoying the
blessings of American common schools,
secure In the right OF government
and protected In the occupancy OF their
own markets, their constantly lnCreas-
ing knowledge and SKIN have enabled
them finally 10 enter the markets OF
the world. We favor the associated
policy OF reciprocity so directed as TO
open our markets on favorable terms
for what we 90 not ourselves produce
In return for free foreign markets,
In the further interest OF American
workmen we favor a more effective re-
stricton Of the immigration OF cheap
labor from foreign lands the extension
of opportunities OF education for our
children, the raise Of age limit for
child labor, the protection OF free labor
as against contract convict labor, and
an effective system Of labor insurance.
MERCHANT MARINE
our present dependence on foreign
shipping for nine-tenths Of our foreign
carrying is a great loss to the Industry
of this country 1t Is also a serious dan
ger 20 our trade. f0r IT'S sudden with
drawal IN the event Of European war
would seriously cripple our expanding
foreign commerce. The national defense
aud naval efficiency Of this country.
moreover supply a compelling reason
for legislation which VIII enable as 90
recover our former place among the
trade carrying fleets OF the world.
PENSION LAWS.
The nation owes a debt OF profound
gratitude to the soldiers ana sailors
who have fought It's battles and Il Is the
governments duty 20 provide for the
survivors and for the widows and or
phaus Of those who have fallen In the
c0untry's wars. The pension laws
founded In this Just sentiment should
be liberal and should be Loyalty admin
istered and preference should be given
whenever practicable with respect 10
employment in the public service 20
soldiers and sailors and TO their widows
and orphans.