Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-06

should supplement the efforts of thu
State by legislation which will require
every corporation before engaging il
interstate commerce, to show that i
has no water in its stock, and that i
has neither attempted in the past mol
is attempting to monopolize any
branch OF business or the production
Of any article of merchandise.
ain its platform of 1860 the Repub
lican party declared that the mainte
nance of the principles promulgated
in the Declaration of Independence
and embodied in the Federal constitu
ton (viz., that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed with
certain inalienable rights; that gov.
ernments are instituted to secure their
rights. and that governments derive
their just powers from the consent oil
the governed), is essential to the pres.
ervation of republican institutions
but the Republican party of 1900 has
placed the dollar above the man in
the construction of governments. and
is guilty of violating the principles
that it once declared to be essential.
1--WE condemn the Puerto Rico
tariff bill, recently passed by the Re-
publican House of Representatives, as
bold and open violation Of the ma.
tion's organic laws and a flagrant
breach of good faith.
ave assert that the Constitution
follows the flag, and denounce the doc.
trine that an executive or Congress,
created and limited by the Constitu-
tiOn, can exercise lawful authority be-
yond that constitution or in violation
of it.
Believing that nation cannot
long endure half republic and half EN-
pire, we oppose wars OF conquest and
SOiOhioA POooCooiohSs
"The Filipinos can not be citizens
without endangering our civilization
they cannot be subjects without en-.
dangering our form of government,
and as we are not willing to surrender
our civilization, or convert a republic
into an empire, we favor an immedi-
ate declaration OF the nations purpose
to give to the Filipiuos, first, a stable
form of government; second, inde-
pendence, and third protection from
outside interference, as it has for near
ly century given protection to the
republics of Central and South Amer
ica.
"We favor the expansion OF trade
by every legitimate and lawful means
but we are opposed to purchasing trade
at the cannon's mouth with human
blood; neither do we believe that trade
secured and held by force is worth the
price that must be paid for it. We
are in favor of extending the ma.
tion's influence, but we believe that
that influence should be extended, not
by force and violence, but through the
persuasive power OF high and honor
able example.
ave oppose militarism. It i'm
poses upon the people an unnecessary
burden, and is a constant menace. A
small standing army and well
equipped State militia are sufficient in
time of peace; in time of war the citi-
zen soldier should be republics de.
fense.
ave believe with Jefferson, in peace
comfort and honest friendship with all
nations, and entangling alliance with
none, and we regard with apprehension
the doctrine advocated in some quar-
ters that this nation should, in it.
dealings or diplomacy. show Partially
toward any of the European nations
Not because of hostility to England
but because the principles of repub
lie require us to reject, as did our fore
fathers, the theory OF monarchy.
ave sympathize with the Beers il
their heroic effort to preserve their ma
tional integrity. The failure OF Re
publican leaders, who four years age
expressed sympathy for the Cuban pa
triots, to feel an interest in the strug
gle of the Dutch in South Africa
shows the paralyzing influence Of th'
imperial policy to which the admins
tration is endeavoring to commit tbi
country"
The Populist State Convention, hell
the same date was somewhat turbu
lent.
The Committee on Credentials de
cided against the claims of the Middle
f-the-Roaders from Omaha and or
dered them from the Convention.
| The position Of D. Glenn Deaver o
Omaha, as member of the Populist Ma
tional Committee from Nebraska, wa
declared vacant, and E. E. Thomas o
Omaha was chosen in his place. MI
Deaver was ousted for the reason tha
he was mot considered member o
the Populist party"
| After being denied admission a
delegates to the Populist Convention
the &" Middle-of.the. Readers" held
small convention Of their own and ap
pointed Nebraska delegation to at
tend the Populist convention at Gin
cinnati. They also decided to hold
State Convention in Nebraska at som
date after the Kansas City convention
The plotforrn adoptod hv the POM