El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06

ment paper or silver certificates ca
be substituted for them.
SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE.
We favor an amendment to the fed
sral constitution providing for the elel
ton of United States senators by direc
vote of the people, and favor diree
Legislation wherever practicable.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION
We are opposed to government by in
junction; we denounce the black list
and favor arbitration as means o
settling disputes between corporation
and their employees.
NEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
In the interest of American labo
and the upbuilding of working men, a
. cornerstone to the prosperity of GU
country, we recommend that congress
create department. of labor in chare'
! of q, secretary, with seat in the cabin et
| believing that the elevation of the
! American laborer will bring with II
increased production and increasing
prosperity to our country at home ant
to our commerce abroad.
PENSIONS.
We are proud of the courage and
fidelity of the American soldiers and
sailors In all our wars, we favor liberal
pensions to them and their dependents
and reiterate the position taken in the
Chicago platform in 1896, that the fact
OF eulstme nt and service shall be deem
ed conclusive evidence against disease
and disability before enlistment.
NICARAGUA CANAL
We favor the immediate construc-
ton. ownership and control of the
Nicaragua canal by the y nited States,
and we denounce the insincerity of
the plank in the republican national
platform for an isthmian canal ia the
face of the failure of the republican
mi jority to pass the bill pending in
congress.
HAY PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
We condemn the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty as a surrender of American
rights and interests, not to be tolerated
by the American people.
THE TERRITORIES.
We denounce the failure of the re-
publican party to carry out its pledges
to grant statehood to the territories of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma,
and we promise the people of those ter
imm ediate statehood and home
rule during their condition as ter
ritories, and we favor home rule as
territorial form of government for
Alaska and Porto Rico.
ARID LANDS
We favor an intelligent system of
improving the arid lands of the west,
storing waters for the purpose of irri-
9 alton and holding such lands for actual
settlers.
CHINESE EXCLUSION
We favor the continuance and strict
of the Chinese exclusion
law and its application to the same
glasses Of all Asiatic races.
ENTANGLING ALLIANCES
Jefferson said: Peace, commerce,
and honest friendship with sll nations,
alliances with none"
We approve this wholesome doctrine
and earnestly protest against the re-
pu blican departure which involved us
in go called world politics, including
The diplomacy of Europe and in the
intrigue and land grabbing of Asia,
and we especially condemn the i'll
concealed repub licsn alliance with
which must mean discrimi-
nation against other friendly nations,
aud which has already stihed the ma
lions voice while liberty IS being
strangled in Africa.
THE BoERS
Believing in the principles of self
government and rejecting IS did our
the claim OF monarchy, We
view with indignation the purpose of
England to overhelm with force the
south African repu blics. Speaking, as
We believe. for the entire American
nation, except it's republican office
holders, and for all free men every
where, we extend our sympathies to
;he heroic Burghers in their unequal
struggle to main tain their liberty and
LAVISH APPROPRIATIONS.
We denounce the lavish appropri-
atoms OF the recent republican con-
yress, which have kept taxes high and
which threaten perpetuation of oppres-
live war levies.
SHIPPING SUBSIDY.
We oppose the accumulation of q
urplus to be squsndered In such bare |
aced frauds upon the taxpayers as the |
hipping subsidy bill, which, under the |
'alse pretenses of prospecting American |
'hiD building, would put unearned |
Millions into the pockets of favorite |
to tn. republican cam
,aign fund.
ECONOMY.
We favor the reduction and speedy |
epeal OF war taxes and return to the |
ime-honored democratic policy OF |
trict economy of governmental expen-
liture.
ONE FOOT IN THE CRAVE
Believing our most cherished institu-
ions are in great peril, that the very
existence of our constitutional repub lic |
9 at stake, aud the decision now to be
'endered will determine whether or