People's voice., 1900-07-12

the policy announced in the Monroe doc
trine, is manifestly insidious and de-
ceptive. This profession is contradicted
by the avowed policy Of that party in
opposition to the spirit of the Monroe
doctrine to acquire and hold sovereignty
over large areas of territory and large
numbers of people in the eastern hen-
isphere.
We insist on the strict maintenance Of
the Monroe doctrine, and in all its in-
tegrity, both in letter and in spirit, as
necessary to prevent the extention Of
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 sub
lection to European authority.
MILITARIsM.
We oppose militarlsm. 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. It
will impose upon our peace-loving peo-
pie large standing army, and unneces-
Sary burden of taxation and a constant
rlenace to their liberties.
A small standing army and well-dis-
ciplined state militia are sufficient in
time of peace. This republic mas no
place for vast military service and con-
scription. When the nation is in danger
the volunteer soldier is his country's
best defender. The national guard of
the United States should ever be cher
ished in the patriotic hearts of free
! people. Such organizations are ever an
element of strength and safety. For the
first time in our history and coeval with
the Philippine conquest has there been a
wholesale departure from our time
honored and approved system of volun-
teer organization. We denounCe it as
un-American, un-democratic and un-
republican, and as a subversion of the
ancient and fixed principles of a free
people.
TRUSTS.
Private monopolies are indefensible
and intolerable. They destroy competi-
ton, control the price of all material and
of the finished product, thus robbing
both producer and consumer. They
lessen the employment of labor and ar
bitrarily fix terms and conditions thereof,
deprive individual energy and small cap
ital of their opportunity for betterment.
They are the most efficient means yet
devised for a. propriating the fruits of
industry to the benefit of the few at the
expense Of the many, and. unless their
insatiate greed is checked all wealth will
be aggregated in few hands and the
republic destroyed.
The dishonest paltering with the trust
evil by the Republican party in state
and national platforms is conclusive
proof of the truth of the charge that
trusts are the Legitimate product Of Re-
publican policies, that they are fostered
by Republican laws and that they are
protected by the Republican admins
tration in return for campaign subscrip-
tions and political support.
NATIONAL CONTROL.
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
be enforced, and more stringent ones
must be enacted providing for publicity
as to the affairs of corporations engaged
in interstate commerce and requiring all
corporations to show, before doing bust