El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06
The Democratic National Platform
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/ ia con LrbOlcCSo Oy VIC OoAiSJ
? the party in opposition to the spirit
the Monroe dootrine, te acquire ant
hold sovereignty over large area,
= territory and large numbers of peopl'
, in the eastern hemisphere. We insis
on a strict ma ntepance OF the Monroe
, doctrine, in all it's integrity, letter
, ands pirit, as necessary to proven
, an extension of European author1ty Oh
this continent an: as essential to oul
supremacy in American affairs. A
the same time we declare no American
people shall ever be held by force IL
unwilling subsection to Europear
au hority.
We oppose militarism. 1t mean.
conquest abroad and intimidation ano
oppression at home L. means the
strong arm which has ever been fatal
TO free institutions. It is what mill.
lone of our citizens fled from In Eu
rope. It will impose upon our peace
loving people q large standing army,
unnecessary burden OF taxation and
constant menscs to their liberties A
small standing army and we'll dtscipli-
in time of peace. This republic
has no place for vast
military service and CONSUMPTION.
When thu nation is in danger
the volunteer soldier Is his oountry's
best defender. The nationsl guard Of the
United States should ever be cherish
ed ain the patriotic hearts OF . free
people. Such organ izations are ever
the elements of strength and safety.
For the frat time in our history and
coevel with the Philippine contest has
| there been Wholesale departure
from our time-honored and approved
system OF volunteer Organization. We
denouuce 1t rs uu-American, undem-
ocratic and unrspublican aud as sub
Of free people.
Private monopolies are indefensi BILE
and intolers BILE. They destroy compe-
tition, control the price Of all material
and finished product, thus robbiug both
the producer and consumer. These les
sen the employ of labor and arbi-
trarily fix the terms and conditions
thereof, and deprive individual energy
and small capital of their opportunity
of betterment. They are the most eff
client means yet devised for appropri-
ating the fruits of industry to benefit
the few at the expenseof the many, and
unless their insstiate greed is checked,
all wealth will be aggregated in few
hands ana the republic destroyed. Dis
honest pslteriDg with the trust evil by
the repu blican party state and national
platforms is conclusive proof OF The
truth OF the charge that trusts are the
legitimate product of repu blicRn poll !
cies, that they are tostered by republi- |
can laws and protected by the republic |
can administration in return for |
campaign subscriptions and political |
support.
We pledge the democratic party to
uuceasing warfare in the nation, state
and city against private monopoly of
every form. TIE existing laws against
stringent ones must be enacted provid
ing for pu biicity as to affairs OF cor
porations engaged in interstate COM
MERGE and reg utring all corporations
to show before doing business outside
of the state of their origin, that they
have no water in their stock and have
not attempted and are not attempting |
to mouopoliza any business or pro
ducGion OF any articles of merchandise,
aud the whole constitutional power of
congress over interstate commerce and
mails and all modes of interstate COM
munication shall be exercised by the
enactment of preheRsible laws up
on the subject Of trusts. Tho tariff
laws should be amended by putting the
products of trusts upon the T. ee list to
prevent monopoly under the plea OF
protection.
The failure of the present republican
ad ADMINISTRATION, with absolute control
over all branches of the national gov
ernment, to enact any legislation &C.
signad to prevent or even curtail the
absorbing power OF the trusts and lille
gal com binations, or enforce the anti
trust laws already on the statute book.
prove the insincerity of the high sound
ing phrases of the republican platform.
Corporations should be projected 10
sll their rights, and legitimate interest
should be respected, but any attempt
by corporations to interfere with the
public affairs of the people or control
she sovereignty which created them,
should be forbidden under such penal
ties as will make such attempts impos-
sible.
We condemn the Dingley tariff law
as trust b ceeding measure, skillfully
evised to give few, favors which
they do. not deserve. and place upon
the many burdens which they should
not bear.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
We favor such an enlargement of
the scope of the interstate commerce
law as will enable to protect individuals
and communities from Discrimination,
and the public from unjust and unfair
rates.
SIXTEEN TO ONE,
We reaffirm and end orse the prin-
ciples of the uatiOrsl democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and
reiterste the demand of that platform
for an American financial syste M made
by American people for themselves,
which shall restore and maintain the
price level, and as - part OF
such system the Immediate restoration
Of free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to l