Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21


problem of administration and legislation
That confidence the Democratic party has
never earned. II is hopeessly made
quate and the country's prosperity when
Democratic success at the polls is an
nounced halts and ceases in mere an
ticipation of Democratic blunders and
failures.
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
ciple of the gold standard and declare our
confidence in the wisdom of the legisla-
ton of the Fifty-sxth congress- by
which the parity of all our money and the
stability of our currency upon a gold
basis has been secured. We recognize
that interest rates are a potent factor IN
production ard business activity. and for
the purpose of further equalizing and of
further lowering the rate of interest we
favor such monetary legislation as will
enable the varying needs of the season
and of all sections to be promptly met
in order that it may be evenly sustained
labor steadily employed and commerce
enlarged. The volume of money in cir
culatioE was never so great per capita
as it is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
No measure to that end could be con-
sidered which was without the support
of the leading commercial countries of
the world However firmly Republican
legislation may seem to have secured the
country against the peril of base and dis
credited currency, the election of Dem
ocratic president could not fail to impair
the country's credit and TO bring once
more into question the intention of the
American people to maintain upon the
gold standard the parity of their money
circulation. The Democratic party must
be convinced that the American people
will never tolerate the Chicago platform
Condemnation of Trusts.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest operation of capital
TO meet new business conditions and es-
pecially TO extend our rapidly increasing
foreign trade, but we condemn all con-
spfracies and combinations intended to
restrict business. to create monopolies.
to limit production. or to control prices,
and favor such legislation as will eff
fectively restrain and prevent all such
abuses. protect and promote competition
and secure the rights of producers labor
ers and all who are engaged in industry
and commerce.
We renew our faith in the policy of pro-
lection to American labor. In that polIey
our industries have been established d.
versified and maintained. By protecting
| the home market competition has been
stimulated and production cheapened
Opportunity to the inventive genius of
our people has been secured and wages
in every department of labor maintained
at high rates, higher now than ever be-
fore and always distinguishing our
working people In their better condition
of life from those of any competing
country, Enjoying the blessings of the
American common school, secure in the
right of self government and protected
in the occupancy of their own markets.
their constantly increasing knowledge
and skill have enabled them finally to en-.
ter the markets of the world. We favor
the associated policy or reciprocity so
directed as to open or markets on IA
Sorsble terms for what we do not other
wise produce in return for free foreign
markets.
In the further interest of American
workmen, we favor more effective re-
striction of the immigration of cheap
labor from foreign lands. the extension
of opportunities of education for work
ing children the raising of the age limit
for child labor. the protection of free
labor as against contract convict labor
and an effective system of labor insur-
ance.
Our present dependence on foreign ship
ping for nine-tenths of our foreign car
rying is a great loss to the industry of
this country. 1t is also a serious danger
to our trade, for it's sudden withdrawal
IN the event of European war would Sc
riously cripple our expanding foreign
commerce, the national defense and
naval efficiency of this country; more
over. supply compelling reason for leg
islation which will enable us to recover
our former place among the trade car
rying fleets Of thes world.
The nation owes a debt of profound
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors who
| have fought its battles. and it is the gov
ernments duty to provide for the sur
vivors and for the widows and orphans
OF those who have fallen in the countrys
wars. The pension laws. founded In this
| just sentiment should be liberal and
should be literally administered, and
| preference should be given wherever
practicable with respect to employment
| In the public service to soldiers and sail
ors and to their widows and orphans.
AppIauding the Civil Service.
We commend the policy of the Re
| publican party in maintaining the eff
| ficiency of the civil service. The admin
istration has acted wisely in its effort
| to secure for public service in Cuba,
| Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippine
islands only those whose sitness has been
| determined by training nd experience.
We believe that employment in the pub
| lie service in these territories should be
| confined far as practicable to their
| inhabitants.
| 1t was the plain purpose of the if
| teenth amendment to the constitution to
| prevent discrimination on account of race
| or color in regarding the elective fran
| chise. Devices of state governments,
| whether by statutory or constitutional
enactment, to avoid the purpose of this
amendment are revolutionary and should
| be condemned.
Public movements looking to a perma-
| nent Improvement of the roads and high
ways of the country meet with our cor
| dial approval. and we recommend this
| subject to the earnest consideration of
| the people and of the legislatures of the
| several states.
We favor the extension of the rural free
delivery service wherever its extension
may be justified.
| In further pursuance of the constant
| policy of the Republican party to pro-
vide free homes on the public domain
we recommend adequate national legisla-
| ton, to reclaim the arid lands of the Uni
ted States, reserving control of the dis
| tribution of water for irrigation to the
respective states and territories.
We favor home rule for and the early
| admission to statehood of the territories
| of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
The Dingley act. amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of the
war, has SO well performed its work that
1t has been possible to reduce the war
debt in the sum of $40 0Oo, 0O0 So ample
are the governments revenues and so
great is the public confidence in the in
tegrity of its obligations that Its newly
funded 2 per cent bonds sell at a pre-
MUM. The country is now justified in ex-
pecting and it will be the policy of the
Republican party to bring about a re-
duction of the war taxes
We favor the construction, ownership
control and protection of an Ishthmian
| canal by the government of the United
States. New markets are necessary for
the increasing surplus of our farm pro-
ducts. Every effort should be made to
| open and obtain new markets, especially
| in the Orient. and the administration is
warmly to be commended for it's success
full effort to commit all trading and col
onzing nations to the policy of the open
| door in China In the interest of our
| expanding commerce we recommend that
congress create a department of COM
merce and industries, in the charge of
secretary. with seat in the cabinet The
| United States consular system should be
recognized under the supervision of this
new department upon such basis of
appointment and tenure as will render it
still more seryiceable to the nations in
| creasing trade.
Protection For Americans.
The American government must pro-
tect the person and property of every