The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-05

duty Of Congress to use all the constitu-
tional power which remains after that
decision, or which may come by its re-
versal by the court, as it may hereafter
be constituted, SO that the burdens of tax
alton may be equally and impartially
laid, to the end that wealth may bear
its due proportion Of the expenses of the
government.
Immigration.
We hold that the most efficient way to
protect American labor is to prevent the
importation Of foreign pauper labor to
compete with 1t in the home market, and
that the value of the home market to our
American farmers and artisans is greatly
| reduced by vicious monetary system,
| which depresses the price of their pro-
ducts below the cost Of production, and
| thus deprives them of the means Of pur-
chasing the products Of our home manu-
| facture.
Congressional Appropriations.
We denounce the profigate waste Of
the money wrung from the people by OPP
pressive taxation and the lavish appro-
priations of recent Republican Con-
crosses, which have kept taxes high,
while the labor that pays them is unem-
ployed, and the products of the peoples
toll are depressed in price until they no
longer repay the cost Of production. We
demand a return to that simplicity and
| economy which best beft Democratic
| government and reduction in the lum-
Der of useless Offices, the salaries Of
which drain the substance of the people.
Federal Interference.
We denounce arbitrary interference by
Federal authorities in local affairs as a
violation Of the Constitution Of the Unit
| ed States and crime against free insti-
buttons, and we especially object to gov
eminent by injunction as a new and high
| ly dangerous form of oppression, by
which Federal judges, in contempt of the
laws Of the States and rights Of citizens,
become at once legislators, judges and ex-
| ecutioners, and we approve the bill pass
| ed at the last session Of the United
States Senate, and now pending in the
| House, relative to contempts in Federal
courts, and providing for trials by jury
in certain cases Of contempt.
Pacific Funding Bill.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the government of the United States
in favor of any of it's debtors We ap-
prove Of the refusal of the Fifty-third
| Congress to pass the Pacific Railroad
funding bill, and denounce the effort of
the present Republican Congress to en-
| act similar measure.
Pensions.
Recognizing the just claims of deserv-
| ing Union soldiers, we heartily indorse
| the rule Of the present Commissioner of
Pensions that no names shall be arbi-
| trarily dropped from the pension roll,
and the fact of an enlistment and SER
vice should be deemed conclusive evil
| dence against disease or disability before
| enlistment.
| We extend our sympathy to the people
of Cuba in their heroic struggle for lib
| erty and independence.
| The Civil Service.
| We are opposed to life tenure in the
| public service. We favor appointments
based on merit, fixed terms of office, and
such an administration of the civil SER
vice laws as will afford equal opportuni-
| ties Of all citizens of ascertained fitness.
No Third Term.
| We declare it to be the unwritten law
of this republic. established by custom
and usage Of one hundred years, and
sanctioned by the examples of the great
est and wisest of those who founded and
have maintained, our government that
no man should be eligible for third
term Of the presidential office.
Corporate Wealth.
The absorption of wealth by the few,
the consolidation of our leading railroad
| systems, and formation of trusts and
| pools require stricter control by the
| Federal government of those arteries Of
| commerce. We demand the enlargement
| of the powers of the Interstate Commerce
| Commission, and such restrictions and
| guarantees in the control of railroads as
| will protect the people from robbery and
oppression.
Admission of Territories.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona into
the Union as States, and we favor the
early admission Of all the territories Civ
| ing the necessary population and re-
sources to entitle them to statehood, and
while they remain territories we hold
that the officials appointed to administer
the government Of any territory, togeth-
err with the District Of Columbia and
| Alaska, should be bona fde residents OF
the territory or district in which their
duties are to be performed. The Demo
cratic party believes in home rule and
that all public lands Of the United States
should be appropriated to the establish
ment of free homes for American citi-
zens.
We recommend that the territory OF
| Alaska be granted delegate in Con-
yress. and that the general land and tim
Der laws of the United States be ex-
| tended to said territory.
Mississippi River Improvements.
The Federal government should care
for and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways of the Republic,
so as to secure for the interior people
easy and cheap transportation to tide
water When any waterway of the re-
public is Of sufficient Importance to de-
mand aid Of the government. such aid
should be extended upon a definite plan
of continuous work until permanent i'm
provement is secured.
Confiding in the justice OF our cause
and the necessity of its success at the
polls, we submit the foregoing declara-
ton of principles and purposes to the
considerable judgment Of the American
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