Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-18

and TO place upon. the many burdens
which they should not bear" Under
its operation trusts can plumber the
people of the United states, while they
successfully compete in foreign mar
kets with manufacturers of other coun-
tries. Even those who Justify the gen
eral policy Of protection will find 1t
difficult to defend tariff which ena-
bles trust to exact an exorbitant toll
from the citizen.
The Democratic party makes no war
upon honestly acquired wealth; neitn-
er does it seek to embarrass corpora.
tions engaged in legitimate business,
but 1t does protest against corporations
entering politics, and attempting to
assume control of the instrumentali-
ties Of government. A corporation is
not organized for political purposes,
and should be compelled to confine IT.
self to the business described in its
charter. Honest corporationns, en-.
gagged in an honest business, will find
it to their advantage to aid in the en-
actment of such legislation as will pro.
tect them from the undeserved odium
which will be brought upon them by
those corporations which enter the po-
litical arena.
The Republican party has persistent
| ly refused to comply with the urgent
request Of the interstate com.
merce commission, for such
and enlargement of the scope
of the interstate commerce law as will
enable the commission to realize the
hopes aroused by it's creation. The
Democratic party is pledged to legis-
lation which will empower the com.
mission to protect individuals and
communities from discrimination, and
the public at large from unjust and
unfair transportation rates.
The platform reiterates the demand
contained in the Chicago platform for
an American financial system made
by the American people for themselves.
The purpose of such a system is to re,
store and maintain a bi-metallic level
of prices, and in order that there may
be no uncertainty as to the method
Of restoring bi-metallism, the specific
declaration in favor of free and un
limited coinage at the existing ratio
of 16 to I independent OF the action
of other nations, Is repeated. In 1896
the Republican party recognized the
necessity for bi-metallism by pledginp
the party to an earnest effort to secure
an international agreement for the free
coinage Of silver, and the President
Immediately after his Inauguration
by authority of Congress, appointed q
commission composed of distinguished
citizens to visit Europe and solicit for
eign aid. Secretary Hay, in letter
written TO Lord Aldenbam in Novem
ger 1898, and afterwards published
in England, declares that at that time
the President and a majority of hi'
Cabinet still believed in the great de
STABILITY Of an International agree
ment for the restoration OF the double
standard, but that it did not seem op
perfume to reopen the negotiation
! just then. The financial law enacted
less than year ago contains con
Guiding section, declaring that til,
, measure was not intended to stand il
J the way of the restoration of bi-metal
: lism, whenever 1t could be done by co
operation with other nations. Th
: platform submitted to the last Republi
can convention with the endorsement
! of the Administration again suggeste,
the possibility of securing foreign ai'
: in restoring silver.
Now the Republican party, for tn
first time, openly abandons its advo
. cacy of the double standard, and en-
dorses the monetary system which
has so often and so emphatically con
demned. The Democratic party, ON TIL