Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-06

demonetization of silver in 1873 to the St
Louis republican convention of 1895
since that convention republican Con-
gress and a republican President. at the
dlctaticn OF the trusts and money power.
mas passed and approved currency bill
which In itself is a repudiation of The doc
trine of bimetallism, advocated heretofore
ty the President and every great leader of
his party
This currency law destroys the full money
power Of the silver dollar provides for the
payment of all government obligations and
the redemption of all forms of paper money
In gold alone-retires the time-honored and
patrlot1c grsenhacks, constituting one-sixth
ct The money in circulation, and surrcn-
GERS TO banking corporations sovereign
Iencuon OF Issuing AL paper money thus
enabling these corporations to control the
prices of labor and property by increasing
or diminishing the volume of money in cir
culaton. thus giving the banks power to
create pan!cs and bring disaster upon busi-
ness enterprises
ihe provisions of this currency law max
ing the bonded debt of the republic payable
IN IN soid alone changes the contract between
tne government and the bondholders to the
advantage of the latter. and is I'm direct on
position to the Matthews resolution na-ssd
by Congress in 1878. for which resolution
me present republican President. then n
member of Congress, voted. as did also all
Leading republicans. both in the House and
Senate. ~
we declare it to he our intention TO lend
law, which not only repudiates the ancient
and time-honored principles of American
people before the Constitution was adopt-
ea. out is violative of the principles of the
constitution itself: and we shall not cease
our efforts until there has been established
In Its place monetary system based upon
the free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold into money at the present legal ratio
of 16 to by the independent action Of the
United States. under which system all pa
per money shall be issued by the govern
ment and all such money coined issued
shall be a full legal tender in payment of
all debts public and private without excep-
ton.
For n Graduated Income Tax.
We are in favor of a graduated income
tax upon incomes and If necessary to ac-
complisH this We favor an amendment to
the Constitution.
We believe that the United States sena-
tors ought to be elected by direct vote of
the people and we favor such amendment
of the Constitution and such legislation as
may be necessary to that end.
We favor the maintenance and extension
wherever practicable of the merit system
in the public service, appointments to be
made according to fitness, comparatively
ascertained and public servants to be re-
tained in office only so long shall be
compatible with the efficiency Of the ser
vice.
Combinations, trusts and monopolles con-
trived and arranged for the purpose of
controlling the prices and quantity of ar
ticieS supplied to the public, are unjust.
unlawful and oppressive. Not only do these
unlawful conspiracies fix the prices of COM
moditfes in many cases. but they invade
every branch of the state and national gov
ernment with their polluting influence and
control the actions of their employees and
dependents in private life until their influ-
actually imperils society and the liber-
ty of the citizen. We declare against them.
We demand the most stringent laws for
hpi dpSfr IN mr.
ishment of their promoters and maintain
ers and the energetic enforcement Of such
laws by the courts
We believe the Monroe doctrine to be
sound in principle and wise national pol
icy, and we demand a firm adherence there
to. We condemn acts inconsistent with it
/, and that end to make us parties to the in
terests and to involve US in the controver-
sizes of European nations, and to recogni-
ton by pending treaty of the right of
England to be considered in the construc-
tion of an interoceanic canal. We declare
that such canal, when constructed, ought
to be controlled by the United States in the
interests of American nations.
Oppose Alien Ownership of Land.
We observe with anxiety and regard with
disapproval the increasing ownership Of
American lands by aliens and their growing
control over our international transporta-
tion. natural resources and public utilities
We demand legislation to protect our pub
lie domain, our natural resources, our fran
chises and our institutions. and to keep
them free and maintain their independence
of all foreign monopolies and influences.
and We declare our opposition to the leasing
of the public lands of the United States
whereby the corporations and syndicates
will be able to secure control thereof and
thus monopolize the public domain, the
heritage CT the people.
We are in favor of the principles Of direct
legislat ation.
In view of the great sacrifice made and
the patriotic services rendered. We are in
favor of liberal pensions to deserving SOL
diers. their widows, orphans and other de,
pendents. We believe that enlistment and
service should be accepted conclusive
proof that the soldier was free from dis
ease and disability at the time of his en-
liStment We condemn the present admin
istration of the pension laws.
We tender to the patriotic people of the
South African republics our sympathy and
express our admiration for them in their
heroic attempts to preserve their political
freedom and maintain their national inde-
pendence.
We declare the destruction of these
republics and the subjugation of their peo-
pie to be crime against civilization. We
believe this sympathy should have been
voiced by the American Congress- as was
done in the case of the French. the Greeks,
the HungarianS, the PolanderS. the Ar
men;ans and the Cubans, and as the tradi-
tions of this country would have dictated.
We declare the Porto Rican tariff law to
be not only a serious, Dut dangerous de-
parture from the principles of form of
government. We believe in republican
form of government and opposed to
monarchy and to ,.le whole theory of i'm
perialistic control. We believe in self-gov-
ernment-a government by the consent of
the governed-and are unalterably opposed
to government based on force. 1t is clear
and certain that the inhabitants of lne
Philippine archipelago cannot be made citi-
zens of the United States without endan-
gering our civilization. We are, therefore
in favor of applying to the Philippine arch
tpelago the principle we solemnly
pledged to observe in the case Of Cuba.
Demand Repeal of War Tax.
There being no longer any necessity for
collecting war taxes, we demand the repeal
of the war tax act to carry on war with
Spain.
We favor the immediate admission into
the Union states of the territories of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
We declare that the nations promises to
Cuba shall be fulfilled in every particular
We believe the national government
should lend every aid, encouragement and