The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-06

pie large standing army and unneces-
Sary burden of taxation and a constant
menace to their liberties. A small stand
ing army and well disciplined state
militia are amply sufficient in time Of
peace. This republic has no place for a
vast military service and CONSUMPTION.
When the nation is in danger the vol
unteer soldier is his country's best de-
fender. The National Guard of the Unu-
ed States should ever be cherished in
the patriotic heart of a free people.
Such organizations are ever an element
of strength and safety.
For the first time in our history and
co-evil with the Philippine conquest has
there been wholesale departure from
our tlme-honored and approved system
or volunteer organization. We de-
nounce 1t as un-American, un-demo-
cratic and un-republican and as a sub
version Of ancient principles of free
people.
Private, monopolies are indefensible
and 1ntolerable They destroy competi-
pon'o control the price of all material
and of the finished product, thus rob-
ping both producer and consumer. They
lessen the employment of labor and ar
bitrarily fix terms and conditions
thereof, and deprive individual energy
ana small capital Of their opportunity
LII oeClernent. Ihey are the most eff
Hc!ent means yet devised for appro-
pIlatIng the fruits of industry to the
benefit of the few at expense Of the
many, and unless their insatiate greed
Is checked all wealth will be aggregated
IN Few hands and the republic de-
stroyed The dishonest paltering with
the trust evil by the Republican partv
IN state and national platforms is con
ciuslVe proof of the truth of the charge
that trusts are the legitimate product
OF Republican policies; that thew are
iostered by Republican laws. and that
they are protected by the Republican
administration in return for CAMPAIGN
SUBSCRIPTIONS and political support.
Will Fight Private Nonono1
We pledge the Democratic party to
an .unceasinR warfare in nation state
ana cltys against private monopoly in
evefy ior1n. Existing laws against
Trusts must, pc 1nforeed and more strin-
gent ones must be enacted providino
Tor publicity as to the affairs of cornnra7
TONS engaged in interstate commences
and requiring all corporations to show
before doing business outside of tbe
state Of their origin, that they have no
water In their stock, and that thew
nave not attempted, and are not at
tempting to monopolize any branch Of
business orsthe production of anv ar
tlcles on merchandise; and the whole
constitutional power of congress over
interstate commerce. the mails and all
modes of interstate communication snail
be exercised by the enactment of com
prehensive laws upon the subject Of
trusts. Tariff laws should be amend
ed by putting the products of trusts
upon the free list to prevent monopo1y
under the plea of protection.
The-failure of the present Republican
administrator, with an absolute con-
troll over all the branches of the nation.
al government. to enact any legislation
designed to prevent OF even curtail the
absorbing power of trusts and illegal
combinations, or to enforce the anti
trust laws already on the statute books
prove the insincerity of the high sound
ing phrases of the Republican plat
form.
Corporations should be protected in all
their rights and their legitimate inter
ests should be respected, but any at