The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10

sovereign right Of the national gov
eminent to issue all money whether
coin or paper and to bestow upon ma
tional the power TO issue and
control the volume of paper money for
their own benefit. A permanent ma
tional bank currency secured by gov
eminent bonds must have a perma-
nent debt to rest upon and IL the bank
currency is to increase with Population
and business the debt must also in
crease. The republican currency
scheme is. therefore, a scheme for
fastening Upon the tax payers a per-
petual and growing debt for the benefit
OF the n We are opposed to this
private corporation paper circulated as
money, but without legal tender QUAIL
tiles, and favor the retirement of the
national bank notes as fast as this
government paper or silver certificates
can be substituted for them.
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENA-
TORS.
We favor an amendment to the fed
eral constitution providing for the
election of United States Senators by
a direct vote of the people and direct
legislation wherever practicable.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
I'VE are opposed to government by
Injunction; we denounce the black list
| and favor arbiti alton as a means of
settling disputes between corporations
n their employees.
I'm the interests of American labor
and the uplifting of the working man.
as the cornerstone of the prosperity
of our country wa recommend that
congress create a department of labor
in charge of a secretary with a seat
in the cabinet, believing that the ele-
walton of the American laborer will
bring increased prosperity TO our coun-
try at home and our commerce abroad.
PENSIONS.
I'VE are proud of the courage and
| fidelity of the American soldiers and
sailors in all our wars; we favor lib
| eral pensions to them and their de-
pendents and we reiterate the posi-
ton taken in the Chicago platform in
1896, that the fact of enlistment and
service shall be deemed conclusive evil
dence against disease and disability
before enlistment.
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
I'VE favor the immediate c~onstuc-
ton, ownership and control of the Mic
araguan canal by the United States
and we denounce the insincerity of the
plank in the national republican plat
form for an iSthmian canal in the face
of the failure of the republican major
ity to pass the bill pending in congress.
"We condemn the Hay-Paunceforte
treaty was a surrender of American
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by the American people.
I'VE denounce the. failure of the re-
publican party to carry out its pledge
to grant statehood to the territories of
Arizona, New MeXic and Oklahoma
and we promise the people of those ter
tories immediate statehood and home
rule during their condition as territor-
les and we favor home rule and a ter
ritoial form of government for Alaska,
and Porto Rico.
w favor an intelligent system Of
improving the arid lands of the west,
storing the waters for purposes of ir-
rigation the holding of such lands
for actual settlers.
CINESE EXCLUSION LAW.
w favor the continuance and strict
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law and it's application to the same
classes of all Asiatic races.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
Jefferson said: Peace, commerce
and honest friendship with all nations;
~entangling alliances with none.
W. approve this wholesome doc
trine and earnestly protest against the
republican departure which has involv-
ed us in so-callea world politics, in
GLIDING the diplomacy of Europe anC
. the intrigue and land grabbing Of Asia
and we especially condemn the lll-con-
cealed republican alliance with Eng
and which must mean Discrimination
against other friendly nations ano
which has already stif1ed the nation,
al voice, while liberty is being stran'
gled in Africa.
i SYMPATHY FOR THE BOERS.
Believing in the principles of self
government and rejecting as did our
fore-fathers, the claim of monarchy
we view with Indignation the purpose
Of England to overwhelm with force
the South African republics. Speak
ing as we do for the entire American
nation, except it's republican office
holders, and for all free men every
where, we extend u sympathies tC
the heroic burghers in their unequa
struggle to maintain their liberty ano
independence.
SHIP SUBSIDY.
I'VE denounce the lavish a%ppropria-
tons of recent republican congresses
which lave kept taxes high and whlct
strengthen the perpetuation OF the op'
pressive war 1evies. We oppos the
. accumulation of a surplus to be sQuan-
, dered in such barefaced frauds upor
the taxpayers as the shipping subsidy
bill, which, under the false p%retense OF
prospecting American shipbulldlng
would put unearned millions into the
pockets of favorite contributors to the
republican campaign fund. We faVol
the TeuuCllOH anu SpSSuy lSpSdi VI -
war taxes and a return to the time
honored democratic policy of stric'
economy in governmental expenditures
believing hat our most cherished
institutions are in great peril, that tn
very existence of u constitutional re
public is at stake and that the decision
now to be rendered will determine
whether or not our children are to en-
! joy those blessed privileges of free gov,
eminent (which have made the United
: States great, prosperous and honored
: we earnestly ask for the foregoing dec
, laration of principles the hearty sup
, port of the lib~erty-loving American
people, regardless of previous part
affiliations"
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