The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-10

out 1Ho hhea on "lINN tNo Democrats
Of the nation can adyanee I'd victory.
They have framed 4 platform which,
as Tar az Il goes. 's a model for the
program-makers el Kansas City. The
Ohio resolution htein.
we reahirm 1af adhefence to the
Democratic naaontl platform adopted
at Chicago in 1888 But new and grave
issues have arisen. threatening the
safety OF free government itself. which
should command af this time the most
serious attention Of all patriotic citi-
zens."
Thai is to say. while maintaining
the continuity Of the splendid move
ment that regenerated the Democracy
IN 1895, apologlzing for nothing and
taking nothing back, the Democrats Of
OHIO recognize the fact that this
movement was reallpsa movement and
not a petrifaction. They are progress
sive. They do not AT by the roadside
on he stones of Is1d and watch the
dust Of the Procession disappearing In
the distance, but they keep step with
current events.
And they do II "a 3 sensible, Demo-
cratic way, In aeeors ance with the ira
litions Of the aH began by at
lacking imperi dHuelixing It up
with expansion Zoe SO it to get
the benefit Of TOMS popularity.
but isolating the roxious thing and
treating it On Us own demerits. They
say:
We enter cur protest. against the
doctrine that the PRESIDENT or congress
can govern acHnired territory outside
and independently df the constitution
Of the United States as a doctrine ut
terly subversive Of every foundation
principle Of our government. The Dec
laration Of INDEPENDENCE the flag. and
the Constitution must everywhere
stand together, rs emblems of human
liberty and equal fights for all, and
where n goes all go. We therefore
d%enounce imperialism under n pre-
tence as necessarily leading to militaf-
ism and as wholly foreign to y 8
tenn Of government, and declare that
neither congress nor the president can
exercise any power whatever not de-
rived from the constitution. We there
fore %denounce the Porto Rican tariff
bill as a ~palpable violation of the doc
trines of the fathers and Of the funda-
mental principles of our government,
which is based upon equal rights to
all"
Next, the Ohio Democrats take up
the subject Of trusts. They do not
tilt wildly at the c%entralizing tenden-
cies of the age, but reserve their con
domination for trusts and ~monopolies
formed for the purpose Of arbitrarily
controlling production and prices in
the interest solely of combined capt.
tai" They not only demand the rigid
enforcement of existing laws against
combinations in restraint of trade, but
they put their fingers ON the core of
the evil in expressing the belief that
protective tariffs and railway dis
have been. and still are,
the chief supporters of monopolies."
Holding this conviction, they say:
we favor the removal OF all duties
imports -monCpolized by trusts.
and also demand the enactment and
enforcement of suct legislati N as will
prevent every spedies of discrimina4
ton, and believe that the courageous
and honest application of the Demo-
maxim "a naal rights tor all
and special privileges to none" will be
effective to destroy and thereafter pre-
vent any trust and combination of cap
ital hat is prejudieial to the general
welfare; we demand the repeal of all
laws giving special privileges to any
person, class, locality or interest"
The Ohio platform ~denounces the
currency law just passed, which trans
,ers to the banks the entire control of
The paper currency, thus laying the
for a money trust which
will have power to control the prices
Of all property and to stimulate OF
strangle business"
I'm lieu of a currency of bank prom.
SEES to pay, to be expanded and con-
.racted as the interest Of banks alone
nay dictate" it demands that the
general government shall not only coin
he metals, but shall issue and regu-
the volume of paper currency also,
n the interest Of all the people. and
hat all currency intended to circulate
IS money shall be legal tender and be
maintained ct a parity of value, and be
egulated with a view to maintaining
table price levels and safe business
onditions."
Finally, the Ohio Democrats affirm
new their "undiminished faith in the
cknowledged leader of cur party.
William ]. Bryan" and instruct their J
elegates to vote for his nomination.
The national convention will have to ,
cal with a good many topics that =
,ere not touched upon at Columbus. =
Tut as far as the Ohio Democrats have =
overed the ground, they have covered =
welLNew York Journal. =
More Land Grabbing Probable, I
Having the poison of Imperialism in I
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