Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-06
and Stevenson

entaillng, annually AN expense Of
many MILL ms. has already cost more
than any possible profit hat could
accrue from the entire Philippine
trade Tor years to come. Further.
when trade is extended at the price
OF liberty the price is always too high
We are not opposed to- territorial
expansion, when il takes III desirable
territory winch can be erected into
States ID the CClon. and whose peo.
pie are willing and iii Ia become
American citizens. We favor trade
expansion 10y every peaceful and le,
gitimate al But We are unal;er.
ably opposed To the seizing or pur-
chasing OF distant islands to be gov.
erned outside the constitution and
whose people can never become citi.
Lens.
We are ID favor Of extending the
Republics influence among the ma.
sions, but believe that influence
should be extended, not by force and
violence. but through the persuasive
power of a high and honorable ey.
ample.
The i'm portance Of other questions
now pending before the .American
people is III nowise dense. but the
burning issue Of Imperialism. grow.
ing out Of the Spanish war. involves
the very existence Of the Republic
and the destruction Of our free imsti
tutions. We regard it rs the para.
mount issue Of the campaign.
The declaration in the Republican
platform. adopted at the Philadelphia
convention. held IN June, 1900, tina,
the Republican party -stcndrastly adj.
heres TO the policy announced in the
Monroe doctrine is manifestly insin-
cere and deceptive. This profession
is co~ntradicted by the avuwed policy
OF the party in opposition to the spirit
OF the Monroe doctrine, to acquire
aud hold sovereignty over large areas
of territory and large numbers Of
people n tho eastern hemisphere.
We insist III the strict maintenance
OF the Monroe doctrine and in all its
integrity, in letter and III spirit. as
necessary to prevent the extension OF
European authority on this continent
md as essential to our supremacy in
American affairs. At the same time
We declare that no American people
shRll!eyer he held 10y force in unwill.
ing subsection to European authority
We oppose military ism. 1t means
conquest abroad and intimidation aud
oppression at home.
Private monOpolics are iudefeDsi blo
and insolerable, They destroy com.
petition. control the price OF all ma.
torial Hnd finished product. thus rob.
bling both producer and consumer.
They lcssen the employment of labor
aud arbitrarily Tx the terms and con.
ditions theretrom and deprive iudi.
vidual energy and small capital Of
their opportunity Tor bcttcrmcnt.
We pledge the Democratic PARTY 10
All %unceasIug warfare in nation, state
and city against private monopoly in
every form. Existing laws against
trusts must he enforced. and moro
stringent ones must I've enacted pro.
Tidiug Tor put licity Hs To the ntrairs
OF corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, and requiring oil corpora
tons to show before dong busircss
outside Of the state Of their origin
tina, they have no water in their stock
and that they have not attempted
and arc not attempting Ia monopo.
lie any business or the production
OF any articles OF merchandise. and
tho whole cG%siitntional power Of tho
Congress ~ interstate commerce
and the mills aud all modes Of inter.