Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-07-11
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trusts must be enforced, and NOR
stringent ones must be enacted, FRO
viding for publicity as TO the affairs O
corp orations engaged in interstat,
commerce and requiring all corpora
tons to show, before doing busInes,
ontSide Of the State Of their origin
tha they have no water in their stock
and that they have not attempted and
are not attempting to monopolize any
branch of business or the production
of any a"ticl-s OF merchandise, and the
who Q constitutional power Of Congress
over interstate commerce, the mails and
| all .he modes of Interstate communica-
ton shall be exercised by the enact
ment OF comprehensive laws upon the
subject of trusts. Tariff laws should
be amended by putting the products
u frds's upon the free list TO prevent
m 1nopoly under the plea OF protection.
The failure of the present Repub-
lican administration, with an absolute
control over the branches of the
national government, to enacs any
legislation designed to prevent or even
cultail the absorbing power of trusts
and ii egal combinations, or to enforce
the antitrust laws already on the
statute books, prove the insincerity of
the bigh sounding phrases of the Re-
publ can platform.
Corporations SHOULD be protected in
all Their rights, and their legitimate |
interests should be respected, but any |
attempt By corporations to interfere |
with the public affairs of the people or
to control the sovereignty Which
creates them, should be forbidden
under such penalties as will make such
attempt impossible.
We condemn the DingIey tariff as
trust breeding measure, skilfully de-
vlsed to give to the few the favors
which they do not deserve and to place
upon the many burdens which they
should not bear.
We favor such an enlargement OF the
scope of the interstate commerce law
is Will enable the commission to protect
Individuals and communities from dis
foundations and thepublic from unjust
nd unfair transportation rates.
COINAGE AND CURRENCY,
We reaffirm and endorse the princ:-
lies of the national Democratic plat
orm adopted in Chicago in 1896, and
7e reiterate the demand OF that plat
orm for an American financial system,
,ado by The American people for 2
themselves, which shall restore and
maintain a bimetalllc price level, and
s part OF such system, the immediate b
estoration of the free and unlimited e
oinage of silver and gold at the pres a
NJ ratio OF l6 to l, without waiting e
Or the aid or consent OF any other Ii
alton. i,
We denounce the currency bill en- il
'ted at the last session of Congress as al
sep forward in the Republican policy e.
hich aims TO dlscredit the sovereign r
ghts OF the national government to "
sue al money, whether coin or paper, oil
I'd to bestow upon national banks the al
'wer to issue and control the volume Ill
paper money for their own beae fit.
permanent rational bank curren, V. q
cured by government bonds, must TO
we a permanent debt to est upon, vi
ID If the bank currency is t. increase e
tn population and business the debt 81
lst als) increase. W,
The Republican currency scheme is ex
erefore scheme for fastening upon TO
tax payers perpetual and growing GU
bt for the benefit o. the banks. We in
OF posei 10 this private corporation III
c'rcull:ed as money, but without '
,al tender qualities, and demand the oil
irement OF national bank notes as ha
t as government paper or silver Ger. tol
Gates can be substituted for Them lev
We favor All amendment to the Fed a
4 Constitution providing for the bal
ciion of United State, Senators by as
lrect vote of the people and direct the
'slation, wherever practicable. car
LABOR, PENSIONS, CANAL. mi
We ale tppos9 d to government ly ma;
lnetons We denounce the black a.
and favor arbit' alton as q means of ane
ling disputes between corporations Do,
their employees. ~
n the interest Of American labor and CT
uplifting Of the working man as ;rat
cornerstone of the pro ,perty of vor,
country, we commend that Con- ron,
IS create Department of Labor, in c;l cir;
ge OF secretary with seat in the ~
net, believing that the elevation CT ore
rican laborers VII bring increased free
perity to our country at h me and TIM;
- oon .neiIe sol oao' hone
e are proud OF the courage and the ooir
Ity OF the American soldiers and Soor
RS in all of our wars; we favor lib ;con
pensions, and We leiterate tbs DO nort
taken in the Chlca 90 platform in f'
that the fact of enlistment and
ce shall be deemed conclusive evil
@ against disease and disability /
e enlistment. 80 4
e favor the immediate construction, Asl
'rshipan control Of the Nicaragua
nv fbo TTo;toJ Gill;