Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19

dpOSUlc Vi uuUltu FlRIlUS dlu Ol llluuS-
trial freedom, and we declare as was
declared by the convention that nomi-
mated the great emancipation that the
maintenance of the principles pr0mul-
gated in the Declaration of 1ndepen-
dence and embodied in the federal
constitution, '"That all men are Gre
ated equal: that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unlienable
rights: that among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuits OF happiness;
that to secure these rights, govern
mentS are instituted among men de-
irving their just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed, '-is essential to
the preservation OF our republican in
StitutiOns.
We declare our adherence to the
principle of bimetalliSm as the right
basis OF a monetary system under our
national constitution. A principle
that found place repeatedly in repub-
lican platforms, from the demOneti-
Zation of Silver in 1873 to the st. Louis
republican convention of 1896.
Since the convention republican
congress and republican president at
the dictatiOn Of the trusts and money
power has passed and approved a cur
f~atiOn of the doctrine of bimetalliSm
and every great leader of his party.
money power Of the silver dollar, pro-
vides for the payment Of all govern
ment obligations and the redemption
alone-retireS the time-honored and
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sixth Of the money in circulation, and
surrenders to banking corporations a
sovereign function OF issuing all paper
money, thus enabling these corpor-
atiOns to control the prices of labor
and property by increasing or dimin-
shing the volume Of money-in circula-
tion, thus giving the banks power to
create panic and bring disaster upon
business enterprises.
The provisions OF this currency law
making the bonded debt of the re-
public payable in gold alone changes
the contract between the government
and the bond holders to the advantage
of the latter, and is in direct opposi-
tion to the declaration of the Math-
eNvs resolution passed by congress in
1878, for which resolution the present
republican president, then member
of congress, voted, as did all leading
republicans, both in the house and
senate.
We declare it to be our intention to
lend our efforts to the repeal of this
currency law, which not only repudi-
ated the ancient and time-hOnOred
principles of the American people be-
fore the constitution was adopted,
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the constitution itself; and we shall
not cease our efforts until their has
been established in its place a mon
entary system based upon the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver and
gold into money at the present lega!
ratio of Is to l, by the independent
action of the United States, under
which system all paper money shall
be issued by the government, and all
such money coined or issued shall be a
full legal tender in payment Of all
debts, public and private, without eX
ception.
We are in favor of a graduated tax
upon incomes, and, if necessary to ac-
cOmpliSh this, we favor an amend
ment to the constitution.
We believe that United States sena-
vote of the people, and we favor such
an amendment of the constitution
and such legislation as may be neceS-
sary to that end.
We favor the maintenance and the
extension, wherever practicable, of
the merit system in the public service
appointments to be made according to
fitness, comparatively ascertained,
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Office only SO long as shall be compati-
BILE with the efficiency Of the service.
Combinations, trusts and monopO-
lies contrived and arranged for the
purpose Of controlling the prices and
quantity of articles supplied to the
public are unjust, unlawful and Op-
pressive. Not only do these unlawful
conspiracies fix the prices Of cOmmodi-
ties in many cases, but they invade
every branch of the state and national
government with their polluting in
tluence and control the actions Of
their employees and dependents in pri-
vate life until their influence actually
imperils society and the liberty of the
citizen. We declare against them.
We demand the most stringent laws
for their destruction and the most
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and maintainers, and the energetic
enforcement of such laws by the
courts.
We believe the Monroe doctrine to
be sound in principle and a wise ma
tiona policy, and we demand firm
adherence thereto. We condemn ats
inconsistent with it and that tends to
make lls parties to the interests and
to involve us in the controversies of
European nations; and the recogni-
ton by pending treaty of the right OF
England to be considered in the con-
struction of an inter-oceanic canal.
We declare that such canal, when
constructed ought to be controlled by
the United States in the interests Of
American nations.
We observe with anxiety and regard
with disapproval the increasing owner
ship of American lands by aliens and
their growing control over our inter-
national transportations natural re-
sources and public utilities. We de-
mand legislation to protect public
domain, our natural resources, our
franchises and our internal commerce
and TO keen them free and maintain