Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-06

- ~, pro0uct OF ReDubIi-
cah poht'cs, That they are fostered ~
i'pup',cah laws and that they are pro.
: tectcd by the Republican administra
. non III return for campaign subscrin-
tons ana political support.
we piedRe the Democratic party 81
an uhceasing warfare in nation. stato
ana city against private monopolv a.
every form. Existing laws aeai,s,
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted rro
VldIhS ior publicity as to the affairs u,
, the corporations engaged in interstate
comm re and requiring all corporation.
To snow before doing business outsido
Of the state Of their origin. that they
rave no water in their stock. and tn,
they nave not attempted and arc not
attempting to monopoliZe any branch
OF business or to production Of anv ar
ticles Of merchandise and the Who'll
constitutional power Of Congress ovor
interstate commerce, the mails and ali,
modes Of interstate communication
shall be exercised by the enactment NJ
comprehensive laws upon the subiect
of trusts. Tariff laws should be amend
ed by putting the products Of trusts
upon the free list to prevent monopoly
under the plea Of protection.
The failure of the present Republican
| administration, with an absolute control
over all the branches Of the national gov
ernment, to enact Legislation designed Ia
prevent Or even curtail the absorbing
power Of trusts and Illegal combinations
| Or "a enforce the antitrust laws already
on the statute books, proves the insin
| certify Of the high-sOunding phrases OF
the Republican platform.
| Corporations should be protected in all
| their rights ANA 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 attempts impossible
We condemn the Dinglcy tariff law as
n trust-brcclinE measure skilfully devised
to give the few favors which they do not
| deserve and 10 place upon the many bur
icus which they should not bear.
We favor such an enlargement of the
scope of the Interstate commerce law as
will enable the commission to protect in
dividuals ana communities from discrim-
nations and the public from unjust and
unfair transportation rates.
We rc-aftirm and endorse the principles
NJ the national Democratic platform
platform adopted at Chicago in 1895 and
wr rcitcrate the demand Of that platform
FOR an American financial system made
by the American people for themselves
which shal restore ana maintain a BIZ
metallic price level and as part Of such
system tile immediate restoration 0f the
F,-.., md oil .f ell
gold at the present legal ratio Of Is to
without waiting for the consent Of any
other nation.
We dcnounce the currency bill enacted
al the last session Of Congress as a step
forward in the Republican policy which
aims to discredit the sovereign right of
thu national government to issue all
money whether coin or paper; and TO be-
stow uprn national banks tile power to
issue and control the volume of paper
money fur their own benefit. A perma-
ueut national bank currency, secured by
government bonds. must have a perma-
ucnt dcbt to rest upon. ana if the bank
currency is To- increase with population
ana business. the debt must also increase.
The Republican currency scheme is there
fore a scheme for fastening upon the tax
payers a perpetual and growing debt.
WE Irr opposed to this private corpora
ton paper circulated as money but with
nut legal lender qualities. ana demand
the retirement OF the national bank notes
a~ fast as this government paper or sill
Yer certificates can be substituted for
them. We favor an amendment to the
federal constitution providing for the
election of United States senators by d.
reyt yutc of the people ana We favor d.
rect legislation wherever practical.
NNc lrr opposed tu government by in
junction; we dcnounce the black list and
favor arbitration as a means Of settling
disputes between corporations and their
employees.
In the interest If American labor ana
thu uplifting Of the workingmen as the
corner stone III the prosperity OF our
country. We recommend that Congress
create department IF labor III charge Of
a secretary. with seat in the cabinet.
believing that the elevation Of the Amer
lean lahorcr will bring with it increased
production ana increased prosperity to
our country at home ana our commerce
abroad
We are proud Of the courage ana fde-
uN OF the American StllltfS ana SdlloIN
in all our wars: we favor liberal pensions
to them and their dependents and we re
itcratc the position taken in the Chicago
platform in 1896 that the fact Of enlist
mcnt ana service shall be deemed conclu-
sive evidence against disease and disabil-
ity before enlistment.
We favor the immediate construction.
ownership ana control Of the Nicaragua
canal by the United States ana We de-
nouncc the insinccrity Of the plank in the
Republican platform for an isthmian
canal in face of the failure of the Re
publican majority to pass the bill pend
ing in Congress.
We condemn the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty as a surrender of American rights
and interests, not to be tolerated by the
American people.
We dcnouncc the failure of the Repub-
Hcan party to carry out its pledges TO
grant statehood to the territories of Ari-
IONA, New Mexico ana Oklahoma, and
We promise the people Of those territories
immediate statehood and home rule dur
ing their condition as territories. and wo
favor home rule ana territorial form
IF government for Alaska and Puerto