Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-07-13

banks the power to issue and control
the volume OF paper mnn"y for their
own benefit. A permanent national
bank currency secured by government
bonds must have a permanent debt tn
rest upon and If the bank currency is
to increase with population and bust
ness the debt must also increase. The
Republican currency scheme is the
reform scheme for fastening upon the
tax payers perpetual and growing
de BIT for the benefit OF the banks.
We are opposed to this private corpo-
ration paper circulated as money but
without legal tender qualities, and de.
mand the retirement OF the national
Eank notes as fast as government pa
per or silver CERTIFICATES can lie cub
| stituted for them.
We favor an amendment to the fed
eral constitution providing for the
election OF United States senators by
direct vote Of the people and We favor
direct legislation wherever practicable
We are opposed to government by
| Injunction; we denounce the black
list, and favor arbitration as o means
of settling disputes between corpora
tons and their employees.
| In the interest of American labor
and the uplifting OF the workingman
as the cornerstone OF the prosperity OF
our country, we recommend that con
gress create department of labor In
charge OF secretary with a seat in
the cabinet, believing that the eleva-
tlon OF American labor will bring
| with IT increased production and in
creased prosperity 10 our country at
nome and to our commerce abroad.
We are proud OF the courage and
fidelity OF the American soldiers and
sal iiors in all our wars; we favor lib
| eral peneions to them and their de-
rendents and we reiterats the position
taken in the Chicago platform In 1896
that the fact Of the enlistment and
service shall be deemed conclusive
evidence against disease aud disabili-
ty before enlistment.
N1CARAGUAN CANAL.
We favor the immediate construc-
tion, ownership and control of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States
hnd We tenounce the insincerity Of
the plank in the national Republican
platform for an isthmian canal in the
face CT the failure of the Republican
majority to pass the bill pending in
congi ess. We condemn the lIay-Paun-
eefote treaty as surrender of Ameri-
can rights and interests, not to be
tolerated by the American people.
We denounce tho failure Of the Re-
publican party to carry out its pledges
to grant statehood to the territories OF
Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma,
and we W. pro@lsss the peep!!s Of these
home rule during their condition as
territories. and we favor home rule
and territoI ial form of government
for A laska aud Porto Rico.
We favor an intelligent system Of
improving the arid lands Of tho West,
storing the waters for purposes of irri
for actual settlers.
We favor the continuance and strict
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law and its application to the same
classes OF all Asiatic races.
FOREIGN ALLIANCES.
Jefferson said: "Peacr. commerce
and honest friendship with all Da-
tions; entanglng alliances with
none.'
We approve of this wholesome doc
trine and earnestly protest against the
Republican departure which has in
volved US IN so-called world politics,
including the diplomacy of Europe
and the intrigue and land-grabbipg OF
Asia, and We especially condemn the
ill-concealed Republican alliance with
England which must mean discrimi
nation against other friendly nations.
and which has already stfied the na-
tion's voice, while liberty is being
strangled in Africa.
SYMPATHY FOR TIE BOERS.
Believing in the principles OF self
government and rejecting, as did our
forefathers, the claim OF monarchy,
we view with indignation the purpose
of Eug land to overwhelm with force
the South African republics. Speak
ingg, as we do, for the entire Ameri
can nation, except it's Republican
office holders, and for all free mer
everywhere, we extend our sympathiet
to the heroic hurghers in their nn-
equal struggle tn maintain their lib
erty and Independence.
We denounce the lavish appropria-
tions to recent Republican congresses,
which have kept taxes high and
which threaten the perpetuation OF
the oppressive war levies. We oppose
the accumulation of surplus to be
squandered in such barefaced frauds
upon the tax payers as the shipping
subsidy bill, which under the false
pretense of piosperiug American shir
building, would put unearned millioni
into the pockets of tavnrits contribu
tors to the Republican campaigr
funds. We favor the reduction ane
speedy repeal Of the war taxes, and 1
return to the time honored Democratic
| policy Of strtt economy in govern
mental expenditures.
Believing that our most cherish et
institutions are in great peril, that th'
very existence of our constitutional
republic is at stake and that the de
cison to be rendered will determine
whether or not our children are to en-
JOY those blessed privileges Of fre'
government which have made th'
United States great, prosperous ant
honored, we earnestly ask Tor the fore
going declaration ,f principles, th
hearty support Of the liberty lovinl
people, regardless of previous part.