Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-07-12

PIE a large standing army, an unneces-
sary burden of taxation, and n constant
menace to their liberties. A small
standing army and a well disciplined
state militia are amply sufficient III
time of peace. Thisre republic has noplace
Tor vast military service and con-
scripton. When the nation is in danger
| he volunteer soldier Is his country Is
BEST defender. The national guard of the
United States should ever be cherished
IN the patriotic hearts of free people.
Sueh organic lions are ever an element
of strength and safety For the frs,
time in our history and coevil with
the Philippine contest has there been n
wholesale departure from our time-hon-
olcd and. approved system of volunteer
organization. We denounce it as I'm.
american. undcmocratic and unrepub-
llcan, and rs a Subversion Of the an
ciont and fixed principles Of free peo-
pie
COMBINATIONS DENOUNCED.
Private m0nopoles are indefensible
and lntolerable. They destroy compe-
| tition, control the price of all material
ana finished product thus robbing both
! producer and consumer. They lessen
the employment Of labor and arbitrar-
lily fix the terms and conditions there
| OF, and deprive individual energy ana
small capital of their opportunity for
betterment They are the most efficient
means yet devised for appropria ting
the fruits of industry to the benefit of
the few at the expense of the many
and unless their insatiate greed is
| checked all wealth will be aggregated
| in a few hands and the republic de-
stroyed. The dishonest paltering with
| the trust evil by the Republican party
in state and national platforms Is con-
elusive proof of the truth of the charge
| that trusts are the legitimate product
of Republican policies. that they are
fostercd by Republican laws, and that
they are protected by the Republican
administration in return for compaign
subscriptions and political support
DEATH TO TRUSTS.
We pledge the Democratic party to
an unceaslng warfare in nation. state
and city against private monopoly in
every form. Existing laws against
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted pro-
vidlng for publicity as to the affairs of
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce and requiring all corpora
tons to show. before doing business
outside of the state of their origin, that
they have no water In their stock and
that they have not attempted, and are
not attempting to monopoliZe any bust
ness or the production of any articles
of merchandise. and the whole cOnsti-
tuIional power of Congress over inter
state commerce and the mails and all
modes of Interstate communication
shall be exercised by the enactment of
comprehensive laws upon the subject
of trusts. Tariff laws should be
amended by putting the products Of
trusts upon the free list Ia prevent mo
nopoly under the plea of protection.
The failure Of the present Republican
administration, with an absolute con
troll over all the branches of the ma
tional government TO enact any legisla-
ton designed TO prevent or even cur.
tail the absorbing power of trusts AMI
Illegal combinations. or 10 enforce the
antitrust laws already on the statute
books prove the inHinccli'y of the high
sounding phrases of the Republican
platform. Corporations should be pro
tnCted In all their rights and their To-
Ultimate interests should be respected.
but any attempt by corporations to in.
terfere with the public affairs of the
people or to control the sovereignty
which created them should be forbid
den under such penalties as will make
such attempts impossible
DINGLEY TARIFF.
We condemn the Dinglcy tariff law rs
Il trust-brecding measure. Sllilfully de [
viscd to give the few fayors which
they do not deserve and to place upon
the many burdens which they should
not bear
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
We favor such an enlargement of the
scope of interstate commerce law as
will enable the commission To protect +
individuals and communities from dis
elimination and the public from unjust .
and unfair transportation rates
FINANCIAL. PLANK.
We rentlirm and tndorse the princi .
Piles of the National Democratic plat
form adopted NJ Chicago in 1896. and
we reiteratc the demand OF that plat
for for an American financial system
made by the American people for
themselves. which shall restore and
maintain blmetallic price level and
as part of such system the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage uf silver and gold ut The pres
cnt legal ratio of is to I, without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation.
GOLD STANDARD BILL.
We denounce the currency bill enact
ed nj the last session of Congress as n
step forward in the Republican policy
which aims to diScredit the SOVEREIGN
right of the national government TO is
sue all money, whether coin or paper,
and to bestow upon national banks the
power to issue and control the volume
of paper money for their own benefit
a permanent national bank currency
secured by government bonds, rGlSt
have n permanent debt to rest upon
and If the bank currency Is TO increase
with population and business. the
debt must also Increase The Repubi. |
can currency scheme Is therefore n
scheme for fastening upon the tax
payers perpetual and growing debt
for the benefit of the banks. We are
opposed To this private corporation pa
per circulating as money. but without
legal tender qualities. and demand the
retirement of national bank notes as
last as the government paper or silver
certificates can be substituted for
them.
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
We favor an amendment to the fed
ersi constitution providing for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people, and we favor
direct legislation wherever practicable.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.