Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06

acted at the last session OF congress a
a step forward in the republican policy
which attempts to discredit the spver-
eign right of the national government
to issue all money. whether coin or
paper and to bestow upon national
banks the power to issue and control
h volume of paper non for their
DIV n benefit. A permanent national
bank currency. secured by government
bonds. must have a permanent debt to
rest upon. and II the bank currency is
to increase with population and BUSH
ness. the debt must also Increase.
The republican currency scheme is
therefore, a scheme for fastening upon
the axpayers a perpetual n growing
debt for the benefit of the banks. We are
opposed to this private corporation paper
circulated as money, but without legal
tender qualities. n demand the retire.
ment of national bank notes as fast as
h government paper of oliver certif1-
Gates can be substituted for them.
We favor an amendment to the fed
ton Of United States senators by direct
vote Of h people, n we favor direct
legislation wherever practicable.
We are opposed to government by In
junction. We denounce the black list
and favor arbitration as a means of set
ting disputes between corporations and
their employees.
In the interest Of American labor and
the upbuilding of the working man, as
the corner stone of the prosperity of our
country, we recommend that congress
create a department of labor in charge of
a secretary with a seat in the cabinet, be-
lieving that the. elevation of the Ameri-
can laborer will bring with it increased
production and increased prosperity to
our country at home and to our COM
merce abroad.
We are proud of the courage and idel-
ity of the American soldiers and sailors
in all our wars. We favor liberal pen
we reiterate the position taken in the
Chicago platform of 1896, that the fact of
enlistment and service shall be deemed
conclusive evidence against disease and
disability before enlistment.
We favor the immediate construction.
ownership n control of the Nicaraguan
canal, by he United States and we de-
nounce.the insincerity Of the plank in the
republican national platform for an is
thmian canal in face OF the failure OF the
republican majority to pass the bill pend
ing in congress. We condemn the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as surrender of Amer
lean rights and interests, not to be tOler-
ated by the American people.
We denOunce the ia &lre Of the republic
can party to carry out it's pledges, to
grant statehood to the territories Of Ari-
iona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma and
we promise the people Of those territories
immediate statehood and home rule dur
ing their condition as territories and we
favor home rule as a territorial form of
government for Alaska and Porto Rico.
We favor an intelligent system OF inn
proving the arid and of the west, stor-
ing the waters for purposes of irrigation
and the holding Of such lands for actual
settlers. NJ" "
We favor the continuance and strict
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law and it's application to the same
classes Of all Asiatic races. ."" II.
Jefferson said: Peace, and
honest friendship of all nations. entang-
ling alliances with none" We approve
this wholesome doctrine and earnestly
protest against the republican departure
which has involved us in so-called world
politics, including the diplomacy of Eu-
rope and in the intrigue and ~land-grab-
bling of Asia and we condemn the ill-con-
cealed republican alliance with England.
which must mean discrimination against
other friendly nations and which has al
ready sti1ed the nations voice, while lib
erty is being strangled in Africa.
Believing in the principles of self gov
eminent and rejecting as did our forefa-
theirs the claim of monarchy, we view
with indignation the purpose of England
to overwhelm with force the South Afri-
can republics. Speaking as we believe,
for the entire American nation, except its
republican office holders and for all free
men everywhere, we extend our SYM
pathy to the heroic burghers in their UNI
equal struggle to maintain their liberty
and independence.
We denounce the lavish appropriations
of the recent republican congresses.
which have kept the taxes high and
which threaten the perpetuation Of OPP
pressiye war levieS. We oppose the ac-
cumulation of a surplus to be squandered
in such bare faced fraud upon the tax
payers as the shipping subsidy bill,
which, under the false pretense of pros
pering American shipping. would put
unearned millions into the pockets of
fayorite contributors to the republican
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