The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-06

spirit of the Monroe doctrine to acquire
and hold sovereignty over large areas
of territory and large numbers of people
in the Eastern Hemisphere. We insist
on the strict maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine and in all its integrity, both in
letter and in spirit as necessary to pre-
vent the extension of European authority
on this continent, and essential to
our supremacy in American affairs. AT
the same time we declare that no Ameri-
can people shall ever be held by force in
unwilling subjection to European author
ity.
We oppose militnrism. 1t means con-
quest abroad and intimidation and OPP
preston at home. 1t means the strong
arm which has ever been fatal to free
institutions. 1t Is what millions of our
citizens have fed from in Europe. II
will impose upon our peace-loving people
a large standing army and unnecessary
burden of taxation and constant men
ace to their liberties small standing
army and a well-discipllned state militia
are amply sufficient in time of peace This
republic has no place for a vast military
service and conscription
When the nation Is In danger the voun-
teer soldier is his countrys best defend
er The National Guard Of the United
States should ever be cherished in the
patriotic hearts of a free people. Suca
strength and safety. For the first time
in our history ond coeval with the Philip
pine conquest has there been a Wholesale
departure from time honored, and APP
proved system of volunteer organization.
We denounce il as un-American, un-Demo-
cratic and uu-RepubHcan, and as a sub
version of the ancient and fixed princi-
pies of a free people.
Denuncbation of Trusts.
intolerable. They destroy competition.
control The price Of all material. and Of
the finished product, thus robbing both
| producer and consumer. They lessen the
employment of labor and arbitrarily fix
the terms and conditions thereof. and de-
prive individual energy and small cap
iai of their opportunity for betterment.
They are the most efficient means yet
devised for appropriating the fruits of in
dustry TO the benefit OF the few at the
expense of the many and unless their in
satiate greed is checked all wealth will
be aggregated in a few hands and the
republic destroyed
The dishonest paltering with the trust
evil by the Republican party IN state and
national platforms is conclusive proof
of the truth of the charge that
trusts and legitimate products of Repub-
lican policies, that they are fostered by
Republican laws, and that they are pro-
tected by the Republican administration
In return for campaign subscriptions and
political support.
We pledge the Democratic party TO an
unceasing warfare in nation, state and
city against private monopoly in every
form. Existing laws againgt trusts must
be enforced and more stringent ones
must he enacted providing for publicity
as 20 the affairs of corporations engaged
in interstate commerce. and requiring all
corporations TO show before doing busi-
ness outside of the state of their origin.
that they have no water in their stock
and THAI they have not attempted and
are no attempting to monopolize any
branch of business or the production OF
any articles Of merchandise. and the
whole constitutional power of Congress
over interstate commerce. the mails and
all modes of interstate communication
shall be exercised by the enactment OF
comprehensive laws upon the subjects Of
trust. Tariff laws should be amended 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 the branches of the nato@l govern
ment, to enact any Legislation designed TO
prevent or even eurtal the alb,
sorbing power of trusts and
Illegal combinations, or to en-
force the antitrust laws already
on the statute books. prove the insincer-
ity of the high sounding phrases of the
Republican platform.
Corporations should be protected In all
their rights and 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 os will
make such attempt impossible
TariH and Interstate Commerce.
We condemn the Dingley tariff as q
trust-breeding measure, skllfully devised
to give the few fayors which they do not
deserve, and to place upon the many bur-
dens which they should not bear
We favor such ON enlargement OF the
scope Of the interstate commerce law as
will enable the commission to protect in
dividuals and communities from descrsm-
nations and the public from unjust and
unfair transportation rates.
The Monetary Plank.
We reaffirm and endorse the principles
OF the National Democratic Platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896, and we reiter-
ate the demand of that platform for an
American financial system made by the
American people for themselves. which
shat restore and maintain a bimetallic
price level. and. as part OF such system
the immediate restoration OF the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver and gold at
the present legal ratio of i6 to /. with
out waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation.
As to Banks and Currency.
We denounce the currency bill enacted
al tho last session of Congress as step
forward in the Republican policy which
aims to dlscredit the sovereign right of
the national government to issue all
money. whether coin or paper, and to be-
stow upon national banks the power TO
issue and control the volume of paper
money for their own benefit permanent
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