Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

not attempted to change, but 1t is the only
ratio advocated by those who are seeking
changed during this campaign or the
after the votes are counted. but neither
the present nor the future political COM
plexlon of congress has prevented or
should prevent an announcement of the
party's position upon the subject in I'M
~equivocal terms.
The currency bill, which received the
sanction of the executive and the repub-
ican member of the house and senate.
Justifes the warning given by the demo-
dicted that the republican party would
attempt to retire the g~reenbacks. al
IN fRo cance eaH parry tbs,s ana i6t ITS ieaeerS T Isafi ouS-
pose is now plain and the people must
choose between the retention OF the
Sreenbacks, issued and controIleo IN VOL
ume by the government, and a national
bank note currency issued by banks and
controlled in their own interests. II the
nationaS Abank notes are to be secured by
bonds. the currency system now support
ed by the republican party involves a
long as this system stands, the financial
classes will be tempted to throw their
powerful influence upon the side OF any
measure which will contribute to the SIZE
ana permanency of a national dept. II is
hardly conceivable that the American
people will deliberately turn from the
d~ebt-paying policy of the past: to the
dangerous doctrine of perpetual bonds.
Election of Senators by the PeOpie.
The demand for a constitutional amend
ment providing for the election OF SEN
pears for the first time in a democratic
national platform. but a resolution pro-
posing such an amendment mas enfee
tivsS. and that, too, practically without
opposition. Whatever may have been the
reasons which secured the adoption OF
the present plan, a century ago. new con-
ditions have made it imperative that the
people be permitted to speak directly IN
fhn cnlnoffnn of their 1Vp IN
the senate. A senator is no less the rep
r~esentative Of the state because he re-
themselves. rather than from the mem
bers of the state legislature. If a voter
Is competent to vote for a member or
congress, for state officers and for pres
ident, he is competent to choose MS rep
re~sentative in the senate. A system
which makes the senator responsible Tor
and amenable to them if he misrepre-
sents them. must commend itself to those
who have confidence in the intelligence
and patriotism of the masses.
Direct Legislation.
The platform Endorses the principle Of
direct legislation. This is already applied
to the more important questions in ma
ton, state and city. 1t rests upon the
sound theory that the people can be
trusted. and that the more the
overnmen is to the will of the people
abuse
several pldnkS OF the ldDOE pldILOLLA
are devoted to questions in which the
laboring classes have an immediate inter-
est, but which more remotely affect our
entire population. While what is general
ly known as government by injunction
is at present directed chiefly against the
employees of corporations when there is
employer, it involves a principle which
concerns everyone. The purpose of the in
by judge for trial by jury. and is a covert
blow at the jury system The abolition
of government by injunction is as neces-
sary for the protection of the reputation
of the court as it is for the security of
the citizen. Blackstone in defending trial
by jury says:
The impartial administration of JUS
tice. which secures both our persons and
our properties. is the great end of civil
to the magistracy, a select body of men,
and those selected by the prince such as
enjoy the highest offices of the state. their
decisions, in spite of their natura! integ-
rity, will have frequently an involuntary
bias toward those of their own rank and
human nature that the few should be al
ways attentive to the interests and good
of the many"
If the. criminal laws are not sufficient
for the protection OF property, they can
be made more severe, but a citizen
tried before a jury OF his peers.
The Blacklist.
The blacklist as now employed in some
places enables the employer to place the
employe under practical duress. for the
when the employers can not only dis
charge him, but prevent his securing any
similar employment. The lack en-
abIes employers to secure, by mutual
agreement. that control over the wage
earners which a private monopoly eXer-
cises without contract.
Arbitration.
The platform renews the demand for
arbitration between corporations and
their employees. No one who has observed
the friction which arises between great
corporations and their numerous en-
ployes can doubt the wisdom of estab-
fishing an Impartial court for the just
and equitable settlement of disputes. The
demand for arbitration ought to be sup
ported as heartily by the public, which
suffers inconvenience because of strikes
and lockouts, and by the employers them
selves. as by the employees. The estab-
iShmen of arbitration will insure friend
and render obsolete the growing practice
of calling in the army to settle labor
troubles.
Department of Labor.
I cannot too strongly emphasize the i'm
portance of the platform recommendation
Of the establishment of a department of
labor, with a member of the cabinet at
its head. When we remember how i'm
portant a position the laborer fills in our
economic. social and political fabric, it
is hard to conceive of a valid objection
Agriculture is already repre-
scented in the presidents official house |
hold: the army and navy nave their rep
resentative there; the state department.
with its consular service, and the treas
ury department. with its close connection
with fiscal affairs. keep the executive in
interests. a cabinet officer truly repre-
sentative of the wage earning class would
be of invaluable aid, not only to the
~toilers. but to the president.
Chinese Exclusion.
The Chinese exclusion act has proven
an advantage to the country, and its con.
t%inuance and strict enforcement, as well
as its extension to other similar races, |
is so essentially different from the Amer |
lean hat he cannot be assimilated with |
population, and is, therefore, not de-
sirable as a permanent citizen. His pres /
erce as a temporary laborer, preserving |
his national identity. and maintaining a
foreign scale of wages and living, must
ever prove an injustice to American pro-
ducers as well as a perpetual source of
|
Pensions.
The party expresses its pride IN the SOL
diers and sailors of all our wars. and de-
clares its purpose to deal generously with
them and their dependents. A liberal
policy is natural and necessary in a gov
eminent which depends upon a citizen
instead of a large standing army.
Self-interest, as we'll as gratitude, COM
pels the government to make bountiful
danger, and at great sacrifice of business,
health and life, tender their services TO
their country.
The pension laws should be construed
according to the generous spirit which
rompted their passage. The platform
-ery properly reiterates the position taken
n 1896. tina the fact of enlistment shall
De deemed conclusive evidence that the
soldier was sound when the government
him. A certificate given now
wen if easily o~btainahle, should not have
IS much weight as the certificate of the
medical officer who examined the volun-
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