Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-10

publican legislation may seem to have
secured the country against the peril of
a base and discredited currency, the
election of a Democratic president could
not fail to impair the country's credit
and to bring once more into question
the intention of the American people to
maintain upon the gold standard the
parity of their money circulation. The
Democratic party must be convinced
that the American people will never toll
crate the Chicago platform.
UNLAWFUL TRUSTS.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation of
capital to meet new business conditions,
and especially to extend our rapidly In
creasing foreign trade, but we condemn
all conspiracies and combinations in
tended to restrict business, to create
%monopolies, to limit production or to
control prices, and favor such legisla-
ton as will effectually restrain and pre-
vent all such abuses, protect and pro-
mote competition and secure the rights
Of producers, laborers and all who are
d III INDUSTRY anu COIlIlleTCc.
THE PROTECTION POLICY.
We renew our faith in the policy of
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries nave been estab-
lished, diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market the compe-
tltion has been stimulated and produc-
ton cheapened. Opportunity to tine in
~ventive genius of our people has been
secured and wages in every department
of labor maintained at high rates, high
er now than ever before, always dis
tinguishing our working people in their
better conditions of life from those of
any competing country. Enjoying the
blessings Of the American common
school, secure in the right Of sele-gov-
eminent, and protected in the occupa-
ton Of their own markets, their con-
stantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the
markets of the world.
RECIPROCITY.
We favor the associated policy of rec
iprocity so directed as to open our mar
kets on favorable terms for what we do
not ourselves produce in return for free
foreign markets.
LAWS TO PROTECT LABOR.
In >the further interest of American
workmen, we favor a more effective re-
| striction of the immigration of cheap
labor from foreign lands, the extension
Of opportunities of education for work.
ing children, the raising Of the age linn
it for child labor, the protection of free
labor as against contract convict labor,
and an effective system Of labor insur-
ance.
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
Our present dependence upon foreign
| shipping for nine-tenths Of u foreign
carrying is a great loss to the industry
| Of this country. 1t is also a serious dan
ger to our trade, for its sudden with
drawal in the event of European wal
would seriously cripple u expanding
foreign commerce. The national defense
| and naval efficiency of this country,
moreover, supply a compelling reason
for legislation which will enable us to
| recover our former place among the
trade-carrying fleets of the world.
PENSIONS.
The nation owes a debt of profound
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors who
have fought its battles, and it Is the
governments duty to provide for sur
| vivors and for the widows and orphans
of those who have fallen In the
try's wars. The pension laws, founded
in this just sentiment, should be liberal
and should be literally administered,
and preference should be given when
ever practicable, with respect to m
| ployment in the public service, to SOL
diers and sailors and to their widows
and orphans.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the policy Of the Repub-
lican party in maintaining the eff1cien-
cy of the civil service. The administra-
ton has acted wisely in its effort to Sc
cure for public service in Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine islands
only those whose fitness has been deter
mined by training and experience. We
| believe that employment in the public
| service in these territories should be
confined as far as practicable to their
inhabitants.
NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT.
1t was the plain purpose Of the ff-
tenth amendment to the constitution
to prevent discrimination on account of
! race in regulating the elective fran
| chise. Devices Of state governments,
I whether by statutory or constitutional
enactment, to avoid the purpose of this
| amendment, are revolutionary. and
! should be condemned.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
Public movements looking to aperma-
| nent improvement of the roads and
highways of the country meet with our
| cordial approval, and we recommend
this subject to the earnest considera-
| ton of the people and of the legisla-
lures of the several states.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery service wherever Its x
tension may be justified.
RECLAIMING ARID LANDS.
In further pursuance Of the constant
policy of the Republican party to pro-
vide free homes on the public domain,
we recommend adequate national legis-
lation to reclaim arid lands of the
United States, reserving control of the
! distribution of water for irrigation to
the respective states and territories.
| STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
We favor home rule for and the early