Evening journal., 1900-07-06
FREE SILVER
a. IMPERIALISM
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militia are amply surncient IN time OF
peace. This republic has no place for
Vasti military service and conscription
SN'henrthe nation is Ia danger the vol
unteer soldier Is his countrNs best de-
fender. The national guard Of the Uni
ted States should ever be cherised IN the
patriotic hearts OF a free people. Such
organizations are ever an element OF
strength and safety. For the first time
IN our history and co-evil with the Phil
ipplne conquest has there been a whole
sale departure from our time honored
and approved system Of. volunteer orr
ganlzatton Wefdenouncc Il as unameri-
can. undemotratic and unreQuhlicnn and
as a subversion OF the ancient and fixed
principles OF free people.
Private MonopoIies IntoIerable.
Private monopolies are indefensibie and
intolerable. They destroy competition.
control the price Of an material. and Of
producer and consumer. They lessen the
employment of labor. and arbitrarily nS
the terms and conditions thereof and de-
qrlve individual energy and small capt
tal OF their opportunity for betterment
They are the most efficient means yet
devised for appropriatng the fruits Of
Industry to the benefit OF the few nt the
expense OF the many and unless their In
aafiate greed Is checked all wealth will
be sFgrsgeted IN few few hands and the 9 re-
Ing with the trust evil by the Republican
party in state and national platforms Is
eenelusiye proof OF The truth Of the the
duct OF Republican policies. that they nre
fosfered by Republican laws and that
they are protected by the Republican al
mlnistration IN return for campaign sub
scriptions and political support
We pledge the Democratc party 10 an
unceasing warfare IN nation state and
form. Existing laws against trusts must
he enforced and more stringent ones must
be enacted providing for publicity a. as ,t tc
terstate commerce and requiring all cor
porations to show. before doing business
outside OF the state OF their origin. that
they have no water IN their stock, and
not attempting to monop0lize any branch
of business or the production OF any ar
tlcie Of merchandise. and the whole con-
etitutional power of congress over in
terstate commerce. the mails and AZ
modes OF interstate communication shal
be exercised by the enactment OF compre
henalve laws upon the subject OF trusts
Tariff laws should be amended by putnni
the products OF trusts upon the free lis
10 prevent monopoly under the plea o
The failure Of the present Republican
administration with an absolute contro
over all the branches Of the national gov
ernment TO enact any legislation designe'
10 prevent OF even curtail the absorbing
power Of trusts and illegal combinations
or 10 enforce the antitrust laws alread
on the statute books prove the insincerit
Of the high sounding phrases OF the Ike
publican platform.
Corporations should Ne protected IN a.
their rights and their legitimate interest
should be respected. but any attempt b
corporations to interfere with the publ
ansirs OF the people or 70 control tn
sovereignty which creates them, shoul
be forbidden until such penalties as wi
make such attempts impossible.
We condemn the Dingley tariu law ?
trust breeding measure, skilfully d'
Vised to give the few favors which the
do not deserve and TO place upon n
neHy burdens which they should n'
bear.
We favor such an enlargement OF n
scope Of the interstate commerce law
will enable the commission 10 protect II
dlvi6uals and communities from discrin
nations and the public from unjust ar
unfair transportation rates.
Chicago Platform Reafnrmed.
We reaffm and endorse the principl
OF the national Democratic platfOr
adopted at Chicago IN 1895 and we !
fterate the demand OF that platform y
an American financial system made
the American people for themselve
which shall restore and maintain a
metallic price level and AS part OF SUI
system the Immediate restoration OF q
free and unlimited coinage of silver al
gold at the present legal ratio Of is 10
without waiting for the aid or consent
any other nation.
We denounce the currency bill enact
at the last session Of congress as 81
forward In the Republican policy VIII
aims 10 discredit the sovereign right
the national government TO issue
mcney. whether coin or paper, and 10
stow upon national banks the power
issue and control the volume OF pap
money for their own beneht. A perm
nfnt national bank currency. secured