Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-13

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institutions; It is what what millions nj Of our
pie large standing army and unneces-
menace to their liberties. A small Stand
ing. army and a we'll disciplined. state
peace. This republic has no place for a
vast military service and CONSUMPTION.
fender. The national guard Of the United
patriotic hearts of free people. Such
organizations are ever an 3 element st , Of
IN our history or s and coeSai with the PHI
ippine conquest has there been a whole;
and approved system of volunteer organi-
zation We deno9nce it as Tn,American
a subversfon of the ancient and fixed
principles of a free people.
Wrong of Private Monopolfes.
Private monopoliss are indefensible
ton. control the price Of ali material.
both producer and Consumer. They less
en- the employment Of labor and arbi-
of and deprive Individual energy and
small capital of their opportunity for bet
terment.
They are the most efficient means yet
devised for appropriating the fruits of
expense of the many. and unless their
insatiate greed is checked all wealth will
republic destroyed. The dishonest pal
tering with the trust evil by the republi-
can party in state and national platforms
is conclusive proof of the truth of the
charge that trusts are the legitimate
product of republican laws and that they
istration in return for campaign subscrip-
lions and political support.
Pledged to Fight Trusts.
We pledge the democratic party to an
| unceasing warfare in nation, state and
city against private monopoly in every
form. Existing laws against trusts must
nd fri he
enacted providing for publicity to the
affairs of corporations engaged in inter-
rations to show. before doing business
outside of the state of their origin, that
that they have not attempted. and are
not attempting, to monopolize any branch
ticles of merchandise, and the whole con-
Stitutiona1 power of congress over inter-
of interstate communication shall be ex-
erciSed by the enactment of comprehen-
sive laws upon the subject of trusts.
the products of trusts upon the free list
to prevent monopoly under the plea of
The failure Of the present republican
administration. with an absolute control
eminent, to enact any legislation designed
to prevent or even curtail the absorbing
| or to enforce the antitrust laws already
on the statute books, prove the insin-
| certify Of the high sounding phrases of the
their rights and their legitimate interests
corporations to interfere with the public
affairs Of the people or to control the
be forbidden under such penalties as will
| make such attempts impossible.
ga Trust-Breeding Measure"
We condemn the Dingley tariff law as
do not deserve. and to place upon the
bear. We favor such an enlargement of
the scope of the interstate commerce law
| Individual and communities from unjust
| and unfair transportation rates.
Tho Is to L Coinage Plank.
We reafiirm and indorse the principles
adopted at Chicago in 1886. and we reit-
crate the demand of that platform for an
American people for themselves. which
| shall restore and maintain bimetallic
the immediate restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the present legal ratio OF 1S to ! without VI
We denounce the currency bill enacted
forward in the republican policy which
aims to discredit the sovereign right Of
beseeH upon naenal the a poweG
per money for their own beneft-
A permanent national bank currency,
| secured by government bonds, must have
a permanent debt to rest upon. and if the
bank currency is to increase with popu uo
| Increase. The republican currency
scheme is: theEsfore. scheme for fas;
| and growing debt for the benefit Of the
We are opposed to this private corpo-
ration paper circulated as money, but
without legal tender qualities and de-
notes as fast as government paper or