The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-06

communication shall be exercised by the
| enactment OF comprehensive laws on the
| subject Of trusts Tariff laws should be
| amended by putting the products of the
| trusts on free lists TO prevent monopoly
under the plea OF protection.
THE failure Of thespresent Republican
administration. with an absolute control
! over all the branches Of the national gov
eminent. TO enact any legislation design
| ed to prevent or even curtai1 the absorp-
tive power Of trusts and Illegal ccmbina-
| tons ar to enforce the antitrust laws
! already on the statute books. prove the
! insincerity of the high-sounding phrases
Of the Republican platfo-<.
| Corporations should be protected in all
their rights. and their legitimate inter
ests should be respected. but any at
| tempt by corporations 10 interfere with
| the public affairs of the people, or to
| control the sovereignty which created
| them. should be forbidden under such
penalties as will make such attempts i'm
! possible.
I'VE condemn the Dinghy tariff law
as rust-breeding measure, skillfully de-
vised TO give the few favors which they
| do not deserve. and to place upon the
many burdens. which they should not
bear
Eve FAVOR an enlargement Of the scope
% - interstate commerce law as will
enable tie commission to protect individ-
uals and communities from discrimina-
tons and the public from unjust and IN
fair transportation rates
I'VE re-afirm and endorse the princ'-
PES of the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896 and we reit-
crate the demand of that platform for
an American system Of currency for
America which shall restore and main
tain a bimetallic price level, and as part
Of such system the immediate restora-
ton of the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold at the ratio of is to l.
without waiting for the aid or consent Of
any other nation.
eve denounce the currency bill enacted
at the last session of congress as a step
forward in the Republican policy which
aims t. discredit 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. A perman-
ent national bank currency. secured by
government bonds. must have a perman-
ent debt to rest upon, and if the bank
currency is to increase with population
and business. the debt must also in
crease The Republican currency scheme
is therefore scheme f0- fastening upon
the taxpayers perpetual and growing
debt for the benefit of the banks. We
are opposed to this private corpora ton
paper circulated AZ money, but without
legal tender qualities, and demand the re-
tirement Of the national bank notes as
fast as government paper or silver GER
tifcates can be substituted for them.
eve favor an amendment to the fed
eAal constitution providing for the cleo
ton Of United States senators by direct
vote Of the people. and We favor direct
legislation wherever practicable.
1--WE are opposed to government by in
iunction: we denounce the black list. and
favor arbitration as a means of settling
disputes between corporations and their
employees.
I'm the interest of American labor and
the up-building of the workingman. as
the corner stone of the prosperity of our
country. we recommend that congress
a
Of a. secretary, with seat in the cab
met, believing that the elevation OF the
American laborer will bring with it in
creased production and increased prosper
ity to our country at home and to our
commerce abroad.
eve are proud Of the courage and
fidelity Of the American soldiers and sail
ers in all our wars; We favor liberal pen
sions to them and their dependents, and
we reiterate the position taken in the
Chicago platform that the fact of enlist
ment and service shall be deemed con-
elusive evidence against disease and dis
ability before enlistment
I'VE favor the immediate construction,
ownership and control of the Nicaraguan
canal by the United States, and we de-
nounce the insincerity of the plank in the
Republican national platform for an
isthmian canal in the face of the failure
of the Republican majority to pass the
bill pending in congress.
Eve condemn the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty as a surrender of American rights
and interests, not to be tolerated by the
American people.
I'VE denounce the failure of the Repub-
licau party 10 carry out its pledges to
grant statehood to the territories Of AEi-
IONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and
we promise the people Of those territories
immediate statehood, and home rule dur
ing their condition as territories, and We
favor home rule and a territorial form OF
government for Alaska and Porto Rico
I'VE favor an intelligent system of i'm
proving the arid eands OF the west, stor
ing the waters for purposes OF irrigation
and the holding Of such lands for actual
settlers.
We favor the continuance and strict
enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion law
and its application to the same classes Of
al Asiatic races.
Jefferson said: Peace. commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, en-
tapgIlng alliances with none We ap-
prove this wholesome doctrine and earn
esJly protest against the Republican de-
parture which has involved US II So
called world politics, including the CT
plomacy Of Europe and the intrigue and
land grabbing of Asia, and We especially
condemn the il-concealed Republican al
lance with England. which must mean
discrimination against other friendly ma
tons and watch has already sIifed the
nations voice while liberty IS being
strangled in Africa
Believing IL the principles Of self-goy-
eminent ard rejecting as did our fore
fathers. the claim OF monarchy. se view
with indignation the purpose Of England
10 oFerWheim with force the South Afri-
can republics. Speaking, a. We believe, for
the entir= American freemea every where.
We extend cur sympa;aies TO the heroic
buIghers IN Iheir unequal struggle 10
maintain their liberty and independence.