The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-09-21

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tho remainder Of tho people uro not
only excluded from tho benefits, but
are tho helpless victims Of overy mo
nopoly organized. 1t is d;tlicult to
ovcrestimate tho immediate injustice
that may bo done, or to calculate the
ultimate effect Of this injustice upon
tho social and political welfare of
the people. Our platform, aftor sug-
gcsting certain specific remedies,
pledges the party to an unceasng
warfare against private monopoly in
nation, State and city. l heartily
approve OF this promise; if elected,
it shall bo my earnest and constant
endoavor to fulfill the promise in
letter and spirit. | shall select an
attorney general who will, without
tear or favor, enforce existing laws;
| shall recommend such additional
Legislation rs may be necessary to
dissolve every private monopoly which
does business outside Of the State of
its origin; and, if contrary to my be-
lief and hope, constitutional amond-
ment is found to be necessary. L
shall recommend such nn amend
ment rs will. without mpairing any
Of the existing rights of the States,
empower Congress to protect the
people Of all the States from Injury
at the hands Of Individuals or corpo-
ratjons engaged ip Interstate COM
morco.
The platform accurately describes
the Dingley tariff law, when it con.
demns it as "trust breeding meas
ure, skillfully devised to give to the
fow favors which thoy do no. deserve,
and to place upon tho many burdens
which they should not bsar." Under
its operation trusts can plundor tho
people Of tho United States, while
they successfully compete in foreign
markets with manufacturers Of other
countries. Even those who Justify
the general policy of protection will
find it difficult to defend q tariff
which enables Il trust to exact an ex-
orbitant toll from the citizens.
| ITJnNS IN pS1
The Democratic party makes no
war upon honestly acquired wealth;
mother docs it seek to embarrass cor
porations engaged in Legitimate busi-
ness, but it does protest against cor.
porations entering politics, and at
tempting to assume control of the
instrumentalities of government. A
corporation is not organized for po-
lltlcal purposes, and should be COM
PEELED to coniine itself to the business
described in its charter Honest cor
porations, engaged in an honest bu.
slness, will find it to their advantage
to aid in the enactment Of such leg
islation as will protect them from the
undcserved odium which will be
brought upon them by those corpora
tions which enter the political arena.
| INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The Republican party has persist
ently refused to comply with the ur.
gent request Of tho inter. State COM
merce commission, for such IN On.
largement of the scope Of the inter.
State commerce law as will enable
tho commission to realize the hopes
aroused by it's creation. The Demo
cratic party is pledged to Legislation
which will empower the commission
to protect individuals and communi-
ties from discrimination, and the
public at largo from unjus: and TN
fair transportation rates.
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
The platform reiterates the do
mand contained in tho Chicago plat
form for an American financial sys.
tom made by tho American people
for themselves. The purpose of such
:! Il system is to restore and maintain q
rimetallic level Of prices, and in or.
der that there may be no uncertainty
as to Y hc method Of restoring bimet.
allism, no specific declaration in fa-
vor of free and unlimited coinage at
tho existing {atio of lG 10 /, inde-
pendent of the action Of other ma
tions, IL repeated. In 1896 the Re-
publican party recognized tho neces-