The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-11
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have been directed so as to secure
homes for the people and prevent the
monopolizing OF the land for specu-
lative purposes. That we demand a
return to the original homestead policy
to the end that all settlers upon the
public domain now occupied or to be
opened to future settlement shall be
entitled to a free homestead. and that
all settlers upon public lands who have
paid in acreage price under existing
laws shall have their homestead
rights restored.
The cancer upon our body rolitic,
known as trusts. is generally admitted
to be the overshadowing evil of the
age. These trusts are the result and
elimination of all the Industrial evils
that infest and curse our industrial
system. The causes that produce and
foster the trusts are due directly to the
private ownership and control of the
three great instruments Of commerce.
money. transportation and means of
transmission of information: which in
struments of commerce are public
functions and which our forefathers
declared in the constitution should be
controlled by the people through their
congress for public welfare.
Therefore we offer as the only rem
edy for this gigantic and deadly evil
such legislation as will enact into
law our declaration of principles. as set
forth in the three above plans on mon
ey. transportation and transmission of
intelligence, In accordance with the
constitution of the United States.
We heartily endorse and point with
pride to the rapid extension of the
principle of municipal ownership OF
public utilities which have invariably
resulted in better service at a less
cost and in better wages for employees
and the removal Of the curse Of local
domination Of municipal politics.
These benefcent results from pub
lie ownership would be multiplied an
hundred fold as a result of public
ownership of natural interstate monop-
olies.
We demand that all goods con-
trolled by trusts shall be placed upon
the free list.
Resolved That we denounce the
action of the governor Of Idaho. and
the federal government in using the
military arm Of the government to
abridge and suppress the civil and in
herent rights Of the laborers Of the
Coeur d'Alene by establishing an in
famous permit system, which denies
citizens the sacred right OF organiz-
ing for their mutual advancement and
compels them to renounce their man.
hood, their liberties and their rights
before being permitted to seek employ
ment.
we demand direct legislation, CIV +
ing the people the right to initiate and
enact all laws under the Initiative"
and reject laws proposed Inder the
referendum thus giving the law
making and veto power to the people,
to whom it belongs. While trusts and
corporations may control a few privi-
legged lawmakers, they cannot buy a
majority Of all the people.
We demand that the expensive sys-
TEN of red tape" political favoritism,
cruel and unnecessary delay and GRIM
inal evasion of the statutes in the
management Of the pension office
shall be reduced to a simple and honest
execution of the law. until the ma
tion shall fulfill it's pledges by service
pensions for all it's honorably dis
charged veterans of that war.
Nominations were than declared in
order and when that of vice-president
was reached ]. H. Bower, of Mime
sofa, presented the silver republican
from his state in the following speech.
I'm my judgment it would have been
wiser and better for us all to have held |
Nhio SOhNHullOH dl the same Time anu
place fixed upon by our allies, but. in
pursuance of an honest endeavor to
preserve the unity Of our party, the
national committee magnanimously
made a concession, by virtue of which
we are assembled in advance of our
allies.
we thus find ourselves confronted
with a grave responsibility which we
might have very wisely divided with
the democrats and silver republicans.
We have very properly decided
to accept It, and, in doing so, we
must make no mistake in the choosing
of candidate for the office Of vice.
president. No ordinary offering win
likely be acceptable to our allies. He
must be a man Of recognized honesty,
ability and courage. If we offer such
a candidate, we can rely upon the
party who gave us William ]. Bryan
and the Chicago platform Of 1896 to
heartily indorse him. If we do this,