Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-17


control industries.
OPPOSE MILITARIsM.
We gre opposed to mIlltarism. II
is expensive, unnecessary and in
imlcal to free and popular govern
ment We favor a small standing
army and a well organized militia,
and a navy sufficient TO protect our
coasts and commerce. We point
with pride 10 the record Of our vol
unteers IN the war with Spain and
offer II as evidence that national
defense may be safely entrusted to
our citizen soldery.
PRAISES FOR SOLDIER.
We hold in reverence the valor.
patriotism and services Of the
American soldier and sailor, and
particularly those Of Utah, whose
names are indellbly written on the
pages Of our national history We
charge the Republican party with
shamelessly applying to the whole
American army criticisms which
have been made against certain
unworthy officers. We have none
but words Of praise for the gal
lantry, devotion to duty, intelll-
gence moderation and humanity
that have characterized the great
bulk Of the officers and enlisted
men Of the army in their opera
tons In the Philippines. and the
only condemnation for the attempt
OF the Republicans to conceal such
violations Of the rules Of civilized
warfare as have occurred. The only
way TO protect the good name of
the army and navy Is to root out
evils and dismiss wrong-doers,
This the Democrats In Congress
have insisted upon, and in every
instance the case has been so clear
that the Republican administra-
ton was forced to take some action
in reproof Of the officials ar
raigned
APPROVE MONROE DOCTRINE.
We approve of the Monroe doc
trine, which forbds the acquisition
Of American territory by European
powers. and adhere to the Jefferson
ian policy Of peace. commerce and
honest friendship with all nations,
and entangllng alliances with
none"
TRUSTS A MENACE.
We believe in equal AM exact
justice TO all men and special priv
ileges 10 none. The organization of
trusts to control the supply Of
money and all the great industries
of the country has become a mem
ace 10 the welfare and liberty Of
the people. The monopoly Of these
trusts Is strengthened and MAIN
tanned by Republican tariff legisla-
ton framed chiefly in their inter-
est and TO afford them protection.
We call attention to the fact that
articles produced by the leading
trusts Of this country are shipped
abroad at considerable expense and
sold 10 foreign consumers AZ low
er price than is charged the Amerl-
can consumer at home.
SUGAR TRUST AND CUBA.
The Republican policy is TO give
the trusts the advantage of free
trade in articles which the trusts
consume and to place protective
duties, to the point Of prohibition,
upon all articles competing with
what the trusts nave to sell. Free
raw sugar is demanded by the
Sugar trust. TIE Republican admin
istration is voclferous In its de-
mands that raw sugar be admitted
free Of duty from Cuba for the
benefit of the trust, but Is still
more insistent that the diiferential
duty upon refined sugar shah not
be removed. The latter would in
ure to the benefit OF the consum-
ers of sugar throughout the United
States, while the former will oper-
ate mainly TO the advantage Of the
American Sugar Refining COM
pany.
THE REMEDY.
We are IN favor OF admitting free
OF duty all goods and products
competing with trust-made artl-
cles, and We demand the exercise
OF all legitimate and constitutional
power. both by the state and feder-
al governments. for the suppress
sion Of trusts and the eradication
of evils connected with their oper-
alton. We claim that corporations
should be protected In every leglti-
mate right. but whenever they at
tempt TO interfere with public af-
fairs or discriminate unfairly In
their commercial relations, such
penalties should be inflicted as viii
prevent a repetition of the offense.
We are in favor Of such a gem
eral readjustment OF the present
tariff schedules as will justly dis