Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-23
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HeHt or the Chinese exclusion act.
We are in favor of throwing open to
settlement of such portions of the
Indian reservations as are not abst,-
lutely needful for the use and care Of
the Indian tribes within this state.
We are in favor of such change in
the constitution and laws of the United
States as will result in the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
We are in favor of such action Inv
state and national Legislative and exec
utlVe authorities as will most effect.
lively prevent forest and range fires
and preserve the same from destruction
and waste.
We believe in the protection of labor
and demand the passage of such laws
as may be most efficient towards that
end.
We recommend the repeal of tlte.
present road law and the enactment OF
such Legislation as will be most cor
ducive to good roads.
| We declare that we approve Of the
eight-hour law passed by the last dem
ocri!tic Legislature and approved by a
democratic governor. and pledge o,sr
party to enforce it and retain it uy17y
our statute books.
We are in favor of the assessment af
railroad property for taxation on the
same basis as other property, aud
hereby commend the action of the staie
board Of equalization in the initiM
step to bring about this end.
| Corporations operating within ttss
scope of their legitimate duties are en-
titled to protection and encouragement
The attempted welding OF political
machinery for personal ends does rxs
constitute one of the powers legally
| conferred. We pledge unfaltering or
position to any efforts made by aur
corporation to usurp powers belonging
solely to the people.
The consolidation Of our leading
railroad systems and the formation Of
trusts and pools to control parallel astd
competing lines require stricter super
vision of these arteries of commerce. he
the state and federal governments
We demand the exercise of such powers
and the imposition Of such restrictions
IN the control of railroads as will pre-
tect the people from the dangerous coc.-
solidation OF competing lines. we
would rather rely upon legitimate CONE
petition than upon the promised fra
ternalism of a trust.
We hereby declare our continued o.
position to all trusts and monopolies.
and declare our belief that the prescrs
tariff laws of the United States afs
calculated to and do breed 1nonopl;ns
and trusts, and we pledge our repre-
scntatives in congress to the enactment
OF such laws as will prevent the origsx
and growth of these evils; and we ise-
nounce the republican party for lis
vaci,lating and insincere course ursax
this important subject
We declare it to be our belief .l.as
the republican party in its platforms
declarations is in,incere, and It's ST.
tons are such as to foster and peru.atrr-
ate trusts and combinations inimicat
to the interests Of the people, and NC
call for such political action upon he
part nj the people as will insure 1ne.
overthrow Of this party in the natioa
and secure the retention of power sgv
the democratic party in the state.
The holding III subsection of peou.s
under the sovereignty OF the tlag with
out extending to them constitutional
rights is an infraction of the basic
principles of our form OF government.
We hold that the constitution follows
the flag.
We oppose and most emphaticalfv
condemn the efforts of the republican
party TO force upon the people Of the
United States the theory and practic.
OF reciprocity at the expense OF the
American producer of raw material.
We favor such tariff Legislation AS
will provide adequate means to dcsvav
the expenses OF the government econau-
icaily administered.