The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05

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| trusts. and we favor such legislation as
| will suppress and destroy all trusts or
| combinations TO control the production and
| the price Of commodities.
| We denounce the Dingley tariff law as
| the breeder OF trusts, and demand that
| tariff duties shall be levied for the pur-
| poses OF revenue only, and limited by the
| needs OF the government honestly and eco
| nomicaNy administered.
! I'VE condemn the Republican party for
| refusing to give the Interstate-commerce
| Commission power TO enforce its decisions
| against determinations in railroad rates,
| which determinations have been potent
| cause of the creation and maintenance
| of trusts, and demand that the COM
| mission be given power TO suppress this
| evil.
I'VE favor the restoration and expansion
| OF our merchant marine To this end we
| demand the reformation of our navigation
| and tariff laws which are and have been
| We denounce the ship subsidy bill recently
| passed by the United States Senate, with
! the assistance of the senators from lndl-
ana, as an iniquitous appropriation OF
public funds for private purposes. and
| wasteful, Illogical and useless attempt TO
| overcome by subsidy the Instructions
| raised by Republican legislation TO the
| growth and development of American COM
| merce on the sea.
FOWLER BANK BILL.
1--WE are opposed to the Fowler bank bill
| Endorsed by the Republican leaders, which
| would give the people paper currency
! based on bank assets of unknown value
| and for which the government is not re-
| sponsible; we also opposed to its pro-
posal of bank concentration and the forma-
| ton of a great bank trust; and we are also
| opposed to its proposal to destroy the Sc
curity of depositors in banks.
| I'VE recognize economic fact the
increase of standard mosey arising from
the vast increased production of gold, from
| our own and foreign mines, and the pro-
digious influx of foreign gold into this
| country, as a result of an exceptional de-
mand for our products arising from for
| eign wars and other causes, and point
to the results consequent upon this increase
| OF the circulating medium as demonstra-
ton of the truth of the cumulative theory
| of money.
I'VE hold these truths TO be self-evident,
| that all men are created equal, that they
| are endowed by their Creator with GER
tain inalienable rights. that among these
are life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
| ness. That to secure these rights govern
| ments instituted among men, deriving
their just power from the consent of the
| governed. Therefore, we condemn and de-
| nounce the Philippine policy of the present
| administration.
1T has embroiled the Republic in an un-
| necessary war, sacrificed the lives of many
| of its noblest sons, and placed the United
| States, previously known and applauded
| throughout the world as the champion OF
| freedom, in the false and un-American po-
|
| efforts of former allies to achieve lib
erty and sef-government. The Filpinos
cannot be citizens without endangering
| our civilization; they cannot be subjects
without imperiling our form of govern
| ment and as We not willing TO sur
render our civilization or to convert the
| Republic into an empire, we favor i'm
! mediate declaration of the Nations pur-
pose to assist the Filipinos to establish for
themselves an Independent government.
| protecting them from outside interference,
and securing to this country such COM
mercial and moral rights and advantages
as would be just and fair and fully protect
American interests
VALOR OF SOLDIERS.
I'VE hold in reverence the valor, patriot
ism and services of the soldiers and sailors
of the Republic, and will, at all times and
in all places, give our answering and en-
thusiastic support to our army and navy,
which have always and everywhere MAIN
tanned the dignity, power and honor of the
American people. The beautiful shaft that
rises above the capital of our common
wealth is a worthy monument to the glory
of those silent victors of Indiana who so
freely offered their lives TO secure the per-
petuity of our free institutions. We favor
liberal pensions 10 the soldiers and sailors
of the Republic and their dependents.
1--WE congratulate the republic of Cuba
upon its entering into the family Of ma
lions. We deplore the cruelty and wanton
destruction of the republics of South At
RIGA.
I'VE favor thet construction and control
II of an isthmian canal by the United States.
I'VE favor the election of United States
senator's by popular vote.
I'VE favor freedom of debate in the leg
islative bodies of the State and Nation. The
Republican party has, by rules, made the
popular branch of Congress, the House of
Representatives, subject to the arbitrary
control and domination of few members,
thus DISTINGUISHING constituencies in mat
tiers of vital legislation.
1--WE deplore the death of President Nc
Kinley at the hands of a self-confessed An
| archist, whose unholy crime was committed
against the whole nation. We denounce an
| archy in all it's forms and declare that il
should not be permitted to find abiding
place in this country.
1--WE indorse the course of our Democrat
| ic Representatives in Congress in standing
for economy in public expenditures, for just
principles of government and for the doc
trines of the Democratic party.
1--WE point with pride to the long list OF
laws enaced by the Democratic Legislature
of this State in the interest of labor, and
we favor the enactment of such further
legislation as will prevent the sending or
transfer of accounts or other obligations OF
persons out of the State for the purpose OF
depressing laboring men by unjust and ex-
| rensive proceedings in attachment and gar
! nishment.
eve denounce the hypocrisy of the Re-
publican party in assuming TO itself credit
for the reduction of the State debt. when il
is a well-known fact that the State debt
has been reduced by the operation of the
Democratic law of 1891, under which rail
roads and other corporations have beer
| compelled to pay a more just portion of the
public burdens.
LOCAL ELF-GOVERNMENT
1--WE are in favor of the principle of local
self-government and of leaving the con-
troll of local matters in the hands of the
people of the counties, cities and town
: ships of the State.
I'VE oppose granting to corporations OF
any other State or States the power tC
acquire any railroad organized and opera
ting under the laws of this State.
. eve are in favor of restoring the citizens
of the State to right to appeal to the
Supreme and Appellate Courts in any civil
case within Jurisdiction of a justice OF
the peace. where the amount in contro
versy, exclusive of interest and costs, ex
ceeds $50.
The wisdom, prudence and foresight Of
the Democracy OF Indiana placed the
! penal and benevolent institutions of tn,
: and administered them in harmony witt
, the reformatory and benevolent purposes
for which they were founded. The vicious
and cool prostitution of these institution
TO partisan ends by the present admin
istration merits condemnation by the PEG
I | pie of the State.
1--WE call attention to the fact that tn
last Republican Legislature of Indiana wa
| the most reckless and dangerous in tn
r | abuse of legislative power in the histor,
of the State. Its deeds of commission am