The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30

. tdIlI 4ucStIOAS, anu ulu So IN cl0r
! acteristically republican manner Il
! regard to the first it accepts the pres
ident's idea that reasonable and fai,
laws should be enacted to regulate ant
) control those institutions, and while
unalterably opposed to any combina
tions of capital organized in the re
straint of trade, it believes that rea
son and judgment should dictate the
enactment of all laws calculated te
control and restrain them and that Il
is not necessary in order that sue
cess may follow the effort to throw
down the bars and open the markets
ct the nation to the unrestricted and
unlimited trade Of foreign countries
and thereby bring the workingmen OF
the land into competition with the
under-paid labor of other lands. with
particular regard for the truth the
convention takes occasion to call the
attention Of the voters of the state
to the difference in respect to the
treatment trusts received during the
two administrations of Cleveland and
the vigorous and fearless manner in
which the present administration Is
executing the law in regard to them.
Believing in the policy of protec-
ton for the American producer and
the American workingman, the con-
%vention declared itself opposed to any
tariff revision by the free trade demo-
cratic party, but favored such revi-
sion as the administration Of Roose-
welt exemplifies. This is an express
sion Of preference which will meet
with hearty response from all who
have seen and studied the differences
resulting from the enactment OF re-
publican and democratic tariff legis-
lation. The republicans Of Montana
do not subscribe to the democratic
hypocrisy which favors a high duty, on
raw wool while goods manufactured
from the staple should be admitted
free. They do not attempt to blind
the producer by pr~otestations Of
friendship and intention Of protect
ing him while all the time scheming
to injure and i%mpoverish him.
The democratic pretense of desire
for economical and proper admins
tration Of the affairs Of the state is
denounced in no unmeaning terms.
The hypocrisy which declares fer
economical administration of govern.
ment while at the same time striving
to increase the number of salarled
offices and improperly and dishonest
ly expanding the money in the public /
treasury is held up as it should be.
Regard for the rights and priv
ileges Of the laboring men Of the
state is clearly expressed in the ap-
prevail of the eight-hour law and the
pledge of the party that its nominees
for the legislature from the various
counties shall faithfully and earnest
ly maintain that law upon the statutes
of the state.
Because Of the notorious and open
~debauchery Of legislators in the past
by the mollionaire democrats who
have sought the honor Of representing
the state in the senate of the Unit
ed States the convention declared it,
self in favor of electing senators by
direct vote.
Repeal of the present inefficient and
lamentable road law is demanded and
that all property, whatsoever it's ma
ture and by whomsoever ownel shall
be assessed and taxed equally and
equitably. Equal justice to all is de-
manded, whether it be corporation or
private individuals.
The company store is denounced
and to that end legislation is demand.
ed that shall secure the employees of
all from unjust and unreasonable sub
serviency to employers and coercion
into purchasing goods from stores
owned by those in whose employ they
may be.
Enactment of a fellow servant law
is demanded and also legislation
granting compensation to witnesses
who may be subpoenaed to appear in
Justices courts and before coroners
.inquests.
All through it's length the platform
is honest, wise. and conservative and
the things it declares for in its diff
ferent planks are such as must meet
the approval CT everybody interested
in the state and nations good and
welfare.
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