Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-16
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We are in favor of the strict enfoesa.-
ment of the Chinese exclusion act
We are in favor of throwing opew tn
settlement of such portions of tire
Indian reservations as are not atss,-
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 e9f
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
We are in favor of such actor hy
state and national Legislative and ess.s-
utive authorities as will most eff,a.i-
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 fila
present road law and the enactment OF
such Legislation as will be most coas-
ducive to good roads.
We declare that we approve of TIVE
eight-hour law passed by the last deu1s-
ocratic Legislature and approved by IL
democratic governor. and pledge car
party to enforce it and retain it ufssx
our statute books.
We are in favor of the assessment &1s
railroad property for taxation OH tire
same basis as other property, ard
hereby commend the action of the STATE
board of equalization in the initial
step to bring about this end.
Corporations operating within THE
scope Of their Legitimate duties are SCI
titled to protection and encouragement
The attempted welding of political
machinery for per sonal ends does rs1e
constitute one of the powers legally
conferred. We pledge unfaltering Off,
| position to any efforts made by ANY
corporation to usurp powers belonging
solely to the people.
The consolidation of our leading
railroad systems and the fornation az
trusts and pools to control parallel ar2s
| competing lines require stricter suner-
vision of these arteries of commerce NV
the state and federal governments.
We demand the exercise of such pows.yx
and the imposition of such restrictions
in the control of railroads as will yce,-
tect the people from the dangerous GOO
solidation OF competing lines. Ee
would rather rely upon legitimate czn1l-.
petition than upon the promised fra
ternalism of a trust.
We hereby declare our continued os,-
position to all trusts and mOnopalies
and declare our belief that the present
tariff laws of the United States axe
calculated to and do breed monopiicS
and trusts, and we pledge our reywe.-
scntatives in congress to the enactment
of such laws as will prevent the or;gIn
and growth of these evils; and we dc
nounce the republican party for iGs
vacillating and insincere course upon
this important subject.
| We declare it to be our belief <nas
the republican party in its platk,rN
declarations is in},incere, and its &C.
tons are such as to foster and perfn.tGl-
ate trusts and combinations iniinIca(
to the interests of the people, and tie
call for such political action upon the
part Of the people as will insure iEs4e
overthrow of this party in the nation
and secure the retention Of power nv
the democratic party in the state.
The holding in subsection of peosrle
under the sovereignty OF the flag with
out extending to them constitutional
rights is an infraction of the basix
principles of our form of government.
We hold that the constitution follows
the flag.
We oppose and most emphaticallv
condemn the efforts of the republicans
party to force upon the people OF the
United States the theory and practice.
of reciprocity at the expense Of tsze
American producer of raw material
We favor such tariff Legislation as
will provide adequate means to de5c5ly
the expenses of the government ecorkN1s-
ica1ly administered