The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-15

people This monstrous pervornion OF
those equal opportunities which our po-
uucm Institutions were established to Sc
cure. has caused what may once have
been infant Industries 90 become tho
greatest combinations Of capital that the
world has ever known. Those especial
Iavorltes OF the government. have,
through trust methods. been converted
into monopoliea. thus bringing to an end
domestic competition. which was tho only
check upon the cNtravngant profits made
possible BY the protective system. These
Industrial combinations. by the financial
| Ahsiatancc they can give, now control the
policy Of the Republican party.
We denounco protection as a robbery
OF the many 70 enrich the few and We
| favor tarin limited 20 the necessities OF
the government economically admins
nate against any industry. class or Sec
/ Won, TO the end that the burdens OF tax
alton shall be distributed as equally as
possible.
We favor a revision and a Gradual resue-
ton OF the tarlm by the friends OF tho
massea and for the commonwealth. and
not by the friends OF It's abuses, lis ex.
toruons ana itn Determinations. keeping
N view the ultimate end Of equality OF
burdens and equality Of opportunitica.''
and the cNocutional purpose Of raising n
revenue by taxation, to-wit; The support
| OF the federal government In ali ia in
tegrity ana virillty. but In simplicity
We recognize that the Gigantic trusts
and combinations designed to enable cars
ital 70 secure more than itH just share OF
the joint producta OF capital and labor,
and which have been fostercd and pro,
NOTED under Republican rule. are n mem
ace TO beneficial competition and an OBJ
htaole TO permanent business prosperity
a private monopoly Is indefcnHlbie and
Individual equality OF opportunity and
! Teg competition are essential to a
] hehlthy ana permanent commercial pros
| perity. ana any trust. comblnntion or
| monopoly tondlng TO destroy those by
eoni,uolllng production. restricting COM
nibitcd and punished by law. We cspeei-
/ ally denouncc rebates and discrimination
! by the transportation companies as tho
nost potent agency In promoting and
/ Giles against trade.
We demand an enlargement OF the pow
/ erB or the interstate commerce commits
,oh 20 me end that the travelling public
/ ana Shippers OF this country may have
prompt and adequate relief for the abuses
70 Mhlch they are subjected to In tho
/ matter OF Interpretations.
We demand strict enforcement OF ex-
lstlng civil and criminal statutes against
/ All such trusts, combinations and mo-
nopollea' and we demand the enactment
~ aucn turthgr legislauon az may be
necessary TO effoctually suppress them.
Any trust or unlawful combination en-
gagged In interstate commerce which IL
monopollzing any branch OF business or
production should not DO permitted TO
transact busnesn outside OF the state OF
its origin. Whenever II shall be estab-
lished In any court OF competent jurisdlc-
uon thnt such monopollzutlon exists such
prohibition should be enforced through
the subject
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage Of the measure known
as the Nowlnnds irrigation act for the ir-
| rigauon ana reclamation OF arid lands OF
the west-n measure framed by n Demo-
crat, passed I'm the senate by n nom pnrti-
"a - IrtaN
the opposition OF almost all the Republl-
can leaders by vote, the majority OF
which was Democratic. We call attention
10 TINS great Democratic measure, broad
and comprehensive na Il In, working auto
mntlcally throughout all time without
further action Of congress. until the re-
clamation OF all the lands In the arid
west capable OF reclamation IN accom-
| plished. roserving the lands reclaimed
Tor homosockcrH In small tracts, and
! rigidly guarding against land monopoly,
NJ an evidence OF the policy OF domestic
development contemplated by the Demo-
cratic party. should Il be placed In power
The Democracy. when entrusted with
power, VIII construct the Panama canal
speedily honestly and economically.
thereby giving 20 our people what DEM
ocrnts have always contondod fora
grent inter anlo canal. furnishing
shorter nnd .NrsDer lines OF trnnaporta-
trade rciatio4 ~.''r INC other peoples
OF the world.
We pledge o.. selves TO insist upon the
Just and lawful protc elton OF our cltiacns
nj home and abroad and TO use ali prom
err measures 20 secure for them. whether
native born or naturnlizcd. and without
distinction OF race or creed the equal
protection OF laws and tho enjoyment OF
nll rights and privileges open 10 them un-
der the covenants OF our treaties OF
friendship and commerce: and n under
existing treaties. the right OF travel and
goIourn e. denied to American citizens or
recognition IA withheld from American
passports by any countries on the ground |
ot race or creed, TO favor the beginning
OF negotiations with the governments OF |
such Countries TO secure by treaty the re- |
moval OF these unjust determinations. |
We demand that an over the world n !
duly authenticated passport lfguod by
the government Of the United States TO |
an American citizen shall be proof OF the |
fact that he Il an American citizen and |
shall entltle him to the treatment due |
him M such.
We favor the election OF United States
senator's by the direct vote OF the people. |
We favor tho admission OF the terri |
tories OF Oklahoma and the Indian Terri |
tory. We also favor the Immediate nd- |
mission OF Arizona and New Mexico as |
separate states and territorial govern |
ment for Alaska and Porto Rico.
We hold that the officials appointed to |
administer the government OF any terri |
tory as well as with the District or |
Alaska, should be bona fide residents OF |
the territory or the district In which the |
Nutlth hFt TO DC performed nj tine time Il
OF their appointment
We demand the determination OF polyg- |
amy within the Jurisdiction Of the United /
States and the complete separation OF /
church and state I'm political affairs.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States senate |
~ an ubiquitous appropriation .of public
funds for private purposes and n waste
ful, illogical and uFoleaR attempt 20 over
come by subsidy distractions raised by |
Republican legislation 10 the growth and
development OF American commerce on
The sea. We favor the upbuidinE OF n
merchant marine without new or nddi-
tional burdens upon the people and with
out bountles from the public treasury.
We favor liberal trade arrangements !
with Canada and with the peoples OF 1
other countries where they can be en-
torcd into with benefit to American agri-
culture, manufacturer, mining or COM
mcroo.
We favor the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine In it's full entirety
We favor the reduction Of the army and
OF army expenditure 20 the point historic
cally demonstrated TO be safe and suf-
hcent.
The Democracy would secure TO the sur
vlving soldiers and sailors and their de-
pendentH generous pensions, not by m
arbitrary executive order. but by legls-
latlon which n grateful people stand
ready TO enact Our soldiers and sailors
who defend with their lives the conatitu-
fion ana tho lava hnVe "A nnprod intorpnt