Milford chronicle., 1904-07-15

, We favor the enactment and admins
, tration of laws giving labor and capital
impartially their just rights. Capital ana
labor ought not to be enemies Each is
necessary to the other. Each has its
/, rights. but the rights of labor are GER
tainly no less vested" no less sacred
and no less "unalienable' than the rights
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Constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the right
to labor. acquire and enjoy property OF
reside where interests or inclination may
determine. Any denial thereof by indi-
viduals, organizations or governments
should be summarily rebuked and pun
ished. We deny the right of any eNecu-
tie to disregard or suspend any consti-
tutional privilege or limitation. Obedi-
ence TO the laws and respect for their re-
Quirements are alike the supreme duty
of the citizen and the official.
Large reductions can readily be made
in the annual expenditures of the govern
[ ment without impairing the efficiency Of
any branch of the public service, and we
shall insist upon the strictest economy
and frugality compatible with vigorous
. and efficient civil, military and naval adj
Z ministration as "a right of the people, too
clear to be denied OF withheld.
2-The enforcement of honesty in the
! ough legislative investigation of those eX-
ecutive departments of the government.
/ already known to TEEN with corruption
as well as other departments suspected
of harboring corruption and the punish
ment of ascertained corruptionists with
out fear or favor or regard to persons.
I've favor the nomination and cleo
/ tiOn of president trained i'm the ways of
the constitution, who shall set his face
sternly against executive usurpaton of
/ legislative and judicial functions, whether
that usurpation be ruled under the guise
/ of executive construction of existing laws
or whether it take refuge in the tyTaut's
plea of necessity or superior wisdom
4.-The Democratic party has been, and
will continue to be, the consistent oppo-
nent of that class Of tariff legislation by
which certain interests have been per
mitted. through congressional favor, to
draw "a heavy tribute from the American
people. This monstrous perversion of
these equal opportunities which our pO-
litical institutions We're established 70 se-
cure has caused what may once have
been infant industries to become the
greatest combinations of capital that the
world has ever known. These especial
favorites OF the government have.
through trust methods. been converted
into monopolies. thus bringing 10 an end
domestic competition, which was the Olly
alleged check upon the eXtravugant prof
its made possible boy the protective sys-
TEN. These industrial combinations by
the financial assistance they can give
now control the policy OF the Repubh-
can party.
We denounce protection as a robbery of
the many to enrich the few. and We fa-
yor tariff limited TO the needs OF the
government, economically administered
and SO levied as not TO discriminate
against any industry. class or section. 10
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shall be distributed as equally as pos
sihle
De favor a revision and a gradual re-
duction of the tariff by the friends of I
the masses and for the common veal. I
and not by the friends of its abuses. it's f.
eNortations and its discriminators keep 1
ing in view the ultimate ends of equal .
ity of burdens and equality of Opportuni- I
ties and the constitutional purpose Of /
raising a revenue by taxation. to wit. .
the support of the federal government In .
an its integrity and virility, but in sim
plicity.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations designed to enable cap
ital to secure more than its just share
of the joint products of capital and La
bor. and which have been fostered and .
promoted under Republican rule are a
menace TO beneficial competition and an
obstacle to permanent business prosper
and intolerable
our party having long, earnestly advo-
Gated the construction of inter-oceanic
canal for the purposes of national de- [
fense and commerce between the states
and with foreign nations. we favor the
early completion of the isthmian canal
But while making this declaration and
accepting the results as an accomplished
and irreversible fact, We cannot too fore
iRy express our disapprOval of methods
b. which in disregard Of usages and obli-
cations Of international law and treaty
obligations. the canal has been acquired
or too solemnly record our hope that this
precedent of defiant diplomacy may never
be used against us TO our humiliation
and injury.
We demand an enlargement of the pow
ers of the Interstate commerce commits
Sion to the end that the travelling public
and shippers Of This country may have
prompt and adequate relief of the abuses
they are subjected TO in the matter of
transportation.
We favor the maintenance Of the Mon
roe Doctrine in its full integrity.
We favor a liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
We favor the reduction Of the army and
OF army expenditures to the point histor-
ically demonstrated to be safe and suhi-
cient.
We favor the maintenance and liberal
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defense in our isolated continental condi-
tion against foreign foe. and a source
OF no possible danger to our liberties as
a people.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon the
just and lawful protection Of our citi-
zens at home and abroad and to use all
proper measures to secure for them
whether native born or naturalized, and
without distinction or race or creed, the
equal protection Of laws and the enjoy
ment Of all rights and privileges open to
them under the covenants OF our treat
les Of friendship and commerce, and II
under existing treaties the rights of trav-
el and sojourn is denied to American citi-
zens or recognition Is withheld from
American passports by any countries on
the ground of race or creed. we favor
the beginning OF negotiations with the
governments Of such countries to secure
by new treaties the removal of these un-
Just determinations.
The Democracy would secure to the sur
giving soldiers and their dependents gem
srous pensions, not by an arbitrary exec
itive order. but by legislation which a
grateful people stand ready to enact.
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