The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-14

sist upon the just and lawful protection
Of our .citizcEs abroad; favors generous
pension policy, not by an. arbitrary execu-
tive crGer, but by legislation which a
grateful reop.e stand ready to enact; de-
nounces the ship subsidy bill passed by the
senate. and favors the upbuiiding Of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon tie people, and without
counties from the pubic treasury; de-
mands honest, just and imp artial enforce
ment of the principles of civil service re.
form; demands determination of %poiSgamy
within the jurisdiction Of the United States,
ard complete separation OF church and
state in poii.ica. affairs; for liberal appro-
priations for tie Gaze and improvements OF
waterways. d. wi! ~ !.
l. Imperialism. l.. ,,:,% .
The resolutions favor the preservation Of
the open door ker the worlds commerce.
without unnecessary c%ntansiencnt tn ori-
entail and European affairs; ces an
indefinite, irresponsible. discretionary and
vague abso.utfsm and a policy of colonial
exploitation; insists that we ought to do
for the Fi.ipinos what we rave dore for the
Cubans, and announces TIE. intention Of
the party, as soon as it can be done wisely
! and safe.y for the Fi.ipinos themselves, to
set the Filipino people upon their feet. free
and independent, to work out their own
destiny. a~. ~,
The Tar:He,. PSI ,ai.'% (:
On the tariff question, the resolutions
favor a revision and a gradual reduction Of
the tariff by the friends of the masses, and
for the common veal, and not by the friends
of It's abuses. its extortions and Its dis
elimination, keeping In view the ultimate
end of equality Of burdens m equality
Of opportunities and the constitutional
purpose Of raising a revenue by taxation,
| IN Sy1rnort tho fpieroI p0x,nrppoo ont in oil ITO
integrity and virility, but In simplicity.
They favor a tariff limited to tho needs Of
the government, economically administered
against any industry, class or section, to
the end that. tie burdens Of taxation
shall be distributed as equally as posi-
BILE. s."
The Trust.
The platform recognizes that the gigantic.
trusts and combinations, designed to enable
capital to secure more than it's just share
of the joint products of capital and labor,
and which have been fostered and pro-:
noted under republican rue, are a nlen-
ace to beneficial competition and an OBJ
stacie to permanent business prosp Gritty,
A private monopoly Is indefensib.e. and
intolerable. Individual equality Of oppor
tunity and free competition are essential
to a healthy and permanent commercial
prosperity, and any trust, combination or
monopoly tending to destroy these, By
controlling production. restricting COM
petition or fixing prices, should be pro.
hibited and punished by law. 1t especially
6enourees rebates aad determination
by transportation companies, as the most
potent agency in promoting and strength
ening these unlawful c%onspiracies against
trade. It demands strict enforcement OF
existing civil and crimina statutes against
all such trusts, combinations and monopo-
lies; and we demand the enactment ct such
further legislation as may tie necessary to
efrectually suppress them.
On the race question the platform de-
clares that to revive the dead and hateful
race and sectional an.mosities In any part
Of our common country means confusion,
distraction Of business and the ~reoponinE
Of wounds now happily healed. 1t deprs-
Gates and condemns the Bourbon-like SCI.
fish and narrow spirit Of the recent repub-
lican convention at Chicago, which sought
to kindie anew the embers CT racial and Sec
tional strife, and we appeal from 1t to the
sober common sense anG patriotic Split OF
the American people.
Appeal to the Country.
The existing republican administration
is strongly denounced for its policies. In
conclusion the platform says: Conduct
ing the campaign upon this declaration ct
our principles and purposes, we invoke for
our candidates the support, not only OF our
great and t~ime-honored organization but
also. the active assistance Of ali our fellow
citizens who, disregrading past differences
upon questions no longer in issue, desire
the pelpetuation Of our constitutional go'''
ernncnt as framed and established BY the
fathers ct the republic"