The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-09

Individual equality of opportunity and
free competition are essential TO healthy
and permanent commercial prosperity
and any trust. combination or monopoly
tending 10 destroy these by controlling
production, restricting competition or nx-
ing prices. should be prohibited and pun
ished by law.
INTERSTATE MoNoPoIIEs.
We especially denounce rebates ana
discrimination by transportation COM
panies as the most potent agency In pro-
noting and strengthening these unlaw-
full conspiraoies against trade.
We demand an enlargement OF the
powers OF tht ihters,s,e IN. snS GomnetSe tbsa the
travelling public and shippers or
the country may have prompt ana ade-
quate relief from the abuses or whlch
they are subjected in the matter OF trans
portaton.
We demand a strict enforcement OF ex-
listing civil and criminal statutes against
all such trusts, combinations and monopo-
lies, and we demand the enactment Of
such further legislation as may be neces-
sary TO effectualy suppress them.
Any trust or unlawful combination en-
gaging IN interstate commerce which is
any branch OF business or
production should not be permitted TO
transact business outside OF the state OF
its origin. Whenever II shall be estab-
hshed in any court OF competent Jurisdic-
tion that such monopolization exists such
prohibition shall be enforced through COM
prehenslve laws to be enacted on the sub
Ject.
WOULD BUILD CANAL QUICKLY.
The Democracy when entrusted with
power will construct the Panama Canal
speedily. honestly and economically.
thereby giving 10 our people what Demo-
Gratis always contended fora great inter-
oceanic canal. furnishing shorter and
cheaper lines of transportation and broad
er and less trammelled trade relations
with the other peoples OF the world.
We pledge ourselves TO insist upon tht
just and lawful protection OF our cit-
zens at home and abroad. and 10 use all
proper measures TO secure for them,
whether natural born or naturalized. and
without distinction of race or creed, the
equal protection OF the laws and the en-
Joyment OF all rights and privileges open
TO them under the covenants OF our
treaties OF friendship and commerce.
We demand that all over the world a
duly authenticated passport. issued by the
government OF the United States 10 an
American. shall be proof OF the fact that
ne is an American citizen. and shall en-
title him TO treatment due him as such.
IMPROVE MERCHANT MARINE.
We favor the election of United States
senators by the direct vote'of the people.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories OF Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. We also favor the immediate ad-
mission OF Arizona and New Mexico as
sovereign states and territorial govern
ment for Alaska and Porto Rico.
We demand the determination OF po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction OF the
United States and the complete suppress
sion OF such In the state OF Utah.
We favor the upbuilding of n merchant
marine without new or additional burdens
upon the people and without bounties
from the public treasury.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada where these can be entered
into with benefit to American industries.
We favor the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine In Its fun integrity.
We favor the reduction OF the army and
torically demonstrated to be safe and suf-
fcient.
PLANK ON RACE QUESTION.
The Democracy would secure to the sur
viving soldiers and sailors and their de
pendents generous pensions. not b,
arbitrary executive order. but by legisla
hon, which a CRATE ul people stand ready
To enact.
The Democratic party stands committed
TO the principles OF civil service reform
and we demand their honest, just and i'm
partial enforcement.
We denounce the Republican party fol
it's continuous and sinister encroaohment.
upon the spirit and operation OF civi
service rules, whereby 1t has arbitrarily
dispensed with examinations for office IL
the interests OF favorites and employed
all manner OF devices to oveneach ant
set aside the principles upon which tn,
civil service was established.
The race question has brought count
less woes TO the country. The calm wis
dom OF the American people should Sc,
to IL that II brings no moro. We. there
fore, deprecate and condemn the Bourbon
like. selfish and narrow spirit OF tn,
recent Republican convention at Chicago
which sought to kindle anew the ember.
OF racial and sectional strife, and we ap
peal from IL to the sober common sens,
and patriotism OF the American people.
REPUBLICAN, ERRORS.
The existing Republican administra
tion has been spasmodic. erratic, sen
sational, spectacular and arbitrary. II hai
made itself satire upon the congress
the courts and upon the settled practice,
ana uSdktS bl IlttlOlldl anu lUltITlatlO1H
law.
IL made war. which is the sole power
OF congress. without its authority. there
by usurping one of its Fundamental pre-
rogatives. IL violated a plain statute o
the United states IA we'll as plain treaty
obligations, international usages ant
international law. ard has done so under
pretence OF executing n great publ,
policy. which would have been NOR,
easily affected lawfully, constitutionally
and with honor.
IL withdrew from congress their Gus
tomary duties OF Investigation. which
have heretofore made the representative
OF the people and the states the terro,
of evildoers. II conducted n secretiv,
investigation Of its own and boasted oi
a few sample convictions. while II threw
a broad coverlet over the bureaus which
had been the-ehosen field OF operativ,
abuses. and kept in power the superto,
officers under whose administration the
crimes had been committed.
ASKS FOR SUPPORT.
II ordered assault upon some monopo-
Iies. but. paraiyzed by its first victory
II flung out the flag ~ truce and cried
out that II would not run amuck"-
leaving It's future purposes beclouded h,