Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-16

fcront set Of laws. absolute .n their
character. for those Tin the colonies
an mon undor hc American max
are entitled Co che protection OF the
/ Institutions whose emblem tho dag be-.
.Il they are Inherently ht fU hu mam.
. beers oft the American body polite.
wherever there mag exist people Dol.
capable uf boIue governed under Am.
yriCan laws. lu connection with The
American domain We uast that Vo
ought to d0 for thc FIl.puos what We
. have dome already fo thy Cubaus.
and Dc Del our duty tu make Chat promise
now. and. upon a suila.u guarantee
|of protection to the citizens 81 our
own and other countries resident
There ut the timo of our withdrawal
sot tho Filipino people uIon their
feet. free and independent tu work
Tout their own destiny.
The ondcayor 90 tho secretary Of
war. by plodElug the governments on.
. dOrEpmcnt for "promutDr ir the
/ Philippine Islands to make tbg Uni
|tod States partner in fhr spocula
. tive legislation of the archipelago
which was only temporarily held up
10y tho opposition OF dome. ratio sen.
aturs Iu tho last session ot congress
win. o. successful lead to ontapglo.
m,nls from which % will ho difficult
NO establish "a remedy
Trusts and the Tariff
/ Tho democratic party has boon AMI
/ wiIl continue To- be-. q consistent op.
/ pouout cot that class of tariff lcg.aIa.
| ton by which certain interests have
/ boon permitted. through couFrcssIon.
I al favor io draw heavy tribute from
. ihD American people. This m0usfrouf
. purvDrsiun off those equal orportuu.
iIDs which our political institutions
were established to secure. has Caus.
cI what NAV once have been infant
industries to become tho greatest
combinations Of capital that The world
have ever known These especial
fayoritrs of the government have.
through FIRST methods. been convert
ed into monopoIios thus bringing to
ar end domestic competition which
was the only alleged check upon the
|cNtraaunt profits made possible by
/ the protective system. These indus.
trial combinations by the financial us.
sisiance they can give. now control
the policy of the republican party
We donounCo protection as robbery
OF the many 10 ouriyh the Few, and
We favor re- tariff limited 10 the needs
of q government economically admin.
isiorcd and go levied as not 20 dls.
crImIuato against any industry. class
OF section, 20 the end that the bur.
dons Of taxation shall Do distributed
as equally as possible
We favor revision and gradual
reduction of the tariff by the friends
|of the masses and Tor the common.
wealth and not Boy friends OF lbs abus.
es. in oNtortions and its discrlmlna.
lions keeping in view tho ultimate
end Uf equality OF burdens aud equal.
| ity OF opportunities" and the oNcop
tional purpose OF raising revenue by
taxation towit, tho support OF the
/ federal government in an lts integrity
and yIrI..ty but ln simplicity.
| We demand an enlargement Of tho
powers of intor state commerce com
mission. 90 tho end that the travelling
public and shippers Of this country
may have prompt and adequate relief
Tor the abuses to which they are sub
iocted in the matter Of transportation
We demand strict Enforcement Of th,
existing ciyil and criminal statute,
against an such trusts. combination
and mouupolies and We demand On,
enactment OF such further Legislation
as may be- necessary to CnCctuallJ
suppress them
, Any trust or unlawful combination
engaged ln inter state cummorc,
which is monopollzIug any branch o
business ur production should not b,
. permitted 90 transact business out
/ side OF the state of lts origin. When
, ever 30 shall bo established iu ans
court uf competent Jurisdiction thai
. such mouopoliAti0u exists. such pro
. hihitIan should bD enforced through
comprehensive laws FOO bo enacted on
the subject
Arid Lands and Domestic Develop
mentB.
We congratulate our western cIiI
Gems upon the passage of the Ing
known as fbe NcRlauls Irrigation ac
iur lb, .WMuua and reclamation o
the arid lands of the usst.-a msafur.
framed hy a democrat passed Zoo DO,
arnaI. HE a nou.partsln vote an,
PASSED IH tho house aaa.ust the opp1
sIlIuu OF almost AN mo republican
leaders hy vote the majority o
& which was democratic
We can attention tD tHIs great dem
ocutIr measure broad and compro
honsIye as is a. working automatical
n ly throughout am tho tine wIthou
further action OF congress, until thl
reclamation of an the lands ln thD
arid west capable of reclamation n
accomplished rtsoDing the lands "a
claimed for h0mDsookors In SINAI
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