Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-24


nothing toward safeguarding lcgitl
mate interests and restraining combin
ations Effected for exi1rim or other
improper purposes % proposes as q
principal remedy 10Y unjust comblna
tluns tO remove tbD iufln FROM trust
made E00ls. thereby Inviting che for
eign producer f1 orcupv our hom,
market .n au attempt io ronulato our
own industries % haH assumed that
the so.caIlod trusts are esther created
COZ iosfcroi hy Inc arln The ossump.
ton Is fallaclous TRUSTS are found On
free trade Countrie. and they control
commodities in fhIs countries which
are upon the free let
The republican parry s more 80
rect and rational 20 Goes mot strike
down good and bad alitD o. inyoEca
the authority of consfss. and The pow.
er of the courts to dcb. with specific
welldonncd combinations loo restraint
0I ,he r'ghts and interests OF ne peo-
pie 10 Dr. as ms.Heu OFF tUo rights
and Interests employed Zoo Wholesale
enterprises a. .u prc.anUur iJs use
100 contradiction OF tbe public inter.
Dsts
The convention very property de-
c'arod Do 600 bo the duty of tbo repub
licau party to uphold tUC gold stand
ard % Thcro is ro mOr. important
duty than to maintain the stability aud
thn character OF rhe money ~ the
people THOR manifold exchanges
should De effected Boz currency az
free from hlomiah aa ODE national boz.
togrlty The republican party has
been essentially fhe guardian Of the
financial credit of tho country, and
the uteadfast supporter OF sound
currency 10 has maintained the ma.
tlonal credit and preserved che sound
ness 0f our monetary aeafom AGAINST
persistent and powerful opposition.
The money question ha. aoamod fo
ho settled o. various Um.s. hut the
contest has boon reviewed by tho enc.
mics of sound money whenever they
have Thought chat they might ho sue.
cgssIul We should uut relax orr
vigilance in upho'lIug Coo integrity ui
our currency 500 long @. considerable
element OF our country are 1f war
with 49, when democratic candidates
cannot hope to win pr.fmont ln a
national democratic campaign without
lndustriously concoalne their none
tnry views. and whom democratic ma.
tioHal aud state conventions date not
declare their faith Boo me y.rtuc OF
the gold standard. hp hour has not
arrived when me forces of sound
money SHOULD dishand aud leave the
field
w., not only oslabINheI 'ho gold
standard but wc provided such safe.
guards as viii maintain uur silver
and paper currency &. parity with
&c. But AN of ih.s may ur changed
at amy time by a hostile congress. or
endangered by au uufIenily secre.
tary 1f the treasury our past ok.
porionce warns us thu a. is only a
question of time when those who are
always opposed to sound monetary
policy viii again syot .u overthrow
it.
The republican convention uid woll
nu. only t0 pledge anew our fidelity
,o ia, gold standard, boot to declare
Dos purpose to uphold hy Integrity
and value of oar national currency
There should Doc uU eeW,ros,ion or
doubt as to our Infeu.lp purpose.
NOT only to maintain hr rpd stand.
ard. buf t0 teep ali HI..r uui paper
currency uu parity AI'u Boz
The assumption thar Ihu gold stand.
ard .a 'Irrorocah'y' established. does
violence to fhc law I. was establish.
od by an act ~ congress. but the
congress may alter 8we1d or appeal
that acf at amy time be- .s uu more ir.
rcyocahly established than are our
tariff schedules Tho ono may be-
changed as readily at the other
Sound money s 500 vital to our wei.
iare. $50 important to our industrial
development. That we should Zoe its
open enemies on negative frionls know
thar we aHnto nothing of our deter
miuauon To uphold and defend Il.
Since 1896 wo have Improved the
ue of our currency we have now
mDu lf 0ur currency $50 have now
IN circulation Ss.52Il5l-2J. or $3.50.
9t2.0OS more than wo bad seytn years
ago The increase ha. NOT been due
alone 40 tbc larger yIeld of gold. for
S2d2 .t19. 900, COZ nearly thirty per cent
OF the Increase, ls composed of silver
and national bank notes. which. under
tae republican pallcY are essential
ly Che equivalent OFF gold.
lf Boz the future thc .H.goucIe8 OF
business which uo wisdom can NOW for
sec. should make additional none
tary or financial legislation advisable.
the republican party mas bg trustee
Go enact 90 along rational lines
Tho presidents course Iu Panama
merits the most generous approval
ne dOrlt witch q delicate and dlffI
cult situation, clearly within our ma.
tional rights On such % way a8 90
make possible The early completion OF
an isihmIan canal which has long
been demanded in tho interest OF our
commerce and tho national defense.
ile concluded the NEGOTIATIONS with
Great Britain Tor tho ahr0glU9n of
the Clayton Bulwer treaty he nogo.
tlntod "a treaty with the republic OF
Colombia for rho requisite rights and
franchises for tho construction and