The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06

nominate for president a man trained in
the ways Of the constitution. who Will not
usurp legislative judicial functions, who
will not recklessy violate international
usages, even with the weakest nation, no
matter how tempting the profit to be
reaped by it; who will not keep people
guessing about what he Is going to do or
say next; it will nominate him upon a
platform ignoring dead issues and deal
ing with every present live issue in tones
certain and unmistakable; favoring econ
omy of administration, enforcement of
honesty In the public service, a wise and
business-like revision and reduction of
the tariff by the friends Of the masses
and Of the commonwealth and not by
tariff beneficiaries and their representa-
tives alone, reduction which shall aim
at equality of burdens and equality Of OPP
portunities and whose ultimate object
shall be to raise a revenue by taxation to
support the federal government in virility
but In simplicity--an object to be reached
| in q business-like, conservative and COM
| nonsense way, with due regard to exist
| ing conditions; and by steps constituting
| in themselves an object lesson for their
own justification and for the justifcat ton
| of further reforms.
! 1t will not falter when it comes to de-
| claring for a reduction Of tariff taxation
Of trust produced articles to the point
where foreign competition may enter the
| American market, when combines, seek
| ing monopoly, raise their prices to the
American consumer to the point Of ex-
| tortion, nor will 1t falter in declaring for
reduction where American concerns hab-
itually charge American consuna ers higher
prices than those charged foreigners for
| identical articles.
For Reciprocity.
| Tt will come out fatfooted for amicable
rather than retaliatory trade relations
with the other nations of the world and
especially for generous reciprocity with
Canada
! A democratic administration will find In
our treatment Of Cuba an example of
American courage, justice and magnan-
unity, an example to be initiated as soon
as it can be wisely and safely done in the
Philippines, ultimately leaving them, and
giving them the promise now thus to
leave them, free and independent, to
work out their own destiny in accordance
with their own race traits, tendencies and
capabilities.
The democracy, in my opinion, believes
that the white man will have trouble
enough to maintain in it's full integrity
the white mans c1viliza ton in all parts
of his own country, and it is neither his
duty nor his right to superimpose his
ny force upon the Drown man
, In the brown mans country.
!, A democratic president, such as he
whom we shall nominate will devote him
self to the faithful execution Of the laws
of the United States as theySare written
without executive construction or usurpa
ton, whether under the pretext Of neces-
sity or under the preteXt fsuperior wis
dom, and will leave to the Legislative
branch Of the government the duty o.
making and unmaking and amending
laws.
A democratic administration once /,
power will put an end as far as 1t can be
done, and as quickly as possible, to all ex
listing Ubiquitous partnership arrange
ments between the federal government
and favored special interests. 1t will re
duce the revenues of the general govern
ment to adequate to the needs o
economical and constitutional administra
: ton, plus safe working margin for con
! tingencies which cannot be foreseen
1t will speak out Enthusiastically agains
the republican policy of starting home de
velopment in order to feed the schoolbo,
appetite of national prestige and NOR
display Of strength It will bring abou
: the upbuilding of a merchant marine, an,
bring 1t about without new or additions
i taxation upon the people and withou
bounties from the public treasury, sim
| ply by recurrence to those laws whic]
were in force when we had merchan
. marine Of which every American citizel
s was proud.
Rights of Labor.
Under a democratic administration tn
l rights of labor will be recognized as n
less vested no less sacred no les
'inalienable' than the rights of capita
! and both will be dealt with justly an
impartially according to their right.
Above all, and in conclusion. a goo