Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-15

nome anu hLOlhrE anu Inherent sSs
OF laws. absolute In their character for
those lin the colonies"
All men under the American has
are entitled To the protection Of the in'
situations whose emblem the nag Is:
or they are inherently unfit to be mem
bcrs OF the American body polite,
Wherever there may exist people
incapable ot being governed under
American laws. In connection With IN.
American constitution. the territory OF
that people ought not to be u part OF
the American domain.
We insist that We ought to do for
tho f!liplnoa what NO have done nj.
ready for the cubans. and II is our
duty TO make that promise now.
Illegal Monopoly.
The Democratic party has been. and
will continue to be. the conblhtcnt OPP
poncnt OF that class Of tarlff ic.isla'
tlon by which certain Interests have
been permitted. through congressional
favor. to draw heavy tribu'. from
tn. American people. These Industrial
combinations. by the financial assist.
ance they can give. now control the
policy Of the Republican party.
The Tariff.
We dcnounCc protection Ms a rob-
berry OF the many TO enrich the few.
and We favor tariff limited TO the
needs OF the government. economically
administered. and SO levied Rs not TO
discriminate against any Industry.
class or section, to the end that tho
burdens OF taxation shall be distributed
M equally aS possible.
We favor n revision and n gradual
reduction of the tariff by the friends
OF tho masses and for the common
veal.
Trusts and Combinations.
We recognize that the gigantic
trusts and combinations designed TO
enable capital to secure more than Its
Just share Of the Joint products Of
capital and labor. and which have been
fos,crcd and promoted under Rcpub-
lican rule. are n menace to beneficial
competition and nm obstacle TO pcrma-
ncnt prosperity.
A private monopoly is Indefcnsiblo
and intolcrable.
Any trust or unlawful combination
engaged In interstate commerce which
is monopoiizing any branch Of business
or production should not be permitted
to transact business outside of tho
state OF Its origin. Whenever II shall
be established In any court o! compc-
tent jurisdiction that such monopoliza.
tion exists, such prohibition should be
enforced through comprehensive laws
TO be enacted on the subject.
Reclamation Of Arid Lands.
We congratulate our western ci,!.
, zens upon the passage of the laws
known as the Newlands irrigation act
for the irrigation and reclamation OF
the arid lands of the west-a measure
framed by n Democrat, passed In the
Senate by n non.partisan vote. and
passed In the House against the oppo.
sition OF almost all the Republican
| leaders by vote the majority OF
which was Democratic.
We call attention to this great
Democratic measure. broad and COM
prehensive as II is. working automatic
! ally throughout all time without fur
ther action OF Congress until the re-
clamation OF all the lands in the arid
West capable Of reclamation is accom-.
plished, reserving the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers In small tracts, and
rigidly guarding against land monop-
oily. as an evidence OF the policy OF
domestic development contemplated by
| the Democratic party, should 1t be
placed in power.
lsthmian Canal.
The Democracy, when entrusted
with power. will construct the Panama
canal speedily. honestly and economic.
ally, thereby giving to our people what
Democrats have always contended for
"a great interoceanic canal, furnish.
ing shorter and cheaper lines OF trans.
portation and broader and less tram
meled trade relations with tho other
peoples Of the world.
American Citizenship.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon
/ the just and lawful protection OF our
citizens at home and abroad. and to
use all proper measures to secure It
for them, whether native born or nat
uralized.
Election Of Senators by People.
We favor the election Of United
States senators by the direct vote of
the people.
Statehood for Territories.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories of Oklahoma and the Indian ter
ritory. We also favor the immediate
admission of Arizona and New Mex.
leo as separate states and n terrific
rial government for Alaska and Porto
Rico.
We hold that the officials appoint |
ed to administer the government of
any territory, as well as the district |
OF Alaska, should be bona fide resi-
dents at the time of their appointment
of the territory or district in which |
their duties are to be performed.
Against Polygamy.
We demand the determination Of |
polygamy within the jurisdiction of the |
United States. and the complete sep |
aration of church and state political |
affairs. !