The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
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(contInued from First Page) hnd of "equality of burdens and equality of opportunities" and Sle constitutional purpose of raising a revenue by taxation, fowit, the support of the federal govern snent in all it's integrity and viriity, but 1n simplicity; and keeping also in view as men of common sense should existing eonditions, however wrongfully, mistaken dy or unjustly brought about and the Hanger to the cause of tariff reform it. Self or abrupt and revolutionary rever- sal of policy, We should bear in mind In short these two things:
 1 First--The general principle that the Sole derivation of the power of taxation, as the support of the federal government, Economically, effectively and constitution ally administered, and,
 Second-The equal truth that in the as- sertion of any general principle and Teaching any ultimate end, however sacred and logically unavoidable, due regard must and should be paid to actually ex- listing conditions,
 5. We favor the reduction of tariff tax ation upon trust-produced articles to the point where foreign competition may en- ter the American market whenever arusts and combines, seeking monopoly
  sumer above a reasonable and just profit s,y such reduction deprivng trusts and 1nonopolies of the power to extort from fhe American people under shelter of Amertcan law, prices higher than those rharged foreigners for identical articles.
 The Money Question.
 The discoveries of gold within the past few years and the great Increase in the production thereof, adding two thousand million dollars to the. worlds supply of which seven hundred million falls to the fhare of the United States, has con 4 Itted to the maintenance of money : stand ard of value no longer open to ques- lion, removing that Issue from the field bf political contention.
 The Isthmlan Canal.
 Our party having long, earnestly advo- cated the construction of an inter-oceanic canal for the purposes of national de- fense and commerce between the states and with foreign nations, we favor the nariy completion of the Isthmian canal. But while making this declaration and accepting the result as an accomplished and irreversable fact we cannot too forci- bly, express our disapproval of the meth ods by which, in disregard of the usages and obligations of international law and treaty obligations, the canal route has been acquired. or too solemnly record our hope that this precedent of defiant diplo- macy may never be used against us to our humiliation and injury.
 Trusts and Unlawful Combinations. We recognize that the gigantic trusts Rnd combinations designed to enable cap atal to secure more than its just share of the joint product of capital and labor and which have been fostered and pro- moted under republican rule, are men ace to beneficial competitions and an ob- stacle to permanent business prosperity. We demand the vigorous and impartial enforcement of the laws already made to prevent and control such trusts and combinations and we favor such further 1egisiation in restraint thereof as expe- rience shows to be necessary.
 Corporations chartered by authority of the people must forever remain subject to regulation in the interest of the people. private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. We recognize the right of capital in all legitimate lines of enter prise to combine for the increase of jus tice for enlarging production and for de- creasing the cost of production, but when such combination in It's purpose or effect creates or tends to create a monopoly in it's productions to restrain trade or to stife competition; to increase cost to the consumer or to control the market, 1t vio- lates the spirit of our law, becomes nim- ical to public welfare and peace and should be so regulated controlled or pro- hibited by law as to amply protect the public interests.
 We demand that the restraint of such illegal combinations be entrusted to the democratic party which Is not responsible for their existence. and which has ever protested again$ their continuance
 We condemn the republican system of Legislation under which trust monopolies are enabled to exact higher prices for their manufactured products from our own people than they sell them for abroad.
 We demand an enlargement of the powers of the interstate commerce com mission to the end that the travelling pub lie and shippers of this country may have prompt and adequate relief from the abuses they are subjected to in the matter of transportation.
 Monroe Doctrine.
 We favor the maintenance of the Mon. roe doctrine in It's full integrity.
 Reciprocity.
 We favor a. liberal trade treaty witt Canada.
 Army and Navy.
 We favor the reduction of the army and of army expenditures to the point his torically demonstrated to be safe and sufficient.
 We favor the maintenance and liberal annual increase of the navy as our best defense in our isolated continental con- dition against a foreign foe, and source of no possible danger to our liberties as a reople.
 Capital and Labor.
 We favor the enactment and adminis- tration of laws giving labor and capital
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