The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-03-25
STUDY OF HE PLATFORMS.

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the Kansas civ and state democratic
platforms.
A study Of these platforms is in
structive.
The Kansas City platform starts
out with the re-affirmation of the
faith of the democratic party in the
principles euuuciated in jefferson :
immortal declaration Of indepen-
/ d nee.
re.affirms lis faith in the l6 to
plank of the Chicago platform ana
makes certain deuunciatious ami ex-
plantations.
For instance, it explain, the mean.
ing of "militaryism" and denounces
the Philippine policy; ihr Hay
Pauncefort treaty; the lavish expen-
dltur,s Of the republican party, and
extends its sympathy to the heroic
burghers in their unequal struggle IN
the south African war.
1t makes the declaration that when
the nation is IN danger the volunteer
soldier Is the cOuntry's beat defender.
II pledges the democratic party TO
uncraslug warfare IN nation, state and
city city against private monopoly III
every form, and says that "existiug
laws against trusts must be enforced"
recognizing that the laws are ample
but their enforcement Is lax.
The above are negative declara-
tions and are not in the nature OF
positive commands
The positive declarations are the
following:
We favor al amendment to the
federal constitution providing for the
election of the United States senators
by direct vote OF the people.
We favor the immediate coQstruc-
ton, ownership and control Of The
Nicaragua canal.
We favor an intelligent system of
improving the arid lands of the west.
We favor the continuance aud
strict enforcement of the Chinese tx-
clusiOn law.
We favor the enlargement of the
scope Of the interstate commerce law.
Governor Jennings says that Sena-
tor TalIaferro's record, viewed in the
light Of this platform aud heli up
alongside Of it, is a blank.
Let's see how this Is.
The Chinese exclusion law il being |
rigldly enforced ia all parts OF the |
country. Within snort period of |
time six or more Celestials have been |
depOrted from Senator Taliaferro's |
home city.
senator Taliaferro worked very |
faithfully with his colleagues ia the |
senate to have the United States own |
aud control the Nicaragua canal,
and the system of improving the
arid lands Of the west IL in progress
and there il no opposition thereto
Senator TaliaferrO favored all
Amendment TO the constitution pro-
viding for the election of the United
states senators by direct vote Of the
people.
The scope of the interstate COM
merce law has been 80 enlarged that
it includes see recent decision Of the
United States supreme court the
following:
First. That railroads are included
within the prohibition of the anti
trust law and that mergers con 9
within the meaning Of the act.
Second. That the owners Of rail-
road stocks have right to sell TO
trusts and that trusts have a right to
buy is prohibited because to do 80 Is
in restraint of trade.
Third. That the power of congress
to control interstate commerce is
absolute.
Fourth. That all contracts whether
reasonable or unreasonable, If in
restraint of trade, are prohibited. :
Fifth. That the fact that corpora
tiOus procure their charters from a
sovereign state does not absOlve them !
from obedience to the federal law.
In word, no wider scope cal ne :