The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-07-15

ferson and John Adams, that no govern
ment has q right to make one set OF "
sdifferents set OF laws, absolute in charac-
ter for those SIN the colonies. DsAu men,
unaer the American has are enlitled to the
66lern the flag Is; il they are Inherently un-
us sor those institutions. then they are
lAn lna,ssdE unfit to be snbe % the
may exist g people Incapable Of being gov
uSr.iH9ssu unuer American laws, inconsonance
naon,. ne american constitution OF ina
can domain. " .
F. Me insist that we ought to do for the
the Gubansw a ana w have done ALREADY hof
pfornlse now, and upon suitable g~uarareees
}oottba proseellon to citizens Of our own and
iof o,r eu uisb resident there at the time
p wporl aneir feet. free and independent to
@9 Tha out thei.ss own destiny.
pledeinr nd 1Sv otthe secretary Of war. by
promoters. In the Philippine stands to-
MAKE the United States q partner in specu-
was only ass's sempors e & ss a1Tss sI,I Ss re- which Which
slllon OF the democratic senators In the
last session, will, II successful, lead to sen-
,ahgsements from which IT Will be difficult
The Tariff.
y democratic party has been, and
VIII continue to be, the consistent oppos:
nent of that class OF tariff legislation by.
mitted. through congressional favor, to
draw q heavy tribute from the American
people. This monstrous perversion OF
tnoSe equal opportunities, which our Eo-
l1itical Institutions were established to Sc
cure. has caused what may once have
been infant industries to become the
greateSt combinations of capital that the
world has ever known. These especial
iavoriteS OF the government have through
trust methods Been converted into mo-
tic competition. which wassthe only al
Legged check pom the ~extravagant prof
ITS made possible by the protective sys-
the financial assistance they can give
party.
We denounce protection as . robbery Of
vor q tariff limited to the needs Of the
government, economically administered
against s5e snd any, indnssry class or SECTION; to
shall De distributed as equally as possl-
We favor q revision ana q gradual re-
auction of the tariff by the friends OF the
masses and for the common veal, and
not by the friends OF its abuses, Its ex-
tortions and its DETERMINATIONS, keep
ity OF burdens and equality Of opportu-
mites" and the constitutional purpose OF
raising. a revenue by taxation, to-wit,g the
SaPPOiI AeiSlAt GlGQGTal I'll
plicity.
Trusts.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations, designed to enable
OF the joint products Of capital and labor.
and which have been fostered and pro-
NOTED 4ndes republican rule, are a men-
stacle to permanent business orosperty.
a private monopoly Is tndefensibie and
intoierable. Individual equality OF oppor-
to a healthy and permanent commerciai
PROSPERITY, and any trust. computation or
m mon op,9l tending 70 destroy these BY
petition Of king RsHageI priess. fe shonIan 6 c pro-
hibited and punished by law. We espec-
tally ~.denounce rebates and discrimina-
most potent agency In promotins and
strengthening these unlawful consplra-
cies. aga inst trade.
We demand an enlargement Of the pow
ers OF the interstate commits
sion, to the end that the travelling public
and shippers OF this country may have
PROMPT l,b3a and ADEQUATE relief Tor the abuses
ter of transportation. We demand a
strict enforcement of existing civil and
criminal statutes against all such trusts.
demand the enactment Of such further
legislation as may. be necessary 10 effeef-
ually suppress them.
~ ~~NNS AAA tW4a1N SUt1lDlQ0IlOn Anss
gagged In interstate commerce which L.
iE~onopolizing any branch of business ar
production, should not be permitted to
transact business outside of the state of
its origin. Whenever IT shall be- esfab
lshed IN any cour of competent juris-
a a,,ch n ina sueh monopolization exists.
through comprehensive laws to bs enact.
ed on the subject. -
Reclamation Of Arid Lands.
We congratulate our western cfti1ans,n
Oh the passing Of the law known as tie
Newiands irrigation act for the irrigation,
west, q measure framed 81 d demncr
passed In the senate by a nonpartisa y vofas
and passed IN the house against the ODD o.
sltlon OF aimost6aIl the republican leaders
cratic. eeNshn'
We. call attention to this great Democratic
is, working automatically fhroueho,fts ali
time without further actionSof cor1rresa
until the reclamation Of all the lands III
complished, reserving the lands reel mas
for homeseekers in small tracts. and riefI1
" guarding against land monopoly, as an
ment contemplated by the cenorratic5
party, should 1t be placed in w
Isthmtan Canal.
The democracy when i~ntrusted with now
er viii construct the Pananl canai snees,.
i ", M honestly re aI,r a nndn economically thereby
go IA ~
always commended fora great inter-oceane
lie canal, furnishing shorter and cheanar
lines OF transportation and broader ana lass
'trammeled trade relations with the nfheSs
peoples Of the world. 49, - -.
American Citizanship.
We pledge Ourselves to Insist upon the
just and lawful protection OF our citizens
at home and abroad and to use ali Iproner
measures to secure for them, whether ma
tive born or naturalfzed, ana without dis.
ttnction or race orscreed, the equal rrofec.
ton Of laws and the enjoyment Of ali rirhfss
and privileges open to them under the Cow
enantS of treaties OF friendship ana
commerce; and, IL under existing Treaties
the right OF travel and sojourn1is deniad
to citizens or recognition is with
held from American passports BY any com.
tries on the ground OF race or creed. we
favor the beginning Of negotiations with
the governments Of such countries6to Sc
cure by treaties the removal OF these I'M
just DETERMINATIONS.
We demand that all over the world Al
duly authenticated passport issued blythe
government OF the United States to an
American citizen shall be proof OF hi
that he Is an, American citizen and shalt
entitle him to the treatment due him as
such.
We favor the election Of United states
senators by the direct vote OF the peo-
Statehood for Territories.
We favor the admission or the Territories
of Oklahoma and the Indian TERRITORY. W.
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