The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-07-20

oSSA IN Va
sistent opponent of that class of tariff
legislation by which certain interests
have been permitted through Congress
sional favor to draw a heavy tribute
from the American people. This
monstrOus perversion of those equal
opportunities which our political in
| situations we're established to secure
has caused what may once have been
infant industries to become the great
est combinations of capital that the
world has ever known. These espe-
cial favOrites of the Government have.
through trust methods. been converted
into monopolies, thus bringing to an
end domestic competition. which was
the only alleged check upon the ex-
travagant profits made possible by
the protective system. These indus:
trial combinations, by the financial
assistance they can give, now control
the policy of the Republican Party.
We denounce protection as a rob-
berry of the many to enrich the few
and we favor a tariff limited to the
needs of the Government, economi-
cally administered, and SO levied as
not to discriminate against any in
dustry, class or section, to the end
that the burdens of taxation shall be
distributed as equally as possible.
yUo forou q rovic;op anI u uraIna1
reduction of the tariff by the friends
of the masses and for the common
veal, and not by the friends of its
| abuses, it's extOrtiOns and Its dis
ordinations, keeping in view the
ultimate ends Of equality of burdens
and equality of opportunities and
the constitutional purpose of raising
a revenue by taxation to-wit, the
support of the Federal Government
in all its integrity and v%irility, but in
simplicity.
Trusts-We recognize that the gil
gantic trusts and combinations de-
signed to enable capital to secure
more than it's just share of the joint
products of capital and labor, and
which have been fostered and pro-
noted under Republican rule, are a
menace to beneficial competition and
an obstacle to permanent business
prosperity. A private monopoly is
indefensible and ~intolerable.
Individual equality of opportunity
and free competition are essential to
a healthy and permanent commercial
prosperity, and any trust, cOmbina-
ton or monopoly tending to destroy
these by controlling production,
restricting competition or fixing
prices, should be prohibited and
punished by law. We especially de-
nounce rebates and discrimination by
transportation companies as the most
potent agency in promoting and
strengthening these unlawful con
~spiracies against trade.
Any trust or unlawful combination
engaged in interstate commerce
which is monOpOlizing any branch of
business or production should not be
permitted to transact business outside
of the State of its origin. Whenever
it shall be established in any court of
competent jurisdiction that such
mOnOpolizatiOn exists, such prOhibi-
ton should be enforced through COM
~prehensive laws to be enacted on the
subject.
Negro PrOblem-The race question
has brought countless woes to this
country. The calm wisdom of the
American people should see to it that
it brings no more. To revive the dead
and hateful race and sectional
animOsities in any part of our common
country means confusion, distraction
of business and the r%eOpening OF
wounds now happily healed. North,
South, East and West have but
recently stood together in line OF
battle from the walls of Pekin to the
hills of Santiago, and as sharers of q
common glory and a common destiny
we should share fraternally the com
mon burdens.
We, therefore, ~deprecate and con.
denim the b~OurbOn-like, selfish and
narrow, spirit of the recent Republican
Convention at Chicago, which sought
to kindle anew the embers OF racial
and sectional strife, and we appeal
from it to the sober common sense
and patriotic spirit of the American
people.
The Philippines-We insist that VI
Ought to do for the FilipinOs what VI
have already done for the Cubans
and it is our duty to make tina
promise now, and upon suitable
guarantees of protection to citizens
Of our own and other countries resi-
dent there at the time of u with.
drawal; set the Filipino people upo1
their feet, free and independent Il
work out their own destiny.
Capital and Labor-We favo
enactment and administration of laws
giving labor and capital impartial,
fheir inst rights. CAPITAL and labO