Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-20

OF the many to enrich the few, and We
favor tariff limited to the needs OF the
ioyernment. economically administered
and so levied as not to discriminate
against any industry, class or section, t.
| the end that the burdens of taxation
shall be distributed as equally as posi-.
BILE.
We favor revision and gradual re-
duction of the tariff by the friends of its
abuses, It's extortions and its disorimina.
lions, Keeping in vic@ the ultimate ends
OF equality of burdens and equality of
opportunities" and the constitutional
purpose of raising revenue by taxation;
to wit, the support of the Federal Gov
ernment in all its Integrity and virility,
but in simplicity.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations designed to enable can.
ital to secure more than its just share of
the joint products of capital and labor,
and which have been fostered and pro.
noted under Republican, rule, are IA me-
mace TO beneficial competition and an OBJ
stacle TO permanent business prosperity.
a private monopoly is indefensiblo aud
intolerable.
Individual equality of opportunity and
iree competition are essential to a
healthy and permanent commercial pros
perity and any trust, combination or mo-
nopoly tending to destroy these by con-
ution or liking prices, should be- pro.
hiCited and punished by law. We cspe-
clally dehounce rebates and discrimina-
ton 10y transportation companies.
We demand an enlargement of the
powers OF the Interstate commerce
commission to the end that the travelling
public and shippers of this country may
nave prompt and adequate relief from
the abuses to which they are subjected
in the matter of transportation. We de-
mand strict enforcement of existing
civil and criminal statutes against ali
such trusts, combinations and mopopo.
lies, and wc demand tho enactment of
such further legislation as may be nee.
essary to etfcctually suppress them.
ANY trust or unlawful combination ell
gagged i'll Interstate commerce which is
monopolizing any branch OF business of
production should not be permitted to
transact business outside of the State of
its origin. Whenever it shall be estab-
lished in any court of competent juris-
dlction that such monopoliZatiops exist
such prohibition should be enforced
through comprehensive laws to be en-
acted on the subject.
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
We congratulate our Western citizcns
upon the passing of the law known as
the Newlands Irrigation Act for the irri-
CATION and reclamation of the arid lands
OF the West, measure framed by a
Democrat, passed 10 the Senate by a non
partisan vote and passed in the House
against the opposition of almost all the
Republican leaders by vote, the ma.
Jority of which was Democratic.
we call attention to this great Demo-
cratic measure, broad and comprehen-
s,ve as it is, working automatically
throughout all time without further ac.
tion of Congress, until the reclamation
IL accomplished, recovering the lands re-
claimed for home-seekers in small tracts
and rigidly guarding against land mo-
nopoly, as an evidence of the policy of
domestic development contemplated by
tho Democratic party, should it be placed
in power.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
The Democracy, when entrusted with
power, will construct the Panama Canal,
speedily, honestly and economically'
thereby giving to our people what Demo.
Gratis have always contended fora
great interoceanic canal, furnishing
shorter and cheaper lines of TRANSPORTS
tion and broader and less trammelled
trade relations with the other peoples of
the world.
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 for them, whether
native born or naturalized, and without
distlnctlon OF race or creed, the eQnal of
all rights and privileges open to them,
protection of laws and the enforcement
under the covenants of our treaties of
friendship and commences; and, if under
existing treaties, the rights of travel aud
soJourn is denied to American citizens,
or recognition ia withheld from Ameri-
can passports by any country on the
ground of race or creed, we favor the
beginning of negotiations with the Go
vernments of such countries to secure
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
We favor tho admission of the Terrific
RES OF Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory. We also favor tho immediate adj
mission of Arizona and New Mexico as
separate States, and Territorial Govern
ment for Alaska and Porto Rico.
We hold that the officials appointed to
administer the government of any Ter
ritory, as well as with tho District of
Alaska, should be bona fide residents at
the time of their appointment of the
Territory or District in which his duties
are to be performed.
CONDEMNATION OF PoLYGAAIY.
We demand the extirmination of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
~ INV" ot"pSo, anu Gilo COInDlCGe ScDard-
ton OF Church and State in political af-
fairs.
We demand that all over the world a
duly authenticated passport issued by
the Government of the United States to
an American citizen shall be proof of
the fact that he is an American citizen,
and shall entitle him to tho treatment
due him as such.
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S by THE PEOPLE.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by the people.
RECIPROCITY.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada and with peoples of other
countries where they can be entered into
with benefit to American agricui ire.
mining or commerce.
We favor the maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine in its full integrity.
ARMY.
We favor the reduction of tho army
and of army expenditures to the point
demonstrated to be safe and
sufficient.
The Democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by an
arbitrary executive order, but by legisla.
tion, which grateful people stand ready
to enact.
Our soldiers and sailors, VINO defend
with their lives tho constitution and
laws, have a sacred interest i'm their lust
administration. They must, therefore,
share with us the humiliation with which |
we have witnessed the exaltation of
court favorites, without distinguished |
service, over the SCARED heroes of many
battles; or aggrandized by executive ap- |
preparations out of the treasury and of a |
prostrate people in violation of the Act |
of Congress which fixed the compensa- |
tion or allowances of the military officers. |
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