River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-14


We favor the preservation, so far as we
can, of an open door for the worlds COM
merce in the orient, without an unneceS-
sary ENHANCEMENT in oriental and Euro
pean affairs anG without arbitrary, un-
limited irresponsible and absolute gov
eminent anywhere within our jurisdic-
ton. We oppose, as ferevently as did
George Washington himself, an indefinite,
irresponsible, discretionary and vague alb
soIutism and a policy Of colonial exploita-
ton, no matter where or by whom invoked
or exercised; we believe with Thomas JEFF
ferson and John Adams, that no govern
ment has right to make one set of laws
for those "at home" and another ana
different set of laws, absolute al charac-
ter, for those lin the colonies. All men
under the American nag are entitled to the
protection of the institutions whose en-
blem the flag is; If they are inherently un-
ht for those institutions, then they are
inherently unfit to be members OF the
American body polite. Wherever there
may exist people incapable of being gov
erned under American laws. in consonance
with the American constitution or that
people ought not to be part OF the Amefl-
can domain.
We insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what we have done already Tor
the Cubans, and it is our duty to make tnal
promise now, and upon suitable guarantees
or protection to citizens Of our own anu
other countries resident there at the TINE
of our withdrawal, set the Flip mo peopIe
upon their feet, free and Independent 70
work out their own destiny.
The endeavor of the secretary OF WaI' py
pledging the governments Endorsement for
promoters" in the Philippine ISLANDS 70
make the United States a partner IN SpScu-
lative legislation of the archipelago, Whlch
was only temporarily held up by the opRo-
sition Of the democratic senators, ~ ~ e -,
last session, will, if successful, ieao ae ei
tanglements from which it VIII be olHlcult
to escape.
The Tariff.
The democratic party has been, and
will continue to be, the consistent oppo-
ne IF hat fs1o # ia riff
which certain interests have been per-
mitted, through congressional favor. 20
draw DRAM heavy tribute from the Ampc Of
those equal opportunities. which our po-
liticaI institutions were established to Sc
cure, has caused what may once nave
been infant Industries to become the
greatest combinations of capital that the
world has ever known. These especial
fayorites of the. government have through
trust methods been converted into mo-
nopolies, thus bringing to an end domes-
tic competition, which was the only al
Legged check upon the extravagant prof
its made possible by the protective sys-
tenn. These industrial combinations, by
the financial assistance they can give
now control the policy of the republican
party.
We denounce protection as robbery of
the many to enrich the few, and we IA,
vor tariff limited to the needs of the
the end that the burdens of taxation
shall be distributed as equally as posi-
BILE.
We favor a revision and a gradual re-
duction 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 it's determinations, keep
ing in view the ultimate ends of equal
ity OF burdens and equality of opportu-
mites" and the constitutional purpose of
raising revenue by taxation, to-wit, the
support of the federal government in all
its integrity and virility, but in sim
plicity.
Trusts.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations, designed 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 men
ace to beneficial competition and an OBJ
stacle to permanent business prosperity.
A private monopoly is iRdefensible and
intolerabie. Individual equality of oppor-
tunity and free competition are essential
to healthy and permanent commercial
prosperity, and any trust, combination or
monopoly tending to destroy these by
controlling production, restricting COM
petition or fixing prices, should be pro-
hibited and punished by law. We espec-
tally sdenounce rebates and discrimfna-
ton by transportation companies, as the
most potent agency in promoting and
strengthening these unlawful conspira-
cies against trade.
We demand an enlargement of the DOW
erS OF the interstate commerce commits
and shippers of this country may have
prompt and adequate relief for the abuses
to which they are subjected in the mat
ter of transportation. We demand a
strict enforcement of existing civil and
criminal statutes against all such trusts
combination and monopolies; and we
demand the enactment of such further
legislation as may be necessary to effect
ually suppress them.
Any trust or unlawful combination en-
gagged in interstate commerce which is
nonopolizing any branch of business or
production, should not be permitted to
transact business outside of the state of
lished in any court of competent juris-
diction that such monopolization exists
such prohibition should be enforced
through comprehensive laws to be enact
ed on the subject.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
We congratulate our western citizens up-
on the passing of the law known as the
Newlands irrigation act for the irrigation
and reclamation of the arid lands of the
west, measure framed by a democrat.
passed in the senate by a nonpartisan vote
and passed in the house against the onoo-
sition or almost all the republican leaders
by a vote, the majority of which was demo-
cratic.
We call attention to this great democratic
measure, broad and comprehensive as it
is, working automatically throughout all
time without further action of congress.
until the reclamation of all the lands in
the arid west capable of reclamation is ac-
compliShed, reserving the lands reclaimed
for homeseekerS in small tracts, and rigid
ly guarding against land monopoly as an
evidence of the policy of domestic deyelop-
ment contemplated by the democratic
party, should 1T be placed in power.
Isthmian Canal.
The democracy when intrusted with DOW
er will construct the Panama canal speed
lily, honestly and economically, thereby
giving to our people what democrats have
always contended fora great int er-ocean-
ic canal, furnishing shorter and cheaper
lines of transportation and broader and less
trammeled trade relations with the other
peoples of the world.
American citizenship.
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 ma
tive born or naturalized, and without dis
tinction or race or creed, the equal protec-
ton of laws and the enjoyment of ali rights
and privileges open to them under the COW
enantS of our treaties of friendship and
and, If under existing treaties
the right of travel and Sojourn is denied
held from American passports by any coun-
tries on the ground of race or creed we
favor the beginning OF negotiations with
the governments of such countries to Sc
cure by treaties the removal of these I'M
lust determinations.
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 the treatment due him as
SUCH
senators by the direct vote of the peo-
pie
H,,hin Ni1ec Of MarhIc