Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-10-07

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fe~ aecssson. The Democratic party
appeals to the yBsople with confidence
that It's position og these questions
~sN be accepted and endorsed at the
polls. While the issues involved are
sGmerous. some stand forth pre-enii.
neat " the pubic naisd. Among these
are tsria reform. inaperialis.i. econesa-
icai administration and honesty IN the
public service. l shall briefly consider
these aud sobe others thin the nee
essarily prescribed limits ef this letter.
EAECtTiNE ENCnoACHMENT.
While 1 presented my views at the
notification proceedings concerning this
vital issue. the osersBatiowing impor.
tance VI tkss question isnpess me ~
refer to ii agaia. The issue is often
times referred to as constitutional lissaa
vs.. ksAperislssu."
If ~e woUsd retain our liberties aud
cossstStvtioUai right vsinspa ired, We can
not peroit ~ tolerate. al any time os
Tor aug purpose. the arrogat,oa u ur
constit vtiossi pow ers 10y the executive
branch Of our Government We should
be ever ,nindful Of the words Of Web
ster. Liberty 10 only to be preserved
by maintaining constitutional re
straiDts and just divisions Of political
powers"
Already the National Gevernnent
has become centralized beyond any
point contemplated or imagiHe by the
trainers Of the Constitution. How tre-
mendously all this has added 10 the
powers OF the President 1t has de-
veiepod from year to year until 1t al
most equals that of ma1y monarchs
While the growth Of our country and
the magnitude of interstate interests
may seem to furnish "A plausible rea son
for this Capitalization of power, yet
these same facts afford the most po-
tent reason why the Executive should
not be permitted to encroach upon the
other departments Of the Government.
and assume legislative, or other pow
ers. not expressly conferred ~ the
TheNmagnitO Ole Of tbe eRuntry and
its diversity Of interests Md popula
ton would enable determined, ansbi-
tious and able Excessive, unmHdfui Of
constitutional limitations and nred
with the lust Of power, 10 ~ far In
the usarpation of authority. and the
Of personar power be-
fore the situtioh could he fully appre-
ciated or the people he aroused.
The issue of imperialism which has
been thrust upon the country involves
II decision whether the law of the land
or the rule of individual caprice shall
govern. The principle Of imperia lism
may give rise to brilliant, startling.
dashing results, but the principle of
holds in check the brilliant
Executive and subjects him ts the
sober, conservative control of the peO-
pie.
The people Of the United States
stand ut the parting Of the ways.
Shall We follow the footsteps Of our
fathers along the pat of peace, pros
perity and coGtentment, guided by the
everything spirit of the Constitution,
which they framed for us, or shall we
go aDng other and untried paths, hitb-
erto Stunned by all, following bliDdly
new ideals, which, though appealing
with brilliancy TO the imaginatio and
inhibition, may prove "A will O. the wisp,
leading us into difficulties from which
il may be impossible to eXtricate our
selves without lasting injury to our
National character and institutions!
TARIFF REFORM AT ONCE.
Tariff reform is one of the cardinal
principles vi the Democratic faith, and
the necessity for it was never greater
than at the present time. 1t should be
at once i'll the interest OF
all our people.
The Dingiey tariff is excessive In
many of its rates, and, as to them at
least, unjustly and progressively bur-
dens the people. 1t secures to dom tic
singly or in combina-
ton. the privilege of exacting excessive
prices at home and prices far above the
level of sales made regularly by them
a broad with profit. thus giving
bounty to foreigners at the expense OF
our own people. Its unjust taxation
burdens the people generally. forcing
them to pay excessive prices for food,
fuel. clothing and other necessaries
Of life. 1t levies duty ON many articles
not normally imported in any consider
able amount, which are made exten-
sively Mt home, for which the most ex
treme protectionist would hardly jus
tify protective taxes, and which in
large amounts are exported. Such
duties have been and viii continue to
be a direct incentive to the formation
Of huge industrial combinations, which
secure from foreign competition. are
enabled TO stifie domestic competition
and ractically to monopolize the home
market.
1t contains many duties imposed for
the express purpose only, as was openly
a ayowed, of furnishing basis for re-
tuction by means Of reciprocal trade
treaties which Ie Republican admin
fstration. impiied-y. at least. promised