The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-08
CONVENTION WITNESSES /:
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| we demand that the vigorous an'
| impartial enforcement of The laws al
ready made to prevent and contro
such trusts and combinations. ana W.
favor uch further legislation IN re
straint thereof as experience show
to be necessary
Corporations chartered by the al
thority Of the people must forever re
main subject to regulations in the in
terest OF the people. Private rlonopo
ly il indefensible and intolerable
| We recognize the right Of eapitnl, II
all Legitimate lines OF enterprise, t.
| combine for the increase of business
for enlaklnging productive capacity
and for Decreasing the cost of prp1uc
ton. butt when such combination ii
its purpose or effect creates OF tends
to create monopoly IN its productions
tc the restraint Of trade, or to contro
the market, 1t violates the spirit OF oul
laws, becomes inimical to public. wei
fare and peace, and should be SO re
gulated. controlled and prohibited bJ
law as N amply protect public inter
6ts.
We demand that the restraint oi
such Illegal combinations be entrust
ed to the Democratic party which Il
not responsible for their existence
ana which has ever prote ted against
their continuance.
I'VE condemn the Republican sys
tenn of Legislation under which trust
monopolies are enabled to exact high
er prices for their manufactured pro
ducts from oar own people than they
sell them for abroad
1--WE demand the enlargement Of the
powers OF the interstate commerce
commission, to the end that the trav.
cling public and shippers of this coun-
try may have prompt and adequate
relief for the abuses they are ubiect-
ed to in the matter OF transportation.
: f.:We favor the maintenance of the
Monroe :doctrine, in its full integrity
81 We .ie favor. ia liberal. trade treaty
with. Canada. = 4.
e&fayor a reduction ST the army
;and%afmys expenditures tosa point his.
DEMONSTRATED. to be safe and
.silfficient>.*.
j. 1--WE. faydr:th maintenance and lib-
'eral $annual increase of the navy az
our. best defense in our isolated cont.
mental. condition against foreign foe
and "a. source OF no possible danger
to%our. liberties as a peopla
e We favor the enactment and adj
ministration of laws, giving labor and
capital ,impartially their Just rights.
Capital and labor ought not to be enc.
mie5. Each is necessary to the Other
Each has its rights. but the rights OF
labor are certainly no leas vested NO
less sacred and no less inalienable
than the rights OF capital.
1--WE pledge ourselves to hsfsta,non
a Just and lawful protection of our
citizens at home and abroad, and to
use all proper mea ures to secure
them whether native born or natural
zed anw without distinction of race
'r creed, equal protection of laws and
he enjoyment OF all rights and priyi.
cges open to them under the cove
lants Of our treaties of friendship and
and II under existing trea-
les the right of travel and soJourn
S denied 10 American citizens or re-
,ognition is withheld from American
passports by any comtrieJ on the
ground OF race or creed, we favor the
beginning OF negotiations with the
governments OF such countries to ye-
'ure by new treaties the removal of
hese unjust determinations
Democracy would secure to sur
lying sgldiem and sailors their de. !
eeherou, pensions, not by
N arbitrary executive order, but by |
legislation which grateful people |
tand ready to enact.
Our. soldiers and sailors who de-
ended with their lives. the constitu-
ion and laws .havc a sacyed interest
II their Just administration. They |
aust therefore. share with US the hum.
lation with which we have Witnessed |
he exaltatiop of court fayorttes with.
mt di tinquished service. over the
CARED heroes of.many battles: or
sgrandized 'by. executive 'appropra,
ons opt' of the treaguries OF "A PROS.
rate people, if viQldtion of. the. act.
congress which fixes. the compen !.
riSn. :
We denouncc the ship subsidy bill
gently passed by the United States
enate 80 an iniqaitous appropriation
public fund, for private purposes
nd wasteful and illogical and useless
tempt 10 overcome by Subsidy the
raiser by Republican leg.
lation TO the growth and dcveiHD-
tent OF American commerce on the
"a
we favor the upbuil1lng OF a mer.
liant marine with1at new OF adai.
onal burdens upcn the people AMI
ithOut bounties from the public
casury
The Democratic party stands com
tilted to then rinCiple OF civil ser.
&c reform. and We demand their hon
4 just and impartial enforcement.
We denounce the Republican party
II its continuous aHd sinister en-
uron tbs spir. and oper-
ion of civil service rules whereby II
Is arbitrarily disnensed with exar.i-