The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

= A private monopoly is indefensi-
BILE and intolerable. Individual equali-
ty of opportunity and free competition
are essential to healthy and perma-
nent commercial prosperity and any
trust, combination or monopoly tend
ing to destroy these by controlling pro-
duction, restricting competition or fix
ing prices, should be prohibited and
punished by law. We especially de-
Eounce rebates and discrimination by
transportation companies.
ANY trust or unlawful combination
engaged in interstate commerce which
is monopolizing any branch of bust
ness or production should not be per-
mitted~ to transact business outside of
the state of its origin. Whenever it
shall be established in any court Of
competent jurisdiction that such mon
opolization exists, such prohibition
should be enforced through comprehen-
sive laws to be enacted on the sub
ject.
An enlargement Of the powers of the
interstate commerce commission is rec
commended for prompt regulation OF
abuses in transportation. The main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine in its
full integrity is favored. as is "a lib
eral trade treaty with Canada, and re-
duction of the army to point histor
ically demonstrated to be safe, while
a liberal annual increase is advocated
for the navy. t ~. sc
Promise is made. that the Panama
canal shall be speedily and honestly
constructed.
1--WE favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
1--WE favor the admission of the ter
ritories- of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. We also favor the immedi-
ate admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as separate states and ter
ritorial government for Alaska and
Porto Rico.
1--WE demand the determination Of
polygamy within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, and the complete seI
aration of church and state in political
affairs.
"The Democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by
an arbitrary executive order, but by
legislation which grateful people
stands ready to enact" Humiliation is
expressed over ''the exaltation of court
fayorites, without distinguished serv-
ice, over the SCARED heroes of many
battles"
1.-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 con-
fusion, distraction of business and the
reopening OF wounds now happily
healed. North, south, east and west
have but recently stood together in
line of battle from the walls of Picking
to the hills of Santiago, and as sharers
Of a common glory and a common
destiny, we should share fraternally
the common burdens.
I'VE therefore deprecate and con-
denim the Bourbon-like selfish and mar
row spirit of the recent Republican con-
vention 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 pa
triotic spirit Of the American people.
The existing Republican admins
tration has been spasmodic, erratlc.
sensational, spectacular and arbitrary.
1t has made itself satire upon the
congress, the courts, and upon the set
tied practices and usages Of national
and international law. 1t summoned
the congress into hasty and futile ex-
ira session and virtually adjourned it,
leaving behind its flight from Wash
ington uncalled calendars and unac-
complished tasks.
1T made war, which is the sole
power of congress, without its au-
thority, thereby usurping one of its
fundamental prerOgatives. 1t viola ted
a plain statute of the United States as
well as plain treaty obligations, inter
national usages and constitutional law;
and has done so under pretense of ex-
ecuting a great public policy which
could have been more easily effected
lawfully, constitutionally and with
honor. 1t forced strained and unnat-
ural constructions upon statutes, usurp-
ing judicial Interpretation and substi-
tuting congressional enactment decree.
'It ordered assault upon some
monopolies, but paralyzed by its first
victory it flung out the flag Of truce
and cried out that it would not run
amuck'-leaving its futurepurpOses be-
| clouded by its vaccillations."
The ship subsidy bill is denounced
and 'the upbuilding Of merchant ma
rine without new Or additional bur-
dens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury" Is
advocated. Civil service reform Is ap-
proved and the party committed there
to, and the Republicans are Denounced
for Continuous and sinister encroach-
ments" upon its spirit and operation.
Conducting the campaign upon this
declaration of our principles and pur-
poses, we invoke for our candidates
the support, not only Of our great and
time-honored organization, but also the
active assistance Of all Of our fellow
citizens who, disregarding past differ
| ences upon questions no longer in is
sue, desire the perpetuation Of our con-
stitutional government as framed and
established by the fathers Of the re-
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