The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-09
Democratic Platform
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continue to be, the consistent OPPONENT of
that class of tariff legislation by which cer-
tain interests have been permitted, through
congressional favor, to draw heavy trib-
ute from the American people. This mon
ties which our political institutions were
established to secure, has caused what may
once have been infant industries to become
the greatest Combinations of capital that
the world has ever known. These especial
favorites Of the government have through
trust methods been converted into monOpo-
lies, thus bringing to an end domestic com
petition, which was the only alleged check
upon the extravagant profits made possible
by the protective system. 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 favor
a tariff limited to the needs of the govern.
ment economically administered and so lev
led not to discriminate against any in
dustry, class of section, to the end that
the burdens of taxation shall be distributed
sas equally as possible.
We favor a revision and gradual reduc-
tion of the tariff by the friends of the
masses and for the cOmmonweal, and not
by the friends of it's abuses, its extortions
and its diseriminati ii keeping in view
constitutional purpose Of raising a revenue
federal government in all its Integrity and
virility but in simplicity.
combinations designed to enable capitai to
secure more than Its Just share of the joint
products of capital and labor, and which
publican rule, are a menace to beneficial
competition and an obstacle to permanent
A private monopoly is indefensible and in
tolerable. Inulvidual equality Of opportu-
nifty and free competition are essential to
/ healthy and permanent commercial pros
perity, and any trust. combination or mon
i opoly tending to destroy these by controll-
| ing production, restricting competition or
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| fshed by law. We especially denounce re-
bates and discrimination by transportation
promoting and strengthening these unlaw-
full conspiracies against trade.
| We demand an enlargement Of the pow
ers Of the interstate commerce commission
to the end that the travelling public and
| shippers Of this country may have prompt
and adrIuat,e relief for the abuses to which
! portation We denund a strict enforce
1nent Of existing civll ana criminal statutes
monopOlics; and we demand the enactment
| Of such further legislation as may be nee
essary to- effectua ally, suppress them
| gagged in interstate commerce which is
monopo!izing any branch of business or
transact business outside Of the state OF its
origin. Whenever it, shall be established
In aay court Of competent jurisdiction that
such monopolization exists: such prohibi-
! rion should be enforced through compre-
| hensive laws to be enacted on the subject
| RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS AND
| DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT.
We congratulate our Western citizens
upon 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 Democrat,
and passed in the house against the OPP
! position of almost all the Republican lead
ers by a vote, the majority of which was
| Democratic.
We call attention to this great Democratic
| measure broad and comprehensive as 1t is,
| working automatically throughout all time
! without further aetion of congress. until
| the reclamation Of all the lands in the arid
| West capable of Reclamation is accom-
plished, resrrying the lands reclaimed for
| home sec'.rrs in small tracts. and rigidly
| guarding against land moH"p"ly. as an evil
dence Of tn" policy Of domestic develop
| ty, should it be placed in power.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
The Democracy when entrusted with
| power will construct the Panama canal
| speedily honestly and economically. there
| by giving to our people what Democrats
have always contended fora great inter
oceanic canal furnishing shorter and
| and less trammeled trade relations with
the other peoples Of the world.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
We pledge ours Ives 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 naturalizcd. and without dis
| tnction Of rae" or creed the equal protcc-
| ton of laws and the enjoyment of all right
and privileges open TO them under the COY.
enantS ct our treaties Of Friendship and
| commerce: and. if under existing treaties
| the right Of travel and SOjourn is denied
to American citizen or recognition is with
| held FROM American passports by any cOun-
tries on the ground Of rae" or creed. we
! favor the beginning Of n"&"ti:ti"nN with the
! governments of such rnIntl les to secure 10y
treaties the removal Of these unjust dis
criminations
We demand that all over the world a duly
authenticated passport issued hy the GOV
eminent Of the United States to an Amrri
can citizen shall h" proof of the fact that
him to the treatment due him as such.
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S BY THE
We favor the election Of United States
senators by the direct vote Of the people.
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission Of tho Territories
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. We
also favor the immediate admission Of / ri
iona and New Mexico as separate states
and q territorial government for Alaska
and Porto Rico.
We hold that the officials appointed to ad
minister the government of any territory
as sso well as Wv, with "a, the dihtrct OF Alaa
of their appointment of the territory dis
trict in which their duties are to be per
formed
CONDEMNATION OF POLYGAMY.
We demand the determination Of polyga
my within the jurisdiction of the United
States, and the complete separation OF
church and state in political affairs.
MERCHANT MARINE.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States senate
as an iniquitous appropriation of public
funds for privale purposes and a wasteful
Illogical and useless attempt to overcome
by subsidy the distractions raised by Re
publican legislation to the growth and de
velopment of American commerce on the
sea.
We favor the upbuilding of a merchant
marine without new additional burdens
upon the people and without bounties from
the public treasury
RECIPROCITY.
We favor liberal trade arrangements Will
| Canada and with peoples of other count ries
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