Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-23

best in the world, but it will be the
best for them, and far better than any
veneering of ours, unassimilabie by
them as a race and alien te their ira
d:tions and aspirations.
Ninth-Faithful execution without
executive construction in the courts OF
the country of the laws of the United
States as they are written. and espe
cially the enforcement without fear or
favor. of the interstate commerce and
antitrust laws-leaving to the legisla-
tive branch of the government the
duty. if need there shall be, OF amend
ing all other laws upon the statute
looks: the enactment of such other
laws as may be necessary to put an
end to unjust rebates and discrimina-
tions by one trust or unlawful comDl-
nation in interstate commerce to an
other. There should be no favoritlsm
extended by law to any person, class
of persons, or combination of corpora
tions. nor should any favoritism be
permitted by the law to be extended to
any person or class of persons by artl-
fetal persons created by the law-lts
creatures. therefore, and subject to its
regulation. All that any brave Amerl'
can citizen asks is fair field and equal
Less than that he cannot
ask, no matter how seemingly great
the industrial obstacle which stands
in his way; more than that he VIII
not permit anybody else to stand IN
possession of.
Tenth-The cessation of the existing
iIiquitous partnership between the
treasury department of the Federal
government and certain favored ma
tional banks, whereby millions OF dol
lars are. annually lent to those insti-
tutions, without charge of interest,
and without any prescribed rules OF
determining which particular bank
shall receive special governmental ia
vor. BY this system millions OF the
public money are yearly put beyond
the power of immediate or reasonable
collection by the government, unless
with great menace of business dis
turbance and panic the probable, II
not inevitable, result of any attempt
to collect at all.
Eleventh-The Democratic party
congratulates the country upon the
ton for an increased volume OF real
or metallic money in manner ac
ceptable to all Democrats by the ad-
dition to the worlds stock of money
metals of two thousand millions OF
dollars in gold within the past eight
years, from which these United States
have been able to obtain seven hun
dred millions. thereby doubling theli
stock of standard money; raising theil
circulation per capita from $23 to S3t
and contributing to that advent OF in
dustrial activity which could no.
otherwise have been attained and
proportionate increase of the world
stock of coined silver. The fact tha'
this result has been reached by ne
action of government, but by the acl
of God through human instrumental
ties of discovery and invention doe.
not lessen our gratitude.
Twelfth-The Democratic party
eongratulates the country that II mas
no larger amount of outstanding un
covered paper currency than at pres
ent. Every paper promise to pay D!
the government ought to be as saf'
as millionaire's due bill for lift.
cents and that is actually the caS'
TODAY and being the case. the Demo
cratic party. like the American peo
ple fails to see that the $346,000,0O'
of outstanding Treasury notes arr
either a burden to the people or
peril to the country's business inter
ests. Until the interest-bear1ng dep
of the United States, constituting a.
it does an annual burden upon pro
ductiye industry, is paid on and ex
tinsuished. it is idle to grow hyster
ical as some of our Republican law
makers have grown, over the "imme
date payment' or extiuSuishment o.
the non-interest bearing debt OF TN
United States represented by treas
ury notes.
! Thirteen-The gradual reduction o
revenues of the general governmen
10 an amount adequate to the need
of an economical and constitu
tional administration, plus saf
working margin for unexpected con
tingencies and emergencies.
Fourteen-We oppose the issuanc
Of interest-bearing bonds as long
the Federal government, has none
deposited in the treasury. or In banks
subject to call, sufficient IN amour
to meet the expenditures necessar
/ for the army. navy. and civil govern
mept, and for needed public works
/ In recalling the demand loans, mad
without interest to the banks. It VII
however. be necessary to proceed cor
| seryatively. gradually and with sui
| ficient notice, so that the collector
| of the governments Just dents, eve
| though deposited in the banks witt
: out interest and on call. may not D
| followed by panic or too great bus
ness disturbance.
Fifteen-We favor just and liberia
appropriations for inauguration OF an
maintenance of needed public work:
especially appropriations in the II
/ terest of cheaper transportation b
land and water We oppose the Re-
| publican policy of starving home ds
| yelopment in order to feed the gree
| for CONQUEST and the schoolboy appt
tite fo- national "prestig e' and displa
! of strength
| Sixteeu-We favor the reduction {
! the army and navy expenditures
| the point historically demonstrated I
be safe and sufficient
Seventeen-The maintenance an
due annual increase OF the navy
our best defense, in our isolated cor
/ tinental condition, against foreig
foe. and source of no possible dai
ger to our liberties as a people.
/ Eiehteen-The upbuilding OF me
chant marine without new or add
tional taxation upon the people, an
without bounties from the publ
treasury.
Nineteen-The enactment and a,
ministration of laws giving to capt.;
and labor impartially their just right
Capital and labor ought not to b
enemies Each is necessary to tn
other Each has its rights; but tn
rights of labor are certainly no les
vested. no less sacred. and no les
.'inaiienable" than the rights OF cap
tai. Ii is not strange that . part