The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25

always haer among the fundamental
principles of the Democratic party.
It is esnecially necessary to restrict
the eyacutive head of the Federal Gov
eminent within the constitutional
limits of his authority, and no argu-
rnent of temporary e4ped1ency can
justify the assumption by him of
powers conferred exclusively upon
the Legislative Department OF the
Government or. the violation by him
Of nlaip provisions OF constitutional.
statute and treaty law.
Trusts Dominate The Republican
Party.
For the last eight years the Repub-
lican party has been IN complete con-
troll Of the Federal Government in all
its branches During that time trusts
and n?onopolies have multiplied. They
have Increased their extortions from
the people. They dominate the Re-
publican party and compel it to ad-
minister the affairs of the Republic in
their selfish interest. We condemn
the President for his surrender to trust
Influences and for his failure to en-
force the law against monopolies and
monopolists Congress appropriated
$500, 10000 to employ special counsel
to enforce the laws against trusts. In
purpose only one-tWentieth of that
sum. In the midst of crime and havoc
committed by these Wrong-d doors he
will not stop the violation of statutes
enacted for the protection of the peo-
pie, nor punish the criminals who
plumber them, although his attention
was called to the manner in which
the perpetrators might be punished by
recent decisions of the Supreme Court.
The Tariff.
We denounce the present Ubiquitous
unjust and trust-creating protective
tariff imposed upon the people by the
Republican party and demand it's inn
mediate revision. to the end that all
unjust burdens shall be removed, and
especially those upon the necessaries
OF life and those that enable the
trusts to eXtort from the people un-
reasonable profits and to sell their pro-
ducts to consumers at home at greater
prices than are charged for the same
goods to the foreign consumer.
Capitalization.
We view with alarm the growing
tendency of the government under Re-
publican administration toward des-
potic Capitalization at home, as well
as despotic imperialism abroad. We
party in building up d strong central
lied government at Washington at the
expense of the sacred rights of the
sovereign States; that which in it's pol
icy and conduct has reversed the
clause of the Constitution, reSerVing to
the States all rights not specifically
conferred upon the Federal govern
n1ent, and has assumed for the central
government at Washington the vast
residium of power solemnly guaran-
teed to the people by the Constitution.
The inevitable consequence of this pol
icy and practice will be the destruc-
ton of popular government and the
establishment of a military empire.
Confidently relying upon these funda-
mental principles of government and
appealing to the record of our party
in the past, we invite all who believe
in popular liberty, popular education,
popular government and white SUI
premacy, in freedom, both at home
and abroad, in honesty efficiency sim
plicity and economy of administration,
in the removal of monopolies and OPP
preston, under whatever guise and by
whomsoever practiced, to unite with
US in maintaining in North Carolina
Democratic rule and in destroying Re-
publican misrule in the United States.
Resolved, That the delegates to the
National Democratic convention be,
and they are hereby instructed, to vote
as a unit on all matters before said
convention. The majority of the dele
cation shall determine the said action.
Resolved, That we endorse the can
didacy of Judge Alton B. Parker for
the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States.