Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-15

hs,ily condemn it, employment Tot TUE
summary bauishmeut of citiE.ns w'hVu'
trial or for the control 81 elections , !
We approve the measure which lassra
the United States senate Ia is'S' uus
which a Republican congress mas We
since refused a. enact rriallhs !" ,'r
tpmpts Ia federal courts and pT"N'uihE ~
trial los Jury IN eases of Indirect c"hteHhp'
WATERWAYS.
We fayor liberal appropriations for the
Improyemrnt Of waterways 81 the country;
When any waterway like the Mississipp,
river is Of sufficient Importance 10 usilauI
special aid OF the g" COW, Iatnii. plaa
OF continuous work until permanent IN
provement is secured ~ .,,t., q,
We oppose the Republican pohcy "
starving home development IN ofder 10
feed the greed for conquest ana lhe appe
lite for national prestige and display oil
strength.
ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
1 Large reductions can easily he made |
In the annual expenditures of the govern,
ment without impairing the eihcithei "
any branch of the public service, ana we
shall insist upon the strictest economy anu
frugality compatible with vigorous ana EN-
cient civil, military and naval admlhlstra-
tion as a right OF the people, 100 eie"r "
/ be denied or withheld. -
2 We favor honesty in the public ser
vice, the enforcement OF honesty III tne
| public service, and to that emu tuorousn
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departments of the government alfeauy
| known to TEEN with corruption, as wei as
! other departments suspected OF harborlhg
| corruption, and the punishment or ascer-
| tainei corruptionists without fear or favor
| or regard to persons. Inc persistent anu
| deliberate refusal of both the senate anu
house of representatives to permit such IN
yestigaton to be made demonstrates that
only by a change in the executive ana IN
| the legislative departments can complete
| exposures punishment and correction be
| obtained.
EXECUTIVE UsURPATlON.
g. We favor the nomination and election
| of a president imbued with the principles
| of the constitution, who Will set MS lace
| sternly against executive usurpaticn or
| legislative and judicial functions, whether
that usurpatiOn be yelled under the gulse
Of the executive construction OF existing
| laws or whether it take refuge in the ty-
rants pleas of necessity or superior WIS
| dom.
! The endeavor Of the secretary of war by
| pledginp the governments endorsement Tor
''promoters" in the philippine islands to
make the United States partner III spec
ulative legislation of the archipelago,
which was only temporarily held up by
the opposition Of the Democratic senators,
| in the last session will, If successful, lead
to entanglements from which 1t VIII be
difficult to escape.
THE TARIFF.
We denounce protection as a robbery OF
the many to enrich the few, and we favor
tariff limited to the needs OF the gov
eminent economically administered ana
SO levied as not to discriminate against
any industry, class or section to the END
that the burdens OF taxation shall be dis
tributed as equally as possible
We favor a revision and Il gradual reduc'
ton of the tariff by the fnends OF the
masses for the commonwealth, ana not by
the friends of its abuses, its eXtortlohs
and Its determinations, keeping IN view
ultimate ends pf 'puuallty of burdens
and equality of opportunities and the
constitutional purpose of raising a revenue
by taxation, to wit, the support of the
federal government i'll all its integrity ana
yirility, but in simplicity.
TRUSTS AND UNLAWFUL CoMBINA-
TONS.
Individual equality of opportunity and
free competition are essential TO a healthy
and permanent commercial prosperity, and
any trust, combination or monopoly tend
/ ing to destroy these by controlling produc
ton, restricting competition or fixing
prices, should be prohibited and punished
by law. We especially denounce rebates
and discrimination by transportation com
panies as the most potent agency in pro
noting and strengthening these unlawful
: conspiracies against trade.
; We demand strict enforcement OF ex
l isting civil and criminal statutes against
all such trusts. combinations and monOpo
lies and we demand the enactment of sucl
!, further legislation as may be necessary Il
: effectually suppress them.
q DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passing of the law known thu
: Newlands irrigation act for the irrigation
: and reclamation of the arid. lands of thu
west; measure framed by a Democrat
V passed in the senate by bipartisan
= vote and passed in the house against tn
:, opposition Of almost all the Republican
Il leaders by vote the majority of whic
was Democratic.
t ISTHMIAN CANAL.
a The Democracy when intrusted wit
- power, will construct the Panama cana
Il speedily honestly and economically, there
!, by giving to our people what Democrat
Il have always contended fora great intel
IL oceanic canal, furnishing shorter an
cheaper lines of transportation and broad
10 er and less trammelled trade relations wit
!" the other peoples of the world.
lie RECIPROCITY.
' We favor liberal trade arrangements wit
b Canada, and with peoples of other countrie
n where these can be Uttered into with benz
" ft to American agriculture, manufacture
in | mining or commerce
he ELECTION OF SENATOR'S BY TIL
Is PEOPLE.
he We favor the election of United State
;. senators by the direct vote of the peopl
:" STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
we FAVOR the uu1llSSlDn OF Tie TpTFltOFlt
of Oklahoma, and the Indian Territor
sc We also favor the immediate admission
- Arizona and New Mexico as separate stat,
Vi and a territorial government for Alasl
OF and Porto Rico
r. SCHOOL AND RACE QUESTIONS.
n The race question has brought countle
:, woes to this country The calm wsdo
I'll of the American people should to
IT. that it brings no more.
To revive the dead and hateful race ar
r. sectional animosities in any part of Of
a. common country means confusion. distra
. ton Of business and the reopening
&C. wounds now happily healed. North, sout
,r. east and west have but recently stood t
-, gether In line Of battle from the walls
he Pekin to the hills of Santiago, and
sharers of common glory and comm!
- destiny we should share fraternally Il
IL common burdens.
ng We therefore deprecate and condemn t
OF 'ourbon-like, selfish and narrow spirit
-. ne recent Republican convention at CT
Ut 'lgo. which sought to kindle anew t
nlbers of racial and sectional strife a
We appeal from ii TO the sober comm
cnsc and patriotic spirit of the Americ
jcople
rHE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIVE
III The existing Republican administrati
has been spasmodc, erratc, sensation
spectacular and arbitrary. 1t has made
I'D elf II satire upon the congress, the cOur
~ nd upon the settled practices and usae
ng national and international law
- summoned the congress into hasty n
es- g extra session and virtually adjourn
l., 'aying behind In its flight from Wa
iu7 uncaled calendars and unaccohlplisl
49,, H..
hu it made war, which is the sole power
he 'ongrC $, without its authority, there
nh usurping one of its fundamental prero
I'm tives. 1t violated a plain statute of
AK United States as well as plain treaty obi
A.. ti0ns, International usages and cOnsti
IN tona law and has done so under y
tense OF executing great public pol
which could have been more easily
ac- fected lawfully, constltutlonally and W
cd honor.
~, 1t forced strained and unnatural C