Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-09


both the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives TO permit such Investigation
10 be made demonstrates that only by a
change In the executive and IN the leg
islatiVe departments can complete ex-
posure, punishment and conviction be
obtained.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH
TRUSTS.
We condemn the action of the Repub-
lican party in Congress IN refusing to
prohibit It's executive departments
from entering into contracts with con-
| Vlcted trusts or unlawful combinations
| IN restraint OF interstate trade. We
have one Of the best methods OF pro-
curing economy and honesty in the
| public service and that IL TO have pub
| lie officials from the occupant OF tho
| White House down to the lowest Of
| them, return as nearly as may be to
| Jeffersonian simplicity OF living,
We favor the nomination and cleo
| ton of president imbued with the
| principles OF the Constitution, who will
| set his face sternly against executive
| usurpatlon OF legislative and judicial
, functions, whether that usurpation be
| yelled under the guise OF executive con-
siructon Of existing laws, or whether
1t takes refuge In the tyrant's pleas Of
! necessity or superior wisdom.
COLONIAL EXPLOITATION.
We favor the preservation 30 far as
| we can, OF an open door for the worlds
commerce In the orient without an un-
necessary ENHANCEMENT IN oriental and
European affairs, and without arb-
trary unlimited, Irresponsible and alb
solute government anywhere within
our jurisdiction, We oppose, fervently,
as did George Washington himself, nm
indefinite, irresponsible, discretionary
and vague absolutism and policy OF
colonial exploitation, no matter where
or by whom exercised; we believe, with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,
that no government has "a right to
make one set Of laws for those "at
home" and another and a different set
of laws, absolute in their character, for
those "in the colonies"
PROTECTION OF THE FLAG.
All men under the American flag are
entitled to the protection OF the instltu-
tons whose emblem the flag L.: II they
are Uncertainty unit TO be members
OF the American body polite. Wherever
there may exist n people incapable OF
being governed upon American laws
under the American Constitution the
territory or people ought not TO be a
part of the American domain. We in
sist that we ought TO do for the Fill
ptnos what we have done already for
the Cubans, and II Is our duty to make
that promise now and, upon suitable
guarantees OF protection to citizens of
our own and other countries resident
there at the time Of our withdrawal. set
and Independent to work out their own
destiny
PROMOTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The endeavor of the secretary Of war,
by pledging the governments indorse.
ment for promoters" I'm the Philippine
Islands to make the United States a
partner In speculative legislation Of the
archipelago, which was only temper
arlly held by the opposition of tho
Democratic senator's I'm the last session.
will, II successful, lead to entangle-
ments from which 1t will be difficult to
escape.
TARIFF QUESTION.
The Democratic party has been and
VIII continue TO be the consistent OPP
ponent OF that class OF tariff legisla-
ton by which certain interests have
been permitted, through congressional
FAVOR to draw heavy tribute from the
American people. This monstruos per-
version Of those equal opportunities
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 ffyorites OF the govern
hp
been converted into monopolies, thus
bringing TO an end domestic competi-
ton, which was the only alleged check
upon the extraVagant profits made pos
sible by the protective system. These
Industrial combinations, by the finan-
cial assistance they can give, now con-
troll the policy Of the Republican party. |
PROTECTION DENOUNCED.
We denounce protection as a robbery
of the many TO enrich the few and |
we favor a tariff limited to the neces-
stiles of the government economically |
and 80 levied as not to |
discriminate against any industry, |
class or section, to the end that the |
burdens OF taxation shall be distributed !
as equally as possible.
FOR TARIFF REVISION.
We favor a revision and a gradual
reduction 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 It's determinations,
keeping In view the ultimate ends OF
equality OF burdens and equality OF
opportunities" and the constitutional
purpose OF raising revenue by taxation,
to wit, the support OF the federal gov
eminent In all It's integrity and vlrility,
but In simplicity.
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations designed 70 enable
,apltal TO secure more than It's just
share Of the Joint products Of capital
md labor, and which have been fost-
cred and promoted under Republican
'ule, are a menace to beneficial compe.
ition and an obstacle TO permanent
business prosperity, A private monop.
)ly Is indefensble and intolerable.
Individual equality Of opportunity and
rec competition are essential 70 n
healthy and permanent commercial
and any trust, combina-
ion or monopoly tending 10 destroy
these by controlling production, re-
trlcting competition or fixing prices,
hould be prohibited and punished by
aw. We especially denounce rebates
md discrimination by the transporta.
ion companies as the most potent
gency in promoting and strengthening
hese unlawful eonspiracies against
rade.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
We demand an enlargement OF the
lowers OF the interstate commission
o the end that the travelling public