The Washington times., 1904-07-08

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| stirutionally administered, and
Second. the equal truth that In the as
! SertiOn OF any general principle and In
! reaching any ultimate end. however
| sacred and logically unavoidable, due re-
! gard, but only due regard. must and
should be paid to actually existing con-
ditiOns.
We favor the reduction of tariff taxa
ton on trust-produced articles to the
point where foreign competition may en-
ter the American market whenever
trusts and combines. seeking monopoly,
/ raise their prices to the American CON
sumner above reasonable and Just
| profit. by such reduction depriving
| trusts and monopolies of the power to
rxtort from the American people. under
shelter Of American law, prices higher
/ than those charged foreigners for iden-
/ teal articles.
IndorSe Panama Canal.
! Our party. having long earnestly advo-
Gated the construction of an inter-
| oceanic canal for the purposes o. nation
| al defense and commerce between the
States, and with foreign nations, we
favor the early completion of the 18th
milan Canal.
But while making this declaration and
| accepting the results as an accomplish
/ ed and irreversible fact we cannot too
Iorcibly express our disapproval Of the
usages and obligations. the canal route
| has been acquired, or too forcibly record
| our hope that this precedent OF defiant
diplomacy may never be used against US
10 our humiliation and injury
Vigorous Trust Prosecutions.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
! and combinations designed TO enable
! capital to secure more than its Ipst
| share Of the joint product OF capital and
labor. and which have been fastered and
promoted under Republican rule. are
menace 10 beneficial competition ana an
| obstacle to permanent business prosper
| ity.
We demand the vigorous end iunDartiai
! enforcement Of the laws already made
/ TO prevent and control both trusts and
| combinations, and we favor sucn fur
! ther legislation in restrain thereof as
| experience shows to be necessary
| Corporations chartered by authority
| OF the people must forever remain sub
Ject to regulation In the interest OF the
| people A private monopoly is indefen-
| able and intolerable. We recognize The
] right OF capital in all legitimate lines of
| enterprise TO combine for the increase
| OF business. for charging productive ca
| pacity, and for decreasing the cost of
| production, but when such combination
IN It's purpose or effect creates or tends
! TO create monopoly in its production
| 10 restrain trade, or to Stile cOmpeti-
| ton; TO increase the cost to the con
| sumner or TO control the market It yio-
| lates the spirit of our laws, becomes IN
| imlcal TO public welfare and peace, and
| should be so regulated controlled or
prompted by law as 20 amply protect
| the public interests.
Fostered by Republicans.
| We demand that the restraint Of such
I illegal combinations be entrusted TO the
Democratic party. which is not respon-
| sible for their existence and which has
ever protested against their continuance
! We condemn the Republican system Of
| legislation under which trust rnonopoIies
/ are enabled 20 exact higher prices for
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
| abroad.
We demand an enlargement of the
! powers of the Interstate Commerce
| commission to the end that the travel
ing Pubic and shippers of this country
may have prompt and adequate relief
| lot the abuses they are subjected TO in
the matter Of transportation
| We favor the maintenance OF the Mon
/ roe Doctrine in its full integrity.
| Canada Win
We favor the reduction Of the army
ana OF army expenditure TO the poInt
sufficient. anu
We favor the maintenance and liberal
dhnud4 increase OF the navy as The hes.
defense In our Isolated continnentaI
condition against a foreign foe and a
source or no possible danger TO our lIb-
critics as people
Rights of Labor.
We favor the enactment and admins
tration OF law giving labor and capital
impartially their just rights. CAPITAL
ana labor ought not to be enemies. Each
! IS necessary to the other. Each has IFS
rights, but the rights Of labor are Ger
tainly no less vested" no less sacred -
and no less ''inalienable" than the rigb+g
| Of capital.
We pledge ourselves 10 insist upon the
Just and lawful protection of orr cfti ]
Zens at home and abroad, and to use an
proper measures TO secure for them
whether native born or naturalized ana !
without distinction Of race or creed ar
equal protection Of laws and the enjoy.
ment Of all rights and privileges 0pSr
10 them under the covenants Of C1Ir
treaties OF friendship and cOrnmerrt. avli
II under existing treaties the right of
travel and sO1Ourn IS denied 10 American
citizens or recognition is withheld from
American passports by any countries ON
the ground of race or creed we favor
the beginning OF negotiations with The
governments Of such countries to secure
by new treaties the removal Of these III |
Just determinations.
The Foreign Policy.
We favor the preservation. In so far e
We can, OF an open door for the world $ /
commerce in the Orient without unnec- /
essary ENHANCEMENT in Oriental and !
European affairs and without arbitrary, /
unlimited, irresponsible. and absolute I
government anywhere within our jurIs- /
diction.
VIC oppose. as ferventIy as did George /
Washington himself, an indefinite. ire
sps'nsible. discretionary, and vague an /
Soluusm and a policy of colonial eX-
plOitatiOn. no matter where or by wnom
invoked or exercised. we believe with |
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that |
no government has a right to make one /
Sc OF laws for those lat home" and /
another and a different set Of laws. ab- /
solute I'm their character. for those IN (
tho colonies"
All men under the American flag are |
erutled TO the protection Of the insu- /
tutons whose emblem the flag Is. II /
they are inherently unfit for those in /
sutuuons then they are inherently un-
nj 20 be members Of the American body /
pchtic. Wherever there may exist a |
people incapable Of being governed un-
der American laws IN Mt Z,