Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-13
FRIDAY. 0 Ii. 1905
ruE CARDINAL PRINCIPLES.

Certain conscientious republicans
and not Il few independent electors who
have acted with the republican party
the past twelve years have begun
questioning the democratic party s to
what it proposes to do III the future.
They are asking what issue it will ten
der and whether or not it Will take the
initiative and be assertive.
Ii is rather early to expect Il full and
complete answer concerning what the
democratic party will do III the next
national campaign. Some OF the pres
ent Important questions may be dis
posed of by the events OF the next two
years. Others cannot be settled by the
present national administration. IL
conscientious republicans and wavering
Independents are sincere in their desire
for in Tor matIon as to what the demo
cratic party intends to do III the future,
they may be assured that it will take
the initiative and be assertive in its
demands for
Honesty and ECONOMY in the admins
tratioD OF national atTairs.
EQUAL rights to all and special privi.
leges to none.
Peace and friendship with all nations
and entaDgling alliances with none.
Enactment and administrator Of laws
giving labor and capital their just
rights.
4 revision and gradual reduction Of
the tariff 10y the friends OF the masses so
that there may be an equality Of burdens
and equality Of opportunities.
\ strict enforcement OF existing civil
ind criminal atatutes against all trusts,
combinations and m~onopolies.
The election OF United States senators
10y direct vote OF the people.
A removal Of the distractions raised
by republican legislation to the growth
and development of American com.
merce on the sea and the upbuilding Of
a merchant marine without new or ad.
ditional burdens upon the people and
without bounties from the public treas.
ury.
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Canada and with peoples OF other coun-
tries where those can be entered into
with benefit to American agriculture,
manufactures, mining or commerce,
The determination OF polygamy with.
in the jurisdiction OF the United States
and the complete separation Of church
and state III political affairs.
And
That the government Of this country
shall be brought nearer to the people
Instead of being pushed farther and
farther away from them through lcgisla.
ton at Washington which mcnaccs the
safety OF the Datlcn and %cndangers the
perpetrity OF the republic.
That the United States shall lot re-
main the bulwark Of corporate interests
which rob the individual OF his right
10 direct participation i'll the affairs Of
government the while they prey upon
his pocket.
These issues, briefly stated, are but Il
few Of the many cardinal principles Of
that democratic party which commands
the confidence Of millions OF electors
and toward which great numbers Of
republican and independent citizens
nre tending in their desire for a cleaner,
81 more economical, u more equitable
administration u national affairs, an
administration which shall not be per.
United to remain q benefit To "A favored
fow ut the expense Of the many, What
other issues TINT party will tender IN
the coming national campaign will
depend largely upon the course OF
events and particularly upon the action
Of The congress- which meets in Dcccm.
bcr.-Exchange.