The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-18

resentatives of predatory wealth, and
laid bare the unscrupulous methods by
which they have debauched elections
and preyed upon a defense ess public,
through the subservient oificial7 whom
they have raised to place and power.
The conscience of the nation is now
aroused, and, will, if honestly appeale
to, free the government flo lnthe grip
of those who have made it a business
asset of the favor seeking corpora
tons; it must become again "a gov
eminent of the people, b. the peopl,
and for the people," AMI he admins
tered in all it's departments according
to thes Jeffersonian maxim. Equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none" This is the ovarshadowing
issue at this time; it manifests itself
in all the questions now under dis
cussion and demands immediate con
sideration.
We heartily approve of the laws pro-
hibiting the pass and rebate bill, and
insist upon further legislation, state
and national, making it unlawful for
any corporation to contribute to cam
paign funds, and providing for publ
cation before the election of all indi
vidual contributions above a reasona-
bic minimum.
Believing, with Jefferson, in the
support of the state governments in
all their rights as the most competent
administration for our domestic con-
Germs and the surest bulwark against
auti-Republican tendencies and in
the preservation of the general govern
ment in its whole constitutional vigor
as the sheet anchor of our peace at
, home and abroad. We are opposed to
the Capitalization implied in the sug-
gestons now frequently made that
the powers of the general government
should be extended either by executive
action, by legislation or by judicial
construction. While we favor the eX-
ercise by the general government of
all its constitutional authority, for the
preventing Of monopoly, and for the
-. regulation of interstate commerce, we
insist that federal remedies shall be
added to, and not substituted for state
remedies.
# We insist on maintaining the distinc
: ton between the natural man and the
# artificial person, called a corporation
and we favor the enactment of such
7 laws as may no necessary to compel
~ foreign corporations to submit theil
legal disputes to the courts of the
n. states in which they do business, and
n. thus place themselves upon the same
footing as do domestic corporations.
II We favor the election of United
Ia States Senators by direct vote of the
people. We favor the vigorous enforce
70 ment of the criminal law against
II trusts and trust magnates.
As We favor a liberal policy on the
part of the federal government in thc
q. Improvement and maintenance of ou
inland waterways. We specifically en-
"a, dorse the project for deep waite
IA channel to connect the Great Lakes OF
the north with the Gulf of Mexico.
he We condemn thee experiments il
ge Imperialism as an inexcusable blunde
which has involved us in an enormou
M expense, brought us weakness instea
on of strength and laid our nation open
Ter the charge of abandoning the fund
ks mental doctrine of self government
We favor an immediate declaratiC
of the nations purpose to recogni
nj the independence of the Philippine
90, lands as soon as stable governme
can lie established.
int The injury done by issues of "
ma tered stock is more clearly seen a.
he better understood since the shrinka
lit in the market value of such stock h
precipitated a widespread panic a
ay- brought enormous loss to the publ
me has emphasized the necessity for leg
ldllon projecting the wealth. prodl
Mr.. ers from spoilation at the hands
of the stock gamblers and the gamble
ich in farm products. The present f1ni
cial stringency furnishes addition
ion proof that the Republican leaders q
en-. either unwilling or incompetent to p
tect the interest of the general publ
They have so linked us to Wall Sire
md that the sins of the spectators q
tee visited on the country.
L. We denounce the Aldrich-Vreela
]. bill and believe that, in so far as
needs of commerce require an EN-
gency currency, such currency shol
re- be issued and controlled by the fede