McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-17

We favor an American continental policy,
based upon moro intimate commercial and
political relations with the fifteen sister re.
publics Of North, Central and South Amer.
ica, but entangling alliance with none.
We believe In honest money, the gold and
silver coinage Of the constitution, and CIR
culation medium convertible into such
mony without loss.
Asserting the equality Of all men before
the law, we hold that IL il the duty of the
government In Its dealings with the people
TO mete out equal and exact justice to all
citizens of whatever nativity race, color, or
ersuasion-religious or political.
We believe ia free ballot and fair
count, and we call to the memory of the
people the noble struggle of the democrats
In the Forty fifth and Forty sixth congress.
es, by which q reluctant republican opp0si.
ton was compelled to assent to legislation
making everywhere Illegal the presence of
troops at the polls, as the conclusive proof
that democratic administration will pre-.
serve liberty with order.
The selection of federal officers for the
territories should be restricted to citizens
previously resident therein.
We oppose sumptuary laws which vex the
citizen and interfere with individual liberty !;
we favor honest civil service reform, and
the compensation of all United States officers
by fixed salaries; the separation of church
and state; and the diffusion Of free educa :
ton by common schools, so that every child
in the land may be taught the rights and
duties of citizenship.
While we favor all legislation which will
tend to the equitable distribution of prop
erty, to the prevention of monopoly, and to
the strict enforcement of individual rights
against corporate abuses, we hold that the
welfare Of society depends upon q scrupu.
lous regard for the rights OF property as de-
fined by law.
We believe that labor is best rewarded
should therefore be fostered and cherished.
We favor the repeal of all laws restricting
the free action of labor, and the enactment
of laws by which labor organizations may
be incorporated, and of all such legislation
as will tend to enlighten the people as to the
true relations of capital and labor.
We believe that the public Ian Is ought,
for actual settlers; that all unearned lands
heretofore improvidently granted to rail-
road corporations by the action of the re-
publican party should be restored to the
public domain; and that no more grants of
land shall be made to cor orations, or be
allowed to fall into the ownership of alien
absentees.
We are opposed to all propositions which
upon any preteXt would convert the genera:
gOvernm emit into a machine for collecting
taxes 10 be distributed among the states, or
the citizens thereof.
In reaffirming the declaration of the dem
ocratic platform of 1876, that ''the liberal
principles embodied by Jefferson in the
Declaration of Independence and sane
the land Of liberty and the asylum of
the oppressed Of every nation, have ever
been cardinal principles in the democratic
faitb;'' we, nevertheless, do not sanction
The importation OF foreign labor, or the adj
mission OF servile races, untitled bv habits,
training, religion or kindred for absorption
into the great body of our people, or for the
can civilization demands that against the
immigration or importation of Mongolians
TO these shores our gates be closed.
The democratic party insists that it is the
1uty of this government to protect with
equal fidelity aid vigilance the rights of its
citizens, native and naturaliZed, at home and
abroad, and to the end that this protection
nay be assured United States papers OF
issued by courts of c0mpe.
ent Jurisdiction, must be respected ty the
and legislative departments OF our
OWN government, and by all foreign
powers.
1t is an imperative duty of this
government to efficiently protect all
he rights of persons and property
If every American citizen in foreign lands
md demand and enforce full PREPARATION for
my evasion thereof.
An American citizen is only re.
ponsible to his own government for
my act done in his own country, or un
Ter her flag, and can only be tried therefor
IN her own soil and according to her laws,
md no power exists in this government to
,Xpatriate an American citizen to be tried
n any foreign land for any such act.
This country has never had q well defined
md executed foreign policy. save under
democratic administration; that policy has
yer been, in regard to foreign nations, so long
g they do not act detrimental to the inter.
sts of the country or hurtf1l to our citizens,
o let them alone; that as the result of this
,olicy we recall the acquisition of Louisiana,
Florida, California, and of the adjacent
dexican territory by purchase alone; and
ontrast these grand acquisitions of demo-
ratio statesmanfhip with the purchase of
Alaska, the sole fruit of republican ad.
of nearly quarter of cent.
The federal government should care for |
nd improve the Mississippi river and other |
.reat waterways Of the republic, so as to |
ecure for the interior states easy and cheap |
to tidewater.
nd policy our merchant marine was fast
land on the point of outstripping, |
hat of Great Britain.
Under twenty rs Of republican rule and |
olicy, our commerce has been left to
British bottoms, and almost has the Ameri-
an flag been swept of the high seas.
Instead of the republican party's British
olicy we demand for the people of the
United States an American policy.
Under democratic rule and policy, our
Merchants and sailors, flying the stars and
tripes in every port, successfully searched
ut a market for the varied PRODUCTS of
american industry.
Under quarter century of republican
ule and policy, despite our manifest adj
antage over all other nations in rign paid
lbor, favorable climates and teeming soils;
espite freedom of trade among all these
Tnited States; despite their popuIation by
ne foremost races of men and an annual
of the young, thrifty and ad-
of all nations; despite our free.
ON here from the inherited burdens of life
nd industry in Old.world monarchies-
1eir costly war navies, their vast tax-con.
lming, non.producing standing armies;
espite twenty years of peace-the republic
IN rule and policy have managed to sur.
snder to Great Britain, along with our
the control Of the markets of the
'Orld.
INSTEAD of tho rennhlican narfv,s Rritish