Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-26

SO as 10 SECURE lOr Inc lnJerlOr ObaC6s easy
and chenp transportation to tidewater.
When any waterway of the Republic is of
sufficient importance to demand aid of the
Government, such aid should be extended
upon definite plan Of continuous work UNI
nl permanent improvement is secured.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
5oSec, Is. For purposes of national de-
Tense and the promotion of commerce be-
tween the States, we recognize the early
constr ct on Of the Nicaragua Canal and its
protect on against fore gn control as Of
great importance to the Unlt,d States.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Sec 16. Recognizing the Worlds Col
umbsn Exposition rs a national undertake
inc of vast importance in which the general
government has invited the co-operaton of
all the powers of the world, and apprecat-
inc the acceptance by many OF such powers
of The invitation so extended and the broad
and liberal efforts being made by them to
contribute to the gr opdeur Of the undertake
ing, we are Of the opinion that Congress
should make such necessary financial pro,
vision as shall be requisite to the mainten-
snce Of The national honor and public faith.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Sec. II. Popular education being the on
" safe basis OF popular suffrage, we recon-
mend to the several States most liberal APP
preparation for the public schools. Free
common schools are the nursery of good
government, and they have always received
The fostering care of tho Democratic party,
which favors every means of increasing in
teligence. Freedom of education being an
essential Of civil and religious liberty as well
as necessity for the development Of intel
ligence, must not be nterfered with under
any pretext whatever. w are opposed TO
State interference with parental rights or
rights of conscience in the education Of
children as an infringement of the funda-
mental Democratic doctrine that the largest
individual liberty consistent with the rights
of others insures the highest type of Ameri-
can citizenship and the best government.
ADMISSION OF TIE TERRITORIES.
Sec. IS. Weapprove the action Of the
present House Of Representatives in passing
bills admitting into the Union as States the
Territories of New Mexico and Arizona, and
we favor the early admission OF all the Ter
rilories having the necessary population and
resources to entitle them to Statehood, and
while they remain Territories we hold that
the officials appointed to administer the gov
ernment of any Territory, together with the
District of Columbia and Alaska should be
bona ade residents of the Territory or dis
triot in which their duties are TO be per.
formed. The Democratic party believes IN
home rule d tho control Of their own af-
fairs by the people oftno wcinoge..
PROTECTION OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
Sec. 10. We favor legislation by Con-
gress and State legislatures to protect tho
lives and limbs Of railway employees and
those of other hazardous transportation
companies, and denounce the inactivity of
tho Republican p rty, and particularly the
Republican Senate, for causing the defeat
of measures beneficial and protective TO
this class OF wage-goers.
THE SWEATING SYSTEM DENOUNCED.
We are in favor of the enactment by
the States oflaws tor abolishlng the motto
rious sweating system for abolishing con-
tract convict labor and prohibiting the
employment in factories of children under
10 years Of age.
sUMPTUARY LAWS.
We arc opposed ty all sumptuary laws as
an interference with the individual rights OF
tbe.eitizen.