Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-10-01
WATERWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

Sec a. The Federal Government should
care fo' and improve the Mis2iss ppi River
md olh.r great waterways Of the Repubi 4,
so rs to secure Tor the interior States easy
and cheop transportation to dewa er
When any waterway of the Republic is Of
sufficient importance to demand aid of the
Government, such aid should be extendeo
upon definite plan OF continuous work un
I'll permanent improvement is secured.
sNIoARAGUA CANAL.
a..Sec. Is. For purposes of national de-
ieuse and the promotion of commerce be-
tween the States, we recognize the early
constr ct on Of the Nicaragua Canal ana its
protect on against fore gn control as of
great importance to the Unit States.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Sec Is. Recognizing the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition US nltional undertake
ng Of vast importance in which the general
government has invited che cooperation of
all the powers Of the world, and appreciat-
ing the acceptance by many OF such powers
of The invitation 70 extended and the broad
md liberal efforts being made by them 10
contribute to the grandeur of the undertake
ING, we are Of tue opinion that Congress
should make such necessary financial pro,
vision as shall be requisite to the manten-
qnce of he national honor and public faith.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Sec, II. Popular education being tho on
" safe basis of popular suffrage, we recon-
mend to the several States most liberal APP
preparations for the public schools. Free
common schools are the nursery of good
government, and they have always received
Che fostering C no Of the Democratic party,
which favors every means of increasing in
telligence. Freedom of education being an
essential of civil and religious liberty as well
a. a necessity for the development Of intel
ligence, must not be interfered 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
If others insures the highest type Of Ameri-
can citizenship and the best government.
ADMISSION OF THE TERRITORIES.
Sec. IS. Woapprove 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 entt,o them TO Statehood, and
while they remain Territories we hold that
the officials appointed to administer the gov
eminent of any Territory, together with the
District of Columbia and Alaska, should be
bona flde residents Of the Territory or dis
trIct in which heir duties IRE TO be per.
formed The Democratic party believes IN
home rule n d the control Of their own al-
fairs by the people oftne vlcinoge.
Protection or RAILWAY Employees.
Sec. 10, We favor legislation by Con.
gress and State legislatures TO protect the
lives and limbs Of railway employees and
those of other hazardous transportation
companies, and denounce the inactivity Of
the Republican p rty and particularly the
Republican Senate, for causing tho defeat
of measures beneficial and protective "a
this class OF wage-goers.
TUE SWEATING SYSTEM DENOUNCED.
We ARE In favor of tho enactment BY
the States ofaws tor abolishlng tho motto
rious sweating system for abolshing con
tract convict labor and prohibiting tbt
employment in factories Of children undel
10 years Ct age.
sUMPTUAR- LAWS.
We are opposed ty all sumptuary laws n
an interference with the individual rights o
the citizen.