The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-06-28

sufficient Importance to demand aid of
the government, that such aid should
be extended on a definite plan of con-
tinuous work until permanent improve
ment is secured.
Section Is. In support of national
defense and the promotion of COM
merce between the states, we recog-
nize the early construction of the
Nicaragua canal and its protection
against foreign control of great i'm
portance to the United States.
Section 10. Recognizing the world
Columbian exposition as a national
undertaking of vast Importance, in
which the general government has in
vited the cooperation of all the pow
ers of the world, and approaching the
acceptance by many of such powers OF
the invitation SO extended and tina
broad and liberal efforts being made
by them to contribute to the grandeur
of the undertaking. we are of the opin.
ion that congress should make such
necessary financial provisions as should
be requisite to the maintenance of tho
national honor and public faith.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Section II. Popular education being
the only safe basis of popular suffrage,
we re. 3mmend to the several states
most liberal appropriation for public
schools Free common schools are the
nursery of good government, and they
have always received the fostering
care of the Democratic party, which
favors every method of increasing in
telligence. Freedom of education, be.
ing an essential of civil and religious
liberty rs well as n necessity for tho
development of intelligence, must not
be interfered with under any pretext
whatever.
We are opposed to state interference
with parental rights and rights OF
conscience in the education of children.
az an infringement of the fund
amental democratic doctrine, :hat the
largest individual liberty consistent
with the rights of others insures the
highest type in America citizenship
and the best government.
Section Is. We approve OF the &C
ton of the present house of represent
atives in passing bills for the admis-
sion INTO the union as states of the
territories of New Mexico and Arizo na
and we favor the early admission OF
all territories having the necessary
population and resources to err
title them TO statehood, and
while they remain territories
we hold that the officials ap
pointed to administer the government
of any territory together with the Dis
trict of Columbia and Alas'.a, should
be bona fidc residents of the territory.
or districts in which their duties are
to be performed. The Democratic
party believes in home rule and the
control of their own affairs by the
people of the vicinage.
Section 10. We favor legislation by
congress and state legislatures to pro-
tect the lives and limbs of railway EN-.
ployes and those of other hazardous
transportation companies. and de-
nounce the inactivity of the Repub-
lican party, and particularly the
Republican senate. for causing tho
defeat of measures beneficial and pro-
tective to this class of wage workers
Section 20. We are in favor of the
enactment by the states of laws for
abolishing the notorious sweating
system, for abolishing contract covict
labor and for the prohibiting of the
employment in factories of children
under - years of age.
Section Il. We are opposed to all
sumptuary laws as an interference
with the individual rights of the
citizen.
Section 90. Upon this statement Of
principles and policies the Democratic
party asks the intelligent judgment OF
American people. 1t asks a change OF
administration and a change of party,
in order that there may be a change
of system and a change of methods,
thus assuring the maintenance unim-
paired of constitutions under which
the republic has grown great and pow
erful.