The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-16

40 once legislators, Judges ana execu-
doners; and we approve the bill passed at
the last session Of the United states SEN
ate and now pending In the house relative
TO contempts in federal courts and provid.
ing for trials by jury In certain cases Of
| contempt.
No discrimination should be indulged
by the government of the United States
In favor of any Of its debtors. We approve
OF the refusal of the Fifty-third congress
to pass the Pacific railroad funding bill
and denounce the effort of the present Re-
publican congress to enact similar meas
ure.
Recognizing the just claims of deserving
Union soldiers we heartily endorse the
rule OF the present commissioner of PEN
sions that no names shall be arbitrarily
dropped from the pension roll and the
fact OF enlistment and service should be
deemed conclusive evidence against dis
ease or disability before enlistment.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona
into the Union. as states and we favor
the early admission of ali the terri
tories that have the necessary popu-
lation and resources to entitle then, to
statehood, and while they remain terri
tories, we hold that the officials appointed
10 administer the government OF any ter
rit2ry, togelheE with the District Of Oo-
iuniDla ana Alaska, should be boniflde
residents of the territory or district In
which their duties are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes in home
rule, and that all public lands of the
United States should be appropriated to
the establishment Of free homes for Amer
lean citizens.
We recommend that the territory of
Alaska be granted n delegate in congress,
and that the general land and timber laws
Of the United States be extended to said
territory.
We extend our. sympathy to the people
OF Cuba In their heroic struggle for liberty
neutrality-suspicious..
We are opposed to life tenure In the
public service. We favor appointments
based upon merits, fixed terms of office,
and such an administration of the civil
service laws as will afford equal opportun-
tiles to all citizens of ascertained fitness.
We declare It to be the unwritten law
Of this republic established by custom and
usage of 100 years and sanctioned by the
examples of the greatest and wisest OF
those who founded and have maintained
our government that no man should be
eligible for a third term Of the president
ial office.
We are in favor Of the arbitration of diff
ference between employers engaged in in
terstate commerce and their employees, and
recommend such legislation as is neces-
sary to carry out this principle.
The federal government should care for
and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways of the republic, SO
as to secure for the interior states easy and
cheap transportation to tidewater. When
any waterway of the republic Is Of sufil-
cient Importance to demand aid of the
government such aid should be extended
upon a definite plan Of continuous work
until permanent Improvement is secured.
Confiding in the justice of our cause and
the necessity of its success at the polls, we
submit the foregoing declaration of prin-
ciples and purposes to the considerate
judgment of the American people, We
invite the support of all citizens who ap-
prove them, and who desire to have them
made effective through legislation for the
relief of the people and the restoration of
the country's prosperity.