The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-25

acthirht at the law proNlftug Tor the
resumption of specie payments in
l>.3; since then every dollar has e-sn
a. good a. god.
". are unalt-rsbly opposed TO every
measure calculated to d~ba-- our cur
rrncy nr impair the credit of the coun-
try. We are, therefore, opposed Ia the
free coinage of silver. except BY inter
national agreement with the leading
commercial nations Of the world
which We pledge ourselves To promote,
and until such agreement can b. OBJ
tsined the existing gold standard
must be preserved. All our silver aud
paper and currency must be main
tanned at parity with gold. and We ia
.Or all measures designed to maintain
inyiolably the obligations OF the Uni
ted States and all our money. " neither
coin or paper, nj the present stand
ard-the standard of the most enli ghi-
enec nations of the earth.
PENSIONS.
The veterans OF the Union army de-
serve and should receive fair treat
ment and generous recognition.
Whenever practicable, they should be-
given the preference in the matter of
employment, and they are entitled 10
the enactment of such laws as are best
calculated 10 secure the fuliillment of
the pledges made To them in the dark
days of the country's peril. W. de-
nounce the practice in the Pension
Bureau, 80 recklessly and unjustly
carried on by the present adminisira-
tion, of reducing pensions and arbi-
trarily dropping names from tn. rolls,
a deserving the seyerest cond-mna-
tion of the American people.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
our foreign policy should be nj all
times firm, vigorous, and digniti-d
and all events in the Western Ilemis-
phere carefully watched and guarded
The Hawaiian islands should be con-
trolled by the United States, and no
foreign power should be permitted {,
interfere with them: the Nicaragua
Canal should be built. owned, aud op.
Grated by the nited States: and in
the purchase of the Danish Island W..
should secure a proper and much
needed naval station in the West In.
dies.
ARMENIAN MAssACREs.
The massacres in Armenia hav,
aroused the deep sympathy and just
Indignation Of the American people
and We believe that the United State,
should exercise all the influence il cal
properly exert 10 bring these atroci'
ties To an end.
In Turkey American residents hav.
| been exposed Ia the gravest danger
and American property destroyed
There are everywhere American citi
zens and American property must b'
absolutely protected at all hazards an'
at any cost.
| MONROE DOCTRINE.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine il
its full extent, and we affirm the righ
nf the United States Ia give the doc
trine effect by responding To the ap
peals of any American State 70
friendly Intervention in case of Euro
pean encroachments. We have not in
terfered, and shall not interfere, will
the existing possessions of any Euro
pean power in this hemisphere, bu
those possessions must not on any pre-
text be extended. We hopefully loo
forward TO the eventful withdrawal @
European powers from this hemis
phere, and To the ultimate union of a.
English-speakiDg parts OF the contin
ent by the free consent of its inhabi
tants.
From the hour of achieving thei
own independence the people Of tn
United States have regarded with SYN
pathy the struggles of other Amer
can peoples to free themselves fror
European domination. We watc
with deep and abiding interest the hs
roic battle of the Cuban patrol
against cruelty and oppression, an
our best hopes go out for the full su,
. cess OF their determined contest "a
liberty. The Government Of Spail
having lost control of Cuba and bein
unable to protect the property or live
. of resident American citizens, or I
, comply with its treaty obligation
we believe that the government of IN
, United States should actively use il
influence and good offices to restoI
peace and give independence TO II
. island.
THE NAVY.
! The peace and security OF the repuI
: lie and the maintenance of it's righ
, full influence among the nations Of II
: earth demand a naval power commei
a surate with its position and respons
= bility. We, therefore, favor the col
l tinued enlargement of the navy and
: complete system Of harbor and se
J. coast defences.
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
: For the protection Of the quality
our American citizenship and Of q
wages of our workingmen against q
!, fatal competition Of low-priced labs
a We demand that the immigration In,
= be thoroughly enforced, and so :.
: tended as To exclude from entrance
the United States those who can M
ther read nor write.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service law was placed
:, the statute book by the Republic
party, which has always sustained
:, and We renew our repeated declar
!. tions that il shall be thoroughly n
honestly enforced and extended whe
I. ever practicable.
If ELECTION LAW.
d We demand that every citizen
:, the United States shall be allowed
cast one free and unrestricted ball
n and that such ballot shall be count
20 and returned as cast.
,s LYScHING.
" We proclaim our unqualified &C
demnation of the uncivilized and b,
=; barous practice well known n Lyme
ing, or killing Of human beings ~
= pected or charged with crime, witht
process Of law.
- ARBITRATION.
n We favor the creation of q NatioI
IN Board Of Arbitration to settle and {
ty just differences which may arise
In tween employers and employees {
gagged j q interstate commerce.
FREE HOMESTEAD.
s. We believe in an immediate retI
he to the free-homestead policy of |
he Republican party, and urge the p
c. sage by Congress of satisfactory fr
on homestead measures, such as
ch already passed the House, and is q
ch pending in the Senate.
an TERRITORIES.