The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19

ment and generous recognition. .When-
ever practicable they should be given
the preference in the matter of employ
ment, and they are entitled to the
enactment Of such laws as are best cal
culated to secure the fulfllment Of the
pledges made to them In the dark days
Of the country's peril. We denounce
the practice in the pension bureau. 20
recklessly and unjustly carried on by
the present administration Of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls. as deserving the
severest condemnation Of the American
people.
VIGOROUS FOREIGN POLICY.
Foreign Relations-Our foreign policy
should be at all times firm, vigorous
and dignified and all cur interests in the
western hemisphere carefully watched
and guarded. The Hawaiian islands
should be controlled by the United
States and no foreign power should be
permitted to interfere with them; the
Nicaragua canal should be built, owned
and operated by the United States; and
by the purchase of the Danish islands
We should secure a proper and much
needed neval station in the West In
dies.
Armenian Massacres-The massacres
in Armenia have aroused the deep SYM
pathy and just indignation of the Amer
lean people, and We believe that the
United States should exercise all the in
tluenoe it can properly exert to bring
these atrocities to an end. In Turkey
American residents have been exposed
to the gravest dangers and American
property destroyed, There and every
where American citizens and American
property must be absolutely protected
at all hazards and at any cost.
UNFOLDING MONROE DOCTRINE.
Monroe Doctrine--We reassert the
Monroe Doctrine In It's full extent and
reaffirm the right Of the United States
to give the doctrine effect by responding
to the appeals of any American state
for friendly intervention in case Of
European encroachment. We have not
irterfered. and shall not interfere. with
the existing possessions of any Euro
pean power in this hemisphere. but
those possessions must not. on any pre-
text be extended. We hopefully look
forward to the eventual withdraw of
the European powers from this hemis-
phere to the ultimate union of all the
English-speaking people of the conti-
nent by the free consent Of its inhabi-
tants.
INFLUENCE IN CUBA'S BEHALF.
Cuba-From the hour Of achieving
their own independence the people of the
United States have regarded with SYM
pathy the struggles Of other American
peoples to free themselves from Euro
pean denomination. We watch with
deep and abiding interest the heroic
battle Of the Cuban patriots against
cruelty and oppression, and our best
hopes go out for the full success Of their
determined contest for liberty. The
government Of Spain having lost con-
troll Of Cuba, and being unable to pro-
tect the, property or lives Of resident
American citizens. or to comply with its
treaty obligations. we believe that the
government of the United States should
actively use its influence and good Of
fices to restore peace and give independ-
ence to the island.
NEED OF NAVAL STRENGTH.
The Navy-The peace and security Of
the republic and the maintenance of its
rightful influence among the nations Of
the earth demand n naval power COM
mensurate with its position and respon-
sibility. We, therefore, favor the con-
tinued enlargement of the navy and q
complete system of harbor and SEA coast
defences.
Foreign Immigration-For the protec-
tion of the equality of our American citi-
zenship, and of the wages Of our work.
ing men against the fatal competition
of low priced labor, we demand that the
immigration laws be thoroughly enfcrc-
ed and so extended as to- exclude from
entrace to the United States those who
can neither read nor write.
CIVIL SERVICE, FREE BALLOT
AND LYNCHINGS.
Civil Service-The civil service law
was placed on the statue book by the
Republican party which has always sus-
tanned it. and we renew our repeated
declarations that it shall be thoroughly
enforced.
Free Ballot-We demand that every
citizen Of the United States shall be al
lowed to cast one free and unrestricted
ballot, and that such ballot shall be
counted and returned as cest.
. Lynchings-We proclaim our unquali-
fed condemnation Of the urcivilized and
J barbarous practices, well known as
lynching or killing of human beings,
suspected or charged with crime. with
out process Of law.
National Arbitration--We favor the
creation Of a national board of arbitra-
tion to settle and adjust differences
which may arise between employer and
employed engaged In Interstate COM
, merce.
, Homesteads-We believe In an imme-
, diate return to the free homestead act
OF the Republican party, and urge the
passage by congress of the satisfactory
free homestead measure which has al
, ready passed the house and Is now
pending in the senate.
: Territories-W efavorthe admission OF
the remaining territories at the earliest
, practicable date, having due regards to
the interests of the people of the terri
tories and of the United States. All the
federal officers appointed for the terri
/ tories should be selected from bona-fide