White Oaks eagle., 1896-07-16

the bill passed at the last session of the
United states senate and now pending in the
house, relative 10 contempt in federal court:
and providing for trials by jury in certain
cases of contempt.
PACIFIC FUNDING BILL.
No discrimination should be INDUCED in by
the government of the United States in favos
of any OF the debtors. We approve of the
refusal of the sd congress to pass the Pacific
railroad funding bill and denounce the effort
of the present congress to enact similar
measure.
UNION SOLDIERS.
Recognizing the just claims OF deserving
Union soldiers, we heartily endorse the rule
of the present commissioner of pensions that
no man shall be arbitrarily dropped from
the pension rolls. and that the fact of enlist
mcnt and service should be deemed conclu-
sive evidence against disease or disability be-
fore enlistment.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
We favor the admission of the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona into the Union as
states, and we favor the early admission of
all territories having the necessary population
ana the resources to entitle them to state
hood and while they remain territories We
hold that the officials APPOINTED to admins
ter the government of any territory, together
with the District of Columbia and Alaska
should be bona fide residents of the terri
tory or district in which their duties are to be
performed. The Democra ic party believes
in home rule, and that all the public lands OF
the United states should be appropriated to
the establishment of free hom7s for American
citizens.
We recommend that the territory of Alaskl
be grant, a delegate in congress, and tha
the general land and timber laws of The
United States be extended to said territory.
CUBA.
We extend our sy mpathy to the people O
Cuba for their heroic struggle for liberty nj
independence.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The federal government should care for ant
improve the Mississippi river and other grea
waterways Of the republic so a
to secure for the interior states easy ant
cheap transportation to tide water. Whel
any waterway of the republic is of sutlicien
! importance to demand aid of the gevernmcn
F.! such aid should be extended upon detinit
plan of continuous work nntil pc rmanen
| Improvement is secured,
CIVIL sERvlOB AND THIRD TERM
! We are opposed to life tenure in pusi
service. We favor appointments based upol
merit, fixed terms of Office and such an ad
mnlstration of the civil service iws as vii
atferd equal opportun itIes to all citizens 0
ascertained fitness. We declare it to be tn
| unwrittcn law of this republic, established b.
! the custom and usage of l0J years and SAM
TONED by the examples of she greatest an
wisest of those who founded and have main
tained our government, that no man shall b
eligible for Il third term of presidential office
APPEAL TO THE FEoPLE.
Confident of the justice of our cause an
the necessity of its success at the polls W
submit the foregoing decl aration of paincplc
and purposes to the confederate Judgment 0
the American people We invite the supper
OF all citizens who approve them and VIII
desire to have them made effective throug
! legislation for the relief Of the people and tn
restoration of the country's pro osperity.