The St. Johns herald., 1896-07-18
Highest of all Leavening Power-Laes Report R9>:a'!!! >:'!! Rskassz: RRskiRs
 ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

session ot the United States Senate, and now
 pending in the House. relative to contempt in Federal courts, and providing for trials by jury in certain cases of contempt
 | No discrimination should be inGu1ged by the Government of the UnitedStates ir favor of any of it's debtors We approve of the refusal of the Fifty-third Congress to pass the Pacific Railroad funding bill and denounce the effort on the part of the Republican Congress to enact similar measure.
 Recognizing the just claims of deserving Un- ion soldiers. we heartily endorse the rule of the present Commissioner that no names shall be arbitrarily opped from the pension roll, and the fact of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before enlistment
 We favor the admission of the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona into the United States as States, and we favor the admission of all the Territories having the necessary population and resources to entitle them to Statehood and while they remain Territories we hold that the officials appointed to administer the government of any territory. together with the District of Columbia and Alaska. should be bona fide resi- dents of the Territory or District in which their duties are to be performed.
 The Democratic party believes in home rule andthat all public lands of the United States should be appropriated to the establishment of free homes for American citizens.
 We recommend that the Territory of Alaska be granted 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 and indepen- dence.
 We are opposed to life tenure in the public service We favor appointments based upon merit, fixed terms of office, and such an admin istration of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunities to all citizens of ascertained fitness.
 We declare it to be the nnwritten law of this Republic, established by custom and usage of 1OOyears, 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 third term of the Presi- dential office,
 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 Re- publ!cis of sufficient importance to demand aid Of the Government, such aid should be extended upon definite plan of continuous work until permanent improvement is secured.
 Confidentin the justice of our cause and the necessity of its success ct the polls, we submit the foregoing declaration of principles and pur- poses to the cOnsiderate judgment of the Amer 1 ican people. We invite the support of all citi- | zens who approve them and who desire to have l them made effective through legislation for the l relief of the people and the restoration of the | country's prosperity.