The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

den0unce the practice of the pension bu-
reau so recklessly and unjustly carried
nm by the present administration of re-
ducing pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the roll as deserving of the
seyerest condemnation of the American
people.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our foreign policy should be at all times
firm. dignified and vigorous and all our
interests in the western hemisphere care
fully watched and guarded. The Ha-
waiian islands should be controlled by
the United States and no foreign powers
should be permitted to interfere with
them; the Nicaraguan canal should be
built, owned and occupied by the United
States and by the purchase of the Danish
islands we should receive Il proper and
most needed station i'll the West Indies.
ARMENIAN 'MASSACRES.
The massacres in Armenia have arous-
ed the deep sympathy and just indigna-
ton Of the American people, and we be-
leve the United States should exercise
all the influence it properly can to bring
these atrocities to Il close. There and
everywhere American citizens and Amer
lean property must be properly protect
ed at all hazards and at whatever cost.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
We endorse the Monroe doctrine in its
fullest extent and we call on the people
of the United States to give the dictrine
full exercise by needing appeals of any
American state for protection in the
event of interference by foreign coun-
tries. We have not interefercd nor shall
we interfere with the possessions of any
European power in this hemisphere, but
those possessions must not on any pre-
text be extended We look to the final
withdrawal of the European powers
from this hemisphere and for the ulti-
mate union of the English speaking part
of the country with the free consent of
its inhabitants.
CUBAN SYMPATHY.
From the hour of achieving their own
States have regarded with sympathy the
struggles of other American people to
free themselves from European influence.
We watch with deep interest the able
struggle of the Cuban patriots against
tyranny and oppression and our best
hopes go out for successful termina-
ton of their fight for liberty.
The government of Spain having lost
control 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 the gov
eminent of the United States should ac
lively use it's influence and good office
to give peace to the island.
THE NAVY.
The peace and safety of the
country and the maintenance of
its rightful influence among the
nations of the earth demand
naval power commensurate with its
position and responsibility. We, there
fore, favor the continued enlargement of
the navy, and n complete system of har-
Dor and sea coast defences.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
For the protection of the quality of our
American citizenship and of the wages of
our wOrkingmen against the fatal COM
petition of low-priccd labor, we demand
that the immigration laws be thoroughly
enacted and so extended as to exclude
from entry to the United States those
who can neither read nor write.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service law was placed on the
statute book by the Republican party,
which has always sustained it, and we
renew our repeated declarations that it
shall be thoroughly and honestly en-
forced and extended wherever prac-
ticable.
LYNCHING.
We proclaim our unqualified condem-
nation of the barbarous and unlawful
practice, well known as lynching, or the
killing of human beings without the
process of law.
ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation of national
board of arbitration to adjust differ
cnces which may arise between employer
and employee in interstate commerce.
HOMESTEAD.
We believe in the immediate return to
the homestead policy of the Republican
party and urge the passing by congress
of satisfactory homestead measure,
which has already passed the house and
is now pending in the senate.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission of the remain
ing territories at the earliest practicable
day, having in regard the interest of the
people of the territories and the United
States. All the federal officers appoint
pu 1Or lDe lcTrltOrleS should De Sclccleu
from bona tide residents thereof, and
home rule accorded as far as possible.
ALASKA.
We believe the citizens of Alaska
should have representation in the con-
gress of the United States to the end that
needful legislation may be intelligently
attended to-
TEMPERANCE.
We sympathize with all wise and
legitimate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of intcmperance and promote
morality.
RIGHTS OF WOMAN.
The Republican party is heedful of the
rights and interests of woman. FRO
lection of American industries includes
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
work and protection to the home. we
call for their admission to wider
spheres of usefulness and welcome their
cooperation in rescuing the country from
Democratic and Populistic mismanage-
ment and msrule.
Such are the principles and policies we
will put into execution. We ask Tor
them the considerable judgment of the
American people. Confident dlike in
the history of our great party and JUS
tice of our cause, we place our platform
and our candidates in the field with the