Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-15
Pension Laws.

Recognizing the just claims Of DESERVING.
Union soldiers we heartily endorse the rule.
of Commissioner Murphy that no names
shall be arbitrarily dropped from the pen
sion roll and the fact that enlistment ana
service should be deemed conclusive evil
dence against disease and disability before.
enlistment.
We favor the admission of the territories
OF New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma into
the Union as states, and we favor the early
ad1nls slOn Of ali the territories having thep
necessary population and resources to en-
title them TO statehood and while they re-
man territories we hold that the officials:
appointed to administer the government Of
amy territory. together with the District Of
Columbia and Alaska, should be bona fide
reSioenIs Of the territory or district In
winch their duties are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes in nome rule,
and that all public lands Of the UnitetD
states should be appropriated to the estab~
lishment OF fire. homes for American citi-
We recommend that the territory of Alas
ka be granted delegate in Congress- and
that the general land ard timber laws of
the United States be extended to said terri
tory.
The Monroe doctrine, as originally de-
clared and as interpreted by our leading
PRESIDENTS, is a permanent part of the for
eign policy of the United States, and must
at all times be maintained.
Sympathy for Cuba.
We extend sympathy to the people of
CUBA in their heroic struggle for liberty and
independence.
No Third Presidential Terms.
We declare it to be the unwritten law OF
this republic established by custom an(B
usage OF 100 years and sanctioned by the eX-
ampleS OF the greatest and WiSest of those.
who founded and have maintained our gov
eminent, that no man should be eligible for
third term of the presidential office.
al ne , heoeral goyernment should care for
great waterways Of the republic so as to-
secure for the interior states easy and cheap,
transportation to tidewater Whenever any
waterway of the republic is of sufficient i'm
portance to demand aid of the government
such aid should be extended upon a definite
plan Of continuous work until a permanent
Improvement is secured.
Confding in the justice of our case and
the necessity Of its success at the polls, we
submit the foregoing declaration of princi-
pies and purposes to the considerable iUdg-
me1lt of the american people. We invite the
who desire to have them made effective.
through legislation for the relief of the peo--
pie make the restoration of the country'ss
prosperity.
The Minority Report.
The full minority report was as fol-
lows:
To the Democratic National Conventions:
Sixteen delegates constituting the minority
of the committee resolutions find many
declarations in the report of the majority
to which they cannot give their assent
Some of these are wholly unnecessary. some
are ill-considered and ambiguousIy phrased
While others are extreme and revolutionary
to the well-recognized principles of the
party. The minority content themselves;
with this general expression of their dis
sent without going into a specific statement
OF these Objectionable features of the re-
port Of the majority.
But upon the financial question: which,
engages at this time the chief share Of pub
differ so fundamentally from what the
minority regard as vital Democratic doc
tr1ne as to demand distinct statement
of what they hold to as the only just and
true expression of Democratic faith upon
this paramount issue, as follows, which iss
offered 4 substitute for the financial
planks in the majority report:
We declare our belief that the experiment
on the part of the United States alone of
listing standard Of value independently of
the action of other great nations would not
only imperI our finances but would retard
or entirely prevent the establishment Of in
ternationa! DlmetalliSm, to which the eff
forts of the government should be steadily
directed. 1t would place this country at
once upon a silver basis. impair contracts,
disturb business. diminish the purchasing
power of the wages of labor and infiict ir-
reparahe evils upon our nations commerce
and industry.
Until international cooperation among
leading nations for the free coinage of sill
YER can be secured we favor the rigid MAIN
tenance of the existing gold Standard as:
essential to the preservation of our nation"l
credit, the redemption of our public pledges.
and the keeping lnyiOlate of our country'&
honor. We insist that all our paper and
silver currency shall be kept absolutely at
a parity with gold. The Democratic party
is the party of hard money and is opposed
to legal tender paper money as a part of
our permanent financial system, and we
therefore favor the gradual retirement and
cancellation of all United States notes ana
treasury notes, under such legislative pro-
visions Will prevent undue contra ction
We demand that the national credit shalt
be resolutely maintained at all times anD
under all circumstances.
The minority also feels that the report of
any recognition of the honesty, economic.
courage and fidelity Of the present Demo
cratic administration and they therefore
offer the following declaration as an amend
ment to the majority report
1--WE commend the honest economic
courageous and fidelity. of the present
Democrats national administra tion.'
(Signed) David r. Hill. New York Will
liam F. Villas. Wisconsin, George Gray,
Delaware; John Prentiss Poe Maryland
Irving w. Drew, New Hampshire; G. Q,
Holman. Maryland: p. J. Farrell, Vermont
Lynde Harrison. Connecticut; David F.
Baker, Rhode Island; Thomas A. c. Wea-
dock, Michigan: James E. O'Brien. Mime
sofa: John f. Russell. Massachusetts; Rob-
ert E. Wright. Pennsylvania; William r.
Steele. South Dakota; Allen A. McDermott,
New Jersey; Charles O. Rogers Alaska