The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20

international agreement with the lead
ing commercial nations of the world
which we pledge ourselves to promote
and, until such an agreement Il b
obtained, the existing gold standar
must be preserved. All our silver an
paper currency must he maintained a
parity with gold, and we favor a
measures designed to maintain inviola
bly, the obligations of the United State
and our money, whether coin or paper
at their present standard, the standar,
of the most enlightened nations of tn
earth.
PENSIONS FOR THE VETERANS.
The veterans of the Union arm,
deserve and should receive fair treat
ment and generous recognition. When
ever practicable, they should be givel
the preference in the matter of EN-
ployment, and they are entitled TO tn
enactment of snch laws as are hes
calculated To secure the fulfillment o
pledges made to them in the dark day
of the country's peril. We denounc'
the practice i'll the pension bureau, 81
recklessly and unjustly carried on 10y
the present administration, of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls, as deserving tn,
severeEt condemnation of the American
people.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our foreign policy should be at all
times firm, vigorous and dignified, and
all our interests in the Western hemis'
phere carefully watched and guarded
The Hawaiian islands should be CON
trolled by the United States, and nc
foreign power should be permitted to
interfere with them; the Nicaragua
canal should be built, owned and oper-
ated by the United States, and by the
purchase of the Danish islands we
should secure II proper and much
needed naval station in the West
Indies.
MASSACRES.
The massacres IN Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe the United States
should exercise all the influence it a
properly exert to bring these atrocities
to an end. In Turkey, American resi-
dents have been exposed to gravest
danger and their property destroyed.
There and everywhere American citl-
zens and American property must
be absolutely protected at all hazards
and at any cost.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
We assert the Monroe doctrine in its
full extent, and we affirm the right of
the United States to give the doctrine
that effect by responding to the appeals
of any American state for friendly in
t%ervention in case of European ems
croachment. We have not interfered,
and shall not interfere, with the exist
Ing possessions of any European power
this hemisphere, but those posses
lions must not on any pretext be ex-
We hopefully look forward to
he eventual withdrawal of the Euro
,ean powers from this hemisphere and
o the ultimate union of all the English
peaking parts of the continent by the
rec consent of its inhabitants.
INDEPENDENCE FOR CUBA.
From the hour of achieving their own
Independence the people of the United
have regarded with sympathy
he struggles of other American people
rom European domination. We watch
nth deep, abiding interest the heroic
attle OF the Cuban patriots against
and oppression, and our best
opes 90 out for the full success of
heir determined contest for liberty.
he government OF spain, having lost
ontrol of Cuba, and being unable to
the property or lives of resident
citizens, or to comply with
s treaty obligations, we believe that
he government of the United States
lould actively use its influences and
BOD offices to restore peace and give
dependence to the island.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE NAVY. s
The peace and security of the repub-
: and the maintenance of its rightful
iiuence among the nations of the
nth demand a naval power common
with its position and RESPONSE 7
lily. We therefore favor the con-
lued enlargement OF the navy and a I
system of harbor and sea !
defenses. =
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION. f
For the protection of the eqality of t
II American citizenship, and of the f
ages of our ~workingmen against the $
tai competition of lOw-priced labor, =
demand that the immigration laws :,
thoroughly enforced, and so eX- /,
nded as to exclude from entrance TO D
e United States those who can neither Il
adj nor write.
CIVIL SERVICE LAW. y
The civil service law was placed on .
e statute books by the republican h
rty, which has always sustained It, Il
q we renew our repeated declara- II
ms that it shall be thoroughly and a
enforced and extended wher- u
er practicable. Is
FIRE BALLOT DEMANDED. d
We demand that every citizen of the ii
Iited States shall be allowed to cast t;
e free and unrestricted ballot, and u
It such ballot shall be counted and IL
urned as cast. ~
LYNCHINGs CONDEMNED. a
proclaim our unqualified con Il
.nation of the uucivilized and bar IL
practices, well known as lynch "
, or the killing of human beings, IL
or charged with crime, with T.
process of law. G
NATIONAL ARBITRATION. tt
We favor the creation of a national W
ard of arbitration to settle and adj CT
t differences which may arise ?;
.ween employers and employed en- u,
yed in interstate commerce. re-
THE HOMESTEAD POLICY. CT
We believe in an immediate return I'd
the homestead policy of the repub- m
IN party, and urge the passage by II
lgress of the free homestead measure i,
ich has already passed the house. W
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
We favor the addition of the remain 81
territories at the earliest practicable of
e, having due regard for the inter IA ~,
) of the people or the territories and ~
the people of the United States.
the federal officers appointed for be
territories should be selected from is
Ia iide residents thereof, and the an
ht of self-government should be Ia
orded as lar rs practicable. ~
REPRESENTATION FOR ALASKA. r.,
We believe the citizens of Alaska wi
uld have represention in the con-
IS of the United States, to the end
needful legislation may be intel
'ntly enacted. To
A TEMPERANCE PLANK.