The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-26

merce.
Pensions.
The veterans OF the Union armies deserve
and should receive fair treatment ana gener-
GUS recognition. Whenever practicapie .noy
should be given the preference In tne ha..er
OF employment. and they are entitled TO the
enactment OF such laws as are best caicuia'cu
to secure the fulfllment OF the pledges maae
to them In the dark days Of the countrys
peril We denounce the pracuce IA
the pension bureau, SO reckiessiy anu
unjustly carried on by the present aoMin-
istration, OF reducing pensions ana aroAtralny
dropping names from the rolls as deserving
the seyerest condemnation OF the American
people.
Foreign Relations
Our foreign policy should be at al
all our interests In the western hemi-
sphere carefully watched and guarded.
The Hawaiian islands should be con-
trolled by the United States, aud no Tor
eign power should be permitted to interfere
with them; the Nicaragua canal shouio DC
built, owned and operated by the Onitea
States; and by the purchase of the Danish
islands we should secure proper ana much
needed naval station in the West Indies.
Armenian Massacres.
The massacres in Armenia have aroused
American people, and we believe that the
United States should exercise all the in
fuence 1t can properly exert to bring these
atrocities to an end. In Turkey American
residents have been exposed to the gravest
dangers, and American property destroyed.
There and everywhere American citizens and
American property must be absolutely protect
ed at all hazards and at any COST
Monroe Doctrine.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine in its full
extent, and we reaffirm the right of the United
States to give the doctrine effect by respond
ing to the appeals of any American
state for friendly intervention in case
of European encroacEment. We have
not interfered, and shall not interfere, with
the existing possessions Of any European
power in this hemisphere, out those possess
sions must not, on any pretext, be extended.
We hopefully look forward to the eventual
Of the European powers from this
and to the ultimate union Of all
the English-speaking part Of the continent by
the free consent of its inhabitants
Cuba.
From the hour Of achieving their own inde-
pendence the people of the United States have
with sympathy the struggles of other
American peoples to free themselves from Eu-
ropean domination. We watch with deep and
abiding interest the heroic battle of the Cuban
patriots against cruelty and oppression, and
our best hopes go out for the full success OF
their determined contest for liberty.
The government of Spain having lost control
Of Cuba and being unable to protect the prop
arty or lives Of resident American citizens, OF
to comply with its treaty obligations, we be-
Iieve that the government of the United States
should actively use its influence and good
offices to restore peace and give independence
to the island.
The Navy.
The peace and security Of the republic and
he maintenance of its rightful influence
among the nations OF the earth demand u naval
power commensurate with its position and re-
sponsibillty. We therefore favor the con-
.inued enlargement Of the navy and COM
plete system of harbor and sea-coast de-
lenses
Foreign Immigration.
For the protection of the equality Of our
American citizenship, and of the wages Of our
against the fatal competition OF
ow-priced labor. we demand that the immi-
yration laws be thoroughly enforced, and so
extended as to exclude from entrance to the
United States those who can neither read nor
write. /
Civil Service.
The civil-service law was placed on the |
statute by the republican party which has al |
declaration that it shall be thoroughly and |
honestly enforced and extended whenever |
Free Ballot.
We demand that every citizen of the United |
States shall be allowed to cast one free and |
UNRESTRICTED ballot, and that such ballot shall |
,e counted and returned as cast
Lynchings.
We proclaim our unqualified condemnation |
II the uneivilized and barbarous practice well |
,nown as lynching or killing of human beings |
inspected or charged with crime, without pro-
ess of law.
National Arbitration.
We favor the creation of a national board OF |
to settle and adjust differences |
which may arise between employers and en-
,loyed engaged in interstate commerce.
Homesteads.
We believe in an immediate return to the |
rec homestead policy of the republican party
md urge the passage by congress of the salts
actory free homestead measure which has |
.lready passed the house and is now pending /
n the senate.
Territories.
We favor the admission OF the remaining
erritories at the earliest practicable date,
laving due regard for the interests of the peo-
lie of the territories and Of the United States.
III the federal officers appointed for the terri
cries should be selected from bona fde resi-
ents thereof and the right of government
hould be accorded as far as practicable
Alaska
We believe the citizens Of Alaska should |
AVE representation in the congress CT the
United States, to the end that needful legisla-
ion may be intelligently enacted.
Temperance.
We sympathize with all wise and legitimate
forts to lessen and prevent the evils of In
emperance and promote morality.
Rights of Women.
The republican party is mindful Of the rights