The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-25

the gravest dangers, and American prop
erty destroyed There and everywhere
American citizens and American property
must be absolutely protected at all haz-
ards and at cost.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine In it's
full extent, and we reafiirm the right Of
the United States to give the doctrine
effect by responding to the appeals of any
American state for friendly Intervention
in case of European encroachment. We
have not interfered and shall not interfere
with the existing possessions of any Euro
pean power in this hemisphere, but those
possessions must not, on any pretsxt, be
extended. We hopefully look forward to
the eventual withdrawal of the European
powers from this hemisphere, and TO the
ultimate union of all English speaking
part Of the continent by the free consent
of its inhabitants.
Give Cuba Independence.
From the hour of achieving their own
independence the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy tho
struggles of other American peoples to
free themselves from European domina-
ton. 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 sue
cess to their determined contest for lib
erty.
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 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 peace and security of the republic
and the maintenance of its rightful influ-
ence among the nations of the earth, de-
mand a naval power commensurate with
Its position and responsibility. We,
therefore, favor the continued and en-
largement of the navy and q complete sys-
tenn OF harbor and seacoast defenses.
For the protection of the quality of
our American citizenship and of the wages
of our workingmen against the fatal com
petition of lowpriced labor, we demand
that the immigration laws be thoroughly
enforced and SO extended as to exclude
from the entrance to the United States
those who can neither read nor write.
The Civil Service.
The civil service law was placed on the
statute book by the Republican party
which has always sustained 1t, and we re.
new our repeated declarations that it shall
be thoroughly and honestly enforced and
extended wherever practical.
We demand that every citizen of the
United States shall be allowed to cast one
free and unrestricted ballot, and that such
ballot shall be counted and returned as
cast.
We proclaim our unqualified condemna-
tion to the unCivili2ed and barbarous prac.
tice, well-known as lyrching or killing of
human beings, suspected or charged with
crime, without process of law.
We favor the creation of a national board
of arbitration to settle and adjust differ
ences which may arise between employers
and employees engaged in interstate COM
merce.
We believe in an immediate return to
the free homestead policy of the Republi-
can party, and urge the passage by con-
gress of the satisfactory free homestead
measure which has already passed the
house and is now pending in the senate.
We favor the admission of the remain
Ing territories at the earliest practicable
date, having due regard to the interests of
the people of the territories and of the
United States All the federal officers ap.
pointed for the territories should be elect
ed from bon. tlde residents thereof, and
the right Uf self government should be ac-
corded as far as practicable.
We believe the citizens of Alaska should
have representation in the congress of the
United States, to the end that needful leg
islation may be intelligently enacted.
temperance Plank.
We sympathize with all wise and legiti- |
mate efforts to lessen and prevent the |
evils of intemperance and promote moral |
ty.
The Republican party is mindful of the |
rights and interest of women. Protection |
If American industries includes equal op- |
equal pay for equal work, and
protection to the home. We favor the ad- |
mission of women to wider spheres of |
and welcome their co.opera.
ion in rescuing the country from Demo-
,ratic and Populist mismanagement and !
nisrule.
Such are the principles and policies Of |
he Republican party. BY these princi-
lies we will abide and these policies we
will put into execution. We ask for them
he considerate Judgment of the Ameri- |
an people. Confident alike in the history
II our great party and in the justice of our
ause, we present our platform and our
in the full assurance that the
election will bring victory to the Repub-
lean party and prosperity to the people of
he United States.
May Go to the Jury Monday.
New YORK, June 2O.-All the eyi.
lence in the case of Mrs Fleming, ac-
used of the murder of her mother,
Mrs. Bliss, is now in. The lawyers
will make their arguments on Monday,
md it is possible that the jury may be
.harged before court adjourns on that