The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18


ones leglslators, judges and execution
srsi and W. app rove the bill passed at
the Last aession oil The Uniscd States
senate mud now penling il the lHoase.
relative - contempts In FederalconF
and providing for ttials BY jury in
certain cases Of contempt. No discrim
l~natian should be indulged Is the
government Of the United States in
favor Of any ot It's debtors.
"Ws approve Of the refusal of the
Filfy.tsird Congress to pass the Paci6c
railroad finding bill, and deuonnoe.
The elfoit Of the present Republican
Congress to enact 4 similar measure.
"RecOgnizing the just claims 81
deserving Union soldiers, we heartily
lndorse the rule Of the present Com
missioner Of Pensions that no names
shall Be arbitrnrily dropped from the
pension roll, and the fact Of enlistment
and service should be deemed conclu-
sive evidence against disease or dia-
ability before enlistment.
eve favor the admission Of the
Territories Of New Mexicoand Arizona
into the Union az States, and we favor
The early admission fall the Terrific.
ries having the necessary population
and resources entitled them to State
hood, and while they remain Terrific.
rles we hold that the oHa cialsappointe ted
to administer the government Of ans
Territory, together with the District
OF Columbia and Alaska, should be
bona eide residents of the Territory ar
district 10 which their duties are to
be performed. The Democratic party
believes ip home rule, and that ali
public landsof the United States should
he applied to the establishment Of free
homes for American citizens.
1--WE recommend that the Territory
Of Alaska be granted a delegate in
Congress, and that the general land
aud timber laws Of the United States
be extended to said Territory.
"We extend our sympathy to the
people Of Cuba in thei, heroic struggle
for liberty and Independence.
"We are opposed to life tenure in
p~nblicserviee. We kAvorappointmelts
based upon inertia, fixed terms Of
Office and such an administration Of
the civil service laws as will afford
equal opportunities to all citizens OF
aacertained atness. We declare il 10
b the unwritten law Of this republic.
established by custom aud nsageofone
hundred years ana sanctioned Us the
examples Of the greatest ana wisest Of
those who formed and have maintained
ous government that no mar sho uld
De eIigisle for 4 third term Of tie
pfesidentIal Office.
1.-THE Federal governments should
care for aud improve the Mississippi
river and other great waterways ii
the republic 10 Al to secure for the
interior States easy aud cheap trans
p~OrtatiOn Of tide water. When any
waterway Of the republic is ot. snti-
Client Importance to demand all Of the
government; such hid should be *
tended upon 4 definite plan Of contins
Mons work until permanent improve.
ment is secured.
nConfding in the justice Of our
cause and the necessity Of it's SUCCESS
at the polls, we submit the foregoing
declaration Of principles and purposes
60 the ~considerate Judgment Of The
American people. We invite the
support OF all citizens who approve
them and who desire to have them
made effective through legislation for
The reliefof the people and the resto-
ration Of the cOnDtry's prosperity
aTho Constitution OF tue Quilted
States guarantees to every citizen the
rights Of civil aud religious liberty.
The Democratic party has always been
the exponent Of political liberty aud
religious freedom, and it renews it's
obligations and afirms the devotion
to these fundamental principles of the
Constitution.
1--WE are in favorofthea rbi tration Of
differences between employees engaged
in interstate commerce and their EN-
plOyere and recommend such lcgisla-
ton as Is necessary to carry out this
principle"