The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-14
.pxAnsAs DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

..r,,a pemocrau4 party OF Arkansas,
J.. anvartion assem- hled, renews Its al
~ 20 the time snored principles
~ the rarty and deolat,,s as follows: j.
Weenocratic party adop I'd al Chica-
the Defs National Conventie Of lSo6.
80 iRnrsffirm the principles therein
ennnciJted. .,onroo n,o,
a. cardinal tenet of the Democrh 4
marty and prior to the present hepeVtl
pan administration il was part OF "
o"hlIc nniioy Of the National Govern
ment, and we favor its strict opsel
anca. and we are opposed to any az
mant secret or otherwise, with anY-2rs
eien Power by which inoiple y
this docsrine might be surrendered o.
abridged.
Government building and constructing
the Nicarauguan Canal, and it shall
own, control and manage the same.
Regarding with pride and satisfao-
ton the successful development of our
public school system, we pledge the
Democratic party to its perpetual sup
port and maintenance, and we recon-
mend that the state continue TO provide
for the paymo0v VI the interest on the
state bonds now belonging to the
school fund. We are opposed to the
donation OF the public lands of the
sas TO private corporations.
We denounce the trusts and all lille.
gal combinations in RESTRAINT of trade
or that have for their purpose the con-
troll OF the markets or products of the
country, and we indorse the action of
the last Legislature in passing laws for
the purpose of restraining their opera.
tons n,this state, and pledge the Dem
ooratic party To- the passage of such
laws as will effect1nv prohibit the on
Grafton OF all such combinations IN the
State of Arkansas.
I'VE charge that inherent rights
under our Constitution have been as-
sailed by the president Of the United
states by his denial of self-governme emit
70 tne blhpinos and his refusal to treat
with them. We maintain that govern.
ments derive their just powers from the
consent OF the governed. We therefore
insist that the subiugation of any peo-
Nte Is a crime and cOntemptuous disloy-
ATTY y the distinctive principles of our
GoverfWent.
Liberty is common heritage to all
men In all lands, and we therefore re-
soiutely condemn the death-dealing
policy Of the Republican party
IN the Philippines.
We are opposed TO the annexation
py the United States of any country
" force, because we believe the right
- iocal self-g0Vefnment to be the
Dasie principle Of this Republic.
We are opposed to wars of conquest
and insist that the pledge made TO the
the peor Of Cuba by Congress be carri-
uoat at tnaearliest practical moment,
knu we densSnd that the same right
promised by N5ngress 10 the people OF
CuDa be Wetor0ed 10 the people OF
Lhe fhunpine Islands. And with a
Iuil app Rotation Of what such things
mean Dur own sad experience at the
handaDf the Republican party, we de.
nouncN the carpet bag government
Loisted N the people OF Porto Rico and |
Cuba by the present Republican ad- |
ministration.
1--WE demand of the Congress OF |
the United states the passage Of such |
laws as will aid the va ious State laws |
~ an enectual destructlcu Of all frllata |
throughout the United states,
While we are In favor Of the passage /
OF snoh laws by Congress as viii effeo- /
tually destroy the trusts and place such |
FehIiotions around corporations as /
may De necessary to protect the public /
woitare, yet we maintain that corpora
siohs are creatures Of tho law and have
ne rlghta except those rights granted BY
the people, Ne further maintain that
y sovereign State has the right and
power 10 exclude any foreign corpora
ZION IRON doing business In the Stmte.
ne demand the enactment Of such laws
~ our LeRlslaturaas shall prohibit cor.
poratlona In restrN -ude. no ma
Were organizf 'sslr
9niate OF
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