The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

| free list and the government SnOuiu
exercise a more rigid supervision OF
transportation lines and abolish, in
fact, all discrimination in rates.
MERCHANT MARINE.
Our merchant marine to be restored
to It's former greatness and made tho
ally Of the people against monopoly
by the repeal of antiquated and re-
stricted navigation laws. But no sub.
sides for favored ship owners.
IMPERIALISM AND EXPANSION.
The powers granted the federal gov.
ernment were not meant to be used to
conquer or hold in subjectlon the peo.
| pie of other countries. Their use for
such purposes not only bellies our dec
laration of the rights of men, but also
unbalances our system by increasing
the Capitalization of power at Washing
ton to the ultimate overthrow OF
home rule.
The Democratic party has never fav.
ored and now opposes any extension
of the national boundries not meant to
carry speedily to all inhabitants full
equal rights with ourselves. II these
are unltted by location, race or char
] dCbtl w we StlI-BONtTutub
territories and then incorporated into
the union of states in accordance with
the historic policy of the republic, they
should be permitted to work out their
own destiny.
Only territorial expansion demanded
by the national welfare and the nation
al safety to be at any time favored
the objection which should have pre-
vented certain of our recent accessiOns
being that they imperil the national
safety without promoting the national
welfare; that they devolve upon us
enormous responsibilities we have no
call to assume; that they are certain
to be an immense and unremunerative
drain upon our resources; that they
tend to embroil us with European pow
ers; that they weaken our claim to
supremacy on the American continent.
at the same time that they lessen our
ability to make the claim good; and
that they furnish a dangerous opportu-
nifty and temptation for the disregard
of 'the self-evident truth of universal
application that governments derive
their just powers from the consent OF
the governed
THE BOERS.
The obvious sympathy of the nation
al administration with the British
, government in its efforts to destroy
the South African republics and the
policy which has made the ports of tho
! United States basis of supply for the
British army, without which the war
could not DE successfully carried on, are
condemned by the Democracy of Ohio.
, MONROE DOCTRINE.
The maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine as heretofore interpreted and as
serted by the national government.
NAVY.
r A navy commensurate with the in
, ternational Importance of the United
2 States and its primacy in the western
: hemisphere, and adequate to the protec-
tion of the lives and property of Am
, erican citizens the world over.
). CIVIL SERVICE.
The faithful observance and wider
application of civil service principles
especially as regards our diplomatic
i and consular representatives.
e ELECTION OF SENATORS.
A constitutional amendment requir-
n ing the election of United States sem
ators by the direct vote of the people.
1 Hereafter, until this is passed, when
g ever senator Is to be elected, 1t shall
O be the duty OF the state committee to
q give notice in its call that the nomina-
ton of a senator will be made at the
. state convention.
u AGRICULTURE AND LABOR.
l. No question of the right of labor
s to combine for the assertion of it's
l. rights and protection of its interests.
n The burden of the unjust and discrim-
4 mating laws for which the Republican
party is responsible fall chiefly on those
who till the soil or labor at other forms
OF production. Although these consti-
= tute large majority of our citizens,
i they have never sent lobbyists to the
IS halls of federal or state legislatures
e. nor founded monopolies nor demanded
l. special privileges. They have patient
e ly endured the operation of these laws
n which keep from them and give to
n others their just share of the nation
Is al wealth. The Democratic party
" pledges It's efforts to relieve them OF
y, the burdens which class legislation has
- laid on them.
IN REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY.
That the Republican party has al
way upheld class interests and Is justly
es chargeable with hostility in both belioi
a, and practice to the above principles
10 is common knowledge. 1t cannot be
m trusted to deal with evils of it's own
~ creation. The arrogant assumption by
h that party of all credit for everything
y and the threats of those who speaa
for it and for its favored interests
already too powerful to create artificial
ly conditions of stringency and distress
&C. unless the policies they advocate are
is supported at the polls, deserve thu
IN condemnation of people who are jus
ts and purpose to remain free.
y, BOSS RULE AND POLITICAL COR
RUPTION.
0h Inspired by the examples of tn,