The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-08-15

sion Of ALI trusts and a return to Industrial
freedom. As means to that end all trust
products SHOULD be placed on the free llst,
and the government should exercise a more
rigid supervision OF transportation lines and
abolish, In fnct, all discrimination In rates.
MDRCHANT MARINE.
Our merchant marine TO be restored to Its
former greatness and made the ally of the
people agsinst monopoly by the repeal Of
lntiQuated m restricted navigation laws.
But no subsidies for favored shipowners.
IMPERIALISM AND EXPANSION.
The powers granted the federal govern.
ment were not meant to be used to con
quer or hold In subsection the people OF
other countries. Their use for such purposes
not only bellies our declaration Of the rights
Of men, but also unbalances our system by
increasing the GENERALIZATION Of power at
Washington, to the ultimate overthrow OF
home rule.
The Democratic party has never favored
and now opposes any extension OF the ma
tional boundaries not meant to carry speed
lily to all Inhabitants full equal rights With
ourselves. II these are unified by location,
race or character to be formed into self
governing territories aud 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 national safety
to be at any time favored-the objection
which should have prevented certain of our
recent accesslons 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 unremuncrative drain upon
our resources; that they tend to embroil us
with Eur0naan Abat theV waaEen
our claim to supremacy on the American
continent, at the same time that they less
en- our ability to make the claim good; and
that they furnish dangerous opportunity
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 obvious sympathy OF the national ad.
ministration with the British government in
Its efforts to destroy the South African re-
publlcs and the policy which has made the
ports Of the United States a basis OF supply
for the British army. without which the
war could not be successfully carried on,
are condemned by the Democracy Of Ohio.
The maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine
as heretofore interpreted and asserted by
the national government.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
A navy commensurate with the interna.
tional Importance of the United States and
Its prlmacy In the western hemisphere, and
adequate to the protection Of the lives and
property of American citizens the world
over.
The faithful observance and wider sppli.
cation OF civil service principles, especially
as regards our diplomatic and consular rep.
resentatives.
constitutional amendment requiring the
election OF United States senators by the
direct vote Of the people. Hereafter, until
this is passed, whenever a senator Is to be
elected, II shall be the duty of the state
committee to give notice In Its call that the
nomination Of a senator will be made nj
the state convention.
AGRICULTURE AND LABOR.
No question Of the right of labor to com.
bine for the assertion Of Its rights and the
protection of Its interests The burdens
of the unjust and discriminating laws for
which the Republican party Is responsible
fall chiefly on those who till the soil OF
labor at other forms of production. Al.
though these constitute a large majority OF
our citizens, they have never sent lobbyists
to the balls Of federal or state legislatures,
nor founded mOnopoles nor demanded spe.
cial privileges. They have patiently en-.
dured the operation Of these laws which
keep from them and give to others their
Just share of the national wealth. The
Democratic party pledges Its efforts to re.
liave them OF the burdens which class leg
islation has laid Oh them.
REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY.
Tint the Republican party has always up
held class interests and Is Justly chargeablr
with hostility In both belief and practice "a
the above principles Is common knowledge
1t can not be trusted to deal with evils OF
Its own creation. The arrogant assumption
by that party Of all credit for everything
and the threats Of those who speak for II
and lta faynrpd Iuta alrAndv tor
erful, to create artificial conditions Of strin
gency and dlstress, unless the policies they
advocate are supported at the polls, de
serve the condemnation OF people who arr
Just and propose to remain free.
BOSS RULE AND POLITICAL CoRRUP
TION.
Inspired by the example of the long lin,
OF Its statesmen, who have applied thes,
principles from the days of Thomas Jeffer
son to the present time, the l. D,nocrati,
party pledges itself anew to their pport
and earnestly appeals to all patrie!, men
without regard to party names or plst diff
ferences, to unite with II on terms II per
feet equality In the struggle TO rescue ou
government from the grasp OF selfshnes
and corruption and restors 1t to Its forme
fairness, purity and simplicity.
One great danger which now threaten
our free Institutions Is the widespread cor
ruptl0n which menaces the destruction O.
public virtue. Vast sums Of money are cor
ruptly employed In popular elections; oH
cial defnications are SO frequent as scarcel,
to excite attention; and political bosses rul,
and rob the people. all Of which is a direc
result OF Republican policies and legisla
ton.
We demand that all official misconduc
and G. lon be vigorously punished, tina
public uo be upheld. and the want of 1
denounced.