The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-08-01

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dustry and skill We demand tho suppress.
sion Of all trusts and return to Industrial
freedom. As means to that end ali trust
products should be placed on the free list,
and the government should exercise a more
rigid supervision Of transportation lines and
abolish, In fnct. all discrimination In rates.
MERCHANT MARINE.
Our mercha"t marine to be restored to its
former greatness and made the ally OF the
people against monopoly by the repeat Of
sDtiquated an restricted navigation laws.
But no subsidies for favored shlpowners.
IMPERIALISM AND EXPANSION.
The powers granted the federal govern.
mcnt 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 unbal alances our system by
increasing the Capitalization 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
tlonal boundaries not meant TO carry speed
lily to all Inhabitants full equal rights with
ourselves. If 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
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 acccsslons 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 embrol us
with European powers; that they weaken
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 a dangerous opportunity
and temptation for the disregard Of 'ths
self-evdent truth of universal application
that governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed"
The obvious sympathy of the national ad-
mlnlstration 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 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.
MONNDE ltOCIRlNE.
A navy commensurate with the interna.
tional importance Of the United States and
Its primacy in the western hemisphere, and
pdequate to the protection of the lives and
property OF American citizens the world
over
The faithful observance and wider appli-
cation Of civil service principles, especially
as regards our diplomatic and consular rep
reSentatives.
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election OF United States senators by the
direct vote OF the people. Hereafter, until
this Is passed whenever senator Is to be
elected, 1t shall be the duty OF the state
committee to give notice In its call that the
nomination OF a senator will be made at
the state convention.
AGRICULTURE AND LABOR.
No question Of the right OF labor to COM
bine for the assertion of It's rights and the
protection OF its interests. The burdens
of the unjust and discriminating laws for
which the Republican party Is responsible
fall chiefly those who till the soil or
labor at other forms of production. Al
though these constitute a large majority OF
our citizens, they have never sent lobbyists
to the halls of federal or state legislatures,
nor founded monopolies 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.
Hove them of the burdens which class leg.
isatlon has laid on them.
REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY.
Tint the Republican party has always up.
held class interests and Is Justly chargeablc
with hostility in both belief and practice to
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 Its favored interests, already too pow.
erfrl, to create artificial conditions OF strin
gency and distress. unless the policies they
advocate are supported at the polls, de
serve the condemnation Of people who are
Just and propose to remain free.
BOSS RULE AND POLITICAL CoRRUP
TION.
Inspired by the example of the long linz
Of Its statesmen, who have applied these
principles from the days Of Thomas Jeffer
son to the present time, the Democratic
party pledges itself anew TO their support
and earnestly appeals to all patriotic men
without regard TO party names or past diff
ferences, to unite with 1t on terms of per
feet equality in the struggle to rescue ou
government from the grasp of selfshnes,
and corruption and restors 1t to its former
fairness, purity and simplicity.
One great danger which now threaten.
our free Institutions is the widespread cor
ruption which menaces the destruction OF
public virtue. Vast sums of money are cor
ruptly employed In popular elections; Off
cial defalcations are so frequent as scarcely
to excite attention; and political bosses RUE
and rob the people, all Of which Is direc
result of Republican policies and leglsla
tion.
We demand that all official misconduct
and CO ion be vigorously punished, thai
public ue be upheld, and the want of Il
denounced,