Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-04

The firm establishment by the republican party of the gold standard has placed this country on safe financial and commercial footing. Upon the solid ground of protection and sound money we have achieved the pri-
 macy Of the world In trade and commerce. Imperialism is phantom. The Philippines are ours by treaty adopted by the aid of democratic votes, and will never be surrender cd. The republican party is resolved to extend the blessings of local self government to the Filipinos fast they avail themselves of them, and Is now giving them law and order, schools, good roads, religious and civil freedom and other American privileges. But the re-
 publican party always stands by its gallant sol diers in time of war and never hauls down the flag. We have too many friends in the Philip pine islands whom it would be infamy to aban- don and international obligations which cannot be rcpudatcd without dishonor.
 We deem it just and proper to grant to
 Cuba in the first years of its existence as a rc- tion special commercial privileges We are for isthmian canal to be COL
 structcd possible and to be owned
 and controlled by the United States. This Is demanded by the commercial interests of the whole country, and especially of the south. The prosperity of country rests upon two grand columns, namely: Labor and capital. Their interests are identical and every effort should be directed toward promoting harmony between them. Strikes should be settled by impartial arbitration. The republicans of Ar Bansas, true to the traditions of party and ever mindful that the laborer is worthy of his hire, reafirm our loyalty to the of labor, demanding just and satisfactory wages and conditions for employees and faithful and intelligent service for employers. Uncquivocally we declare for a proper and rational rcstric- ton upon immigration and for the necessary protection of the American working men. The native resources of our great state are fmmcasurable and only require publicity to in-
 sure development. We regard the approaching Louisiana Purchase exposition to be holden at St Louis in 1904 as conferring a grand oppor- tunty to publish our states resources to the wp Q rinf for that most desirable object to be made out of the state treasury.
 We favor equal taxation of all classes of property holders, whether individuals firms or corporations, without fear favoritism and all the property and whatever is property, of corporations should be assessed and taxed. The existing system by which justices of the peace and prosecuting attorneys rewarded for convictions in criminal cases is essentially pcrnicious and practically amounts to bribery. These officials should be removed from this temptation by being placed on salaries The public school system of Arkansas was founded by the republican party and should be maintained at its highest stage of efficiency. Education is the true basis of free institutions. We condemn the democratic party of Arkan- sas:
 For Its signal failure to suppress trusts, or even to make a bona tide attempt to do For its callous indifference to the develop ment of the state shown by its refusal to | invite industries into the state by providing for them reasonable exemption from taxation for limited period.
 For its abandonment of the work upon the new statchouse, after it's site had been chosen, the foundation laid and thousands of dollars of the public moneys have been laid out thereon. For its partisan management of the state charitable boards in restricting their member
 ship wholly to the democratic party. For its partisanship applied even to the pub lie schools, by which none but democrats need aspire to the responsible position of school d-
 rector.
 For its failure to provide railroad commis-
 cinn bi.h 60rEc I, ,1a
 of the state.
 For manipulating the state commissioners
 of the Louisiana Purchase exposition to
 make them political machine
 For its incXcusable omission to provide re-
 form school for youthful vioators of the law.
 For its outrageous neglect of the destitute
 insane, by failing to relieve them from the
 horrors of Imprisonment in the county jails.
 For It's false pretenses and treachcrous con-
 duct displayed by its failure and refusal
 to pass efficient fellow servant law.
 For its vacillating and corrupt management
 of the state pententiary, by which monopo-
 lies fostcred, first, by entering into con- tracts for hiring out convicts at prices totally inadequate, and then seeking to dishonorably
 rcpudiate the contracts
 For it's repeated refusal to change the law
 so that the minority party might have one
 judge and clerk of it's choice at each voting
 prccinc itn the state, thereby insuring an hon.
 est return of all the votes cast
 Resolved. That no republican shall hereafter
 take part in any republican primary unless he shall have previously paid his poll tax. Resolved, That we denounce lynchng and
 other forms of lawlessness and call upon the citizens everywhere to exert every effort to up- hold law and order.