The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-12

orderly developement They remind
US of our duties and responsibilities
as citizens and impress upon US, partic-
ularly at this tim., the necessity OF re-
form and the rescue Of the administra-
ton of government from the head
strong. arbitrary and spasmodic meth
DDS which distract business by uncer-
tainsy and pervade the public mind
with dread. distrust and perturbation.
Fundamental Principles.
I. The application OF these furda
mental principles to the living issues
of the day is the first step toward the
assured peace. safety and progress Of
our nation. Freedom of the press. of
conscience and OF speech: equality be-
fore the law OF all citiz:,ls: right OF
trial by jury; freedom. OF the person
defended by the writ OF habeas cor
pus; liberty of personal contract un-
trammeled by sumptuary laws; su-
prenacy Of the civil over military au-
thority: we'll disciplined militia; the
separation Of church and state; econo-
my in expenditures: low taxes; that
labor may be lightly burdened;
prompt and sacred fulfillment of pub
lie and private obligations: fidelity to
treaties; peace and friendship with
all nations; entangling alliances with
none; absolute acquiescence in the
will OF the majority, the vital princi-
Piles OF republics: these are doctrines
which Democracy has established. ap-
proved by the nation and they should
be constantly invoked and enforced.
Capital and Labor.
We favor enactment and admins
tration OF laws. giving labor and cap
ital impartially their just rights. Cap
ital and labor ought not to be enc
mics. Each is necessary to the other.
Each has its rights, but the rights of
labor are certainly no less vested"
no less sacred and no less "inaliena-
bic" than the rights of capital.
Constitutional Guarantees.
Constitutional guarantees are vio-
lated whenever any citizen is denied
the right to labor. acquire and enjoy
property or reside where interest or
inclination may determine. Any de-
nial thereof by individuals, organiza-
tons, or governments should be sum-
marily rebuked and punished
We deny the right of any executive
to disregard or suspend any constitu-
tional privilege or limitation. Obe-
dence to the laws and respect for
their requirements are alike, the su-
preme duty OF the citizen and the Off
cial.
The military should be used only to
support and maintain the law. We
unqualihedly condemn It's employ
ment for the summary banishment OF
citizens without trial at or for the
control OF elections.
We approve the measure which pass
ed the United States senate in 1896,
but which Republican congress has
ever since refused to enact, relating
to contempts in federal courts, and
providing for trial by jury in cases of
indirect contempt.
Waterways.
We favor liberal appropriations for
the care and improvements OF the wa
ter ways of the country. When any
water way like the Mississippi river
is of sufficient importance to demand
SPECIAL aid of the government such
aid should be extended with a definite
plan of continuous work until perma-
ment improvement is secured.
We oppose the Republican policy Of
starving home development in order
to feed the greed for conquest and the
appetite for national "prestige," and
display of strength.
Economy of Administration.
Large reduction can easily be made
III the annual expenditures of the gov
ernnent without impairing the eff
cheney of any branch of the public SER
vice, ard we shall insist upon the