Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-06

we demand Inal the TSttHl NJ SuCh
Illegal combinations be intrustcd to the
democratic party, which is not response
BILE for their existence, and which has
ever protested against their continuance
We condemn the republican system Of
legislation under which trust mOnupOlie3
are enabled to exact higher prices for
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
abroad.
I'VE demand an enlargement of the
powers OF the interstate commerce com
mission. to the end that the travelling
public and shippers of this country may
have prompt and ADEQUATE relief for the
abuses they are now subjected to In the
matter of transportation.
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine in its full integrity.
We favor liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
Army and Navy.
We favor the reduction Of the army
and OF army expenditures 10 the point his
torically demonstrated to be safe and
sufficient. We favor the maintenance and
liberal annual Increase OF the navy. as our
best defense in our isolated continental
condition against foreign foe, and
source OF no possible danger to cur liber.
ties as 3 people.
Capital and Labor.
I'VE favor the enactment and a6minis-
tratton OF laws, giving labor and capital
impartialiy their just rights. Capital and
labor ought not to be enemies. Each is
necessary to the other. Each has it's
rights. bat the rights OF labor are GER
tainv 20 less vested no less sacred
ard 10 less 'lnalienable' than tho rights
OF capital.
American Citizenship.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon the
just and lawful protection of our citizens
at home and abroad, and to use ali proper
mea sures to secure for them, whether
native-horn or natnraIized, and without
distinction OF race or creed the actual
endowment
all rights and privileges open to them
under the covenants Of our treaties OF
friendship and commerce, and If. under
existing treaties, the right OF travel and
sojourn Is denied to American citizens, or
recognition is withheld from American
pa ssports by any countries on the ground
'of race or creeo, We favor the beginning
OF negotiations with the governments OF
such countries to secure. by new trea ties.
tionG.
1.-THE democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions. not by an
arbitrary, executive order. but by lsg.s::
ready to enact.
Our soldiers and sailors who defend
With their lives hs constitution and the
administration. They must therefore
share with US the humiliation with which
fayorites, @ without dis distinguished s. service. ry
over the scarred heroes Of many battles;
or Aggrandized by executive appropris-
people, in violation Of the act OF con-
gress which fixes the compensation anA
allowances OF tho military officers.
Merchant Marine.
'We denounce tho ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States sen.
ate as an Ubiquitous appropriation o(
public funds for private purposes and .
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
ss overcome , by u subsidy the obstruetions
growth and development Of American
commerce on the sea:
I'VE favor the upbuilding Of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
eounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
THE democratic party stands commit
ted to the principles OF civil service re-
and impartial enforcement.
I'VE denounce the republican party Tor
hs continuous and sinister encroacn..
civil service rules, whereby it has arbi-
trarily dispensed with examinations for
Office IN the interest OF favorltes and
employed all manner OF devices to over
reach and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service was established.
Condemnation of p"Iyeamy.
I'VE demand the determination Of po.
lYEany within The jurisdiction of the
CullSO SlaltS ana the compete Separd-
lion OF church and STATE IL political af-
fairs.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage Of the measure known
as the Newlands Irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation OF the arid
lands OF the west-a measure framed by
non-pArtizan vote and passed in tho house
against the opposition OF almost all the
republican leaders by vote the major
tention to this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive as 1t is,. work.
Ing automatically throughout an time
the "p peelama1ion % % Of ali tho iands In s the
arid west capable OF reclamation is &C.
eemplished. reserving the lands reclaimed
~ guarding against land monopoly. as an
spmsnt t, cont eonte,mplatsd by the democratic
Imperialism.
We can, of an open door for the worlds
commerce In the orient without unneces-
ssry entang!emient in ths oriental ta! and
unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov.
ernment- anywhere within our jurisdic:.
Ssors. Washington hlmself. an ,ndeflnits'
irresponsible, discretionary and vague
absolutism and policy OF colonial ex-
INVOKED I1" or -" exercised: e we" we believe. eli W With
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. that
no government has a right to make one
set Of laws for those at home and an
ether and different set Of laws. abso-
lutte in their character. for those in the
colonies Al men under the American
flag are entitled to the protection of the
institutions whose emblem the nag 10: II
they are inherently unfit for those insti.
tions. then they are inherently unflt to be
members Of the American body polite.
Wherever there may exist . people in
capable OF being governed under Amer
team laws, IN consonancs with the Amer
acAn constitution, the territory Of that
people ought not 70 b part Of the Amer.
lean domain.
''We Insist that We ought to DO for the
Filiplnos what we have already done for
the Cubans. And It 10 our intent. as soon
~ It can be done wisely ana safely for
the Filipinos themselves. and after arnica-
Bile arrangements with them concerning
naval stations coalins stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
tiohai IL ,nterests to sesti. the S people npon
their feet. free and independent. to work
out their own destiny.
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