Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. ]
Adopted by the National Convention
in Saint Louis.

stes. in ntiona, p ranyye1 81 th asse ms
us garcs its devotion tn tha css,uII sl nriu.
wnT S Of the ~ Denserate faith which brings
tohiJahc, fh.,,, ,rnni .nty a., .nr,,",ut mud nm
ence the DIV md nrnsncrity We're Hike IN.
every iIemocrhev mn,lerini;I nnr inIrn4nd.
IN Eaiirnr,,jn nt,,re ~ rmr frae rnrmi,,ic nmJ
ppesrrxeS sn fn,th rste u from Ioui,,nnn
tic betwccn tnxnSTexns ia Oregon, which
They vet inspire ths. In ali the States the
guarding jealousy the ANA representation.
and cherishing their fnasses OF our people,
orderly development: ights and liberties tie,
slbilitles as citizens and imf>
particularly at thls time, the and rcspoi,-
reform and the rescue Of theNYs upon us.
tion or government from the hcit;ssity OF
aaro a ma spasmodie mcthods whie .rnpr
The nnbic Mind ~ WIFE ISe drcnd dist rpst aljs
nerturIntiop wv" 49,
Fundanfentai l'finciplcs.
The application. Of these fundamental
the first step toward the assured peace.
safety and Progress Of our nation. Free.
dom Of the press, of conscience and Of
speech--eFhallty before the law Of all clti-
gems; right of trial by jury; freedom of the
corpus; liberty Of personal contract nm
trammelcd by sumptuary laws; supremacy
disciplined militia; the separation OF church
and State; economy In expenditures; low
taxes, that labor may be lightly burdened;
prompt and sacred fuliillment Of public and
private obiGntlpns; fidelity to treaties;
peace aud friendship with NIL nations; en-.
tangling alliances with none; absolute ac.
qulcscencc In the will Of the majority, the
vital principle Of republics--thcsc are doc
trincs which Democracy has established
canstontiv Snv nt omI "n suo"'o pe
Capital and Labor.
We favor the enactment and admInistru-
tion of laws giving labor md capitni i'm.
partially their Just rights. Capital and
necessary to the other. Each has it rights
but the rights Of labor arc certainly no less
vested no less '.sacred's aud no less
"inalienable" than the rights Of capital.
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whenever any citizen Is denied the right 1
labor, acquire and enjoy property or reside
where interest," or INCLINATION mny deter
mine. ANY denial thereof by individuals,
opgamx IiI or governments should be
disregard or suspend any constitutional priv
iieSe OF lim tai on, obedience to the laws
ana respect Tor their requirements nre alike
oMGial.
Ihe military should be used only to sup
port ,a ana to , maintain T., the law We un.
summary banishment of citizens without
trial or Tor the control of elections.
~, we nrnroye tug measure which passed
the United States Senate III 1880, but which
Republican Congress has ever since re-
fused to cnact. relating to contempts In
Federal courts aud providing for trial by
Jury In cases OF iadire't Contempt.
wo favor I,,,or,i ,,nr,,,,.,,,,
caro- mud jn,rro, .r mppa"epths.t'oms LOT me
Of the countrv When o M 'r Wot wn,e, waEs
the Mississippi River Is of sufficient Inn
eprn,,aMt s ~ 1en 'n ala OF the GOV
n dcfinito Man ~ cami,, nv s'.muea' WIN
permanent lmproyenent Is Secured ~H'k until
Inc ho Uo Se, .ne Mrpmoehm oMey 81 sfarv.
III, ln, nome ne desoiopmeht IN order to feesi the
ssaiIop,i .prestisa anu an me aRpetite Tor
Economy of A.,.,;n;atr,,,or
r,rr. r,,,. -. -. -, $500, .
tle animal "xne'.,i, MAJ ,rm ~ ne made IN
without imnairins the efticie,,sy '. af nnv
branch OF the public service, and We shall
gnltty compatible with vigorous ana effi.
Client civil, military and naval admInistrn-
tlon. as II light Of the people too clear tn
be We aen ice or Withheld;
and the enforcement Of honesty In the pub.
lie service, and to that end thorough leg.
,siatNe tnNes.isat,oh OF those executive de-
known To .ccm with , eent already
other dcDartmel,ts snsnectad ~ u" Sn vel as
cor1I,ptiou' md tho n',nisbma OF nnrboriny
tainea corrumifonists p Withnrt fa.r OF ascer.
or regard TO nersnns 'Ae' Aear OF FAVOR
TIC pcrsistent and de,,herota rar,.a,
both the Sennte and the House Of Repr o.
bc made Iep,orstr,tcs t,,at .cs.,gat1oh 10
change in the exec,,tive and IN "
iative departments can comn,cte an, aH ,sG.s-
pn''''A''A' "''' e''iss.'o' W. opta'hed.
Contract with Trusts.
We condemn the action OF the Repub,,can
party In Congress In refusing 70 nrohfl,,t
an exe,uti i've ilenn RI ment r,or, w p.ouLnit
info contracts with nnnwIn, 81 IN. cHterlnR
inWfui con,binations in restr,i irtsts o. I'M
state trade. Wc Iclirre That o,o VI :. e"t ~.
honesty In the nub,ic scrs,ce eG ~ ana
nnIIic ofilc,nju rom Nth"" onon,n 10 nave
White House down to the lowest Of y them ene
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EAecHtiSe osurpntton.
We favor the nomination and election of
Tho amusttrtin np"eu Win Inc principles Of
sterniy against executive ,,s,rnat,on ms i ,as
i,srpatIon he vcilel une, tj,o w WIEN mat
ecntive' construction If exi.,,Ss u'se OF ex.
whether It take refuge In liz i tvrs Or
pleas of necessity or SUPERIOR wisdom ~ rant
imperialism.
We favor the preservation, 20 far as we
can, OF ah open door Tor the worlds com.
merce In the Orient without m unneccs
sary ENHANCEMENT In Oriental and Euro.
penn affairs and without arbitrary, uniim.
tied, irresponsible and absolute government
anywhere within our Jurisdiction, We nm.
pose, MS fcrvently MS did George Wnshinr
ton himself, nm indefinite, Irresponsible. ala.
cretlonary and vague absolutisin and n mol.
Icy OF colonial exploitation, no mnffer
where or ny Wn no., invoked or exercised |;
Adams that no government hns !. n rsaS Son N
md annthcr md a,rtera aness ar home"
ai,solnte in tbrir cb.ractar SCI oI laws,
fhe colonies ior those In
All men ,pder tbo Apor,..
fificd 10 tho nrotectjon ~ th ums are Ell
whose emblem the flnu il. i, tn INSTITUTIONS
entiy ,nat for t,osa institn, lily nre inner
ore fphercn+iw mat ~ ~ " .'.,. Inen tnay
Amcr;rnn hG1v no,itIc W iWvss.nutrs OF the
may exist n ncopic incana,,is ~ Nei, there
crms,, nntier Amcricnn laws 10, ni peihs gov.
with t,,e Ar,ericn,, cn,,stitnt,a, ~ ,vonsonance
oprht MT Ia he n,rt os M .nat people
mni,, f"' american DO
Anoependence for philippines.
We insist that we ought to do for the
tilipinos what We have already done for
the Cubans. and 1t is our duty to make
smaa promise 70 now ana upon suitable guar.
and other countries resihaM, th ., OUT own
fine ~ anr w,thSro r ,ai ~, tnere ~ the
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