The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-07-16
The Democratic National Convention.


citizen shall be proof of the fact that he is an
American citizen and shall entitle him to the
treatment due him as such.
Election OF Senators.
''We favor the election of United States
Senators by the direct vote of the people.
Statehood For Territories.
I'VE favor the admission of the Territories
of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. We
also favor the immediate admission of Arizona
and New Mexico as separate States, and a
territorial government for Alaska and Porto
Rico.
"We hold that the officials appointed to ad
minister the government of any Territory, as
well as the District of Alaska, should be bona
6de residents at the time of their appointment
of the Territory or District in which their
duties are to be performed.
Condemnation Of POIygamy.
''We demand the determination of polyg-
amy within the jurisdiction of the United
States and the complete separation Of church
and state in political affairs.
Merchant Marine.
"We denounce the Ship Subsidy bill recent.
ly passed by the United States Senate as an
iniquitous appropriation of public funds for
private purposes, and wasteful, illogical and
useless attempt to overcome by subsidy the
distractions raised by Republican legislation
to the growth and development of American
commerce on the sea. We favor the upbuid-
ing of a merchant marine without new or ad
ditional burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Reciprocity.
''We favor liberal trade arrangements with
Canada and with peoples OF other countries
where they can be entered into with benefit to
American agriculture, manufacturers, mining
or commerce.
Monroe Doctrine.
ave favor the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine in its full integrity.
Army and Pensions.
''We favor the reduction of the army and of
army expenditure to the point historically
demonstrated to be safe and sufficient.
"The Democracy would secure to the sur.
viving soldiers and sailors and their depend
ents generous pensions, not by an arbitrary
executive order, but by legislation which a
grateful people stand ready to enact Our
soldiers and sailors who defend with their
lives the Constitution and the laws have a
sacred interest in their just administration
They must, therefore. share with us the hu
initiation with which we have witnessed the
exaltation Of court fAvorieS without dstin-
guished service over the SCARED heroes OF
many battles, aggrandized BY executive ap-
preparation out of the treasures Of u PROSTATE
people, in violation of the act of Congress
which fixes the compensation Of allowances Of
the military officers.
Civil Service.
"The Democratic party stands committed
to the principles of civil service reform, and
we demand their honest, just and impartial
enforcement.
ave denouuee the Republican party for is
continuous aud sinister encroachments upou
the spirit and operation Of civil service rales
whereby It has arbitrarily dispensed with tx
aminations for Office in the iuteres; CT favofites
and employed all manner OF devices 10 over
reach and set aside the principles upon which
3he civil service was established.
The Race Question.
The race question has brought counties,
woes 10 this country. The calm Wisdom uf
the American people should see 90 it tha, il
brings no more.
TO revive the dead aud hateful race aud
sectional animosities in ANY part Of eur com
mon country means confusion. Distraction of
business and the reopening Of wounds nov
happily healed. North. South, East aud West
have but recently stood together iu line ui
battle from walls Of Picking 10 the bills 81
Santiago, aud as SharerS Of a commnn glory
aud a common destiny we shoHld share fra
ternally the common burdens.
"We therefore deprecate aud condemn the
bourbon like. selfish ani narrow spirit OF The
recent Republican convention Al Chicago
which sought TO kindle anew the eubsrs o.;
racial and sectional strife, and We appeal FROM
II TO the sober eommou-seuse and patriotic
spirit Of the American people
Republican Administration.
The existing Republican administration
has been spasmodic. errafe. sensational
spectacular and arbitrary Il has made itself
satire upon the Congress, the courts and
upon settled practices and usages Of national
and international law.
at summoned the Congress into hasty and
futile extra session aud virtually adjourned a..
leaving behind in its fight from Washington
uncalled calendars aud unaceomplished tasks.
at made war, which is the sole power Of
Congress, without It's authority, thereby usarp-
ing one OF its fundamental prer0gatlves. II
violated plain statute of the United States as
vel! as plain treaty obligations. international
usAges and constitutional Law, aud has dot.e So
under pretense Of executing great public
policy which could have been more easily et
fective lawfully, conStitu,ionally aud with
honor.
at forced strained and unnatural construc
tons upon statutes, usurping Judicial iuserpre
taton and substituting for Congressional en-.
NAENARAfE NGEfGNr
1T withdrew from Congress its customary
duties OF investigation which have heretofore /
made the representatives Of the people aad
the States the terror Of evild0ers
1T conducted secretive investigation OF
its own and boosted Of a few sample couvicis.
while II threw broad coveret over the bu.
reaus which bad been their chosen field Of 4
operative abuses, and kept IN power the /
superior officers under whose administration I
the crimes had been committed.
1T ordered assault upon some moaopolies, (
but paralyzed by its first victory, il dung ont
the flag of truce aud cried out that /, would +
not run amuck'. leaving its future purposes /
beelouded by its yacillations.
Appeal 20 the Country.
'.In conducting the campaign upon this /
declaration Of our principles and purposes we /
invoke for our candidates the support. not /
only of our great and time .honored organizA /.
lion, bat also the active assistance Of all our
fellos-citizens who, disregarding past differ /
ences upon questions no longer in issue de- I
sire the perpeiustion Of our constitutional /!
Government as framed and established by the 4
fathers of the Republic
81. LoUIs, MISSOURI, July 9.-Sensalion 1
sensation, but the greatest sensation !
in today's proceedings, IN fact the greatest IN /
American histary, was the receipt Of a fele- 1
gram from Judge Parker. who had been I
as The candidate for president al T
5.45 this morning, after 40 all night session. /
The telegram follows
Il regard the gold standard as firmly and /
Irrevocably established and shall act accord /
Ingly if the action of the convention today is 4
ratified by the people. Inasmuch as the plat /
form is silent on the subject, | deem il neces
sary 10 make this communication TO the con I
Ventiou for its consideration, as | should feel /
i my duty to decline the nomination except /
With that understanding
The convention, having held an all nigh: 4
session, had reAssembled at o. m TO nomi.
nate candidate for the Vice Presidency, but
until $50 so that the leaders might
discuss the availability of the various candi-
iates. Il met at the latter hour aud Senators
Henry g. Davis, of West Virginia, and Geo.
Turner, OF Washington State, aud William A.
Harris, of Kansas, and James r. Williams. Of
illinois, were put IN nomination for second
place.
About this time hints of the Parker telegram
began TO circulate, and this created snch
sensation that a recess was taken until $50 |
} clock to give opportunity for conferences.
In considering material for the Vice Presi-
iency Messrs. Sheehan and Hill at first were !
Inclined toward the selection of Judge Judson |
Harmon, but the factional fight in Ohio be-
ween the friends of Harmon and those of
Iohn K. Mclean was considered too great an
obstacle. Senator Daniel was asked to take
he nomination, but was reluctant to do so
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