The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-08
THE PLATFORM
OF DEMOCRACY.

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has arbitrarily dispensed with exam
nations for Office in the interests of
favorites, and employed all manner of
devices to overreach and set aside the
principles upon which the civil service
was established.
Condemnation of POIygamy.
1--WE demand the determination of
polygamy within the jurisdiction of
the United States. and the complete
separation of church and state in po-
litical affairs.
Reclamation of Arid Lands and
Domestic Development.
1--WE congratulate our Western citi-
zens 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 a Democrat, passed in the
Senate by a non-partisan vote, and
passed in the House against the oppo-
sition of almost all the Republican
leaders by a vote, the majority of
which was Democratic. We call at
tention to this great Democratic
measure, broad and comprehen-
sive as it is, working automatically
throughout all time without further ac-
ton of Congress until the reclamation
of all the lands in the arid West
capable of reclamation is accomplish
ed, reserving the lands reclaimed for
home-seekers in small tracts and rig
idly guarding against land monopoly
as an evidence of the policy of do
nestle development contemplated by
the Democratic party, should 1t be
placed in power.
imperialism.
"We favor the preservation, insofar
as we can, of an open door for the
worlds commerce in the Orient with
out unnecessary entanglements in ORR
entail and European affairs, and with
out arbitrary, unlimited, irresponsible
and absolute government anywhere
within our jurisdiction. We oppose,
as fervently as did George Washing
ton himself, an indefinite, irresponsible
discretionary and vague absolutism.
and a policy of colonial exploitation, nc
matter where or by whom invoked OF
exercised; we believe with Thomas JEFF
ferson and John Adams that no gov
eminent has right to make one set OF
laws for those at home and
another and a different set of laws,
absolute in their character, for those
in the colonies All men under the
American flag are entitled to the pro-
lection of the institutions whose en-
blem the flag is; if they are inherently
unfit for those institutions then they
are inherently unfit to be members Of
the American body polite. Wherever
there may exist a people incapable OF
being governed under American laws,
in consonance with the American con-
stitution, the territory of that people
ought not to be part Of the American
domain.
we insist that we ought to do for
the Filipinos what we have already
done for the Cubans. And II
Is our intent as soon as It
can be done wisely and safe
~, for the F'ilipinos themselves,
and after amicable arrangements with
them concerning naval stations, coal
ing stations and trade relations, and
upon suitable guarantees Of protection
70 all national and International in
terests to set the Filipino people upon
their feet, free and Independent to
work out their owen destiny.
The endeavor of the Secretary Of
War, by pledging the governments In
dorsement for promoters IN the
Philippine Islands TO make the United
states partner in speculative ex-
ploitation Of the archipelago, which
was only temporarily held up by tho
OPPOSITION Of Democratic senator's IL