Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
A m~rica Citizenship.

6tl rights anu iliN ttGSSt=S tYtti - ihGfn
under the covenants OF ous treaties of .
triendshis and commerce. 16d IL. under
existing treaties, the riGat ef trtvcl aud
soiourn IS denied to American DIfztas, or
recognition is withheld from American
passports by any countries eG hte ground !
II race or creed. we favor tic he2iuHing /
Of NEGOTIATIONS with the governments Of
such countries to secure, by Htw treaties !
the removal of these unjust disernii.a-
tons.
Pensions.
"1he democracy would secure to the
SURVIVING soldiers and sailors and Their
arbitrary executive order uut by leEis-
latio2n which a grateful people stand
Our soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives the constitution and the
laws have sacred interest in their just
administration. They must therefore
share will. us the humiliation with which
we have witnessed the eXaltation of court
favorites without distinguished service.
over the Scared heroes of many battles:
or aggrandized by executive appropris-
tons out Of the treasures of prostrata
gress which fixes the compensation and
allowances of the military officers.
Merchant Marine.
I'VE denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States sen.
ate as an iniquitous appropriation Of
Wasteful, Illogical and useless attempt to
overcome by subsidy the obstructions
growth and development Of American
Commerce on the sea.
I'VE favor the upbuilding Of a mer~
chant marine without new additional
burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
''The democratic party stands commit.
ted to the princlples or clyli service re.
and impartial enforcement.
We denounc6 the republican party for
it's continuous and sinister encroach..
ne spiee rppn rus aa ha rb
trarily dispensed with examinations for
office in the interest OF, favorites and
employed all manner OF devices TO over
reach and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service Was established.
Condemnation of POIygamy.
I'VE demand the determination of pc-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
tion OF church and state III political at
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-parti2an vote and passed in the house
against the opposition Of almost all the
republican leaders by vote the major
ity of which was democratic. We call at
tentioa to this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive as it Isl, work.
without further action of congress, until
the reclamation of all the lands in the
arid west capable Of reclamation is ac-
complshed. reserVmg the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers i'll small tracts and rigid
II guarding against land monopoly. as an
evidence of the policy of domestic devel-
opment contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed III power.
ImperIatiSm
Eve favor the preservation, so far rs
we can, Of an open door for the world
commerce in the orient without unneeos-
sary cntanglement in the oriental and
European affairs and without arbitrary,
unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov
ernment anywhere within our jurIs2ic-
tion. We oppose. as ferYently as did
George WaShin&ton himself, an indefinite,
irresponsible, discretionary. and vague
absolutiSm ana d policy of colonial eX-
plotation, no matter whore or by whom
inNoked or eXercfscd. We believe, with
Thomas Jefferson and Joan ADAMS, that
no government has a right "a make one
set of laws for those at home and an
other and a different Sci Of laws, ahso-
lutte in their character, for those in the
colonies, All men under The American
flag are entitled to the protection of the
institutions whose emblem the flag is: II
they are inherently unfit for those insti-
tlons, then they are inherently unfit TO he
members of the American body polite
Wherever there may exist a people in
capable OF being governed under Amer
lean laws, IN cOnSonance with the Amer
lean constitution, the territory OF that
people ought not to be part Of the Amer
I'VE insist that we ought to do for the
Eiliplnos what We have already done FOR
the Cubans. And 1t Is our intent. as soon
as 1t can be done wisely and safely for
the FilipinOS themselves. and after amica-
ble arrangements with them concerning
naval stations. coalng stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
of protection to all national and interna-
tional interests, to settle the people upon
their feet, free and independent to work
out their own destiny.
1.-The endeavor of the secretary OF war,
by pledging the governments indorse-
ment for promoters in the Philippine
islands, to make the United States part
ner in speculative exploitation Of the
archipelago, which was only temporarily
held up by the opposition of democratic
senators In the last session, will. If sue
cessful, lead to permanent entangle-
ment, from which It will be difficult to
escape.
Statehood for Territories.
1--WE favor statehood for Oklahoma and
the Indian territory. statehood for Art.
zona, statehood for New Mexico and q
territorial government for Porto Rico.
Election of Senators by the People.
eve favor the election Of United States
senators by direct vote Of the peoplA.~
COTTON BELT ROUTE.