The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-15

democratic party which Is not RESPONSE
BILE for their existence, and which has
ever protested against their continuance
I'VE condemn the republican system of
legislation under which trust monopolies
their manufactured products from our
own PecI7!e than they sell them for
1--WE demand an enlargement of the
powers of the interstate commerce COM
mission, to the end that the travelling
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 It's full integrity.
We favor liberal trade treaty with
Army and Navy.
1--WE favor the reduction of the army
and of army expenditures to 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 a foreign foe, and a
source of no possible danger to our liber-
ties as a people.
Capital and Labor.
1--WE favor the enactment and adminis-
tration of laws, giving labor and capital
labor ought not to be enemies. Each is
necessary to the other. Each has its
tainIy no less vested no less sacred
and no less 'inalienable' than the rights
of capital.
American Citizenship.
1--WE pledge ourselves to insist upon the
Just and lawful protection of our citizens
at home and abroad, and to use all proper
measures to secure for them, whether
native-born or naturalized, and without
protection of laws and the enjoyment OF
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
passports by any countries on the ground
of race or creed, we favor the beginning
of negotiations with. the governments of
such countries to secure. by new treaties,
! the removal of these unjust discrimina-
lions.
Pensions.
"The democracy would secure to The
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by an
arbitrary, executive order, but by legis,,
lati9n which a grateful people stand
"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 humiliation with which
we have witnessed the exaltation of court
favorites without distinguished service,
| over the SCARED heroes of many battles;
! tlCns out of the treasures of a PROSTATE
| people, in violation of the act of con-
gress which fixes the compensation and
Merchant Marine.
1--WE denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States sem
ate as an Ubiquitous appropriation of
wasteful, illogical and useless attempt to
overcome by subsidy the Instructions
growth q and de ei Of American 1
Commerce on the sea.
i've favor the uphuilding of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
| burdens upon the people and without
| bounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
1.-THE democratic party stands commit
| form, and we demand their honest, just
and impartial enforcement.
it's continuous and sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation of
civil service rules, whereby it has arbi-
| office in the interest of favorites and
! employed all manner of devices to over
breach and set aside the principles upon
| which the civil service was established.
Condemnation of Polygamy.
1--WE demand the determination of po-
| lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
| United States and the complete separa-
ton of church and state in political af-
fairs.
| 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 partizan 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
! tention to this great democratic measure,
! broad and comprehensive as 1t is. work
| ing automatically throughout all time
| without further action of congress, until
/ the reclamation of all the lands in the
| arid west capable of reclamation Is &C
Complished. reserving the lands reclaimed
| for homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
| " guarding against land monopoly, as an
! evidence of the policy of domestic devel-
! opment contemplated by the democratic
| party should it be placed power.
| imperialism.
1--WE favor the preservation, so far as
| we can, of an open door for the world s
| commerce in the orient without unneceS-
! sary ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
! Europeans affairs and without arbitrary
| unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov
! eminent anywhere within our Jurisdic-
! George Washington himself, an indefinite,
! irresponsible, discretionary and vague
! pIoitation, no matter where or by whom
! invoked or exercised: we believe, with
! Thomas Jefferson ard John Adams, that
no government has a right to make one
set of laws for those at home and an
| other and a differe;-t set of laws, abso-
! lutte in their chars ctHr for those in the
| colonies All men under the American
! flag are entitled to the protection OF the
tbeV are inherentiy unit for those insti
| TONS then they are inherently unfit to be
members of the American body polite
cap natIse of being governed under Amer
! lean laws in consonance with the Amer
| lean constitution, the territory of that
| people ought not 20 be part of the Amer
| lean domain.
! 1--WE insist that we ought to do for the
FilipinoS what have already done fol
! the Cubans. And it is our intent, as soon
| as it can be done wisely and safely fol
! the FiiipinoS themselves, and after AMIGA
! BILE arrangements with them concerning
naval stations, coaling 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
I cessful. lead to permanent entangle-
ment. from which 1t will be difficult tC
Statehood for Territories.
I'VE favor statehood for Oklahoma and
| the Indian territory, statehood for Ari
! IONA. statehood for New Mexico and g
| territorial government for Porto Rico
Election of Senator'S by the People
I'VE favor the election of United States
senator's by direct vote Of the people.
HE HAD 1T FOR BREAKFAST