The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-06-25

however be necessary to proceed con-
seryatively. gradually and with suf.
fcient notice, so that the collection
of the governments just debts, even
though deposited in the banks with
ont interest and on call. may not be
followed by panic or too great bust
ness disturbance.
Fifteen--We favor just and liberal
appropriations for Inauguration OF and
maintenance of needed public works.
| especially appropriations In the In
| terest of cheaper transportation by
land and water We oppose the Re
publican policy of starving home de.
velnpment in order to feed the greed
for conquest and the schoolboy appe.
tite for national prestige" and dlsplay
of strength.
Sixteen-We favor the reduction OF
the army and navy expenditures to
! the point historically demonstrated tn
be safe and sufficient.
Seventeen-The maintenance and
due annual increase of the navy
our best defense, in our Isolated con-
tinental condition, against foreign
foe. and a source of no possible dan.
ger to our liberties as a people.
Eighteen--The upbuildng of mer'
| chant marine without new or addi'
tional taxation upon the people, and
without bounties from the public
treasury.
Nineteen-The enactment and ad.
ministration of laws giving to capital
and labor impartially their just rights.
Capital and labor ought not TO be
enemies Each is necessary TO the
other. Each has its rights; but the
rights of labor are certainly no less
vested" no less sacred" and no less
"inalienable' than the rights of capi-
| tai 1t Is not strange that a party
| founded as the Republican party Is.
upon the dogma of the moral and legal
rightfulness of protection and of other
species of special legislation, can not
realize and enforce this idea.
| Twenty-Statehood for Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, Statehood
for Arizona, Statehood for New Mexi.
co and Il territorial government for
| Porto Rico
| wenty-one-Better, more cordial
and more adequate return and better
treatment of heroes who have served
the country in time of need than the
Republican administration has granted
to men like Admiral Sehley and Ad
miral Dewey. The Democracy, like
the country. IL at loss TO understand
| how the administration could have ar
rived at the conclusion that It was
! it's duty TO snub Admiral Dewey. tho
| victor of Manila Bay, and to permit
| the continuance in the public service
| of those officers of the navy and en-
| ployes of the navy department who
we're guilty of conduct unbecominR
officers and gentlemen" in that they
| aided, or failed to cut short the sian
ders that were heaped upon Admiral
Schley. the victor of Santiago Bay, by
an irresponsible so-called historian
who asserted that his proof sheets
were corrected by employees OF the
navy department
Twenty-two-The Democracy nj
Mississippi. representing the white
people of the State. in dealing with
racial questions. is conscious Of the
strength of giant" and Is equally
conscious Of its just determination
not to use that strength like .
giant" brutally or irrationally. While
preserving and perpetuating. as its
sacred duty. the supremacy of the
white mans code OF ethics. peculiar
to him. the central tenet of which Is
the sanctity of the family life it viii
perform this duty in the future as
IL has tried to perform II in the past
with all possible Kindness and consid.
GRAFTON. conscious of the fact that the
duty carries with il a trnst-that trust
which Is always reposed by the God OF
Nature in those who have power and
superior capacity-the trust to do
oarn1 and eXact Justice
In this connection we justly applaud
the present governor of the State for
his exemplificaton OF those principles
in his maintenance of law and order.
and that reverence due to the courts
Of our own constituting.
The Delegation
The convention selected the follow
ing gentlemen to represent the State
in the National convention:
State at Large-John Sharp VII
liams, Gov. James X. vardaman. Sena-
tors A. j. McLaurin and M. ID. Money.
Alternates. w. S. Hill for Senator
A. j. McLaurin; w. a. Mcdonald for
Gov, J. K Vardaman; Gen. Robert
Lowry for Senator II. d. Money; f.
A. McLain for John S. Williams.
First District NJ Boon. Alcorn !;
Walter Weaver, Lowndes. Alternates:
T. Roberts, Lee; w. S. Sheffield.
Second District-W s. Siyely, La
fayette; J. M. Brown, DeSoto. Alter
mates: d. G. James, Tallahatchie w.
F. Smith, Union.
Third District. A. Montgomery,
Tunica; Leroy Percy, Washington.
Alternates: S. n. Sample, Holmes; II.
G. Garnett, Sun6ower.
Fourth District-J G.. Smythe, At
tala; j. r. Dunn. Webster. Alternates:
| D. G. Langston, Pontotoc; A. 7. Sto-
vail, Chickasaw.
Fifth District-W. ID. Cameron Lau.
derdale; j. S. Eaton, Smith. Alter
mates: James H. Duke, Kemper; S 3.
Watts, LauderdaIe
Sixth District-R. p. Hilton, Simp.
son; Jesse Brown, Jackson. Alter
mates: j. P. Carter. Perry; Thomas
Mcdonnell, Covington.
Seventh District. d. Barkdull
/ Adams; T. w. James, Pike. Alter
mates: A. NJ Newman, Franklin; ID
/ c. Chamberlain, Jefferson.
Eighth District-W. M Carstarphen
Kinds: w. s.. McAlister, Madison
Alternates: w F. Wilcox. Kinds; r
G. Wilkinson. Warren.
Cyrus was boastin- that he could
remember the name Of every soldier in
his army Its qune simple he ex
planned. Il never borrowed any