Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-11

pablie ana shippers CT this country may
have prompt and adequate 1eitef for the
abuses they are now subjected 10 Ia The
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenante of the Nor
roe doctrine in its full integrity
We favor liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
Army and Navy.
We favor the reduction Of the army
and Of army expenditures to the point his
torically demonstrated to be safe and
euftiCient We favor the maintenance and t
liberal annual increase ot tn. navy our
best defense in our isolated continental
condition against foreign TOE. and a
source of no possible danger to our hber-
ties as a people.
Capital and Labor.
"We favor the enactment and admins.
tration OF laws, giving labor and capital T
tnapaftially their lust rights Capital and
IaEor ought not 10 he enemies. Zach is F
necessary t2 the other Each has its
rights hot the rights OF l&bor are Ger
ta1l]y no less vested n0 less sacred
asgl no less ',nalicnahle' than the rights
Of capIt;lt
American cssizen>hin.
We pledge ourselves to INSIST upao tho
1}1s; ana tdlHtu protection Il uH CltiZens
Al Mons ard abroad. du0 te NJ Al pHehCf
medsMes t" secure Ter tten whether
natiNc-ncTu er aaturaGzedz aat without
Gi=tI1atiNa e race ar creed, t8e actual
protection oi laws a43 de ea#ay yment Of
al st&l4fS s,s.a privileges open IL them
under the Covenants - 6}JE treaties Of
i4Isi5ds.n, aHt. commerce, .=3a II. under
e.NtstIl.r {rCatlgs, TIC rz~...t gt uIYpl and
st.5le32.t Is aes4eeel t,= 4NtlE-s1 citizens, %"
rece48lt.aH j. Withheld if,#6t American
Ysts@t t'=frtS EHsf5N tnufElt.e "a tlly ss02ttDd
p Ia - tz+s'1, Ns i,s''' ss's ~ 4-t5}it{
81 ~ citations viii ti54 Az-s,Hst4t.- MS ut
Stl''4# @l41.4t a-e- - secure, boy 3le3t tles,
tf,= renewal Of these lu. Q.t oi.eGlsaila-
rea4s5a~.
-=79a democracy 5oa.4 se.a.e n the
se=a4s=ge soldiers atA3 s5ssz4 and their
ieEts - E"fez,s se-5s-p =, E-t hE an
- .sz...I& aNau3t.Ne os=.. :, }zIt it4 les'IS-
at.ea " sis! ss~tetoa People stand
,5uF soldiers and s4fiors rho defend
VIII. eir iIEes tin constitution. alfel tie
laws HaFe q sacred interest in th@ig Just
ttjHlIf st"at4aIl. They HleIsf iacFutoFe
sAa.- wIII I'll. the hu.9itidtIpH Viii when
We .a&e Witnessed tle eN5Itito4 ai cet3rt
Il EUIIttzs without G.stlils7 }.st.H,i s9tYlee,
over the SCARED heroes Of MANY hatties;
or &,1&raNdiZed hE executive aFprapria-
ttons eu! of the tFeasnEies "t a pfostr;ete
people. in violation ef tne act of COM
s!ess wa.ei t.Mes the co:nPsS..-atlon aad
Merchant Marine.
"Ne doaonnee the ship subsidy biil re-
comfy passed ~ the United States sen
a. rs tE iHiQuitoUs e{tDfn3tsiGlea &
lzst f0Gas Ter private "a 5}.eS@s nd =
Wa&.e l5i. i.ia&i&al AID u,eleSs ~ Ez}fi5t to
o9&fe aae by subsidy tie ohstru- tIo2.4
raised ~ republican legislation L. me
&re7zta a5ld & Yelopmeut Of American
NJ ..Qxor ;5a uP5uildiag Of a mer-
cha1t n. eiae .~ithuQt hGW= er ,t1iditioitat
l5H45.=rs4S a=Gn ttta people ana without
boautles from tie pubic treasury,
civil Service.
The aq4naeratzc party stands coaamit-
ttH - ne principles of civil service !e-
fzrnI. Ant We demand lheit uolast 3I4t
ead impartial eHforcemcHt
''s\a dennNnce the republican, nartN for
l5&=G4A!4l !4l3lt34HS dtld SIEtSte" t,E.JtCn-
lne4s5, upon the spirit and opet Ion of
clNd service fales, whereby A'ls fbi-
ofHee in he interest of faYoritea and
employed al manner of deT.c . over
roach and sot aside the primo rs upon
THeh tde civil service was established.
Gonsealnatis,ll af Poi, ,+auay.
We demand the eXterm.natiou OF po-
lySaE% within tne JullsNlGtlu9 OF tie
Initcd States aud the e9t.Itete separd-
ton CT chmch and state III political al
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 Weat-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 a vote the major
ity of Which was democratic. We call at
tentio:l 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
avid west capable of reclamation is ac-
complished, reserVing the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
" guardIug against land monopoly as
evidence Of the policy Of domestic devel-
opment contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed III power.
Imperlalism.
Eve favor the preservation, so far as
we can. of an open door for the world 5
commerce in the orient without unncccs-
sary entanglement in the oriental and
EUropeaE affairs and without arbitrary,
unlimited. irresponsible and absolute gov
ernment anywhere within Our Jurisdlc-
ton. We oppose, as ferVently as did
George Washington himself, an indefinite,
irreSp ponsibie, discretionary and vague
absolu!ism and a posiey OF colonial eX-
plcitati0n no matter where OF by whom
invoked or exercised; We believe, With
no government has q right to make one
set of laws for those AT home and
other and different set. OF laws. ahso-
lutte in their character. for those in the
colonies All men under the American
flag are entitled to the projection Of the
they are Inherently unfit for those insti-
tions, then they are inherently unfit to be
members of the American body polite.
Wherever there may exist people in
capable of being governed under Amer
lean laws, in cofsonance with the Amer
lean constitution, the territory. Of that
people ought not to be part OF the Amer
lean domain.
We insist that we ought to do for the
F1lpAlOS Wndt we nave already zone lOf
the Cubans. And it is our intent, soon
as 1t can be done wisely and safely for
the Fiipinos 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.
''The endeavor of the secretary of war,
by pledging the governments indorse-
ment for promoters in the Philippine
islands, to make the United States a 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 .entangie-
ment, from which 1t will be difficult to
Statehood for Territories.
1--WE favor statehood for Oklahoma and
the Indian territory. statehood for Ari-
zona statehood for New Mexico and a
territorial government for Porto Rico
! Election of Senators by the People.
1--WE favor the election OF United States
aenatOrS by direct vote Of the people"