Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-30

Illegal cembluatns be intrusttd to The
a.mocratic part which Is not RESPONSE
be for their e-stence, and which has
ever protested &ainst their continuance.
We condemn he republican system Of
lee)>la.ior unde which trust no:.uryIles
are enabled TO exact higher pricts for
their manufactieo products trem our
3 sWn Teef.e TIM they sell them Tor
! I'VE demand n enlargement OF IN.
powers OF the iterstate commerce con,-
mission to the end that the travelling
paolc and shlpsrs OF this country may
have prompt an adequate relief for tho
abuses they arenow subjected to IN the
matter Of transDrtation
MOnre Doctrine.
we favor thenaintenanee OF the Mon
roe doctrine In full integrity.
Canada.
Arm and Navy.
We favor tn reduction Of the army
and OF army expnditures to the point his.
torically demoItrated to be safe ana
sufficient. We fvor the maintenance and
best defense in our isolated continental
condition againt . foreign foe. and Z
source of no poible danger to our libsr~
Capitl and Labor.
We favor tn enactment and admins.
sration OF laws, giving labor and capital
impart1ally thef just rights. Capital and
labor ought no to be enemies Each is
necessary to IT, other Each has its
rights, but the fights of labor are GER
tainly no less vested, no less sacred
ana no less inaienable' than the rights
OF capital
Americn Cits1enshfp.
We pledge orselves to insist upon the
Just and lawful protection Of cur citizens
at home and ahnad, and TO use AL proper
measures to seure for them, whether
native-born or aaturallxed, and without
oistlnctlon OF Zee or creed. the actual
protection he n Dtlyf nf
ali rights and privileges open to them
unoer the coVGantS of our treaties OF
friendship and commerce, and If undey
existing treaties the right OF travel and
soJourn ls tniei to American citizens, or
recognition is withheld from American
passports by any countries on the ground
of race or creed we favor the heeinnjnx
Of negotiations with the governments OF
such countries y secure, by new treaties.
tions.
The democracy would secure to tAs
surviving soldiers and sailors and thelr
erb,trary, execu'lvo order, but by lssis.
1s,SH 1eaS1 W %h.1a enact grateful people stand
Our soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives the constitution and the
administration. They must therefors
share with us tho humiliation with which
We have witnessed the exaltation OF court
over the SCARED heroes OF many battles:
or aEgrandized by executive appropria-
Nons out OF the trsasuries Of p1ostrate
people IN violation Of the act Of con-
gress which fixes tho compensation anA
allowances OF the military officers.
Merchant Marine.
I'VE denounce the ship subsidy bill r.
Gently passed by the United States SON
ave as an inlqultous appropriation OF
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
overcome by subsidy the ohstructions
raised raised by republican LEGISLATION to the
growth and development of American
commerce on the sea.
I'VE favor the upbuldtng Of "A mer-
burdens upon the people and without
oounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
The democratic party stands commit
seo 10 the principles OF civil service re-
form, and we demand their honest, just
and impartial enforcement.
we denounce the republican party for
Hs continuous and sinister enCroach-
rnents upon the spirit and operation Of
clNli service rules, whereby il has arbi-
olHce IN the interest OF faVorites and
employed all manner Of devices to over
reach h,e1 and s Sc, Sc. aside the principles upon
Wh1ch the civil service was eSta abliShed
Condemnation of POIygamy.
We demand the determination OF po-
lYgamy within the jurisdiction of the
United States and the complete separa-
tton of church and state in political af-
fairs.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage OF the measure known
az the Newlands irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation OF the arid
lands OF the west-sA measure framed by
democrat. passed In the senate by
non.partizan vote and passed in the house
republican leaders by vote the major.
1ty Of which was democratic. We call at
tention to, this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive as it is, work.
ing automatically throughout all time
without further action Of congress- unit.
the reclamation Of all tho lands in the
complished reserving the lands reclaimed
FOR homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
of sss neoS lana q,
party should 1t be placed IN power.
Impcr1alisA.
I'VE favor the preservation, so far O..
10 can, OF an open door for the worlds
European affairs and without arbitrary.
unlimited Irresponsible and absolute gov.
ton. We oppose. as fervently as aid
George washington himself, an indefinlts.
irrespon1slbe, ~ discretionary and vague
| ploitation. no matter where or by whom
invoked or exercised; we believe with
| lNOmaS JEFFERSON ana J0NN Adams. thai
no government has a right to make ont
set OF laws for those at home and an.
other and a different ses& of laws, abso.
luts In their character, for those In tn,
! colonies All men under the American
flag are entitled to the protection Of the
Institutions whose emblem the nag is: ii
| they are inherently unfit for those fnsti-
tions; then they are Inherently unfit to be
members Of the American body polite.
| wherever there may exist a people In
capable of being governed under Amer
| ican laws. Ia consonance with the Amer
ican constitution. the territory Of that
people ought not to bo part OF the Amer
lean domain.
I'VE insist that We ought to do for the
FIlipinos what We have already done for
the Cubans. And 1t ie our intent. as soon
the n Fiiipinos themselves. and after amica-
Sc arrangements with them concerning
naval stations. coaang stations and trade
Of protection to ali national and interna-
tional interests. to'ettle the people upon
out their own destiny.
''The endeavor Of he secretary Of war,
bv pledging the gtvsrnment's indorse.
ment for promoter in tbs Philippine
Islands, to make the United States a part
nar in speculatiye Exploitation Of tha