Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-09
JUDGE ALTON B. pARKER
Our Next President.

grow, ar --nnoi-- - american
commerce ou th, sea
We favor the ur-huil'iinr of a merch-
ant marin" without new or additional
burdens upon tht. pcopl. and without
hnunticS from III, public treasury
Civil Service.
Tn" Democratic party stands commit
ted /" The principles Of civil scrvic" re-
form and ~ doniini their honest just
and impartial enforcement.
We dcnouao. thu Republican party for
its continuous ana sinister oncroach-
m"nts upon thr spirit and operation of
civil service, iui,S whereby il has ar
bitrarily dispensed with examinations for
office in III" Interests OF fIvor,tcs. and en-
ployrd all manner nf devices to over
reach and S't aSid" the principles upon
which the civil service WAS established.
Condemnation of Polygamy
W" demand the determination Of poly
gamy within the jurisdiction Of the Unit
ed States and the complete separation Of
church and state in political affairs.
Reclamation of Arid Lands and Do.
mestic Development.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage, of the measure known
as the NcwlandS irrigation a~, for the
irrigation and reclamation of the arid
lands Of tn" wcSt-a measure framed hy
Democrat passed in tn" senate by a
non n-partisan vote and passed In thu house
against the opposition OF almost all the
Republican leaders hy vote the
jority Of which WAS Democratic W. call
attention TO this great Democratic meas
urc. broad ana comprehensive as II is.
working automatically throughout all
time without further action of congress
unless the reclamation .: all the lands in
the arid west capabl. of reclamation Is
accomplished. rescrvinS tn" lands re-
claimed for home seekers i'm small tracts
and rigidly guarding against land mo-
nopoly. as an evidence OF the policy of
domestic development contemplated by
the Democratic party should il hc placed
In power.
Imperialism.
We favor tn" preservation in So far MS
we can Of AN open door FOR the worlds
commerce In the Orient without unncc-
essary cntanGlcmcnt in Oriental ana E.u-
ropean affairs and without arbitrary. un-
limited. ire. ponSihlc ana absolute gov
ernmrnt any where within our iuriS'lic-
tion. W" OPPOSE. as f"rV'utlN did
George Washington himself AN indefinite.
irresponsible. discretionary and Vague alb
soluiism and a policy OF colonial cxploi-
tation. no matter where OF 10y whom in
vokcd or exercised W. hclicv" with
Thomas jefferson and John Adams that
no government has Il right to make one
set of laws for thoS,. at home" aud an
other ard different set OF laws. ahSo-
lutte In their character. for those in the
colonies. All m.u under thu American
flag arr entitled Ia III, projections nf the
institutions who's" emblem tho flag is ii
they are inherently unit FOR those iuSii-
tutionS then they are inherently unfit To
be members pf tn" American body polite
Wherever there may cNis' pcopl. in
capable of h-iug governed under Amcr-
can laws. in cnusontncr with the Ara.r-
lean constitution the territory of that
people ought not tn hc part of the Amcr-
can domain.
W. insist that ought to do for the
FilipinoS what have already done for
the cuhanS. And II iS our intent a. soon
as IL can he don" wisely and safely for
the Filipinns themselves and after annie
able arrangements with them concerning
naval stations. cnalina stations and trada
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
of protection to all national and ntornh-
tionai interests to SGT the Filipino people
upon their f.'.t free and Independent. To
work out their awu destiny.
The cud-aVor of the secretary OF war.
by rl"dSing the government ind1rse-
n.nt Tor ''pr"mnt,IS in the Philippine
islands :" make the United States a part
ncr in sp"culativ" exploitation nf the
archipelago. which WAS only temporarily
held up hy IN" opposition Of til" Demo-
craft senators in thu last session will.
II successful. l-td la "a permanent "utan-
Clement FROM which it will hc difficult To
escape.
statahcod For Territories.
W. favor stu.,.!o"d fnr okIs,h"ma and
III" Indian T,rri"r.. St.,t"hn"d for Ari
Euna stat..i"o,l for N,w NJ >ion and
territorial soy, nm, nj for Porte Rice.
Election OF Senators BY the People.
We favor tl.. election III United States
senators hy dhcet v"t'' of tn" people.