Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06

our treatment Of Cuba an example Of
American courage. Justice and magnani-
nifty. an example to be initiated as soon
as 1t can be wisely and safely done In the
Philippines ultimately leaving them and
giving them the promise now thus to leave
them, free and Independent. to work out
their own destiny in accordance with their
own race traits, tendencies and capabili-
ties. The democracy, In my opinion. be-
lieves that the white man will have trouble
enough to maintain in its full integrity the
white mans civilization in all parts OF his
own country. and 1t is neither his duty nor
his right to superimpose his civilization by
force upon the brown man In the brown
mans country.
"A democratic President such as he
whom we shall nominate, will devote him
self to the faithful execution Of the laws
of the United States as they are written
without executive construction or usurpa-
ton, whether under the pretext OF necessity
or under the pretext of superior wisdom.
and will leave to the legislative branch
of the government the duty of making and
unmaking and amending laws.
"A democratic administration once In
power will put an end, as far as 1t can be
done and as quickly as possible to all ex-
listing Ubiquitous partnership arrangements
between the federal government and IA
vored special interests.
The Public Revenues.
ut will reduce the revenues Of the general
government to a sum adequate to the needs
of economical and constitutional admins
tration, plus a safe working margin for
contingencies which cannot be foreseen. 1t
will speak out Enthusiastically against the
republican policy of starting home devel-
opment in order to feed the school boy
appetite of national prestige and more dis
play of strength. 1t will bring about the
upbuilding of a merchant marine, and bring
it about without new or additional taxation
upon the people, and without bounties from
the public treasury, simply by recurrence
to those laws which were in force when we
had a merchant marine of which every
American citizen was proud. Under a dem
ocratic administration the rights of labor
will be recognized as no less vested. no
less sacred, no less inalienable' than the
rights of capital, and both will be dealt
with justly and impartially, according TO
their right. The democratic party will
with those who desire or with those who
would not by all lawful and constitutional
means, prevent the Authorization or Mon
COLONIZATION of any state or community
within the bounds of the American re-
public.
Under the treaty with the republic Of
Panama, which was rendered possible only
by democratic votes in the Senate of the
United States, votes difficult for democrats
to cast, because of the manner in which the
mushroom republic was ushered into the
world-the democracy when fntrusted with
power will construct the Panama canal
by giving to our people what democrats
have always contended for, great inter-
oceanic canal, furnishing shorter and
cheaper lines of transportation and better
and less trammeled trade relations with the
peoples of the world. However shamefully
the Panama republic was born, and how
ever shameful our connection with 1t, 1t
was born and is now recognized by US, and
by the other civilized nations of the world,
as an existing international entity, an In
dependent government on the surface Of
the earth. In other words, 1t, too, Ia an ac-
| complished fact. With it as the only power
having sovereignty and ownership, we were
compelled to negotiate a treaty for the ac-
QUESTION of a strip of land to be used for
the construction Of the Panama canal, If
we were going to acquire 1t at all. Enter
ing into a treaty with the republic Of
Panama in order to acquire the untold
benefit of a transisthmian canal no more
smirches US with the shame Of the manner
of its setting up as a mushroom republic
| than entering into an extradition treaty
with Russia, Austria or Prussia would be-
smirch us with the shame of the partition
of Poland.
The Precepts Of Jefferson.
above ALL and in conclusion, a good
practice the simple precepts of Jefferson's
first inaugural address. 1t Is the political
sermon on the mount for republicans.
Gentlemen, 1t is in the power of no man or
party to assure success. 1t is in the power
of the humblest to deserve it. God grant
that we may have 1t. Let us by the char
q cter Of our platform and the character of
our candidate deserve 1t. Let erect q
standard to which all good men may repair,
with that injunction. Gentlemen l declare
this convention ready for business