The Tupelo journal., 1904-07-15
statebood for rerri.s lies.

Statehood for Terrific ties.
We favor the admission of the territories
of Oklahoma and the Indian Ten ritory. We
also favor the immediate admission CT Arr
IONA and New Mexico as separate states
and a territorial government for Alaska
and Porto Rico.
we hold tina the officials appointed to
administer the government of any tes-
ritory. as well as with the district Of Alas
ka. should be bona fide residents at the
time OF their 40 pointment OF the territory
or district in which their duties are TO be
performed. B.
Condemnation of Polygamy.
We demand the extermination of polyg-
amy within the Jurisdiction of the United
States. and the complete separation Of
church and state in political affairs.
Merchant Marine.
We denounee the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United states senate
as an iniquitous appropriation or public
funds for private purposes and a WaSteful,
Illogical and useless attempt TO overcome
by subsidy the Instructions raised by re-
yelopment of American on the
We favor the upbuilding of a merchant
marine without new or addltlona! ouruens
upon the people ana without uouAlles lroH
the public treasury.
Reciprocity.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada. and with peoples OF other
countries where they can be entered INTO
with benefit to American agriculture,
manufactures. mining or commerce.
We favor the maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine in it's full integrity,
We favor the reduction OF the army
and of army expenditure to the point his,
t~orically demonstrated to be saIe ana
sufficient.
Pensions.
The democracy would secure to the sur
viving soldiers and sailors and their de-
nandenca generous nTnsICnS. not Dy an
arbitrary executive order, but by leSls,
lation, which a grateful people stdno
ready to enact.
with their lives the constitution ana the
laws nave a sacred interest in their JUST
administration They must therefore
share with us the humiliation with which
we have witnessed the exaltatlon OF court
favorItes, without distinguished service,
over the SCARED heroes OF many battIes'
or a~gsrandized by executive approprla-
tons out OF the treasures OF q prostrate
people in violation of the act of congress
which fixed the compensation OF allow
ances of the military officers.
Civil Service.
The democratic party stands commit
ted TO the principe OF civil service re-
form, and we demand their honest, just
and impartial enforcement.
We d%enounce the republican party Tor
its continuous and sinister -ncroachments
upon the spirit and operation OF civil
service rules, whereby II las arbltrarlly
dispensed with examinations for office in
the interests of tavorltes ana employed
all manner of device to overreach and set
aside the principles upon which the clYI
service was established.
Race Question.
The race question has brought countless
woes to this country. The calm wisdom
of the American people should see to II
that it brings no more. To revive the
dead and hateful race and sectional ami
mosities in any part Oh cur common
country means confusion, distraction OF
business and the reopenlng of wounds
now happily healed. North, south, east
and west have but recently stood to-
sether in line of battle from the walls of
Pekin to the hills of Santiago, and as
sharers of a common glory and a COM
mon destiny, we should share fraternally
the common burdens. We, therefore, dep
recate and condemn the Bourbon-like
selfish and narrow spirit OF the recent
sought 10 kindle anew the emDers of
racial and sectional strife, and we appeal
from it to the sober common sense and
PATRIOTS spirit of the American people.
Republican Administration.
The existing republican administration
has been Spasmodlc, e%rratlc, sensational.
spectacular and arbitrary. II has made
itself satire upon the congress, the courts
and upon the settled practices and usage
of national and international law.
1t summoned ongres into haSty and fu-
tile extra session and virtually adjourned
it, leaving behind its flight from Washing
lOIi ullCdl4tu CdlGIlUdTS anu uEdcC0UlpllSNGQ
tasks.
1t made war, which is the sole power Of
congress-, without its authority, thereby
usurping one of it's fundamental preroga-
tives. 1T violated a plain statute of the
United States as well as plain treaty obli-
cations, international usages and consti-
tutional law; and has done so under pre-
tense of executing a great public policy
which could lave been more easily effected
lawfully, conStitutionally, and with honor.
1t forced strained and unnatural con-
StructionS upon statutes. usurping judicial
Interpretation, and substituting congress
sional enactment in the decree.
1t withdrew from ngresS their Gus
tomary duties of investigation which have
heretofore made the representatives of the
people and the states the terror of evil
doors.
1t conducted a secretive investigation Of
its own and boosted of a few Sample con-
victs. while it threw a broad coveriet over
the bureaus which had been their chosen
field of operative abuses, and kept in pow
er the superior officers, under whose adj
ministration the crimes had been commit
ted.
1t ordered assault upon some monopiies,
but paralyzed by its first victory, it flung
out the flag of truce and cried out that il
would not run Misunderstanding its fu-
ture purposes beclouded by its vacci.ld-
lions.
Appeal to the Country.
Conducting the campaign up on this dec
l~aration of our principles and purposes, we
invoke for our candidates the support, not
only of our great and time-honored or
eaniZation, but also the active assistance
past differences upon questions no longer
in issue. desire the perpetuation OF our con-
stitutional government as framed and es-
tablishe6 by the fathers of the republic.