The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09

devotion to the essential principles of the
Democratic faith, which brings us together ir
party communion.
Under them local self government and national
unity and prosperity alike established They
underlad our independence the of our free
republic and Democratic extension from Louis
lana to California and Texas to Oregon which pre-
served faithfully in all the States the tie between
of people, guarding jealousIy their right.
and liberties and chershing their fraternity neace
and orderly development. They remind us of our
duties and responsibilities as citizens and mpress
upon particularly this time, the necessity OF
reform.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
/. The application of these Fundamental princi.
pies to the living issues of the day is first step
toward the peace safety and progress of our
nation Freedom of the press, of conscience and OF
speech-equality
The law all citizens: right of trial by ury-free-
dom of the person defended by the writ of habeas
corpus; liberty of personal contract untrammeIed
by sumptuary laws; supremacy the civil over the
military authority; well disciplined militia; the
separation of church and state economy in expendi-
lures; low taxes that labor may be lightly burdened
prompt and sacred fulfllment of public and private
obligations; fidelity treaties. peace and friendship
with all nations; entangliing alliances with none;
absolute acquiescence in the will of the majority the
vital principle of repubics-these are doctrines
which Democracy has established proverbs of the
nation and they should be constantly enforced
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
We favor enactment and administration of laws
giving labor and capital impartally their just rights
Capital and labor ought be enemies Each
is necessary to the other. Each has its rights, but
the rights of labor certainly less vested
no less sacred and no less 'nalienable" than the
rights Of capital.
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE.
Constitutional guarantees are violated whenever
any citizen is denied the right labor acquire and
enjoy property reside where interest inclination
may determine. Any denial thereof by individuals
or organizations of Government should be summarily
rebuked and punished
We deny the right executive ard
suspend any constitutional privilege limitation.
Obedience laws and respect for their require
ments are alike the supreme duty of the citizen and
the official.
The military should be used only to support and
maintain the law. We unqualihedly condemn it's en-
ployment for the summary Punishment of citizens
without trial, for the control of elections
We approve the measure which passed the United
States Senate in 1896, but which Republican Con-
gress has since refused to enact relating to
contempts in Federal providing for trial
by jury in cases of indirect contempt.
WATERWAYS.
We favor liberal appropriations for the care and
Improvement of the waterways of the country. When
any waterway like the Mississippi River is of suf-
hcien importance to demand special aid of the Gov
errment such aid should be extended with defn-
ite plan of continuous work until permanent i'm
provement is secured.
We oppose the Republican policy of starving home
development in order to feed the greed for conquest
and the appetite for national prestige" and display
of strength.
ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATION.
/. Large reductions easily be made n
nual expenditures of the Government without i'm
pairing the efficiency of any branch of the public
service, and shall insist upon the srictest econ
omy and frugality compatible with vigorous and eff
fectve civil, military and naval administration for
the people.
? We favor honesty public service the
enforcement of honesty the public service and to
that end thorough legislative investigation those
departments of the Government already known to
TEEN with corruption, we'll other departments
suspected of harboring corruption, punishment
cOrruptiOnStS
regard to persons. The persistent deliberate
refusal of both the Senate and House Represent
atives to permit such investigation be made dem
onstrates that only by change in executive and
in the legislative departments complete expo
sure, punishment and conviction be obtained.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH TRUSTS
We condemn the action of the Republican party
in Congress in refusing prohibit the executive de-
partments from entering into contracts with con-
vcted trusts or unlawful combinations in restraint
of interstate trade. We have of the best meth
DDS of procuring economy and honesty the public
service and that is to have public officials from the
occupant of the White House down to the lowest of
them, return as nearly may be to Jeffersonian
simplicity of living.
EXECUTIVE USURPATION.
We favor the nomination and election of a Pres
ident mbued with the principles of the constitution
who will his face sternly against executive usur-
patton of legislative and judicial functions whether
that usurpation be veied under the guise execu-
tive construction OF existing whether it takes
refuge in the yrants pleas of necessity superior
wisdom
IMPERIALISM.
We favor the preservation far can of an
door for the worlds in the Orient
without an unnecessary ENHANCEMENT in Oriental
and European affairs and without arbitrary unlim-
tied, irresponsible and absolute government any,
where within Jurisdiction
We oppose feryently as did George Washtnoton
himself indefinite, Irresponsible discretionary and
absolutisn policy of colonial exploita-
ton, no matter where by whom exercised we be-
lieve with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that
no government has right to make one set Of laws
for those "at home" and another and a different
set of laws absolute in their character for those ain
the colonies"
All men under the American flag entitled to
the protection of the institutions whose emblem the