The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-09

Alaska, should be BONA nde residents
at the time of their appointment of
territory or districts in which their
duties are to be performed.
Condemnation OF POlyGamy.
We demand the determination of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
United States. and the complete sep
aration of church and state in politi-
cal affairs.
Merchant Marine.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States
Senate as an iniquitous appropriation
of public funds for private purposes
and wasteful, illogical and useless at
tempt to overcome by subsidy the OBJ
structions raised by Republican legis-
lation to the growth and development
of American commerce on the sea.
We favor the upbuilding OF a mer-
chant marine without new or addi-
tional burdens upon thea people and
without bounties from the public treas
ury.
Reciprocity.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada and with peoples of other
countries where they can be entered
into with benefit to American agricul-
ture, manufactures, mining or COM
merce.
Monroe Doctrine.
We favor the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine i'm it's full integrity.
Army.
We favor the reduction Of the army
and of army expenditures to the point
historically demonstrated to be safe
and sufficient.
Pensions and Our Soldiers and Sail
Ors.
The Democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by
an arbitrary executive order, but by
legislation which grateful people
stand ready to enact.
Our soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives the constitution and
the laws, have a sacred interest In
their Just administration. They must
therefore share with us the humilia-
ton with which we have witnessed
the exaltation of court favorites, with
out distinguished service, over the
SCARED heroes of many battles; or
aggrandized by executive approprla-
tions out of the treasures of a pros
trate people in violation of the act OF
Congress, which fixed the compensa-
ton or allowances Of the military Of
ficers.
civil Service.
The Democratic party stands COM
mitted to the principle of civil service
reform, and we demand their honest,
Just and impartial enforcement.
We denounce the Republican party
for it's continuous and sinister en-
croachments upon the spirit and op-
Grafton of civil service rules, whereby
Il has arbitrarily dispensed with ex-
aminations for office I'm the interests
of faVorites and employed all manner
of devices TO over reach and set aside
the principles upon which the civil
service was established.
school and Race Questions.
The race question has brought count
less woes to this country. The calm
wisdom Of the American people should
see to It that IT brings no more.
williams Was Named.
Ex-senator Harris Of Kansas second
ed Cockrells nomination.. Many Of
the delegates and also spectators left
the hall.
Nevada seconded Hearst and New
Hampshire, New Jersey and North
Carolina seconded Parker.
Chairman Cole OF the North Dakota
delegation announced that he had
name 10 present 10 the convention that
had not been presented as yet as a
candidate, and added: HE seems 10
have only one objection, and that is
that he comes from too far South. The
audience amused itself by making loud
guesses ~ TO who the nominee would
be. while Chairman Bailey tried to
quiet the clamor.
All last, Mr. Cole declared that his
candidate was John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi, and round Of applause
followed.
Neither Ohio nor Oregon had a can