The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12
the right OF travel and sojourn is denied

the right of travel and sojourn is denied
10 American citizens or recognition is
withheld from American passports. By
any counties ~ the ground CT race or
creed. w favor the beginning OF nego-
t~iat.ons with the government OF such
countries 10 sscure by treaties The re-
movai Of these unjust Determinations.
We demand that all over the world a
duly authenticated LASS port # secured
by the government f the United states
&c az American citizen shah be proof OF
the fact that he is ~ American citizen
and snail e1:itie HIN TO the treatment
due him as such.
Election OF Senators by the People.
We favor of United States Senator
By the direc: vc:e of the people.
Statehood for Territories.
We favor the admission OF the terri
tories OF Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. We also favor the Immediate
admission Of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states and a territorial gov
eTrClent for Alaska ana p2r:c REQ.
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We ar-i thai the officials pointed 10 ad-
minister tnl Of any terri
tory. - Vel as with the district OF
Alaska, shouid he bonafGe residents
at the time OF their appointment OF the
territory, or district in which their du-
ties are 20 De performed.
Condemnation of Po!ysamy.
We demand the determination of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction OF the
United States ami the complete separa-
ton OF church and state in political af-
fairs.
Merchant Marine.
We dencu2ce the ship subsidy bill
rece2:ly passed by the United States
Senate as an iniquitous appropriation
OF public funds for private purposes
ana = wastefui, illogical ana useless
attempt to overcome by subsidy the
o1sGuct:o2s raised By Republican leg
islat-c1 20 the growth and development
of american commerce on the sea. We
favor the upbuiiding OF "A merchant
marine with new or additional burdens
upon the people and without bounties
from the public treasury.
Reciprocity.
We "a vOr liberal trade arrangements
witt Canada L with peoples of other
countries, where they can be entered
into with benefit to American agricul-
ture, manufacturers, mining and COM
merCe.
Monroe Doctrine.
We favor the maintenance Of the
MohTct Doctrine n its full integrity.
Army.
We favor the reduction of the army
ana o. army expenditures TO the DIN
historically demonstrated to be safe
and sufficient.
Pensions and Our Soldiers and Sailors
The democracy would secure TO the
surviving soldiers and sailors n their
dependents, generous pensions, not
an arbitrary executive order, but by
legislation, which a 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 and they must
therefore share with US the humiliation
with which we have witnessed the
exaltation of court favorites, without
distinguished service, over the SCARED
heroes of many battles: or ~aggrandized
by executive appropriations out of the
treasures OF a PROSTATE people, in vio-
lation OF the Get CT Congress which fx-
cd the compensation or allowances Of
the military officers.
Civil Service.
The Democratic party stands COM
mitted to the principle of civil service
reform, and we demand their honest,
just and impartial enforcement.
denounce the Republican party for its
continuous and sinister encroachmen'-
upon the spirit and oDeration ~ civil
service rules, whereby Il has arbitra-
rily dispensed with examinations r.
office in the interests of favor 4
employed all manner of devices 10
reach and set aside the principles r~on
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 il that it brings no more.
To revive dead and hateful race and
sectional animosities in any part of our
common Country neal confusion,
distraction of business and the reopen
ing OF wounds now happily healed.
North. south. east and west nave but
recently stood together in line of bat
tie from the walls OF Pekin, to the hills
Of Santiago, and as shareFs of a COM
mon glory and a common destiny. we
should share fraternally the common
Burdens.
We therefore deprecate and condemn
the po~urbon-like, selfish and narrow
spirit OF the recent Republican conven-
ton at Chicago which sought to kindle
anew the embers of racial and Sec
tional strife, M We appeal from it ID
the SOBER common sense and patriotic
spirit OF the American.
The Republican Administration.
The existing Republican administra-
ton has been spasmodic, cratic, sem
s~ational, spectacular and arbitrary. Il
has made itself a satire upon the Con-
gress, the courts and upon the settled
practices n usages of national and
international law.
1t Congresses into hasty
and futile extra session and virtually
adjourned IL. leaving behind its flight
from Washington. uncalled calendars
and unacccrnplished tasks.
It made war. which is the sole power