The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-07-14

1uTulSuluS SuOTL0r anu cheaper lines
OF, transportation and broader and less
trammeled trade relations with the
other peoples OF the world.
American Citizenship.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon
the just and lawful protection of our
citizens at home and abroad and to
use all proper measures to secure for
them, whether native born or natural
ized, and without distinction of race
or creed, the actual protection of laws
and the enjoyment of all rights and
privileges open to them under the COW
enants of cur treaties of friendship
and commerce and If under existing
treaties the right of travel and So
journ is denied to American citizens
or recognition is withheld from Amer
lean passports by any countries on
/ the ground Of race or creed, we favor
the beginning of negotiations with the
governments OF such countries to Sc
cure by new treaties the removal Of
these unjust determinations.
= We demand that all over the world
duly authenticated passport issued
by the government of the United
States to an American citizen shall
b. proof of the fact that he is an
American citizen and shall entitle him
ito the treatment due him as such.
We favor the election OF United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
Statehood for Territories.
We favor the admission of the ter
ritories of Oklahoma and the Indian
territory. We also favor the imme-
date admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico as separate states, and a ter
ritorial government for Alaska and
Porto Rico.
y We hold that the officials appointed
TO administer the government Of any
territory, as we'll as the district of
Alaska, should be bona fde residents
at the time Of their appointment of
the territory or district in which their
duties are to be performed.
Condemnation of PoIygamy.
We demand the determination OF
polygamy within the jurisdiction Of
the United States and the complete
separation of church and state in Do
litical affairs.
Merchant Marine.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill
recently passed by the United States
senate as an Ubiquitous appropriation
of public funds for private purposes.
and a wasteful illogical and useless
attempt to overcome by subsidy the
distractions raised by Republican
legislation to the growth and devel-
opment of American commerce on the
sea- We favor the upbuiding Of q
merchant marine without new or Ad-
ditional burdens upon the people and
without bounties from the public
treasury.
Reciprocity.
We favor liberal trade arrange
ments with Canada and with peoples
OF other countries where they can be-
entered into with benefit to Amer
lean agriculture, manufactures, mining
or commerce.
We favor the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine in its full integrity.
We favor the reduction of the army
and of army expenditure to the point
historically demonstrated to be safe
and sufficient.
Pensions.
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 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. 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 appropria-
tons out of the treasures Of pros
trate people in violation of the act Of
congress which fixes the oompensa-
ton and allowances of the military
officers.
Civil Service.
The Democratic party stands com-
mitted TO the principles Of civil serv-
ice reform and. I'VE demand its honest,
just and impartial enforcement
We denounce the Republican party
for its continuous and sinister en-
cToachments upon the spirit and oper-
alton Of civil service rules whereby It
has arbitrarily dispensed with examd.
nations for Offices in the interest al
favorates and employed all manner 1
devices to overeach and set aside the
principles upon which the civil service
! was established.
Race Question.
The race question has brought
countless woes to this country. Tha
calm wisdom OF the American peopae
should see to It that 1t brings no
more.
To revive the dead and hateful racs
and sectional animositfs In any paFs
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