Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05

bic for their existence, and which has
ever protested against their continuance
I'VE condemn the republican system OF
legislation under which trust monoreIies
are. enabled to exact higher prices for
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
abroad.
I'VE demand an enlargement Of tho
powers of the interstate commerce COM
mission. to the end that the travelling
public and shippers OF this country may
have prompt and adequate relief for the
abuses they are now subjected TO IN the
matter of transportation.
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine in its full integrity
I'VE favor liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
Army and Navy.
1--WE favor the reduction of the army
and OF army expenditures to the point his
torically demonstrated to be safe and
sufficient We favor the maintenance and
liberal annual increase of the navy as our
best defense in our isolated continental
condition against foreign foe, and u
source of no possible danger to our lber-
ties d people.
Capital and Labor.
I'VE favor the enactment and adminis-
tration of laws, giving labor and capital
impartally their just rights. Capital and
labor ought not TO be enemies. Each is
necessary to the other. Each has its
rights, but the rights Of labor are GER
tainly no less vested no less sacred
OF capital.
American Citizenship.
I'VE pledge ourselves to insist upon the
just and lawful protection of our citizens
al home and abroad, and to use all proper
measures to secure for them, whether
natiVe-boFn or naturaliZed, 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 covenants of our treaties of
friendship and commerce, ana if. under
existing treaties, the right OF travel and
sojourn is denied to American citizens. or
recognition is withheld from American
passports by any countries on the ground
Of race or creed, we favor the beginning
of negotiations with the governments Of
such countries to secure, by new treaties.
the removal of these unjust dlscTimina-
tionS.
Pensions.
"The democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
arbitrary executive order, but by legis-
lation 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 theretore
we have witnessed the eXaltation of court
favorites; without distinguished service.
over the Scared heroes of many battles:
or aggrandized by executive appropria-
tions out of the treasures Of q PROSTATE
people. in violation. Of the act of con-
gress which fixes the compensation and
allowances of the military officers.
Merchant Marine.
1--WE denounce the ship subsidy bill I'd
Gently passed by the United States SEN
ate as an iniquitous appropriation Of
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
overcome by subsidy the obstructions
raised by republican Hesitation to the
growth and development Of American
I'VE favor the upbuilding of a mer-
chant marine without new or additiona!
burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
The democratic party stands commit
ted to the principles of civil service re-
form, and we demand their honest, just
and impartial enforcement.
its continuous and sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation OF
civil service rules, whereby it has arbi-
trarily dispensed with examinations for
office in the interest of favorites and
employed all manner OF devices to over
reach and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service was established.
Condemnation OF Poiygamy.
I'VE demand the determination of po.
lygaay within the jurisdiction of the
United States and the complete separa-
tion of church and state in political at
fairs.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage of the measure known
as tho Newlands irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation Of the arid
lands OF the West-a measure framed by
a democrat passed in the senate by a
non-partzan vote and passed in the house
against the opposition Of almost all the
republican leaders by vote the major
ity of which was democratic. We call at
tention to this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive as it is work.
ing automatically throughout all time
without. further action Of congress, until
ton, INf 11 ttn In,
arid west capable of reclamation is ac
compished, reserving the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers i'll small tracts and rigid
lv guarding against land monopoly, as an
evidence of the policy of domestic devel
epment, contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed III power.
ImperIaiism.
I'VE favor the preservation, so far as
we can. Of an open door for the world
commerce in the orient without uuneceS-
sary ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov
ernment anywhere within our jutisdic-
ton. We oppose. as fervently as did
irresponsible, discretionary. and vague
absoutism and q policy of colonial eX
ploitatlon, no matter Wnere or by whom
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that
no government has Il right to make one
set of laws fol. those at home and an
other and a different set OF laws, abso-
lutte IN their character, for those in the
colonies All men under the American
flag are entitled to the protection of the
institutions whose emblem the flag Is: II
they are inherently unfit for those tnsti-
tions, then they are inherently unfit to be
members of the American body polite.
Wherever there may exist people in
capable of being governed under Amer
lean laws, in consonance with the Amer
lean constitution, the territory Of that
people ought not to be part Of the Amer
lean domain.
I'VE insist that we ought to do for the
Ffliplnos what we have already done for
the Cubans. And it is our intent, as soon
as It can be done wisely and safely for
the Filipinos themselves and after amica-
bic arrangements with them concerning
naval stations coaling stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
Of protection to all national and interna-
tiona1 interests, to settle the people upon
their feet, free. and independent. to work
out their own destiny.
THE endeavor Of the secretary OF war.
ment for promoters in ut the Philippine
islands, to make the United States a. part
ner in speculative exploitation of the
arChipelagO. which was OnlV temDOrarily