The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-09

PRINCIPLES UPONW WHICH THE
DEMOCRATS WILL STAND IN
THE CAMPAIGN.
The Democratic party OF the United
States, in national convention assembled,
declares its E"TottOn to the essential prin-
cipleS OF the democratic faith which brings
1t together in party communion.
Under en- local self government and ma
tionAl unity ard prosperity were alike es-
tabl!Shcd. They undpraid our independ-
ence. the structure of our free republic
and every democratic extension from Lou
isana to California and Texas to Oregon,
which prese. wed faithfully all the states
ton. They YET INSPIRE the masses of our
people, guarding jealously their rights and
liberties and eherishing their fratern:ty.
peace and orderly development. They re-
mind us OF our duties and responsibilities
as citizens and impress upon us, particular
" at this time, the necessity OF reform and
the rescue of the administration or gov
eminent from the headstrong. arbitrary and
snT neh udtraff busnsfs
mind with dread. distrust and pertubat ton.
m FUND,A!MENTAL PRINCIpLEs.
The Application tt of these fundamental
the first step toward the assured peace
safety and progress of our nation. Free,
dom OF the press. of conscience and of
zens: right of trial by jury: freedom of the
person defended by the writ of habeas cor
melled hv Sumptuary laws: supremacy of
civil over m,ltaly authority: IA we'll disci-
plned mil tia: the separation Of church and
state: economy in expenditure: low tayes
that labor may be li@,.tlv hnrd' :,rd: prompt
and sacred fultilmeut of public ana pri-
vate obligations: fidelity to treaties: pea CO
T.it1 Il.
alliances with none: absolute acqutesrpnrr
In the will of the maiortty-the vital p"in-
wn IN ''"'rl""~"t'' ~" established aInravrd
by the :.;.ti"n nj th"y %,i,,;::u be constant
ly invoked ?Nd c:,f '"r."d
CAPITAL AND LABOR
We favor enactment and administration
OF laws giving tabor and capital inpartia!ly
their i"!t r." MS {. l1ital and labor ought
not to- he eHrilc.s. Each is necessary to
the Other. Each has its rights: but the
rights of labor are certainly no less vest
alianablc" than the rights of capital.
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES.
Constitutional guarantees are violated
to labor, acquire and enjoy property or
res de where interest or inclination may
determine. Any denial thereof by individ.
uals organizations or governments should
be summarily rtbuked and punished. We
deny the right of any executive to disre-
gard or suspend any conStitutional privi-
ard respect for their requirements are
alike the supreme duty Of the citizen and
the official.
The military should he used only to sup
port and to maintain the law. We unNuali-
fiedly condemn its employment for the sum
mary baniShment Of citizens without trial,
or for tn" control Of elections.
We approve the measure which passed
the United States senate in 1896, but which
n Republican congress has ever since re-
fused to enact relating to contempts in fed
cral courts. and providing for trial by jury
in cases of ldirnct contempt.
WATERWAYS.
We favor liberal appropriations for the
care ana Improvement of the waterways or
the country. When any waterway like the
Mississippi river is Of sufficient importance
to demand special aid Of the government,
such aid should be extended with definite
plan OF continuous work until permanent
Improvement is secured.
ing home development in order to feed the
greed for conquest and the appetite for ma
tional "presige" and display Of strength.
ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
Large reductions can easily be made in
the annual expenditures Of the government
without imparing, the efficiency Of any y,
insist upon the stricteSt economy and fTu-
galty compatible with vigorous and eff
cient civil. military and naval administra-
ton a right of the people, too clear to
be denied or withheld.
We favor honesty in the public service
The enforcement Of honesty in the public
service. and to that end thorough lcgiS-
lativc Investigation Of those executive dc
partncntS Of the government already
punishment Of asccrtaincd CorruptiOniStS
without fear or favor or regard to persons.
The persistent and deliberate refusal of
both the senate and the house Of repre-
sentatives to permit such Investigation to
be made demonstrates that only by a
change in the executive and in tn" legisla-
tive departments can complete exposure,
punishment and correction be obtained.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT WITH
| TRUSTS.
| We condemn the action Of the Republican
party in congress in refusing to prohibit an
executive department from entering into
contracts with convicted trusts unlaw-
! full combinations in restraint OF Interstate
trade. We believe that one Of the best
in the public service is to have public Off
cials. from the occupant Of the White
House down to the lowest OF them re-
turned nearly as may be, to Jefferson
ian simplicity Of living.
EXECUTIVE USURPATION.
We favor the nomination and election OF
a president imbued with the principles OF
the constitution. who Will set his face
/ islative and judicial functions, whether that
usurpation be yelled under the guise OF
executive construction Of existing laws; or
whether 1t take refuge in the tyrant's pleas
OF necessity Or superior wisdom.
/ IMPERIALISM.
/ We favor the preservation, so far as we
can. Of an open door for the worlds com
I merce in the Orient, without unneces-
sary ENHANCEMENT in Oriental and Euro
| pean affairs, and without arbitrarily, un-
/ limited, irresponsible and absolute govern
ment anywhere within our jurisd lotion.
/ We oppose, fervently as did George
Washington himself, an indefinite irrespon
sible, discretionary and vague absolutisn1
matter Where or by whom invoked or ex.
3 ercsed believe with Thomas Jefferson
and John Adams that no government has
a jOht tn 10 nf laN fnp M
lat home and another and different set
of laws, absolute in their character, fol
those in the colonies"
All men under the American flag en-
! titled to protection of the institution