The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-06-25


colonial exploitation, no matter where
or by whom invoked or exercised; we
believe with Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams that no government has
right to make one set of laws for
those "at home" and another and
different set of laws. absolute in their
character, for those "in the colonies"
All men under the American flag arc
entitled to the protection Of the insti-
tutions whose emblem the flag is; If
they are inherently unfit for these IN
stitutions then they are inherently un-
fit to be members of the American body
polite. Wherever there may exist
people incapable of being governed
under American laws. in consonanee
with the American Constitution, the
territory of that people ought not to
be part of the American domain. Be
lieving this, we believe that we ought
TO do ultimately for the Filipinos what
we have already done for the Cubans.
The example is there; it is worthy
one; it constitutes bright page in
the history of our country; Il tells the
story of American courage, magma
nimity and justice; the Democracy pro-
poses to follow that example and 1t is
our intent as soon as it can be done
wisely and safely for the Filipinos
themselves. and after amicable ar
rangements with them concerning
naval stations, coaling stations and
trade relations and upon suitable
guarantees of protection to citizens
and subjects of other powers settled in
the Philippines to set the Filipino peo-
| pie upon their feet-free and inde
pendent TO work out their destinies
upon the lines of their own race, traits
and tendencies and local conditions,
as God may give it to them to see their
interests and their destiny. The white
man has no right to superimpose his
civilization by force upon the brown
man in the brown mans country. He
will have enough to do to maintain
the white mans civilization in all
parts of the white mans country,
which is his inherited and inherent
duty. That the Filipinos can work
out civilization of their own we have
reason to hope from the lesson which
tho kindred races of the Japanese has
taught the world, and it is no matter
of ours if their civilization shall not
be like ours; that which they may
evolve for themselves may not be the
best in the world, but 1t will be the
best for them, and far better than any
lveneering of ours, unassimilable by
them as race and alien to their ira
d.tions and aspirations.
Ninth-Faithful execution without
executive construction in the courts of
the country of the laws of the United
States as they are written, and espe-
clally the enforcement without fear or
favor, of the interstate commerce and
antitrust laws-leaving to the legisla-
tive branch of the government the
duty. if need there shall be, of amend
ing all other laws upon the statute
Looks; the enactment of such other
laws as may be necessary to put an
end to unjust rebates and discrimina-
tions by one trust or unlawful combi'
nation in interstate commerce to an.
other There should be no fayoritism
extended by law to any person, class
of persons, or combination of corpora
tions. nor should any favoritism be
permitted by the law to be extended to
any person or class of persons by arti-
fetal persons created by the law--its
creatures, therefore, and subject to its
regulation. All that any brave Ameri-
tdD OibiICh ooho 10 q iaii hClu anu w aoi
opportunity. Less than that he canno.
ask, no matter how seemingly great
the Industrial obstacle which stands
in his way; more than that he will
not permit anybody else to stand in
possession of.
Tenth-The cessation of the existing
| ubiquitous partnership between the
treasury department of the Federal
government and certain favored ma
| tional banks, whereby millions of dol
lars are annually lent TO those insti-
tutions, without charge of interest,
and without any prescribed rules of
determining which particular bank
shall receive special governmental ia
vor. BY this system millions of the
public money are yearly put beyond
the power of immediate or reasonable
collection by the government, unless
with great menace of business dis
turbance and panic the probable, If
not inevitable, result of any attempt
TO collect at all.
Eleventh-The Democratic party
congratulates the country upon the
vindication of the Democratic conten-
tion for an increased volume of real
or metallic money in a manner ac-
ceptable to all Democrats by the ad-
dition to the worlds stock of money
metals of two thousand millions Of
dollars in gold within the past eight
years, from which these United States
have been able to obtain seven hun
dred millions. thereby doubling their
stock of standard money; raising their
circulation per capita from $23 to $50
and contributing to that advent of In
dustrial activity which could not
otherwise have been attained and a
proportionate increase of the worlds
stock OF coined silver. The fact that
this result has been reached by no
action of government, but by the act
of God through human instrumental
ties of discovery and invention does
not lessen our gratitude.
Twelfth-The Democratic party
lcongratulates the country that It has
no larger amount of outstanding un-
covered paper currency than at pres
ent Every paper promise to pay by
the government ought to be as safe
as millionaire's due bill fer fifty
cents and that is actually the case
today. and being the case, the Demo
cratic party, like the American peo-
pie. fails to see that the s346,000,0 900
Of outstanding Treasury notes are
either burden to the people or a
peril to the country's business inter
ests. Until the interest-bearing debt
of the United States. constituting as
it does an annual burden upon pro-
ductive industry. is paid off and ex.
tinguished. it is idle TO grow hyster.