Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

BE for their existence; and ogfiEfaaes which has
1--WE condemn the republican system o.
LEGISLATION under which trust monopoIes
are enabled to sdaea nrodue1s from our
own people than they sell them 1of
abroad. ,,.roauor. NJ Tho |
MOWERS OF the interstate commerce COM
mission. to the end that the travelling |
public and shippers of this country may
abuses they are now subjected to In the
matter of transpostan1lonnti anI"r anontrtne.
eve favor the maintenance Of the Mon
roe doctrine in it's full integrity. .,.S
1--WE favor d liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
Army and Navy.
I'VE favor the reduction of the army
and OF army expenditures to the point ms
torically demonstrated to be saie and ad
liberal annual increase OF the navy as our
best defense in our isolated contlnel'a.
condition against foreign foe and .
source of no possible danger " ooA A1oSA
ties as people.
capital and Labor.
1--WE favor the enactment and admins,
tration of laws, giving labor anu cap..adi ia
impartialy their Just rights; gn,es cap1sa Fac} % is
aSor pgh to hdf the TO Other Each has its
rights, but the rights OF labor are Ger,
tainly no less vested no less 'sacreo
ard no less 'inalienable than the rights
Of capital.
American Citizenship.
I'VE pledge ourselves to Insist upon the
Just and lawful protection OF our cltlzens
at home and abroad, and to use all proper
to oT and Without
distinction Of race or creed. the actual
protection of laws and the enjoyment OF
all rights and privileges open to them
friendship and commerce. and II. under
existing treaties, the right OF travel ana
recognition Is withheld from American
passports by any countries on the ground
'of race or creed. we favor the beginning
such countries to secure, by new treaties.
the removal Of these unjust discrimina-
tions.
PenUiOnS.
1.-THE democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions. not BY an
arbitrary, executive order. but by legis.
lation which grateful people stand
:Our soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives the constitution and the
laws have a sacred interest in their just
snare 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:
ticns Gut OF the treasures of a prostrate
people, in violation, OF the act OF con.
allowances Of the military officers.
Merchant Marine.
1--WE denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States sem
ate as an iniquitous appropriation CT
public funds for private purposes and a.
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
oNerc ame by subsidy the obstructions
raised by republican lesislatio TO ;, the
growth and development OF American
Commerce Oh the sea.
I'VE favor the upbuilding of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
b0ulIties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
The Democratic party stands commits
ted to the principles OF civil service re-
form, and We demand their honest, just
and impartial enforcement.
We denoance the republican party FOR
its continuous and sinister encfoach-
fAents upon she spirit aad operation of
+. civil service rules, whereby il has arbl-
office in the interest OF Ia8aliies and
employed all manner q devices to over
reach and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service WAS established.
CosaI eHlnation OF Foi3 ssani3.
I'VE demand the determination of po-
lygaIay within the jurisdiction OF the
United States and the complete separa-
ton of church and state i'll political at-
fairs .....-......
We congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage of the measure known
as the Newlands irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation OF the arid
lands OF the west-a measure framed by
democrat, passed in the senate by d
non-partzan vote and passed in the house
against the opposition OF almost all the
republican leaders by q vote the major.
ity Of which was democratic. We call at.
broad and comprehensive as it is, work.
ing automatically throughout all TINA
without further action Of congress, until
arid west capable of reclamation is ac-
complished, reserving the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
evidence OF the policy of domestic devel-
opment contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed IN power.
imperialism.
I'VE favor the preservation, so far az
We can. of an open door for the world >
commerce in the orient without unneces-
sary ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
European affairs and without arbitrary.
ernment anywhere within our jurisdic-
ton. We oppose as feryently. as did
George Washington himself. an indefinite.
irresponsible. discretionary. and vague
absolutism and a policy of colonial ex-
ploitation, no matter where or by whom
Invoked IN, or exercised; we believe, with
no government has a right to make one
set of laws for those at home and an
OLuGf anu ulHeFenI Set OIL laws, dDSO-
lutte in their character, for those in tha
colonies. All men under the Americaa
flag are entitled to the protection Of the
institutions whose emblem the flag is: il
they are inherently unfit for those insti-
tlons. 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 III c'a:sonance with the Amer.
lean constitu' j"l.. the territory OF tha,
people ought at 10 be part OF the Amer.
team domain.
We inss, that we ought to DO for the
FiipLos 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 Fflipnos themselves, and after amica-
Bile arrangements with them concerning
naval stations, coaling stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
OF protection to all national and interna
tional interests, to settle the people upon
their feet free and independent, to work
out their own destiny.
The endeavor Of the secretary Of war
by. pledging the governments indorse.
ment, 1or promoters in tho Philippine
Islands. to make the United States part
mel, in speculative exploitation of the