Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15

We condemn the republican system OF
legislation under which trust monopolies
are enabled to exact higher prices for
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
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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
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine In its full integrity.
I'VE favor a liberal trade treaty with
Canada.
Army and Navy.
I'VE 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 a foreign foe, and q
source of no possible danger to our hber-
ties as a people.
Capital and Labor.
I'VE favor the enactment and admins.
tration Of laws. giving labor and capital
tmpartially their just rights. Capital and
labor ought not to be enemies. Each is
necessary to the other. Each has it's
rights. but the rights of labor are Ger.
tainly no less vested no less sacred
and no less 'inalienable' than the rights
of capital.
American CitizeDship.
I'VE 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 OF naturalized, and without
distinction of race or. creed. the actual
protection of laws and the enjoyment OF
al rights and privileges open to them
under the covenants OF our treaties OF
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 discrimina-
tions.
Pensions.
'sThe 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
administration. They must therefore
share with us the humiliation with which
we have witnessed the exalta,ion Of court
over the Scared heroes of many battles;
or aggrandized by executive appropria-
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 re-
Gently passed by the United States sen.
ate an iniQuitous appropriation Of
public funds for private purposes and =
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
v to
growth and development of American
commerce on the sea.
We favor the upbuilding of mer;,
without
burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
1.-THE democratic party stands commit
ted to the principles OF civil service re-
form and we demand their honest Just
and impartial enforcement.
I'VE denounce the republican party for
its continuous and sinister encroach-
civil service rules whereby ii 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 POlyEamy.
eve demand the determination Of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
tion of church and state in political at
fairs.
upon the passage of the measure known
al the NeWlands irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation of the arid
lands Of the westa n measure sss framed by
non-partizan vote and passed in the house
against the opposition OF almost all the
hcb was ny W. NE maoof
tention to this great democratic measure,
broad and comprehensive as it is work.
ing automatically throughout all time
without further action of congress, until
the reclamation of all the lands In the
arid west capable of reclamation is ac-
h-L< do, ~I..I-
for homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
lv guarding against land monopoly, as an
evidence Of the policy Of domestic devel-
opment contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed III power.
imperialism.
1--WE favor the preservation, so far as
we can, of an open door for the worlds
commerce in the orient without unneces-
European affairs and without arbitrary.
unlimited. irresponsible and absolute gov
ernment anywhere within our jurisdic,,
George Washington himself, an Indefinite
irresponsible, discretionary. and vague
absolutism and a policy Of colonial ex-
invoked or exercised: we believe. with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, that
set of laws for. those at home and an
other and different set of laws. abso-
Lutte in their character, for those In the
flag are entitled to the protection of the
Institutions whose emblem the flag is: if
they are inherently unfit for those insti-
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 constitution, the territory Of that
people ought not to be part of the Amer
lean domain.
1--WE insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what we have already done for
the Cubans, And 1t is our intent. soon
as 1t can be done wisely and safely for
the Filiplnos themselves. and after amica-
naval stations. eoaling 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.
1.-The endeavor of the secretary of war,
by pledging the governments indorse-
ment for .premotsers, IN TIE Philippine
ner in speculative exploitation Of the
archipelago which was only temporarily
held up by the opposition Of democratic
senator's In the last session. will. II sue.
cessful, lead to a permanent entangle-
ment from which II will b0 difficult 60