The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-15

Of the act OF congress which nres tns
compensation and allowances Of mill
/ tarv officers.
Tho Democratic party stands committed
20 the principles u civil service reform
/ and we demand their honest Just and
! impartial enforcement. We denounce the
/ Republican party for ita continuous en-
croachment upon the spirit and operation
OF civil service rules. whereby Il has arbi.
/ trnrtly dispensed with examinations for
office IN the Interest Of fnvoritca ana en-
ploycd all manner OF devices 90 over
rench and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service was established.
Tho race question has brought count.
less woes to this country. The calm wis
dom ot the American people should see
20 II that 10 brings no more. To revive
the dead and hateful race and sectional
animoaiues In any part OF our common
country means confusion. distraction Of
business and the reopening Of wounds
and west have recently stood together
IN line OF battle from the walls OF Pckin
70 the hills Of Santiago. and as sharors
tiny we should shnre fraternaiiy the
common burdens. We therefore depre-
cate and condemn the nourbonlike, sci.
fsh and narrow spirit OF the recent Re
sought 60 kinde anew racial and fac
uonal strife. and we appeal to the sober
common sense and patriotic spirit OF the
| American people.
has been spasmodlc. spectacular and mr..
hltrary. II has made itself n satire upon
the congress, the courts ana upon the
settled practices and usnEcs OF national
congress- into hanty and futile extra ses.
sion and virtually adjourned H.. leavinn
| behind It's Night from Washington IN.
called calendars and unnccompllshed
II made war (which Ia tho sole power Of
congrcna. without It's authority, thereby
n1urplng lta fundamental prerogative
IL violated statute OF the United States
M we'll ns plain treaty obligations. inter-
national usaEcs and constitutional lawi
and has done no under pretcnso OF exc
cutting a great public policy which could
have been more easily Effected lawfully.
conHtitutionnlly and with honor.
IL forced strained and unnatural con.
ntructiona upon statutes, usurpinE Judi
olnl Interpretation and substituting con-
greHslonnl onnctmenta.
IL withdrew from congress their Gus.
tomary duties OF Investigation which
have heretofore made the representatives
evil-doera.
II conducted secret investigation Of
It's own and boosted Of a few sample
oonvlcts while II threw a broad coverlet
over tho bureaus which had been their
chosen field OF operative abuses and kept
In power the superior officers under
whose administration the crimes had
been committed.
IL ordered assault upon some monopo-
lies, but pnraiyzed by It's first victory IL
hung out the nag Of truce and declared
that II would not run amuck." leaving
~ future purposes becloudcd by its vac
lilationa.
Conducting the campaign upon this
declaration Of our principles and pur-
poses, we invoke for our candidate the
support, not only of our great and time
honorcd organization. hut also the active
assistance OF all our fellow. citizenR who
disregnrdlng past differences upon ques-
lions no longer IN issue. desire the PER-
netuation ~ our constitutional govern
mcnt rs framed and established by the
fathers OF the republic.