The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-07-16

lated. controlled or prohibited by lay
as 70 amply protect the publle interest,"
I'VE demand that the rstraint OF suc
| Illegal combinations be intrusted TO IN
democratic party, which Is not response
bic for their existence, and when ma
ever protested against their continuance
| legislation under which trust monopolle
are. enabled to exact higher prices 10
their manufactured products from GU
own people than they sell them 10
1--WE demand an enlargement of tn
powers OF the interstate commerce com
mission, to the end that the travelling
public and shippers OF this country ma!
| have prompt and adequate relief for tn
abuses they are now subjected to In tn
matter Of transportation;
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenance Of the Mon
| roe doctrine In Its full integrity.
we favor liberal trade treaty will
Canada.
Army and Navy.
1--WE favor the reduction of the army
and, OF army expenditures to the point his
torically demonstrated to be safe ant
sufhcient. We favor the maintenance anc
liberal annual Increase OF the navy as oul
best defense in our Isolated continenta
condition against foreign foe and
source of no possible danger to our liber'
ties as people,
Capital and Labor.
Eve favor the enactment and admins.
tration Of laws, giving labor and capita
impartially 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 Citizenship.
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 or naturalized and without
distinction of race or creed the actual
protection of laws and the enjoyment OF
all rights and privileges open to them
under the covenants of our treaties of
friendship and commerce. and IT, under
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-
tons.
Pensions.
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 a grateful people stand
ready to enact.
"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 eXaltation of court
favorites, without distinguished service,
over the Scared heroes of many battles
or aggrandized by executive appropria-
items out of the treasures of PROSTATE
people, in violation of the act of con-
gress which fixes the compensation and
allowances of the military officers.
Merchant Marine.
eve denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States SEN
public funds for private purposes and
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
overcome by subsidy the distractions
raised by republican legislation to the
growth and development of American
commerce on the sea.
I'VE favor the upbulding of mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
bountes from the public treasury.
civil Service.
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
ments upon the spirit and operation of
civil service rules, whereby ii has arbi-
trarily dispensed with examinations for
office in the interest of .tavorites and
employed all manner Of devices to over
reach and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service was established.
Condemnation of POlygamy.
I'VE demand the determination Of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
United States and the complete separa-
ton of church and state in political af-
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
a democrat, passed in the senate by
vote and passed in the house
against the opposition of almost all the
republican leaders by vote the major
ty of which was democratic. We call at
LentioI to this great democratic measure,
broad and comprehensive as it is, work.
ng automatically throughout all time
without further action of congress- until
he reclamation of all the lands in the
arid west capable of reclamation is ac-
reserving the lands reclaimed
,or homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
" guarding against land monopoly, as an
evidence of the policy of domestic deve-
1pment contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed IN power.
imperialism.
eve favor the preservation, so far as
we can of an open door for the worlds
commerce. in the orient without unneces-
;ary ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
European affairs and without arbitrary,
irresponsible and absolute gov
arnment anywhere within our jurisdc-
George Washington himself, an indefinite
Irresponsible, discretionary and vague
ibsolutism and policy of colonial eX-
no matter where or by whom
INVOKED or exercised: We believe with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, that
10 government has a right to make one
set of laws for those at home and an
,ther and different set of laws, abso-
ute in their character, for those in the
colonies All men under the American
lag are entitled to the protection of the
hey are inherently unfit for those insti-
ions, then they are inherently unfit to be
members of the American body polite
there may exist a people in
can laws, in consonance with the Amer
can constitution, the territory of that
people ought not to be part of the Amer
can domain.
'ilipinos what we have already done for
he Cubans. And it is our intent, as soon
Is it can be done wisely and safely for
he FiEpinos themselves, and after AMIGA
lie arrangements with them concerning
laval stations, coaling stations and trade
Citations, and upon suitable guarantees
# protection to all national and nterna-
ional interests, to settle the people upon
heir feet, free and Independent, to work
nut their own destiny.
THE endeavor of the secretary of war,
" pledging the governments indorse-
nent for promoters in the Philippine
stands, to make the United States part
Ter in speculative exploitation of the
rchipelago, which was only temporarily
eld up by the opposition of democratic
enators in the last session, will. if sue
essful, lead to a permanent entangle-
nent, from which It will be difficult to
scapH.
Statehood for Territories.
1--WE favor statehood for Oklahoma and |
he Indian territory, statehood for Ari- |
ona statehood for New Mexico and a
government for Porto Rico.
Election of Senator's by the People.
1--WE favor the election of United States
enators by direct vote of the people,"
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