Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16

~assefui Illogical ana useless attempr %
overcome by subsidy The obstrucfion.
raised by Republican legislation TO ths
growth and development OF Amertcan
commerce on the sea
We favor the up-building OF n nerch.
ant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and withou,
oounties from the public treasury
Ihe Democratic party stands commit.
TED TO the principles OF civil service re.
form and we demand their honest ,,,s,
and impartial enforcemeret.
We denounce the Republican partv 10,
ITS continuous and sinister encroach.
ments upon the spirit and operation OF
civil service rules. whereby IL has ar
bItrarily dispensed with examinations for
once In the interests of favorites. and en-
ployed all manner OF devices TO over
reach and set aside the principles upon
winch the civil service was established.
we demand the determination OF poly.
Samy within the jurisdiction of the Unit.
ed states and the complete separation of
church ana state i'm political affairs.
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 n
hon-partsan vote and passed i'm the house
against the opposition OF almost all the
republican leaders by vote the ma.
Jor1ty of which was Democratic We call
attention to this great Democratic meas
ure. broad and comprehensive as IL is,
working automatically throughout ali
time without further action of congress
unless the reclamation of all the lands in
the ara west capable OF reclamation is
accomplished. reserving the lands re-
Claimed Tor home seekers i'm small tracts
and rigidly guarding against land mo.
nopoly. as an evidence of the policy OF
domestic development contemplated by
the democratic party, should 1t be placed
in power.
we favor the preservation i'm so far as
we can OF an open door for the world :
commerce in the Orient without unnec-
essary ENHANCEMENT in Oriental and Eu-
ropean affairs, and without arbitrary. un-
limited. irresponsible and absolute gov.
eminent anywhere within our turisdic-
ton. We oppose as ferventIv as ala
George Washington himself an indefinite
Irresponsible discretionary and vague alb
solutism and a policy of colonial exploit
tatlon, no matter where or by whom in
yoked or exercised; we believe with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that
no government has a right to make one
set of laws for those lat home" and an
other ana different set of laws. abso-
lutte In their character. for those 'in the
colonleS All men under the American
flag are entitled to the protection of the
institutions whose emblem the flag is. IL
they are inherently unfit for those insti-
buttons then they are inherently unfit to
be members Of the American body polftio
Wherever there may exist a people IN
capable of being governed under Ameri.
can laws. in consonance with the Amer
lean constitution. the territory of that
people ought not to be part Of the Amert-
can domain.
We insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what we have already done for
the Cubaus. And IT is our intent as soon
as 1t can be done wisely and safely for
the Ftipinos themselves. and after annie.
able arrangements with them concprnfne
naval stations. coaling stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
OF protection to all national and interna.
uoual interests TO set the Filipino people
upon their feet, free and independent to
work out their own destiny.
The endeavor OF the secretary OF war
by pledgine the governments ind6rse-
ment for promoters in the Philippine
Islands TO make the United states a part
ner In speculative exploitation OF, the
archipelago. which was only temDora rily
held up by the opposition of the Demo
cratic senator's In the last session. will
II successful lead TO permanent entan-
Clement from which II viii be difficult to
escape.
We favor statehood for Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory. statehood for Art
iona, statehood for New Mexico and =
territorial government for Porto Rico.
We favor tho election OF United States
senator's by direct vote Of the people.
Among the members of the national
committee are the following: Delaware. |
Richard r. Kenney; Maryland. l.. Vic
tor Baughman; New Jersey. William
b. Gourley; New York. Norman f.
Mack; North Carolina. Josephus Dan
iels; Pennsylvania. James NJ. Guffey:
West Virginia. John T. McGraw.