Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15

nopolizstion exists, prohibition should
be enforced through comprehensive
laws to be enacted on the subject.
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
We congratulate our Western citi.
zens on the passage of the law 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 nonpartisan vote, and passed in
the House against the opposition of
almost all of the Republican leaders
by vote, the majority of which was
Democratic.
We call attention to this great DEM
ocratic measure, broad and comprehen-
sive as it is, working automatically
throughout all time, without further
action of Congress, until the reclama-
ton of all the lands in the arid West
capable OF reclamation is accomplished,
reserving the lands reclaimed for
homeseekers in small tracts, and rigidly
guarding against land monopoly. as an
evidence Of the policy of domestic de-
velopment contemplated by the Demo
cratic party, should it be placed in
power.
ISTHMIAN CANAL
The Democracy, when entrusted with
power, will construct the Panama ca
nal speedily, honestly and economi.
cally, thereby giving to our people
what Democrats have always contend
ed for, great interoceanic canal, fur.
nishipg shorter and cheaper lines Of
transportation. and less trammeled
trade regulations with the other people
OF the world.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
We 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 natural
lied, and without distinction of race
or creed, the equal protection Of laws
and the enjoyment Of all rights and
privileges open to them under the COW
enants of our treaties of friendship and
commerce; and, if under existing
treaties, the right of travel and So
journ is denied to American citizens,
or recognition is withheld from Amer
ican passports by any country, on &C.
count OF race or creed, We favor the
beginning of negotiations with the
governments of such countries to Sc.
cure, by treaty, the removal OF such
unjust Determinations.
We demand that all over the world
a duly authenticated passport. issued
by the government of the United
States to an American citizen, shall
be proof of the fact that he is an
American citizen, and shall entitle
him to the treatment due him as such.
ELECTION OF SENATORS BY PEOPLE.
We favor the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote of
the people.
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission OF the Terri.
tories of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. We also favor the immedi.
ate admission OF Arizona and New
Mexico ~ separate States and Terri
torial government for Alaska and Porto
Rico. We hold that the officials ap-
pointed to administer the government
of any Territory, as we'll as the Dis.
trict of Alaska, should be bona fde res
idents, At the time of their appoint
ment, for the Territory or district in
which their duties are to be performed.
MERCHANT MARINE.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill
recently passed by the United States
Senate as an iniquitous appropriation
of public funds for private purposes,
and as . wasteful, illogical and useless
attempt to overcome by subsidy any
obstructions raised by Republican leg
islation to tho development and growth
of American commerce on the sea.
We favor the upbuilding of a merchant
marine, without new or additional bur-
dens upon the people. and without
bounties from the public treasury.
CONDEMNATION OF POLYGAMY.
We demand the determination of
polygamy within the jurisdiction OF
the United States. and the complete
separation OF church and state in DO.
liticsl affairs.
RECIPROCITY.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada. and with people OF other
countries, where they can be entered
into with benefit to American agricul.
ture, manufacturing and commerce.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
We favor the maintenance OF the
Monroe Doctrine in its full entirety.
ARMY AND NAVY.
We favor the reduction of the army
and navy expenditures to the point
historically demonstrated to be safe
and sufficient.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Democratic party stands COM
mitted to the principles of civil service
reform, and we demand their honest,
just and impartial enforcement. We
denounce the Republican party for its
continuous encroacnment upon the
spirit and operation of civil service
rules, whereby it has arbitrarily dis.
pensed with examinations for Office in
the interests OF favorites, and employed
all manner OF devices to overreach and
set aside the principles upon which the
civil service was established.
PENSIONS.
The Democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by
an arbitrary executive order. but by
legislation which . grateful people
stand ready to enact. Our soldiers
end sailors who defend with their lives
the Constitution and the laws have a
sacred interest in their just ad-
ministration. They must, Therefore,
share with us the humiliation with
which We have witnessed the exalta-
tation OF court favorites, without dis.
tinguished service, over the sacred he.
roes of many battles, or aggrandized