Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-07-14

upon their feet, and free and indep Es mt
deavor ny pledging the govern M, s,, en-
partner in speculative legislation for the
archipelago, which was only tsmporariiy
senator's in the last session; will, II ,nc ,.
cessful, lead to an ENHANCEMENT WHICH
1t will be difficult to escape
To Redeem Arid Regions.
We congratulate our western citizens
upon. the passage of the law known as
cation and reclamation of the arid lands
of the west--a measure framed by DEM
ocrat, passed in the senate by non-par-
tisan vote. and passed in the house against
the opposition Of almost ali the republi.
can leaders. by a vote the majority OF
which was democratic. We call attention
TO the great democratic measure. broad
and comprehensive as it is, working at'-
tomattcally throughout time. without fur
ther action of congress until the reclama-
ton of all the lands in the arid west ca
pable OF reclamation Is accomplished. re-
serving all the lands reclaimed for home
seekers in small tracts, and rigidly guard
ing against. land monopoly as an evidence
contemplated by the democratic party
should it be placed In power.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada and with peoples of other
countries where they can be entered into
with benefit to American agriculture
manufactures, mining or commerce.
The democracy when entrusted with pow
err will construct the Panama canal speed-
lily. honestly and economically. thereby
giving to our people what democrats have
always contended fora great interocean-
ic canal. furnishing shorter and cheaper
lines of transportation and broader and
loss trammeled trade relations with the
other people of the world.
We favor the maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine in its navy and army. We
favor the reduction of the army and navy
expenditures to the point historically
demonstrated to be safe and sufficient
Soldiers Pensions.
The democracy would secure to the sur
pendents generous pensions, not by an
arbitrary executive order. but by lcgis.a-
ton which a grateful people stand ready
to enact. Our soldiers and sailors, who
defended with their lives the legislation
and the laws. have !, sacred interest in
their just administration. They must
share with us the humiliation which we
have witnessed of the exaltation of court
fa"oritcs, without distinguished service
over the sacred heroes of many battles
aggrandized by executive appropriation
pie: in violation of the act of congress
which fixed the compensation and allow
ance of military officers.
l h democratlc party pa ,.; stands committed
and we demand their honest. just and i'm
partial enforcement. We dcnounce the
rrpubilcan party for its continuous and
sinister encroachments upon the spirit
and operation of civil service rules.
whereby It's has arbitrarily dispensed with
examinations for officers i'm the interests
of favoritcs, and employed all manner of
devices to ovcrreach and set aside the
principles upon which the civil service was
established
Conducting the campaign upon this dec
laration of our principles and purposes.
we invoke for our candidates the sup
port. not only of our great and time hon
ored organization, but also the active
assistance of all of our fellow citizens
who. disregarding past differences upon
questions no longer in issue desire the
perpetuation of our constitutional govern
mont as framed and established by the
father of The republic.