The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-07-15

our laws becomes inimical 20 public well
fare and peace. and should be 50 rogue
lated, controlled or prohibited by law
We demand that the rstraint OF such
! Illegal combinations be tutrusted 20 the
democratic party. which e not response
! bic f1r their existence, and which has
| ever protested against their continuance.
4 we condemn the republican system 0f
legislation under which trust monopolles
are enabled % exact higher prices Tor
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them Tor
1--WE demand an enlargement OF tho
powers Of the interstate commerce COM
| mission, to the end that the travelling
/ public and shippers Of this country may
abuses they are now subjected to la the
I matter Of transportation.
Monroe Doctrine.
I'VE favor the maintenance OF the Nom
roe doctrine in its full Integrity
We favor q liberal trade treaty with
Canada
Army ana Navy.
I'VE favor the reduction or the army
ana OF army expenditures to the point his
torically demonstrated to be safe and
liberal annual increase OF the navy as our
best defense IN our Isolated continental
condition against a foreign foe, and .
source q no possible danger TO our liber-
l ties as q people.
Capital and Labor.
eve favor the enactment and adminis-
tration Of laws giving labor and capital
| impartially their just rights. Capital and
labor ought not 10 be enemies. each IS
| necessary to the other. Each has its
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 Citixenahip.
I'VE pledge ourselves to insist upon the
"a If IN 4ft
at home and abroad and to use all proper
measures TO secure for them, whether
natiye-bcrn or naturalized. and without
distinction Of race or creed the actual
protection Of laws and the enjoyment Of
all rights and privileges open 10 them
under the covenants OF our treaties Of
friendship and commerce. and II, 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 or
such countries 70 secure, BY new treaties.
the removal OF these unjust discrimina-
tons.
Pensions.
"The democracy would secure 10 the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
dependents generous PENSIONS not BY An
arbitrary executive order, but BY legis-
lation which q grateful people stand
ao1n soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives the constitution and the
laws have a sacred interest Ia their just
administration. They must therefore
share witE us the humiliation with which
we have witnessed the exaltation OK court
fayorites, without distinguished service,
over the SCARED heroes OF many hattles
or aggrandized by executive apnropria-
lions out Of the treasures OF a PROSTATE
people, in violation of the act OF con-
gress which fixes the compensation and
allowances OF the military officers.
Merchant nimrine.
eve denounce the ship subsidy bin re-
Gently passed by the United states sem
public funds for private purposes and
wasseful, Illogical ana useless attempt 10
overcome BY subsidy the distractions
growth irsns and deveopment of ' American AN
commerce ON the sea.
I'VE favor the upbuilding nf mer~
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Civil Service.
'sThe democratic party stands commit
ted to the principles OF civil service re-
FORM and we demand their honest, Just
and impartial enforcement.
I'VE denCunce the republican party for
its continuous and sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation OF
civil service rules, whereby L has arbi-
trarily dispensed with examinations for
office in the interest of favorites ana
employed all manner OF devices to over
reach and SET aside the principles upon
which the civil service Was established.
Condemnation Of P0Iygmmy.
1--WE demand the determination Of %.
iygamy 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
AIS the Newlands irrigation act for the
irrigation and reclamation OF the arid
lands OF the west--R measure framed by
a democrat, passed In the senate BY
vote and passed IN the house
against the opposition or almost all the
republican leaders by a vote the MAJOR
ify uf which was democratic We call at4
tention to this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive az Ii ls. work.
ing automatically throughout all time
without further action OF congress, until
the reclamation OF all the lands n the
reserving the lands reclaimed
for homeseekers In SInan tracts and rigid
" guarding against land monopoly ~ an
opment contemplated BY the democrats
party should Il be placed IN power.
EnlDeramiism.
.sWe favor the preservation. 50 far a.
We can, Of an open door for the worlds
sary ENHANCEMENT IN the oriental and
European Affairs and without artdtrary.
unlimited. irresponsible and absolute gov
tien. We oppose. as fervently as did
George Washington himself. an Indefinite.
discretionary and vague
absolutism and q policy Of colonial ex-
ploitation, no matter where or by whom
invoked or exercised: we believe, with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, that
no government has right 10 make one
set az laws for those TAT home and an
other and a different set 0f laws abs04
lutte In their character. for those IN the
colonies All men under the American
nag are entitled to the protection of the
institutions whose emblem the flag Is: n
they are inherently unfit for those insfi- !
lions, then they are inherently uniit 10 be
of the American body polite.
Wherever there may exist A people In
capable Of being governed Under Amer
can laws, In consOnance with the Amer
can constitution, the Territory Of that
can domain.
I'VE insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what We have already done for
he Cubana And Il Is our Intent &s soon
Is Il can be done wisely ard safely for
he Fi'irircs Themselves era after af4ica4
ola arrangements with them concerning
laval stations, coaling stations and trade
:eiations and upon suitable guarantees
i protection to all national and lnterua.
.fonai interests, 10 settle the e<opIe upon
heir feet free and independent, 10 work
,th their own destiny.
THE endeavor Of the secretary Of war,
" pIedgiag the Noyernmenee irqor9e-
stands, TO make the United States part
Ter in speculaflFe exploitation ofttfe
which vas only temporaNIlY
leId uu BY the 6pppeliInn Of democratic
senators iD the lees session. will Il sue
seaslul. lead e permanent enfankie~
nent ir0m which # win be difficult ~
&fnxnMbna Tor Terrffarirm.