Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-07-14

lated. controlled or prohibited by nv
as 70 amply protect the public Interests.
u,"'Ne demand that the ~rstraint Of such
Illegal combinations be intrusted to The
democratic party. which is not RESPONSE
BILE for their existence. and which has
ever protested against their continuance.
We condemn the republican system of
legislation under which trust
are enabled 10 exact higher prices for
their manufactured products from our
own people than they sell them for
I'VE demand an enlargement of the
powers of the interstate COM
mission, TO the end that the travelling
public and shippers of this country may
nave prompt and adequate relief for the
abuses they are now subjected 20 in the
matter of transportation.
Monroe Doctrine.
w favor the maintenance of the MJ1-
roe doctrine in its full integrity.
We favor a liberal trade treaty withs
Canada.
Army and Navy.
We favor the reduction of the army
and of army expenditures to the point his
torlcally demonstrated to be safe and
Su1hclent. We favor the maintenance and
liberal annual increase of the navy as our
best defense in our isolated continental
condition against a foreign foe. and a
+o i'fSibiS NhIA6NI " Jul lIDCE~
ties as a people.
Capital and Labor.
I'VE favor the enactment and adminis-
tratlon OF laws, giving labor and capital
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 n Lawful protection of our citizens
at home n abroad, and to use all proper
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 if. 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-
tions.
Pensions.
THE democracy would secure to the
surviving soldiers and sailors and their
N'ENiA'ANAA6 SNAlNASAS HNllSlpllC. HUI Nv M
arbitrary. executive order, but by legis-
lati9n 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 lbs 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-
tions 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 Marine.
I'VE denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States sem
ate as ar iniquitous appropriation of
public funds for private purposes and a
wasteful. illogical and useless attempt to
by subsidy the distractions
raised by republican legislation to the
growth and development of American
on the sea.
We favor the upbuilding of a mer-
chant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
Civi Service.
The democratic party stands commit
ted to the principles of civil service re-
form, and We demand their honest, lust
and impartial enforcement.
we uttlbullC0 Illb TBpuDIlCdn DartX fOT
its continuous n sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation Of
civil service rules, whereby it has arbi-
trarily dispensed with examinations for
employed all manner, of devices to over
and set aside the principles upon
which the civil service was established.
Condemnation of POlygamy.
I'VE demand the determination of po-
within the jurisdiction of the
States and the complete separa-
ton of church and state in political af-
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
andsO of the west-a measure framed by
democrat, passed in the senate by a
1on-partizan vote and passed in the house
against the opposition of almost all the
republican leaders by a vote the major
to this great democratic measure.
oroad and comprehensive as it is, work.
ng automatically throughout all time
further action Of congress, until
reclamation of all the lands in the
irid west capable of reclamation is ac-
reserVing the and reclaimed
or homeseekers in small tracts and rigid
" guarding against Ian monopoly, as an
evidence of the policy of domestic devei-
contemplated by the democratic
party should it be placed IN power.
imperialism.
I'VE favor the preservation. so far as
can, of an open door for the worlds
in the orient without unneces-
sary ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
European affairs and without arbitrary.
unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov
anywhere within our jurisdic-
ION We oppose, as feryently as did
Washington himself, an indefinite,
Irresponsible, discretionary and vague
lbsolutism and a policy of colonial ex-
Dloitation, no matter where or by whom
INVOKED or exercised: we believe, with
10 government has a right to make one
of laws for those at home and an
'ther and a different set Of laws, abso-
ute in their character, for those in the
lag are entitled to the protection of the
Institutions whose emblem the flag is: IL
hey are Inherently unfit for those insti-
ions, then they are inherently unfit to be
there may exist a people in
of being governed under Amer
laws, in c~onsonance with the Amer
can constitution, the territory of that
people ought not to be part of the Amer
can domain.
We insist that we ought to do for the
tflipinos what we have already lone for
he Cubans. And it is our intent. as soon
IS it can be done wisely and safely for
he Filipinos themselves, and after AMIGA
lie arrangements with them concerning
stations, coaling stations and trade
n upon suitable guarantees
# protection to all national and interna-
ional interests, to settle the people upon
heir feet, free n 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 a part
Ter in speculative exploitation of the
archipelago, which vas only temporarily
ield up by the opposition of democratic
enators in the last session, will, if sue
%essful, lead to a permanent %entangle-
nent, from which 1t will be difficult to
Statehood for Territories.
1--WE favor statehood for Oklahoma and
he Indian territory, statehood for Ari-
statehood for New Mexico and a
government for Porto Rico.
of Senator's by the People.
Owe favor the election of TTnitad Statas