Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-07-15
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
The following is the Democratic platfor

az DOhOSh0sS party VI tuc OulL6l
States, in national convention assembled, de
clares It's devotion to the essential principle,
of the Democratic faith which bring US to
gether in party communion.
Under them local self government ant
national unity and prosperity were allkl
established. They underlald our indepen
dence, the structure of our free republic, anC
every democratic extension from Louisiana
to California and Texas to Oregon, which
preserved faithfully 10 all the States the tie
between taxation and representation. They
yet inspire the masses Of our people, guard
ing jealousy their rights and liberties and
cherlshing their fraternity, peace and order.
ly development. They remind us of oul
duties and responsibilities as citizens and
impress upon US, particularly at this time
the necessity Of reform and the rescue of the
administration of government from head
strong, arbitrary and spasmodic methods
which distract business by uncertainty and
pervade the public mind with dread, dis,
trust and perturbation.
The application of these fundamental
principles to the living issues of the day is
the first step toward the assured peace, safe
ty and progress of our nation. Freedom OF
the press, OF conscience and of speech
equality before the law of all citizens; right
OF trial by jury freedom of the person de.
tended by the writ of habeas corpus iber-
ty of personal contract untrammeled by
sumptuary laws; supremacy Of the civil
over military authority; well disciplined
militia; the separation of church and state I;
economy in expenditures; low taxes, that
labor may be lightly burdened; prompt and
sacred iuldllment of public and private OBJ
legations; fidelity to treaties peace, friend
ship with all nations, entangling alliances
with none; absolute acquiescence in the
will OF the majority, the vital principle of
republcs-these are doctrines which demo-
cracy has established, approved by the ma
ton and they should be constantly invoked
and enforced.
We favor the enactment and administra
ton Of law giving labor and capital impair
TALLY their Just rights. Capital and labor
ought not W be enemies. Each is necessary
TO the other. Each has it's rights, but the
rights of labor are certainly no less vested,
no less sacred AMI no less 'inalienable' than
the rights OF capital.
Constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the right to
labor, acquire and enjoy property or reside
where interests or inclination may deter
mine. Any denial thereof by individuals,
or governments should be
rebuked and punished.
We deny the right OF any executive to
disregard or suspend any Constitutional
and limitation Obedience to the
avs and respect Tor their requirements are
alike the supreme duty OF the citizen and
the official.
The military should be used only to sup
port and maintain law. We unqualltiedly
its employment Tor the summary
OF citizens without trial or Tor
the control OF elections.
We approve the measure which passed the
United States Senate in 1895, but which
Republican Congress has ever since refused
10 enact, relating TO contempts In Federal
courts and providing for trial by jury 10
cases OF indirect contempt.
We favor liberal appropriations for the
care and Improvement Of the waterways oil
the country. When any waterway like the
Mississippi river 10 OF sufficient importance
10 demand special aid oil the government
such aid should be extended with definite
plan OF continuous work until permanent
is secured.
We oppose the Republican policy OF star
wing home development in order TO Iced the
greed for conquest and the appetite for ma
Llonal prestige and display OF strength.
Large reductions can easily be made II
the annual expenditures OF the government
without impairing the efficiency OF an!
branch OF the pubic service, and We sinai
insist upon the striCtest economy and iru
galitY compatible with vigorous and ell
Gent civil, military and naval adminstra
ton as right OF the people too clear TO b
denied or withheld.
We favor honesty in the public service
the enforcement Of honesty In the puDltl
service, and 10 that end thorough legisla
tive Investigation OF those executive depart
ments OF tue Government already known Il
TEEN with corruption, as well as other de
partments suspected OF harboring corrup
ton, and the punishment oil ascertained cor
rupLlonIsts without lear or lavor or regart
to persons. The persistent and dellberat'
refusal OF both the Senate and House o
Representatives 10 permit such inVesLlga
ton to be made demonstrates that only BY
a change in the executive aud Legislative
departments can complete exposure, pun
ishment and correction be obtained.
w. condemn the action Of the Republican
marty In Congress in refusing 10 prohibit al
executive department from entering int
contracts with convicted trusts or unlRwtu
combinations in restraint Of Interstate trade
We believe that one OF the best methods o
nrocuring economy and honesty In the pub
Inc service is TO have public officials, from an
occnnant of the White House down to thu
lowest OF them, returned ~ nearly as may
be 70 Jeffersonian simplicity oil living.
We favor the nomination and election o.
A President imbued with the principles o.
the Constitution, who will set his lace stern
ly against executive usurpation OF leglsa
tive and judicial functions, whether tina
usnrpation be yelled under the guise o
executive construction OF exciting laws o
whether IL take refuge IN the tyrants plea
of necessity or superior wisdom.
We favor the preservation, 80 lar as VI
can, OF an open door Tor the worlds com
merce in the Orient, without an unnecessa
nv ENHANCEMENT in the Oriental and Euro
neap affairs and without arbitrary, unlimlt
cd. irresponsible and absolute government
anywhere within our Jurisdiction. We op
pose, as lervently as dId George Washlngto
himself, an indefinite, irresponsible, discre
tionary and vague absolutism and polio
OF colonial exploitation, no matter where
by whom invoked or exercised we beiiev
with Thomas Jefferson and John Adam
that no government has right 10 make on
sel OF laws tor those at home aud anothe
and a different set OF laws, absolute Ia the
character, Tor thOs "in the colonies" A
men under the American flag are entltle
10 the protection OF the Institutions who's
emblem the flag is. Ii they are inherent
unfit for those institutions, then they al
inherently unfit TO be- members oil the Anne
can body polite. Wherever there ma
exist people incapable Of being goVerne
under American laws, Ia consonance vii
the A merican Constitutlon,t nat people ougt
not 70 be part OF the American domain.
We insist that we ought W do Tor u
| Filipinos what we have done already Tor II
Cubans, and II Ia our duty W make tn
promise now and upon suitable guarantee
of protection 70 ciLzens OF our own az
other countries resident there al the time
our withdrawal, set the Filipino people uI
on their leeL, Tree and independent 10 w0i
out their own destiny.
The endeayor OF the Secretary OF Wa
nv pledging the Governments indorsemel
for "promoters" IN the Philippine Islands
make the United States partner 10 spec
latiye legislation OF the archipelago, whi'
was only temporarily held up ny the opp
anon OF the Democratic Senator'S 10 Z
| -. -, ,.,iu A succaaalui lead To q