The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-15


roe doctrine iu us iul intteritN
'We favor "a hl.arai trade treaty with
Canada
Army and Navy.
we avor the reduction % the army
and of army expenditure 20 the point hiss
toric1lly demonstrated 10 be- safe and
sufficient We favor the maintenance and
liberal annual increase of the navy - our
condition against foreign 100. and a
SQUIRE. ut uo possible lauser 90 oar llber-
ties AS people
Capital aud Labor.
1--WE favor the enactment ana adminis-
trau7n II avs giving labor ana capital
i~nArtAlly their just rights. Capital and
labor ought not CD be enemies Each is
. necessary tp flf other Each has is
rights. out the rights oi labor aye Ger,
t.inN no Jess vested. no less sacred
ARD u1 less inaAenable than the rshts
of capital
American citizenship.
we pledge ourselves 10 insist upon tho
just and lawful protection Of our citizens
measures 20 secure for them. whether
n4tiN e-boru pr naturalizcd. and without
distinction o. race or creed. he actual
proirl uon ot laws and the enjoyment Of
AL fighfs and privileges opel GO them
urdtr the covenants OF our treaties OF
friendship and commerce. and y. under
existing treaties the right of travel and
-ojeurl IS denied 20 American citizens. or
ngnitiuu d Withheld from American
passports hy amy countries on che ground
" race or creed We favor the beginning
~ negotiations with the governments OF
such countries 20 secure by new treaties
the removal ~ these unjust di-criminA-
hons
Pensions.
"The democracy would secure 20 IN,
surviving soldiers ana sailors and their
dependents generous pensions. not by au
arbitrary executive order. but by leE.s-
latiQn which grateful people stand
"Our soldiers and sailors who defend
with their lives THE cnfetitutiUa and the
laws hava sacred interest in their jusi
administration They must therefore
share wiz us fhc humiliation with which
we hafe Witnessed fne tNlIfItian 10 court
i4vorites. without DISTINGUISHED service.
over the Scared heroes of mary battles.
lions 0ut W tnr fraasurit- " lrnstrlte
people. ~ violation ot the act % Goa
Eress which fixes tlr compensation and
allowances ol the military officers
Merchant Marine.
I'VE deaouuce the ship subsidy Bin re-
Gently passed ht the United States sln-
- AS an ubiquitous appropriation of
wasttful. illogical and useless attempt 20
1FerC me hy subsidy Che Instructions
raised hy republican LEGISLATION % The
growth ANA development Of American
commerce Ou the sea.
we favor the uphuNdlng ~ a mor-
chant marine without nfw or additional
hourtifs from the pubic treasury
CiviI service.
The democratic party stands commit
led 90 The principles " civil. service re-
form. ard we demand their honest. Just
and impartial enforcement
eve denounce the republican party FOR
It's continuous and sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation Of
civil service rules. whereby 10 has arUi-
trlriiy dispensed with examinations for
i'm HH.f
amployel an manner OF devices 20 over
reach and set aside the principles upon
hich the civil service was established.
condemnation Of PoIygamy.
I'VE demand the determination q po-
lygamy within The jurisdiction OF the
United states and the complete separa-
ton ~ church and state IN political az
fairs
upon the passage ~ the measure known
- The Newlands irrigation act FOR the
irrigation and reclamation OF the arid
l-I-ls Of the west-a measure framed by
"A democrat. passed IN the senate by 4
nom drtizan vote and passed be- the house
against the opposition OF almost all the
republican leaders by a vote the ma jOr-
ity 0f which was democratic. We call at
rentioa 20 this great democratic measure.
broad and comprehensive as it u. work.
ing automatically throughout an time
without further action OF congress. until
the reclamation Of an the lands in the
arid west capable OF reclamation is ac-
q n.
fot h0meteekers in small tracts and rigid
Dr. guarding against land monopoly. as an
evidence ~ the policy of domestic deyel-
opmsnt contemplated By the democratic
party should II be placed IN power.
ImperIaii~m.
we favor the preservation 80 far :
wc can. " An open door Tor the world ;
commerce IN the orient without unntces-
s4ry ENHANCEMENT in the oriental and
European affairs and without arbitrary
unlimited. Irresponsible and absolute gov
eminent anywhere within our Iurislic-
fiou. we oppose. as fgrkcutly AS nia
George Washington himself an indefinite
frrcs puutibie. disco tinnary and vague
4bsOlufi-U and "a policy ut colonial exc
ulcitat40n. nO matter where or b. whom
invoked ur exercised We believe with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. that
40 government has a right 90 make one
set Of laws Tor those at home and an-
lutte in their character. for those iu the
colonies All men under the American
flag are entitled 90 rhe protection ~ the
institutions whose emblem the flag is. II
they are inherently unfit for those insti-
ti0us. then they are inherently UNIT TO he
members % the American BODY polite
Wherever there may exist a people In
capable N being governed under Amer
lean laws. IN cOIsOnance with the Amer
lean cons tuition. the territory o. that
people ought not 90 be part Of the Amer
lean domain.
"We insist that we ought TO do FOR the
Fiipinos what we have already done for
as IL can be done wisely and safely for
the Eillpinns themselves. and after anica-
bic arrangements with them concerning
naval stations. ,Oaling stations and trade
relations. and upon suitable guarantees
II protection 20 all national and interna-
t0uai interests. 90 settle the people upOn
their feet. free and indie pendent 10 work
ota their own destiny.
The .nCcavOr OF the secretary ~ war
hv picuging the governments indcrse-
memt Tor promoters In the phiippiua
islands. 20 make the United States part
ner IN speculative exploitation ~ the
archipelago which was only temporarily
held up by the opposition OF democratic
senators in The last session. will. if sue
cessfli. lead % permanent entnnrle-
mont from which g VIII be difficult T.
escape
statehood for Territories.
We favor statehood Tor oklahoma and
fnn indian territory. statehood for Ari-
IONA. statehood for New Mexico and \
territorial government for Porto Rico
Election Of senators ny the People.
we favor the election ~ United states
senators - direct vote u the people"