The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-09

lican leaders, by a vote, the majority OF
which was democratic.
| We call attention to this great demo-
cratic measure broad and comprehensive
as It is working automatically thruout
all time without further action Of con-
gress, until the reclamation of all the
lands in the arid west capable Of reclama-
! ton Is accomplished, reserying the lands
reclaimed for homeseekers in small traots.
and rigidly guarding against land monop-
oily as an evidence Of the policy Of do
nestle development contemplated by the
democratic party, should 1t be placed in
power.
IsthmIan Canal.
Democracy when intrusted with power
will construct the Panama canal speedilv.
honestly and economically, thereby Civ
! ing to our people what democrats have
always contended fora great inter
oceanic canal, furnishing shorter and
cheaper lines of transportation and broa d.
er and less trammeled trade relations with
other peoples of the world.
American Citizenship.
| We pledge ourselves to insist upon the
| Just and lawful protection of our citizens
at home and abroad. and to use all proper
measures to secure for them, whether
native born or naturalized and without
distinction Of race or creed, the equal pro-
lection 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 recog-
milton is withheld from American pass
ports 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 treaties the
removal Of those unjust Determinations
We demand that all over the world a
duly authenticated passport issued by the
government of the United States to an
American citizen shall be proof of the fact
that he is an American citizen and shall
entitle him to the treatment due him as
such.
Elections Of Senator'S
We favor the election Of United States
senator by the direct vote of the people
Condemnation Of Polygamy.
We demand the determination of po-
lygamy within the jurisdiction of the
United States, and the complete separa-
ton of church and state In political af-
fairs. ..
Statehood for Territories.
We favor the admission of the terri
tories of Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory. We also favor the immediate ad-
mission of Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states and territorial govern
ment for Alaska and Porto Rico.
We hold that the officials appointed to
administer the government of any terri
torys as well as with the district Of Alas
ka, should be bona f1de residents at the
time OF their appointment Of the territory
or district in which their duties are to be
performed. .aI
Merchant Marine.
We denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States senate
as an Ubiquitous appropriation Of public
FUNDS for private purposes and waste
full, Illogical and useless attempt to over
come by subsidy the distractions raised
by republican legislation to the growth
and development Of American commerce
on the sea.
We favor the upbuilding of merchant
marine without new or additional bur-
dens upon the people.and without bounties
from the public treasury.
~ -. Reciprocity.
We favor liberahi trade arrangements
with Canada, and with peoples Of other
countries where tl can be entered into
with benefit to AnG 1can agriculture, man
School and face, Questions.
The race questiaE has brought count
wisdom of the American people should see
to 1t that it brings no more.
10 revive the dead and hateful race
and sectional animosittes in any part Of
our common country means confusion,
distraction Of business and the reopening
OF wounds now happily healed. North,
south, east and west have but recently
stood together in line Of battle from the
walls of Picking to the hills Of Santiago
and as sharers Of g. common glory and
common destiny, We should share frater-
nally the common burdens.
We therefore: deprecate and condemn
the bourbon-like selfish and narrow spirit
of the recent republican convention at
Chicago which sought to kindle anew the
embers of racial and sectional strife, and
we appeal from it to the sober common
sense and patriotic spirit Of the Ameri-
can, people. s.:@
Republican Administration.
The executing republican administration
has been spasmodic, errattc, sensational,
spectacular and arbitrary. It has made
Itself satire upon the congress, the courts
and upon the settled practices and usages
OF national and international law
It summoned the congress into hasty
and futile extra session and virtually adj
journed it, leaving behind in it's fight from
Washington uncalled calendars and unac-
compished tasks.
It made war, which is the sole power
of congress. without It's authority, there
by usurping one Of Its fundamental pre-
negatives It violated a plain statute Of
the United States as we'll as plain treaty
ooASdI1onS, international uSageS ana con-
stitutional law; and has done so under
pretense Of executing great public pol
Icy which could have been more easily
effected lawfully, constitutionally and
with honor.
1t forced strained and unnatural con-
struct1ons upon statutes, usurping judicial
Interpretation and substituting congress
sional enactment decree.
1t withdrew from congress it's CUSTOM
airy duties of investigation which have
heretofore made the representatives Of the
people and the states the terror of evil
doors.
It conducted secretive investigation of
Its own and boosted of a few sample con-
V1cts while it threw g. broad coverlet
over the bureaus which had been their
chosen field Of operative abuses and kept
in power the superior officers under whose
administration the crimes had been COM
mitted. It ordered assault upon some
monopolies, but, paralyzed by its first vic
tory, it flung out the flag of truce and
cried out that it would not run amuck,"
leaving its future purposes clouded by Its
vacillations.
Appeal to the Country.
Conducting the campaign upon this
declaration Of our principles and purposes,
we invoke for our candidates the support,
not only of our great and time-honored
organization, but also the active assist
ance of all of our felloWcitizens who dis
regarding past differences upon questions
no longer in issue, desire the perpetuation
of our constitutional government as
framed and established by the fathers OF
the repJblic