New-York tribune., 1908-07-10

protect American citizens wherever their risn'S
may be in jeopardy
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
We pledge ourselves to insist upon toree cre and
lawful protection OF our Methods to secure
abroad and to use all proper III ~ t1IraIized and
for them whether native born or nat @ vi d+aI nro-
Wit9on' Of law and the enjoyment of all rights ana ana
privileges open to them undSr t tight OF travel and
IL iorn s denied to American citizens or 6I,
@ nltion +rtee ON the ground of or creed, We
favor prompt negotiations WIN I'm nroo1ai of these
We demand that all oyer @ me e@yernment Of the
United States to an american american Citizen
nG shall entite him to the treatment que MIN o.
such.
CIVIL SERVICE
- ,or+aining to the Civil Service should
m lhonesty and rgidly enforced to the enG S
erf and ability shall be the stanoard oi <apnpdered
rnent and promotion rather than services
to a political party
PENSIONS.
We favor A generous pension policy ootn n as snd Z
matter Justice to the surviving tngs to relieve the
Country 5Tn of the necessity of maintaining ia'se
standing army.
HEALTH BUREAU
advocate the Qrsanizatjlon into 0t al national
bureau of public health. with such power ies 1veI
fenamrnts cIfd labor and such other suoJectis al
are properly within the jurisdiction 9I '1e ne power
g9Vern1eht Ttes 1I contTong public health agencies
AGRICULTURAL. AND MECHANICAL EDCCA-
TION.
The Democratic party favors the extensdo4, ext,4,. Ul
agricultural. mechanical and ndusal4l - district
We therefore favor the tabhshinenSI y. oacordary
aericnitural experiment stations and seGoi'uarS ,
agricultural and mechanical coieseS III ~
eral states.
popr-IAR ELECTION OF SENATORS
We favor the election of United States Senators
by direct vote the people. and regaI1 fns rns i
form as the gateway to other hatloi"i
OKLAHOMA
yya welcome Oklahoma the sisterhood OF
We S basrtiIx congratulate her the au-
sTscious beginning of great career
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
The national Democratic party has for '6f 0f
last aTzona S3eem snd Sew Mexico as separate states Of
the federal Union: and recognizing InI main
tain separate state government we favor se s,
states
GRAZING LANDS,
The establishment of rules and reguisti0ns & rznr ~
any such necessary in reau9n g fsf 20 or other
reservations until the same shall @ @eveniua1fS f the
states respectively in which such lands may oe
situated
WATERWAYS.
Water furnishes the cheapest means of trans
RogtaGP S ana of nayigbe waters should improve
them their fullest capacity We earnestly favor
in,
hensive plan for improving every waIercoIrse f @ IN
the Union which is Justihed oy the hee1s S OF ba
practicable the connection Of the Great Lakes Win
the Mississippi River and the navigabe rivers with
each other and the rivers t oays dnd csn with
view perfectng system OF inland waterways
We favor the coordination of the various services
of the government connected with waterways IN
one service. for the purpose OF aiding in the COM
pletion of such system of inland waterways: and
I oIyS
rection of commission of experts to be authorized
by law.
POST ROADS
We favor federal aid to state and local authori-
ties in the construction and maintenance of post
roads.
ARBITRARY POWER OF SPEAKER
The House Of Representatives was designed ,,o by
branch OF our government responsive to the public
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recent years by the Republican party. has ceased
sive to the viii of majority Of its members; but
has come under me absolute d3natl1h 90 m fi OF 1s
and powers of legislation.
We have observed with amazement the popular
branch of federal government helpless 10 OBJ
either the consideration or enactment of meas
ures desired by majority Of IT'S members.
legislative goyernmen6 becomes me ] 1ailgr" when
poWerf5iI poT IaTiI'4 than IN the Sie entire body
We demand that the, House Of REPRESENTATIVES
by majority Of the peoples representatives and
adopt such rules and regula tions to govern the
House of Representatives as will enable a majority
of its members direct its deliberations and
troll legislation.
ECONOMY IN ADMINISTRATION
The Republican Congress in the session Just
ended has made appropriations amounting to
81 COS 100000. exceeding the total expenditures
of the last fiscal year by s9O.00O00 and leaving
deficit of more than s60,000.000 for the fiscal
year. We denounce the needless waste Of the
, peoples money which has resulted in this appall-
ing increase shameful violation Of all pru-
dent conditions of government. less than a
crime against the millions of working and
of these colossal sums must be extorted through
excessive tariff exactiOns and other indirect
methods II is not surprising that in the face of