Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-22

ihS tSnicft ifot Vuts 10 inc tnlteu
States. but to this group OF American
republics ha<ing constitutions forms
of government. ambitions and interests
akin to our own.
We pledge the
Telegraph and Democratic party 10
Telephone. the enactment OF n
law 10 regulate the
rates aud services OF telegraph and
telephone companies engaged In the
transmission OF messages between the
states. under tho Jurisdiction of the I'm
terstate commerce commission.
The laws pertain
Civil Services. to the civil service
should be honestly
and rigidly enforced. TO tho end that
merit and ability shall be the standard
OF appointment and promotion rather
than services rendered To political
party.
The constitutional
The Navy. provision that navy
shall be provided and
maintained means an adequate navy.
and we believe that the interests OF
this country would be best served by
having n navy sufficient to defend the
coasts OF this country and protect
American citizens wherever their
rights may DO In jeopardy.
We favor full pro
Asiatio lection by both ma
immigration. tional and state gov
ernments within
their respective spheres of oil foreign
ers residing In the United States un-
der treaty, but we are opposed to the
admission OF Aslatic immigrants who
cannot be amalgamated with our pop.
ulation or whose presence among us
would raise race issue and involve us
I'm diplomatic controversies with orr.
entail powers.
The establishment
Grazing Lands. OF rules and regula.
tions, II any such
arc necessary, In relation to free graz
ing upon the public lands outside OF
forest or other reservations until tho
same shall eventually he disposed OF
should be left TO the people OF the
states respectively In which such lands
may be situated.
The national Dem
Arizona ocrntIc party has for
and Now Mexico. the last sixteen years
laborcd for the al.
mission OF Arizona and New Mexico ns
separate states OF the federal Union.
and. recognizing that each possesses
every qualification 10 successfully
separate state governments.
we fav& the Immediate admission OF
those territories as separate states.
We welcome Okla
Oklahoma. homa TO the sister
hood of states and
heartily congratulate her on the auspi-
cious beginning of n great career.
We demand for
Alaska and Porto the people of Alaska
Rico. and Porto Rico the
full enjoyment OF
the rights and privileges OF terri
torial form Of government. The Off
Gals appointed To administer the gov
eminent OF all our territories and the
District OF Columbia should be thor
oughly qualified by previous bona fide
residence.
We favor the ap-
Hawaii. pllcation OF prlncl-
pies Of land laws OF
the United States to our newly ac-
quired territory, Hawaii, to the end
that the public lands OF that territory
may be held and utilized for the ben
eft OF bona fide homesteaders
We believe I'm the
Merchant upbuilding Of the
Marine. American and mcr-
chant marine with
out new or additional burdens upon
the people and without bountIes from
the public treasury.
We advocate the
Health Bureau. organization OF all
existing national
public health agencies into a national
bureau OF public health. with such
power over sanitary conditions con.
nected with factories, mines, cne.
mcnts. child labor and other such sub.
jects as are properly within the jurls.
1iction OF the federal government and
do not interfere with the power OF the
states controlling public health agen-
cies.
We believe the
Panama Canal. Ian0fna canal VIII
prove OF great value
10 the country. and favor its speedy
The Democratic
NsrIeut"rs' and party fayors tho ex-
.O"e,"'" tension of agricul-
o"' tural, mechanical
and Industrial education. We there
fore favor the establishment Of district
agricultural experiment stations, the
secondary agricultural and mechanical
colleges I'm the several states.
We favor federal
Post Roads. aid TO state and To-
cal authorities I'm the
and maintenance Of post
roads.
We believe that
Foreian Patents. where an American
citizen holding
patent In foreign country is com
PEELED TO manufacture under his patent
within n certain time, similar restric.
lions should be- applied IN this country
to the citizens Of subjects Of such
country.
We favor gcner.
Pensions. GUS pension policy.
both ms a matter Of
Justice TO the surviving veterans and
their dependents. and because Il tends
TO relieve the country OF tho uecngelfv