Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

Asiatio immigrants. who cannot be anal
gamated with our population or whose
ISSUE and involve us in diplomatic con-
troversies with oriental powers.
The establishment Of rules and regu-
l%ations. N any such are necessary, in re-
lation to free grazing on pubic ANUS
outside Of forest or other reserNsti9ns
posed OF should be left 70 the people OF
the states, respectively, In which snch
Protection OF American citizens.
We pledge ourselves TO insist upon the
Just and lawful protection Of our citi.
zens az home and abroad. andtto use all
proper methods to secure Tor them,
whether native born or naturaliEed, and
without distinction OF race OF creed, the
equal protection Of law and the enjoyment
Of all rights and privileges open 70 them
under our treaties; and II. under existing
treaties. the right 81 travel and sojourn Is
denied to American citizens or reCUgnition
is withheld from American passports BY
creed. we favor prompt negotiations with
the government OF such countries TO secure
the removal Of these unjust discrimina"
We demand that all over the world 4
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
The laws pertaining to the civil service
should be honestly and rigidly enforced
to the end that merit and ability shall
be the standard Of appointment and pro-
motion rather than services rendered to
the political party.
Popular Election of Senator'S.
We favor the election Of United states
senators by direct vote of the people, and
regard this reform as the gateway to
! other national reforms
Admission of states.
The national democratic party has for
the last sixteen years laoored for the ad-
mission Of Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states of the union. and recog-
niZirg that each possesses every qualifica-
ton 10 successfully maintain separate state
governments, we favor the immediate ad-
mission of these territories as states sepa-
rate.
We welcome Oklahoma to the sisterhood
OF states and heartily congratulate 1t on
the suspicious beginning OF a great career.
We demand for the people OF Alaska and
Porto Rico the fun enjoyment OF the rights
and privileges OF a territorial form Of gov
erDment and the officials appointed to adj
minister the government of all our terri
tories and the District of Columbia should
be thoroughly qualified by previous bonatide
I residence.
We favor the application Of principles
of the lard laws Of the United States
to our newly acquired territory, Hawaii, to
the end that the public lands Of that terri
tory may be held and utilized for the bene-
fit OF bonafide homesteaders.
We believe in the building of the Ameri-
can and merchant marine without new or
additional burdens upon the people and
without bounties from the public treasury.
We advocate the organization OF all exist
ing national public health agencies into a
national bureau OF public health, with such
with factories, mines. tenements, child la
Dor and other such subjects as are properly
within the jurisdiction of the federal gov
eminent, and do not interfere with the
power Of the states controlling public
health agencies,
The democratic party favors the extern
! slim nf AGRICULTURAL mechanical and a1n-
cational industry. We therefore favor the
establishment of district agricultural expert
ment stations. the secondary agricultural
and mechanical colleges, in the several
states.
We favor federal aid to state and local
authorities In the construction and main
tenance of post roads.
We believe that where an American citi-
zen holding a patent in a foreign country
Is compelled to manufacture under his pat
ent within a certain time, similar ~restric-
tons should be applied in this country to
the citizens or subjects OF such a country
We favor a generous pension policy, both
as a matter of justice to the surviving vet.
Grams and their dependents and because IL
tends to relieve the country of the necessity
OF maintaining a large standing army.
National
We repeat the demand for Internal dc
velopment. and for the conservation of oul
natural resources, contained in previou.
platforms, the enforcement Of which Nj
Roosevelt has vainly sought from a reluc
tant party; and to that end, We insist upoI
nv plGScl NdNlOH, pIOltCllOl anu replace
ment of needed forests, the preservation o
the public domain for homeseekers, the pro
lection OF the national resources in timber
coal, iron and oil against monopolistic con
troll, the development Of our waterway
for navigation and every other useful pur
pose, including the irrigation of arid lands
the reclamation of swamp lands, the clarifi
cation Of streams, the development of waite
power, and the preservation of electri
power generated by this natural force iron
the control Of monopoly, and to such ent
we urge the exercise of all powers, national
state and municipal, both separately and II
cooperation.
We insist upon a policy of administratio
OF our forest reserves which shall rellev
It of the abuses which have arisen there
under, and which shall, as far as practic
able, conform to the police regulations o
the several states where they are located
which ghall enable homesteaders to hav,
the right to occupy and acquire title to al
portions thereof which are especial!
adapted to agriculture, and which shsl