The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21


for coaling stations and naval bases.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
We welcome Arizona and New Mex
leo to the sisterhood of states and
heartily congratulate them upon the
suspicious beginning Of great and glo-
rious careers.
ALASKA.
We demand for the people of Alaska
the full enjoyment of the rights and
privileges of a territorial form OF gov
eminent, and we believe that the Of
ficials appointed to administer the gov
eminent of all our territories and the
District of Columbia should be qualified
by previous bona fide residence.
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
We commend the patriotism of the
Democratic members of the senate and
house of Representatives who COM
PEELED the termination Of the Russian
treaty of 1882 and we pledge ourselves
anew to preserve the sacred rights Of
American citizenship at home and
abroad. No treaty should receive the
sanction of our government which does
not recognize that equality of all of
our citizens, irrespective of race or
creed, and which does not expressly
guarantee the fundamental right Of
expatriation.
The constitutional rights of Ameri-
can citizens should protect them on
out the world and every American citi-
zen residing or having property in any
foreign country is entitled to and must
be given the full protection of the
United States government, both for
himself and hts property.
PARCELS POST AND RURAL DE-
LIVERY.
We favor the establishment of a
parcels post or postal express and also
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tenn as rapidly as practicable.
PANAMA CANAL EXPOSITION.
We hereby express our deep interest
in the great Panama canal exposition
to be held in San Francisco in 1915
and favor such announcement as can
be properly given.
PROTECTION OF NATIONAL UNI
FORUM
We commend to the several states
the adoption of a law making it an
offense for the proprietors of places of
public amusement and entertainment
to discriminate against the uniform Of
the United States similar to the law
passed by congress applicable to the
District Of Columbia and the terri
tories in 1911.
PENSIONS.
We renew the declaration Of our last
platform relating to a generous pen
sion policy.
RULE OF THE PEOPLE.
We call attention to the fact that the
Democratic party's demand for a re-
turn to the rule of the people express
ed in the national platform four years
ago has now become the accepted doc
trine of a large majority Of the cleo
tors. We again remind the country
that only by a larger exercise Of the
reserved power OF the people can they
protect themselves from the misuse OF
delegated power and the usurpation of
governmental fundamentally by special
interest. For this reason the national
convention insisted on the overthrow
of Cannonism and the Inauguration Of
a system by which United States sen
ators could be elected by direct vote
The Democratic party offers itself to
the country as an agency through
which the complete overthrow and ex-
terpation Of corruption, fraud and ma
chine rule in American politics can be
effected.
CONCLUSION.
Our platform is one Of principles.
which we believe to be essential to our
national welfare. Our pledges are
made to be kept when IN Office as well
as relied upon during the campaign
and we invite the cooperation Of all
citizens. regardless of party who be-
lieve in mainta ming unimpaired the
institutions and traditions of our
! country.