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policy of thoir conservation should
be rigidly adhered to.
The public domain should bo ad
ministered and. disposed of with due
regard to the general welfare. Reser
vations should bo limited to the pur
poses which they purport to servo
and not extend to include land
wholly unsuited therefor. The un
necessary withdrawal from sale and
settlement of enormous tracts of
land upon which tree growth never
existed and can not be promoted,
tends only to retard development,
create discontent and bring reproach
upon the policies of conservation.
The public land laws should be ad
ministered in a spirit of the broad
est liberality toward the settler ex
hibiting a bona fide purposo to com
ply therewith to the end that the in
vitation of this government to the
landless should be as attractive as
possible; and the plain provisions of
the forest reserve act permitting
homestead entries to be made with
in .the national forests should not be
nullified by administrative regula
tions which amount to a withdrawal
of great areas of the same from
settlement.
. Immediate action should be taken
by congress to make available the
vast and valuable coal deposits of
Alaska under conditions that will be
a perfect guaranty against their fall
ing into the hands of monopolizing
corporations, associations or in
terests. We rejoice in the inheritance of
mineral resources unequalled in ex
tent, variety or value, and in the
development of a mining industry
unequalled in its magnitude and im
portance. Wo honor the men who,
in their hazardous toil under ground,
daily risk their lives in extracting
and preparing for our use the pro
ducts of the mine, so essential to the
industries, the commerce and the
comfort, pf the people of this coun
try. And we pledge ourselves to the
extension of the work of the bureau
of mines in every way appropriate
for national legislation with a view
of safeguarding the lives of the
miners, lessening the waste of es
sential resources and promoting the
economic development of mining,
which, along with agriculture, must
in the future, even more than in the
past, servo as the very foundation of
pur national prosperity and welfare
of our international commerce.
AGRICULTURE
We believe in encouraging the de
velopment of a modern system of
agriculture and a systematic effort
to improve the conditions of trade
in farm products so as to benefit both
the consumers and producers. And
as an efficient means to this end, we
favor the enactment by congress of
legislation that will suppress the
pernicious practice of gambling in
agricultural products by organized
exchanges, or others.
MERCHANT MARINE
Wo believe in fostering, by con
stitutional regulation of commerce,
the growth of a merchant marine,
which shall develop and strengthen
the commercial ties which bind us to
our sister republics of the south, but
without imposing additional burdens
upon the people and without boun
ties or subsidies from the public
treasury.
Wo urge upon congress the speedy
enactment of laws for the greater
security of life and property at sea;
and we favor the repeal of all laws
and the abrogation of so much of our
treaties with other nations as pro-
' vide for the arrest and imprisonment
of seamen charged with desertion,
or with violation of their contract of
service. Such laws and treaties are
unAmerican and violate the spirit,
if not the letter, of the laws of the
.."United States.
. , '.We favor -the exemption from tolls
of American ships engaged in coast
wise trado passing through tho
Panama canal. We also favor legis
lation forbidding tho uso of the
Panama canal by ships owned or
controlled by railroad carriers on
gaged in transportation competitive
with tho canal.
PURE FOOD LAW AND PUBLIC
HEALTH
We rc-afflrm our previous declara
tions advocating tho union and
strengthening of tho various govern
mental agencies relating to pure
foods, quarantine, vital statistics and
human health. Thus united, and ad
ministered without partiality to or
discrimination against any school of
medicine or system of healing, they
would constitute a singlo health
service, not subordinated to any com
mercial or financial interests, but de
voted exclusively to the conserva
tion of human life, and efficiency.
Moreover, this health service should
co-operate with tho health agencies
of our various states and cities, with
out interference with their preroga
tives or with tho freedom of individ
uals to employ such medical or
hygenic aid as they may see fit.
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Tho law pertaining to the civil
service should bo honestly and
rightly enforced, to tho end that
merit and ability shall bo tho stand
ard of appointment, and promotion,
rather than service rendered to a
political party; and wo faver a re
organization of tho civil service with
adequate compensation commensu
rate with tho class of work per
formed, for all officers, and em
ployes; we also favor tho extension
to all classes of civil service em
ployes of tho benefits of tho pro
visions of the employers' liability
law; wo also recognize the right of
direct petition to congress by em
ployes for the redress of grievances.
LAW REFORM
We recognize the urgent need of
reform in the administration of civil
and criminal law in tho United
States, and wo recommend tho enact
ment of such legislation and the pro
motion of such measures as will rid
tho present legal system of delays,
expense and uncertainties Incident
to tho system as now administered.
TnE PHILIPPINES
We rc-afflrm the position thrice an
nounced by tho democracy in na
tional convention assembled against
a policy of imperialism and colonial
exploitation in the Philippines, or
elsewhere. Wo condemn the experi
ment in imperialism as an inexcus
able blunder which has involved us
in enormous expense, brought us
weakness instead of strength, and
laid our nation open to tho charge
of abandonment of the fundamental
doctrine of self government. We
favor an immediate declaration of
the nation's purpose to recognize the
independence of the Philippine
Islands as soon as a stable govern
ment can bo established, such inde
pendence to be guaranteed by us
until the neutralization of the islands
can be secured by treaty with other
powers. In recognizing the indepen
dence of tho Philippines, our govern
ment should retain such land as may
be necessary for coaling stations and
nav.il bases.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
Wo welcome Arizona and New
Mexico to the sisterhood of states,
and heartily congratulate them upon
their auspicious beginning of great
and glorious careers.
ALASKA
We demand for tho people of
Alaska tho full enjoyment of the
rights and privileges of a territorial
form of government, and we believo
that the officials appointed to ad-,
minister tho government of all our
territories, and. the District of
Columbia, should bo-.qualified by
previous bonaflde residence.
THE RUSSIAN TREAT
Wo commend tho patriotism of the
democratic membors of tho senate
and I10U80 of representatives which
compelled tho termination of the
Russian troaty in 1832 and wo
pledge ourselves anew to preserve
tho sacred rights of American
citizenship at homo and abroad. No
treaty should receive tho sanction
of our government which does not
recognize that equality of all our
citizens, irrespective of race or
creed, and which docs not expressly
guarantee the fundamental right of
expatriation.
Tho constitutional rights of Ameri
can citizens should protect them on
our borders and co with them
throughout the world and every
American citizen residing or own
ing property In" any foreign country
must bo given the full protection
of tho United States government
both for himself and his property.
PARCELS POST AND RUI.AL DE
LIVER We favor the establishment of a
parcel post or postal express and also
tho extension of tho rural delivery
system as rapidly as practicable.
PANAMA CANAL EXPOSITION
Wo hereby express our doep In
terest In. tho groat Panama canal ox
position to be held in San Francisco
in 1915 and favor such encourage
ment as can bo properly given.
PROTECTION OF NATIONAL UNI
FORM We commend to the sovoral states
tho adoption of a law making it an
offense for the proprietors of places
of public amusement and entertain
ment to discriminate against tho
uniform of the United States similar
to the law passed by congress appli
cable to the District of Columbia and
tho territories in 1911.
PENSIONS
Wo renew the declaration of our
last platform relating to generous
pension policy.
RULE OF THE PEOPLE
We call attention to tho fact that
the democratic party's demand for a
return to the rule of the people, ex
pressed In tho national platform four
years ago, has now become the ac
cepted doctrine of a large majority
of the electors. We again remind
tho country that only by a larger
exercise of tho reserved power of
the people, can they protect them
selves from the misuse of delegated
power and the usurpation of govern
mental instrumentalities by special
interests. For this reason, tho na
tional convention insisted on the
overthrow of Cannonism and tho in
auguration of a system by vhich
United States senators could be
elected by direct vote. The demo
cratic party offers itself to tho coun
try as an agency through which the
complete overthrow of and extirpa
tion of corruption, fraud and ma
chine rule In American politics can
bo effected.
CONCLUSION
Our platform Is ono of principles,
which we believe to bo essential to
our national welfare. Our pledges
are made to bo kept when in office
as well as relied upon during tho
campaign, and we invite the co
operation of all citizens, regardless
of party, who believo In maintaining
unimpaired tho institutions and tra
ditions of our country.
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