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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
imperialism Announced as the Para
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imperialism Announced as the Para
mount Issue.
Kansas City, July 6.-Following is
the official text of the platform as
ageed upon by the committee on reso.
lutions and presented to the conven-
tion:
We, the representatives OF the Demo.
cratic party of the United States, as
sembled in national convention ON the
anniversary of the adoption of the Dec
laration of Independence, do reaffirm
our faith in that immortal proclama-
tion of the inalienable rights of Ameri-
cans and our allegiance to the constitu-
tion framed in harmony Herewith by
the fathers of the republic,
We hold with the United States SUI
preme court that the Declaration of
Independence is the spirit of our gov
ernment, of which the constitution is
the form and letter. We declare again
that all governments instituted among
men derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed; that any gov
ernment not based upon the consent OF
the governed is tyranny; and that to
impose upon any people a government
of force is to substitute the methods OF
imperialism for those of the republic.
Believing in these fundamental prin-
ciples, we denounce the Puerto Rican
law enacted by Republican congress,
against the protest and opposition of
the Democratic minority, as a bold and
open violation of the nations organic
law and flagrant breach of the ma
tional good faith.
We condemn and denounce the Phil.
ippine policy of the present administra.
tion. 1t has embroiled the republic in
an unnecessary war, sacrificed the
lives OF many of its noblest sons and
placed the United States, previously
known and applauded throughout the
world as the champion Of freedom, in
the false and un-American position oi
crushing with military force the efforts
of our former allies to achieve liberty
and self-government.
We oppose militarism. 1t means
conquest abroad and intimidation and
oppression at home. 1t means the
strong arm which has ever been fatal to
free institutions.
We pledge the Democratic party to
an unceasing warfare in nation, state
and city against private monopoly in
every form. Existing laws against
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted provid-
ing for publicity as to the affairs OF
corporations engaged in interstate COM
meIce and requiring all corporations to
show, before doing business outside Of
the state of their origin, that they
have no water in their stock and that
they have not attempted and are not
attempting to monopolize any business
or the production of any articles Of
merchandise.
We condemn the Dingley tariff law
as trust breeding measure.
We reaffirm and endorse the princi'
pies of the national Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and
we reiterate the demand of that plat.
form for an American financial plat.
form adopted blythe American people
for themselves which shall restore and
maintain bimetallic price level, and
as part of such system the immediate
restoration OF the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the pres
ent legal ratio of 16 to i, without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any othel
nation.
We favor an amendment to the fed
eral constitution providing for the cleo
tion of United States senator's by direct
vote of the people, and we favor direc
legislation wherever practicable.
We are opposed to government by in
junction; we denounce the blacklist
and favor arbitration as means OF set
tling disputes between corporations an(
their employees.
We favor the immediate construc
tion, ownership and control of thu
Nicaragua canal by the United States
We favor an intelligent system o
improving the aid lands Of the West
storing the waters for purposes of irri
CATION and the holding of such land
for actual settlers.
We favor the continuance and stric
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law. and its application to the sam'
classes of all Asiatic races.
Speaking, as we believe, for the en-
tire American nation, except Its Re
publican office holders, and for all fre
men everywhere, we extend our sym
pathies to the heroic Beers in their un
equal struggle to maintain their libert.
and independence.
Believing that our most cherishe'
institutions are in great peril, that tn
very existence of our constitutions
republic is at stake, and that the decis
ion now to be rendered will determin
whether or not our children will enjo
these blessed privileges OF free govern
ment which have made the Unite
States great, prosperous and honored
we earnestly ask for the foregoing dec
laration of principles the hearty sur
port of liberty-loving American people
regardless OF previous party affiliations
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