White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-07-12
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lowing is the official text of the
| platform:
! We, representatives of the
Democratic party of the United
States, assembled in national
convention, OH the anniversary
of the Declarat8an of Independ-
ence, do re-aflirm our faith in the
immortal Proclamation of in
alienable rights to man, and Our
allegiance to the constitution
framed in harmony therewith by
the fathers of the republic
We hold with the United States
supreme o@urt, that the Declara-
ton of Independence is the spirit
of our government, of which the
constitution is the form and let
ter. We declare again that all
governments instituted among
/ men derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed; that
, any government not based upon
the consent of the governed is ty-
rany; and that to impose upon
any people a government officer
is to substitute methods of in1-
perialism for those of a republic.
We hold the constitution follows
the flag, and denounce the doc
trine that the executive or con-
gress, deriving existance and
power from the people, can exer-
else unlawful authority beyond it,
in violation of it. We assert no
nation can long endure half re-
public and half empire, and warn
the people that imperialism
abroad will lead quickly and in
evitably to despotism at home.
Believing in these fundamental
principles, we denounce the Porto
Rican law enacted by the Repub-
lican congress against the protest
and opposition of the Democratic
minority, as bold and open vio-
lation of the nations organic law
and fragrant breach of national
good faith. 1t imposes upon the
people of Porto Rico a govern
ment without their consent and
taxation without representation.
1t dishonors the American people
by repudiating the solemn pledge
made in their behalf by the COM
manding general of our army,
which the Porto Ricans well
coined to a peaceful and unresist-
ed occupation of their land. 1t
doomed to poverty and distress
the people whose helplessness ap-
pealS with peculiar force to our
justice and magn; nimty. In this
first act of its imperialistic pro-
gram, the Republican party seeks
to commit the United States to a
colonial policy, inconsistant with
Republican institutions and con-
demned by the supreme court in
numerous decisions.
We demand prompt and honest
fulfilment of every pledge to the
Cuban people and the world, that
the United States has no DISPOSE
ton or intention to exercise SOW
ereignity, jurisdiction or control
over the island of Cuba, except
for its pacification. The war
ended nearly two years ago, pro-
found peace reigns all over the
island and still the administration
keeps the island from its people
while the Republican carpetbag
officials plunder its revenues and
exploit the colonial theory to the
disgrace of the American people.
We condemn and denounce the
Philippine policy of the present
administration. 1t has embroiled
the republic in 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 free
dom, III false and un-Arcricar
position, crushing with military
force the efforts OF our former
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