The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Imperialism the Main Issue. hut SIX
teen to one l. StiII
Party Sio-&n

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I."1'y ,.,u Ht'!"''lS' as :! non" ana oP'A N'o-
:, ,'''o" ~ 'II' ",'''"l "'1'"'' law """ &,
tIisI'"t prNach "i 'le national E''H
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tiou. II dfshonors the American p.o-
pie by rcpudiating a solemn plrdae made
in their behalf bv the commandinss rcu-
eral of our army. which the Porto Eicars
welcomed to n peaccf,l and unrcsistcd oc-
cupation or thoir land II doomed 10
poverty and distress a people. whose halu-
lcssnoss appp;tls with pccIliar force TO
our iustico and nayuanimitv. I'm thi,
the first act of it's fmperialistie prograu.
the Eopuh,iran partv socks 10 commit
the United States to u colonial polfrv. ir-
consistent with renubfirou institutions
and roud.unad nv tb,. .iinr.,,. ,arirt in
numerous decisions
we dpp,.,,I tbp nror,nt and bouast full
fllmrut of our nlria,. fo IN. cuban peo-
ple and I'M, world that the limited states
has ro 1fsDosition unr futeution tn ,Nrr-
cise snvaroiantv illri-lirtf,u or control
o,-or tha TsI5Dd Of C,Ibg .>cant ro,. ife-
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fbe islan,i ,rd sim m, administration
Iseone In. on,.arrr,,,,t ,f tba island from,
its pron1s while RanubIiclD p1rntt bag
or6ri,lg ri,,,5,, nc ,,,-..,,,,as ana .vn1nit
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American people,
phiIippincs Policy Denounced
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We condemn ana dcnounce tine fhllp-
pine policy of the present Administrations,
II has involved the republic i'm uunrros-
s9rv war sacrificed tbr lives of manv of
ou, r,tIas, so,,., ana ,,l...a tb. I-rit,d
H'"''S' prev 'o"SIN hn""" " '"N '!i'.'"'''.
throughout the world "S the champion @.
freedom. i'm the false and unamnricau lo-
sitiou of crushing with military force the