The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-10
The DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

| w neu the IepuDllCan national
convention adopted It's platform
we asked our readers to give ii a
careful reading. In our last issue
we published in full the platform
as adopted by democracy and we
trust that our readers gave it the
same careful considerate perusal.
The platform of democracy devotes
nearly one-half its space to a gem
eral and specific denunciation of
the foreign policy of the Mckinley
administration. 1t quotes freely
from the supposed opinion of the
supreme court although in another
place it reaflrms its national plat
form of 1896, wherein the supreme
court of the United States is vic
lously attacked. After general
statement that the republic is in
danger and that the American peo-
pie can no longer be trusted to
take Care of themselves, the Porto
Rlcan Tariff Law is denounced
and even the policy by which the
people OF Cuba have been brought
to a "s.ate of profound peace" by
which schools have been opened,
and sanitary conditions improved
and employment given to the poor.
1t says that the republicans are ex-
plotting the colonial theories to
the disgrace of the American peo-
lple. This, in spite of the fact
that the people of Cuba are salts
fed with the present status of af-
fairs, have full confidence that the
republican party will take the
earliest opportunity to give them
their independence and that their
people acknowledge that but for
the continued control of the Uni.
| ted States up to this time the is
land would still be scene of con-
fusion and desolation. The demo
Gratis next condemn and denounce
the Philippine policy of the present
administration.
The platform says "we favor an
immediate declaration of the ma
tons purpose to give to the Phil
lppino, first, a stable form of gov
eminent; second, independence,
and third, protection from outside
interference such as has been given
tor nearly century to the republic
OF Central and South America. In
the first place we would ask our
democratic friends how stable
government can be established
without the suppression Of existing
instruction and brigandage. If
the Philippines had all co-opera-
ted with this government as have
the Cubans, it is more than prob
able that the islands would now be
at peace, order would be restored
and that the era of eprofound
peace for which democracy gives
credit to the administration for
having established IN Cuba, would
reign IN the Philippines. The
very first proposition of democracy
to give stable government to
the Philippines implies an act OF
force on the part of this country.
If the democratic idea was to or
der the Philippines to do as they
please, their platform should call
for the immediate withdrawal OF
any restraint or direct force of the
United States from the archipelago.
In tact the first proposition OF
democracy is absolutely in line
with what the republican admin
istration is trying to do. Today,
we are trying to give the Philip
plnos stable government, but
we recognize that this cannot be
done SO long as bands of marau-
ders are abroad in the land and
SO long as any one leader or tribe
seeks to see an absolute dictator
ship over the remainder of the
people. Nevertheless, on this
part of the proposition the two
parties are agreed. The second
part of the proposition is to give
the Philippines independence.