Arizona republican., 1900-07-06
THE PLATFORM
What the Democratic Party Will
 Stand for This Year.

Kansas City, July 5.-The platform says: We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half em- pire, and we warn people that inn perialism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despotism at home. Be lieving in these Fundamental principles we denounce the Porto Rican law en- acted by q republican congress, against the protest and opposition of the demo- cratic minority as bold and open vio- lation of the nations organic law and a fragrant breach of the national good faith.
 We demand the prompt and honest fulfllment of every pledge to the Gu ban people and the world, that the United States has no disposition or in tention to exercise sovereignty juris- diction or control over the island of Cuba, except for it's pacification.
 We condemn and denounce the Phil ippine policy of the present administra- ton.
 We favor an immediate declaration of the nations purpose to give the Fiji pinos, first, a state of government; sec ond. independence; and, third, protec- tion from outside interference.
 We are not opposed to territorial eN- pansion. when it takes desirable terri tory. which can be erected in states in the union, and whose people are willing and fit to become American citizens. We favor trade expansion by every peaceful and legitimate means. But We are unalterably opposed to the seizinS or purchasing of distant islands, to be governed outside the constitution, and whose people cannot become citizens.
 We insist upon the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine.
 We oppose militariSm. It means con- conquest abroad and intimidation and oppression at home.
 We pledge the democratic party to an unceasing warfare in the nation, state and city against private monop- oily in every form. The existing laws against trusts must be enforced and more stringent ones must be enacted.
 The tariff laws should be amended by putting the products of trusts upon the free list to prevent monopoly under the plea of protection. We condemn the Dingley tariff law as trust-breed- ing measure, skilIfully devised to give them a few favors, which they do not
 
 burdens which they should not bear.
 We reaffirm and endorse the princi- pals of the national democratic plat form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and We reiterate the demand of that plat form for an American financial system made by the American people for them selves which shall restore and main tain bi-metallic price level and as f1i toration of free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We denounce the currency bill enacted at the last session of congress.
 We favor an amendment to the feder- al constitution providing for the cleo ton of United States senators by direct vote of the people. We are opposed to government by injunction; we de- nounce blacklist and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes be- tween corporations and their employees. In the interest of American labor and the upbuilding of the working men, as a corner stone of the prosperity of our country. we recommend that congress establish a department of labor, in charge of a secretary, with seat in the cabinet.
 We favor the immediate construction, ownership and control of the Nicara- guan canal by the United States. We denounce the failure of the republican party to carry out its pledges, to grant statehood to the territories or Arizona. New Mexico, and Oklahoma. We favor an intelligent system of improving the arid lands of the west, storing the waters for the purpose os irrigation Believing in the principles of self-gov- ernment and rejecting as did our fore fathers. the claim of the monarchy We view with indignation the purpose of England to overwhelm with force the South African republics.
 We denOunce the lavish appropri- ations of the recent republican con gresses which have kept taxes high and which threaten the perpetuity of op- pressive war levies.