The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-06

Kansas City, July 5.-FOllOWing is
the official text of the Democratic ma
tional platform as agreed upon by the
committee on resolutions and presented
TO the convention:
We, the representatives of the Dem
Ocratic party of the United States, as
sembled in national convention on the
anniversary of the adoption of the De-
claration of Independence. do re-
affirm our faith in that immortal proc
lamation of the inaliena bic lights Of
Americans and our allegiance 70 the
constitution framed in harmony there
With by the fathers of the republic.
We hold with the United States su-
preme court that the Declaration of
Independence is the spirit of our gov
eminent, 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
eminent not based upon the consent Of
the governed is a tyranny. and that 10
impose upon any people a government
Of force is to substitute the methods Of
Imperialism for those OF the republic.
We hold that the constitution fol-
lows the flag, and deGOUnce the doc
trlne that an executive or a congress,
deriving existence and power from the
people. exercises unlawful authority
beyond it. in violation Of it.
We assert that no nation can long
endure half republic and half empire,
and We warn the people that imperi-
alism abroad win lead quickly and
inevitably to despotism at home.
PORTO RICAN OUTRAGE
Believing in these fundamental prin-
eiples. we denounce the Porto Rican
law enacted by Republican congress.
against the protest and opposition OF
the Democratic minority. as a bold
and omen violation of the nations or
ganlc law, and fragrant breach of the
national good faith. 1t imposes upon
the people of Porto Rico a government
without their consent and taxation
without representation. 1t d shOnOrs
the American people by repudiating a
solemn pledge made in their behalf Dy
the commanding general of our army,
which the Porto RicanS WelcOTed 10
a peaceful and unreSiSting occupation
Of their land II doomed To poverty
and distress a DeOnle whose helpless
ness appeals with peculiar force to our
justice and magnanimity. In this. the
first act of its imperialistic programme,
the Republican party seeks to commit
the United States to a colonial policy
inconsistent with republican institu
tons and condemned by the supreme
court in numerous decisions.
PLEDGE TO CUBA
We demand the prompt and honest
fuitillment of every pledge 10 the Gu
ban people and the world. that the
United States has no disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty. juris-
diction OF control over the island Of
Cuba, except for its DaeificatiOn- The
war ended nearly two years ago, pro-
found peace reigns all over the island,
and still the administration keeDS the
government of the island from its peo-
pie. while Republican carpet-bag CT
hcials plumber its revenues and exploit
the colonial theory. TO the disgrace Of
the American people.
PHILIPPINE POLICY
We condemn and denounce the Phil
ippine policy of the present administra-
iOn- 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 TIE
false anG un-American position of
crushing with military force the efforts
Of our former allies to achieve liberty
and government The FilipinOS
cannot be citizens without endangering
our civilization: they cannot be sub
jeets without imperilinS our form of
government, and as we are not willing
TO surrender our civilization or to con-
vert the republic into an empire. we
favor an immediate declaration of The
nations purpose to give to the Fill
ninOS
First, stable government; second,
independence, and third, protection
from outside interference, such as has
been given for nearly century to the