Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-27
Federal Party Recognizes the
Sovereignty Of United
States In Islands.
Conservatives Also Acknow.
ledge Rights Of Uncle Sam...
intelligence Shown.

1 partment ia in receipt of copies of the
| platforms of the two leading political
parties in the Philippine islands. They
show rare grasp on the part of the
Philippine leaders of the present situa-
! ton as 1t relates to American control,
and indicate surprising liberality and
intelligence of views. The two parties
in question are the federal party and
| the conservative party. The platform
of the federal party recognizes the SOW
ereignty of the United States, individ-
ual rights, and guarantees personal lib
erty In the matters of religion. and en-
| tire separation of church and states. 1t
also promises to cooperate with the es-
! tablished government, using all the
means in their power to procure the
pacification of the country, and declares
| in favor of the primary elemental edu-
cation which shall be gratuitous and
under the direction of the territorial
government, the creation of armed mill
tia for the purpose of preserving the
peace. the awarding of public employ
ment on the basis of ability, loyalty to
the established govrnment and strict
morality according to the civil service
laws in force at present.
The platform embodies a request that
the Philippines people be allowed five
representatives in the congress of the
union. The right of veto shall be exer-
cised with due regard to the precepts of
the constitution of the United and shall
be vested in his honor, the president OF
the republic, and in his representative,
the governor general. In order to havt
the force of law, every act passed by
the senate and chamber of representa-
ltives must be submitted to the COVER
| nor general as the representative of hi;
honor, the president of the United
States.
1t will be the aim of the party to de-
| fend the interests of the Filipin0s, for
which purpose the legal provisions
which the congress of the United States
may pass regarding commerce, customs
duties and navigation shall be based
upon fitting the reciprocal principles
Appointment of judicial functionaries of
the supreme court, the inferior court
and the attorney generals office shall
be made by the president of the United
States or by the governor general. as
his representative. Tie territory of the
Philippine islands may be considered
| one of the states of the union; but they
l shall never be ceded. as whole Or in
part by the United States to any for
egn power.
| The platform of the conservative
| party acknowledges the rights of the
| United States of America and the re-
| sponsibility contracted by them by vir-
| tue of the treaty of Paris AS a conse-
| quence of this original principle the
\ absolute sovereignty over the Philippine
| islands is vested in the United States
| of America This being admitted, it is
an unquestionable duty of all those who
i acknowledge and subject themselves to
| these principles to work Internationally
to strengthen them and to maintain
| perfect peace and harmony SO as to
contribute to the greater glory of the
sovereign nation and the greater happi-
ness of the country.
In order to inaugurate this era. which
may blot but the past ard forever close
i the doors of the rebellion, the conserva-
tive party promises to make every ef-
i fort to obtain an ample and generous
4 amnesty. unrestricted and unlimited, fol
4 ALL and to secure recognition in favor oil
the natives and those naturaliZed in the
islands, of the political rights which arr
granted by the constitution of America
II The platform indorses the separation
of church and state, and seeks complete
and absolute autonomy of the munich
palities and provinces in the matter o
economical administration, the abolition
of all personal taxes and contributions
and establishment of the land tax, ant
the creation of Filipino militia to pre-
serve peace in the interior.
The care of preserving and maintain
ing the rights referred to and the man
agement of the public business is in
, trusted to the executive, the Legislative
and the judicial powers. The executiv,
power is vested In the governor genera
! of the islands, with the attributes ant
, prerogatives Of the sovereign authorit.
which he represents. For the exercis
of this power he shall have council o
: secretaries, whose number and who's
duties shall be decided later on. TIL
Legislative power shall be vested in
parliament composed of the house o
Representatives and the senate, and TIL
judiciary power shall be exercised b.
the supreme court. Inferior courts shall
be regularly constituted tribunals an
: municipal judges. The relation betwee
the different grades of the judicial ad
ministration shall be determined by
special law The judgements or find
!. lngs of the supreme court shall only b
$ appeaable before the supreme court G
a the United States of America in specia
q and concrete cases, which shall be de
n termined by the same law. The indie
8 pendence of the officers of the judicis
r administration and their appointmer
e for life constitutes one of the principle
: of the party.
: Until such time as the institutions al
s to regulate the civil life of the archipe
:. ago, and to prepare a definite systel
/ of legislation, based on the above prlr
n ciples may be established and begin
e. work, provisional laws shall be enacte
: by the honorable civil commission, a,
lie thorized by the president of the Unite
y States, together with four represent,
III tives of the Filipino party, with II
l. guarantee OF immunity and with vol
t. and vote in the resolutions which n1a
rs be adopted. The platform closes
sr follows:
IN "At the same time the moral and p
lie Iitical development of the country,
re material interests and the progress
IN its vital energies must be attended t
err measures must be taken to stimula
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