Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-17

We, the representatives OF the
Democratic party Of Utah, in con-
ventlon assembled reafilrm our
faith In the Declaration of indie
pendence and our allegiance to the
Constitution of this Republic.
GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT,
We relterate that all governments
derive their Just powers from the
consent Of the governed, and main
tain that no nation can long endure
which is half republic and half en-
pire,
CONSTITUTION FOLLOWS FLAG
We hold that the Constitution
should follow the flag; that the flag
is but the symbol Of the free gov
eminent which rests upon the Con-
stitutIon, and that where the Con-
stltution may not extend the flag
should not remain.
CONGRATULATE CUBA.
We congratulate the people Of
Cuba upon entering the family Of
nations and obtaining that nde-
pendence which the American Con-
gress, at the beginning of the war
with Spain, declared 10 be their
inherent right We believe that a
similar assurance Of independence
and protection to the people Of the
Philippines would have prevented
any misunderstanding with their
leaders, and that such a declara-
tlon would have ended the SAN
culinary conflict at any time during
the four years it has been waged
in the archipelago.
REPUBLICAN IMPERIALISM.
We are opposed to the policy of
territorial aggression which has
embroiled the Republic In unneces-
sary and expensive warfare, sac
rhced the lives OF many of It's no.
blest sons, and placed this govern
ment in a position where is cannot
extend aid or sympathy to weaker
peoples struggling for independ-
ence against superior wealth and
numbers.
We believe In the Democratic
doctrine of expansion which has
added to our original domain every
foot OF contiguous territory over
which the flag floats and the Con-
stitution extends. We favor the
peaceful acquisition of territory
a,,1 70 ~ thig
Republic are first considered. The
Democratic party has always stood
for the legitimate and constitu-
tonal expansion Of trade and ter
rtory. while the very formation Of
this Republic is n protest against
the colonial policy of the present
administration.
INsULAR POLICY.
We hold that the Filiplnos cam
not become citizens without endan-
gerlng our civilization; that they
cannot be subjects without jeop-
ardizng our form Of government;
we believe the United States
should assist the Filiplnos TO es-
tabllsh for themselves an indie
pendent government, protecting
them from outside interference
and securing to this country such
trade relations and naval rights as
may be advantageous TO American
interests In the Orient.
We denounce the Philippine poll
icy OF the Republican party as a
record of costly blunders and Grim
inal vacillatlon. The late insurr-
rection, caused and perpetrated by
fear and uncertainty among the
natives, engendered by the stupid,
persistent and wholly indefensible
failure of the Republican party to
declare its policy with reference TO
these islands, has already led TO
the sacrifice of thousands Of lives,
made a fourfold increase OF the
army, immensely swelled our PEN
sion lists and cost more treasure
than would be necessary to double
the endowments OF all the uniVer-
stiles and colleges Of the country
and provide for the conserving and
distribution of water over the en-
tire arid West
The permanent retention OF these
islands as colonial dependencies
must be our vulnerable spot In
time OF war, as they were with
Spain, and In time of peace Will
ever remain an anxious burden up
on the people OF America, requir-
ing the Notifications of coasts, the
Improvement OF rivers and har-
bors. the maintenance of garrisons
for the overawing OF the nations,
and such protection from foreign
foes as VIII cost the taxpayers OF
this country more than can ever
flow into the Golfers OF the trusts