The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-16
PHILIpp1Nns


We condemn the experiment I'm impor
ialsm as an inexcusable blunder which
has involved us In an enormous expense
brought US weakness instead of strength,
and laid our nation open to the charge
OF abandoning a fundamental doctrine
OF self. government We favor an inn
mediate declaration of the nations pur-
pose to recognize the Independence OF
the Philippine Islands as soon as a sta
BILE government can be established,
such independence to be guaranteed by
us as we guarantee the Independence Of
Cuba, until the naturalization of the is
lands can be secured by treaty with
other powers. In recognizing the inde-
pendence of the Philippines our gov
ernment should retain such land as may
be necessary FOR coaling stations and
naval bases
ALASKA AND PORTO RICO.
We demand for the people of Alaska
and Porto Rico the full enjoyment of
the rights and privileges of territor
ial form of government, and the officials
appointed to administer the government
OF all our territories and the District Of
Columbia should be thoroughly quail
ned by previous bona fide residence.
PANAMA CANAL.
We believe the Panama canal will
prove of great value to our country and
favor its speedy completion.
PAN-AMERTCAN RELATIONS
The Democratic party recognizes the
Importance and advantage of develop
ing closer ties of Pan-American friend
States and her sister nations of Latin
America and favors the taking such
steps, consistent with Democratic poll
cies, for better acquaintance, greater
mutual confidence and larger exchange
of trade as will bring lasting benefit
not only to the United States but to
this group of American republics hav-
ing constitutional forms of government
ambitions and interests akin to our
AsIATIC IMMIGRATION.
We favor full protection, by both ma
tional and state governments within
their respective spheres, of all foreigners
residing in the United States under
treaty, but we are opposed to the ad-
mission of Asiatic immigrants who can
not be amalgamated with our popula-
tion, or whose presence among us would
raise race issue and involve us in
diplomatic controversies with Oriental
powers.
FOREIGN PATENTS.
We believe that where an American
citizen holding a patent in a foreign
country is compelled to manufacture
under his patent within a certain time
similar restrictions should be applied in
this country to the citizens or subjects
of such a country.
The Democratic party stands for Dem
ocracy, the Republican party has drawn
to itself all that is aristocratic and plu-
The Democratic party is the cham
pion of civil rights and opportunities to
all; the Republican party is the party
of privileges and private monopoly.
The Democratic party listens to the
voice oC the whole people and guages
progress by the prosperity and advance
ment of the average man; the Republi-
can party is subservent to the compar-
atively few who are the benefciaries of
governmental favOrites.
We invite the cooperation of ALL re-
gardless of previous political afTiliation
or past differences, who desire to pre-
a on Mt nf hp bNrt he
people and for the people, and who favor
such an administration of the govern
mCnt as will insure, as far as human
wisdom can, that each citizen shall draw
from society reward commensurate
with his contribution to the welfare of
society.