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held and utilized for the benefit Of bona
flde homesteaders

fide homesteaders.
PHILlppMRs.
We condemn tho experiment in imperial
lam % an insxcusable blundsr whlch has
Involved VI In an enormous expense. brought
us weakness instead OF strength, and laid
our nation open to the charge Of abandon
Ing fundamental doctrine Of self govern
ment.
nations purpose to recognize the inde-
pendeuoe Of the Philippine Islands as soon
as stable government can be established.
such independence TO be guaranteed by us
as we guarantee the Independence Of Cuba.
until the naturalization Of the islands can
be secured by treaty With other Powers.
In recognising the independence Of the
Philippines our Government should retain
such land NJ may be necessary for coaling
stations and naval bases.
PORTO mco.
We demand for the people. of Porto Rico
the full enjoyment Of the rights and priv
leges Of a Territorial form OF government.
PANAMA CANAL.
q, We believe that the Panama Canal will
prove Of great value 70 our country and
favor Its speedy completion.
fAN-hmGnROhr unhAxkONb
The Democratic party recognizes the
Importance and advantages OF developing
closer ties Of Pan-Amer1oan friendship and
commerce between the United States and
her sister nations Of Latin America and
favors the taking OF such steps. consistent
with Democratic policies for better ac,
quaintance, 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
having constitutions. forms Of Govern
ment, ambitions and interests akin to our
own.
AsIATIC IMMIGRATIoN.
We favor full protection, both national
and State Governmental within their re-
spective spheres, OF all foreigners residing
In the United States under treaty, but
we are opposed to the admission OF Asiatic
with our population or whose presence
among us would raise a race issue and
involve US In diplomatic controversies
with Oriental powers.
FOREIGN PATENTS.
We believe that where an American
citizen holding q patent in foreign country
is compelled to manufacture, under his
strictions should be applied in this country
to the citizen or subjects Of such country.
CONCLUSION
The Democratic party stands for demoo-
racy; the Republican party has withdrawn
to itself all that is aristocratic and pluto
cratic.
The Democratic party Is the champion
Republican party is the party Of privilege
and private monopoly.
The Democratic party listens to the voice
Of the whole people and gauges progress
by the prosperity and advancement OF
the average man. The Republican party
io fn ha fivalv few
who are the beneaciaries OF governmental
favoritism.
We invite the cooperation Of all, regard
less Of previous political affiliations or past
differences, who desire to preserve Gov.
ernment Of the people, by the people and
for the people and who favor such an ad.
ministration of the Government as Will
insure as far as human wisdom can, that
each citizen shah draw from society re-
ward commensurate with his contribution
to the welfare OF society.
The Committee Work.
1t was not until nearly 8 o'clock this after
noon that the platform sub-oommittee,
which had begun It's work on Tuesday,
was ready to report to the committee on
resolutions.
For several hours the full committee
struggled with the problems presented to
1t by the platform makers in order that
it might report the platform to the con-
vention tonight. ~
Hot air-the figuratve kind-was plenti
full among the members Of the sub-com-
mittee.
One member Of the subcommittee actu-
ally offered plank declaring that nobody
should be sent to Jail unless he had com
mitted an offence. Windiness inexperience
and failure to understand the difference
between national issues and those which
a county convention might indorse helped
to make extremely irksome the work Of
the better equipped members.
To meet the threatening attitude Of
Gompers the platform committee was
obliged to make concessions which went
beyond what Bryan had intended in his
desire TO bring about harmony inlthe party.
Gompers had proposed that the platform
declare against writs Of injunction in labor
cases except where there was no adequate
point where Bryan was willing to go, but
the platform sub-oommittee agreed to it
substantially to please Gompers, in which
not unwilling attitudei t was influenced
by the action Of the New York delegation
IN swallowing nearly everything that
Gompers put before 1t.
A plank condemning Mormonism offered
by ex-senator Dubois was opposed bit
terly by Delegate King OF Utah. an elder
Of the Mormon Church. A motion to lay
the Dubois plank on the table was re-
jected by a majority of one. When the
OT1RlUhl iuOLlOh Wdb put LII VI tAO iCoDot,
supporters Parker of New York, Weisse Of
Wisconsin and Stone of Missouri, had left
the room and the plank was killed. 20 to 49,
A plank declaring for international arbi-
tration was rejected.
Judged by the character Of the debate
which it caused, the members Of the plat
form subcommittee and the committee
on resolutions regarded the plank dealing
with railways as the most important in
the platform. q
AS drawn originally this plank seemed
to declare that the party was in favor OF
permitting the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to take the initiative in fixing rates,
radical step beyond the present authority
of the commission to fix rates upon COM
plant.
PARKER's PROTEST WINS.
This was too much for some of the men,
bers OF the platform subcommittee to
stomach. Senator Daniel. Judge Parker
and few others protested against 1t
and ultimately the subcommittee decided
to qualify by having the plank declare
for law permitting a reduction in trans.
portation charges. Later when the railroad
plank was brought before the committee
on resolutions Judge Parker said some
things that created a fear in the minds of
the Bryanites that he would fight the plank
on the floor of the convention II it was
introduced so further modification was