The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 12, 1900, Page 3

FORM. O- sanimously Adopter GP Party of the Uniter I by the {1 States of Americ in National Convention Assemble July 5t ——( | oyernments Derive Their Just Powers From the Consent of|' the Governed.’’—Decla We, the representatives of the dem- je party of the United States, bled in national convention on anniversary OT the adoption of ib Declaration of Independence, do diem our faith in that immortal ry glamation of tl 1 f @tsof man, and our allegiance ‘Aeconstitution framed in harmony ith by the fathers of the repub- 1e inalienable to We hold with the United States me court that the delaration of pendence is the spirit of our gov- ment, of which the constitution is 7 form and letter. We declare again that mtginstituted among men derive fei just powers from the consent of all govern- ggoverned; that any government based upon the consent of the med is a tyranny, and that to! pose UPON ANY people a govern. | mtof force is to substitute the hods of imperialism for those of republic, Wehold that the constitution fol- pws the flag, and denounce the doc- | ethat an executive or congress iving their existence and pwers from the wercise lawful authority beyond it, or in violation of it. their constitution can imperialism Leads on to Despotism. We assert that no action can long dure half republic and half empire dwe warn the American people | Phat imperialism. abroad will lead Etquickly and inevitably to despotism | home. Ld Believing in these fundamental nciples, we denounce the Porto Rico ,enacted by arepublican congress jainst the protest and opposition fol the democratic minority, as a bold dopen violation of the nation’s ganic law, and a flagrant breach the national good faith. It im- oses upon the people of Porto Rico government without their consent, taxation without representation. dishonors the American people by mpudiating a solemn pledge made in behalf by the commanding gen- ofour army, which the Porto cans welcomed to a peaceful and Mresisted occupation of their land. Itdoomed to poverty and distress a people whose helplessness appeals mith peculiar force to our justice and mimity. In this, the first act Hits imperialistic programme, the publican party seeks to commit the Uaited States to a colonial policy, consistent with republican institu- sand condemned by the supreme tin numerous decisions. 4 We demand the prompt and hone Himent of our pledges to the waban people and the world, that the hited States has no disposition nor gn st hn ation to exercise sovereignty, fiedietion or control over the nd of Cuba, except for its pacifica- bn. The war ended nearly two ago, profound peace reigns all the island, and still the ad- WStration keeps the government the island from its people, while | Ublican carpetbag officials plun- its revenues and exploit the col- theory to the disgrace of the rican people. Filipinos Independence and a Pro- tectorate. We condemn and denounce the lippine policy of the administra- It has embroiled the republic GN unnecessary war, sacrificed the of many cf its noblest sons, and d the United States, previously own and applauded throughout PWorld as the champion of free- in the false and un-An ion of crushing with military @ the efforts of our former allies @ehieve liberty The Fili an and_ self-govern- our civili- they can not be subjects Mit imperiling our form of gov- »andas we are uot willing ender our civilization or to the republic into an empire, be £900: y ration of Independence. the nation’s purpose to ¢ we favor immediate Filipinos, first, a stable form of g ernment; second, independence third, protection from outsi ence such as has been git ufor near a century to the and South Am pica. The greedy commercialism which dictated the Philippine policy of the 'republican administration attempts to justify it with the p that it will pay, but even this sordid and un- ought to of jinalaggression”’ against the worthy plea falls when b the test of facts. it rim- *hilip- | pines, entailed an annual expense of The war many millions, has already cost more than any possible profit that could accrue from the entire Philippine Further- more, when trade is extended at the trade for years to come expense of liberty the price is always | too high. | Weare not opposed to territorial lexpansion, when it takes in desirable be states in the union, and whose people Ameri territory which can erected into are willing and fit to become jean citizens. We favor trade expan- sion by every peaceful aud legitimate But opposed to the seizing or purchasing of distant islands, to be governed outside the constitution and means. we are unalterably whose people can never become citizens. We are r of republic's influence among tions, but that | should be extended not by force and extending the the influence in fave na- believe violence, but through the persuasive | power of a high and honorable exam- rle. The importance of other questions now pending before the American | people is in nowise diminished and the democratic party takes no back- ward step from its position on them, but the burning issue of imperialism growing out of the Spanish war in- volves the of the republic and the destruction of our free institutions. We it as the paramount issue paign. very existence regard of the cam- Maintain Monroe Doctrine and Over- throw Militarism. The declaration in the republican platform adopted at the Philadelphia convention held in June, 1900, that the republican party “‘steadfastly adheres to the poli announced the Monroe doctrine.” is manifestly insincer This pro. fession is contradicted by the avowed ry" in and deceptive. policy of that party in opposition to ithe Monroe doctrine. to | hold sovereignty over large areas of \ territory and large numbers of people jin the ea | We insist on the strict maintenance acquire and ern hemisphere. of the Monroe doctrine and in all its jintegrit | y. both in letter and in spirit, us necessary to prevent the ex | sion lof the European authority this {continent and as eseential to our su- | premaey in American affairs. At the | same time we declare that no Ameri- pople shall ever be held by force on | jin unwilling subjection to European j authority. We oppose militarism. It means conquest abroad and intimidation and oppression and at It the strong has fatal millions of home. means arm wh to free institutions what i 1ave fled from in Europe. ace lovi tis our 1 } It will im- | jever been | | | se UPON OUT pe gz people a large stand burden of taxatior their ng army, an unnecessary and a constant | menace to liberties: standing well disc state militia are ¢ This r place for a vast milit When danger the voluntee arm) ip I ecient it time of peace. -public has no ary service he nation is conscription. in er soldier i country The nati al guard of the United States should lever be cherished in the patriotic |hearts of a free people, Such organ- zitions are ever an elemen strength and safety. For the ‘time in our history and coeval with best defender Democratic - and | his | IPT | been a wholesale departt x time-honored and approved syst lunteer organization. We American ur ee peo] | Unceasing War Against all Private Monopolies > monopolies are v des will be a the rate Is and iththetri and national platforms is « proof of t trusts are , red by r polis they are protected by administration in pai I ical sup- I gn subscriptions and polit port We pk unceasin » the democrati to state party ul warfare in nation and cit inst private monopoly in m. Existing! be hgent ones must be ena “very for wsagai ists must enforeed and more 5 pro viding for publicity as to the affairs of corporations engaged ininterstate commerce requiring all corporations to show, before doing business outside ot the state of their origin, that they stock that they have not attempted and are have no water in their and not attempting to monopolize any branch of business or the produc- merchandise constitutional tion of any articles of and the whole n power f interstate and all interstate communication shall be ex- of congress over com merce, the mails modes of |ing debt for ercised by the enactment of upon the Tariff laws should beamend- ed by putting products of trusts on the list to under the plea of protection compre hensive laws trusts. free prevent monopoly Trusts and Dingley Tariff Condemned. The failure of the present republi- can administration, with an absolute control over all the branches of the to any legislation to prevent or even curtail the absorbing power of trusts and illegal to enforce the anti-trust laws already national government, enact designed combinations, or on the statute books, prove the in- rity of the high sounding phrases of the republican platform. tions in all their rights and their legitimate in- terests should be respected, but any attempt by corporations to inter- fere with the public affairs of the peo- since! Corpora- be should protected ple or to control the sovereignty which creates them, should be forbid- den under such penalti H sas will m: such attempts impossible We condemn the Dingley tariff law trust breeding skill- fully devised to: ¢° favors asa measure, re the few which deserve, and place upon the many burdens which they do not to should favor not bear. such an e the scope of the inter-state commerce aw as will enable the commission to protect individuals and from discriminations and the public from unjust and ommun unfair transporta- tion rates. We reaftirm and in ples of the national orse the princi- iat- 1596, democrati form adopted at Chicago in and we reitterate the demand of th: pl American Ameri atform for an system, made by the ple for themselves, w a bimet restorat om of the free and ed coinage of silver and 1 yt the present legal ratio of hout waiting for the | sent of any other nation. We denounce the currency acted at the last session ¢ | asa step forward in the republi vliey whi aims to discredit jsovereign right of the national goy-|} lernment to Issue all money, w jeoin or paper, and to bestow t national banks the power to issue| ffand control the volume of paper} ; money for their own benefit. A per-| ao national bank currency, se to yn. and if the bank currency is to increase with p. tbe . the mu ise. republican cur therefore, as rest debt > is, mit the taxpayers a pe he benefit of to this ulati We are opposed poration paper ci: tion of Un Against Government by the Blackli sand their employes and the c 4 mah, ast corner perity of our coun at ongress create a d ‘I in charge of a secretary increased pr sed prosperity to ourcou and oud of elity of the American sailors in all ou eral pensions to th pendents, and we reit the Chic in 1896 that the and serviceshall be tion taken in smed conclusive evidence against diseuse and disabil- ity before enlistment. We favor the immediate tion, ownership and control of the Ni coustruc- praguan canal by t United States, and we denounce the insincer- ity of the plank in the republiean na- tform for an of the an majority to pass the bill isthmian ¢z of tional | nalin tt e fac failure the republic g in congress condemn the Hay-Paunecefote treaty as surrender of Americar rights and interests. not to be toler- ited by the A “ We denounce the failure of party 2 ant statehood to the Mexico und Oklahoma, and we promise the people of those territories immediate atehood and home rule during their condition as territories, and we favor territorial Alaska the re- publican to out its pledges to Arizona, New territories of form Porto home rule and a government for and Rico. We favor an intelligent of arid lands of the west. system improving the storing the waters for the purposes ation and the holding of such lands for actual settlers. We favor the strict enforcement of the Chinese ex- of irris continuance and clusion law and its application to the same classes of all Asiatie races. * Peace, commerce said: Jefferson 1d honest hip with all na tions, entans alliances with none” We approve this wholeso irnestly and the loctrine, pre Test departure inst } has republic: so-call the, diplo- macy of Europe and the intrigue and involv world polities, inc Asia and we ill-cor ially condemn t led an alliance with England, w re- public h mination nst id wh nation’ discr age other friendly nations the liberty is 1 must mean th has voice led already = st s il while Africa. in Hearty Sympathy for the Two Boer Republics. ieving in the principles of self mn r, as did the m of view witt wovernment, and forefathers, our . we ion v snat f England to overwhe A as we I UrpoOse oO ith ith force the South eve. for tt Speakin its publican natien, except ublican office holders. and verywhere, we ext our | s in ma liberty independence. We denounce the | tions of recent re h have key h threaten t perpetuati the oppressive war levies. We oppose the accumulation of a surplus to be squandered in such bare faced frauds upon the taxpay- for all |, pr would put unea pockets « the republ We favor t “ai ort CAMPAIGN IS IN JONES’ HANDS National Com matter iding bers of tu the Dis- Territory oma, in both been had I tive ontesting delegations seated, toa sub-committ oO! te be named by Chairman Jones A from citizens of Columbus, O munication was received , asking to establish head- eommitt the committee quarters there referred to tl was executive Resolutions thanking the Ki City club for quarters, the local com- mittees for kind attentions and Kan- sas City for hospitality were idopted, and theconmmittee adjourn- ed to 8 o'clock Prince David Did It. Kansas City. Mo., David of Hawi the July 6.—Prince first democratic at the meeting of the committee on resolu- free the ¢ platform. Was ap- person of in the royal blood to sit a convention, cast vote silver into He the went tions that put lemoc member of committee from Hawaii and to the all- Nobody knew what his sentiments were, pointed ight meeting. and he was cul- tivated assiduously during the even- b, } silver whip, and by Senator Tillman and R. L. Metealf, the silver men. the sign, General Sinclair, anti- ing Prince David listened to ments without making a finally, when it came his turn to vote The 25 to vote before it 24 for silver. voted against silver the voted for silver. ame to him wa If he had vote would have been a tie and the proposition would have been lost. It is not known t was Prince David's vote t Mr. Bryan win } tit welped generally is victory some of the leading anti-sil democr: have commented bitterly on newest Hawaii, the settled this that a man from territory, should have important dark- skinned man at that. question, and a REAR ADMIRAL PHILIP DEAD. Hero of the Spanish-American War Died Suddenly in New York. New York, June John W. I Brooklyn nav lip, comma yard, Bryan on the Platform--“‘Ilm- perialism Appeais to Many as the Most Dangerous of the Evils now Men- our Coun >i we ex] sin ws. Our orm deals id fearlessly with every re the publie, and since have nothing to explain, we ¢ our time in assaults u industrial trusts have alarmed many who were not with us in our fight 1S96 against the We shall not disappoint them We shall efforts until every private monopoly is destroyed money trust) in cease our m appeals tO many as most dangerous of the evils now It our menacing our country. involves not only a cha ideas of overnment, bat a return to the mili- of the old world. No matter men may differ to tarisn ow as the ri tive importance of the questions now before the country, every one must recognize that an economic evil can than the foundations of If we to the principle that government is a thing » corrected more easily one Which attacks rovernment. adhere made by the people for themselves, remedy doctrine is the people can in time wrong, but if that surrendered the people are powerless every once to redress any grievance. The one-half millions who supported the Chicago platform 1896 stand like a solid wall against the trusts and against imperialism. six and lf 10 per cent of those who, by voting the republican ticket, brought the present dangers upon the country with this nation snce more become the champion of lan inspiration to the op- everywhere.” will join us, will liberty ar Indorses All the Ticket. the sixth biennial convention nal democratic after rat nominees of the democratic conven Bryan and the platform in toto. negro nz closed last ni Stevenson, gue committee on “Address made a voluminous which has not t been sub- ito the press President Tayk closing address, ing thanked t ity press for the courtesies extended flattering term of Kan- entertainer. He said: 5) delegates i ake in as an on ty re- convention democratic or the citizens ext session » league (ntumw two he sessic losed was Most succe story of taeleagu