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2 DEMOCRATS ADOPT PARTY PLATFORM RINGING WITH MOST PRONOUNCED PROGRESSIVE IDEALS Document Covers Every Sub ject of Importance Which Has Been Under Discussion for Last Four Years BRYAN’S HAND PLAYED BIG PART IN PLATFORM Committee Deliberations From First to Last Were Absolute ly Harmonious. - Framers Are Please iWth Their Work (By A*xxtat»4 Pre**.) BALTIM KE, July 2.—The follow <ng Is the platform of the Democratic * party jS* “We, the representatives of the Dem fe ocratic party of the United States, In national convention assembled, reaffirm aur devotion to the principles of Demo i.’ cratic government formulated by Thom as Jefferson and enforced by a long and illustrious line of Democratic presi dents. TARIFF REFORM ~We declare it to be a fundamental principle of the Democratic party that the federal government under the con • Btltutlon has no right or power to im pose or collect tariff duties, except for the purpose of revenue, and we demand that the collection of such taxes shall ba limited to the necessities of govern ment honestly and economically admin tered “The high Republican tariff is the principal cause of the unequal distribu tion of wealth; it is a system of taxa tion which makes the rich richer and I the poor poorer; under its operations the American farmer and laboring man are the chief sufferers, the tariff raises the cost of the necessaries of life to them, but does not protect their pro duct or wages The farmer sells large *ly in free markets and buys almost en tirely in the protected markets. In the most highly protected industries, such r . *s cotton and wool, steel and iron, the K wages of the laborers are lowest paid > in any of our industries. We denounce ‘ the Republican pretense op that sub ject and assert that American wages are established by competitive conditions and not by the tariff. K "We favor the immediate downward ? revision of the existing high and. in many cases, prohibitive tariff duties, insisting that material reductions be speedily made upon the necessaries of I*.* life. Articles entering Intb competi- J. tion with trust-controlled products and articles of American manufacture which are sold abroad more cheaply than at home should be put on the free i list ■ • "We recognise that our system of tariff taxation is intimately connected with the business of the country and we favor the ultimate attainment of the prineiplr* we advocate by legislation V that will not injure or destroy legiti mate industry DENOUNCE ACTION. ••We denounce the action of President Past la vetoing the bill to reduce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, metals and chemical schedules and the farmers’ free list bill, all of which were design ed to give immediate relief to the I masses from the exactions of the trusts. T The Republican party while promis ing tariff revision, has shown by its tariff legislation that such revision is E not to be in the people s interest, and having been faithless to its pledges of I*oß it should no longer enjoy the con- F* ffdence of the nation. We appeal to the American people to support us In ' our demand for a tariff for revenue only. HIGH COST OF LIVING. The high cost of living is a serious fcl problem tn every American home. The Republican party, in its platform, at tempts to escape from responsibility for present conditions by denying that they are due to protective tariff. We F take Issue with them on this subject and charge that excessive prices result In a large measure from the high tarln. a laws enacted by the Republican party and from trusts and commercial con spiracies fostered and encouraged by such laws .and we assert that no sub | stantial relief can be secured for the people until import duties on the neces sities of life are materially reduced ano g these criminal conspiracies broken up. ANTI-TRUST LAW. , A private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. We therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the crim inal as well as the civil law against » trusts and trust officials and demand the enactment of such additional legis lation as may be necessary to make it , Impossible for a private monopoly to fe . exist In the United States. We favor the declaration by law it | ths conditions upon which corporaions shall be permitted to engage in inter »atate trade, including among others the prevention of holding companies, of in- DUBIOUS About What Her Husband • Would Say t A Mich, woman tried Postum because coffee disagreed with her and her hus band. Tea is just as harmful as coffee ; because it contains caffeine—the same drug found In coffee. Sie writes: “My husband was sick for three years with catarrh of the bladder, and palpita tion of the heart, caused by coffee. Was K unable to work at all and in bed part of the time. "I had stomach trouble, was weak and fretful so I could not attend to my house work—both of us using coffee ail the time and not realizing it was harmful. , "One morning the grocer s wife said r , she believed coffee was the cause of our .. trouble and advised Postum. I took it |- home rather dubious what my husband S would say—be was fond of coffee. "But I took coffee right off the table I and we haven’t used a cup of It since. You should have seen the change in us. ■' and now my husband never complains of I heart palpitation any more. My stomach trouble went away in two weeks after I began Postum. My children love it and it does them good, which can’t be said h. of coffee. "A lady visited us who was usually half sick. I told her I’d make her a cup of Post urn She said it was tasteless stuff, but ahe watched me make It. boil ing it thoroughly for 15 minutes, and when done she said it was splendid. Long boiling brings out the flavour and food quality.” Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich. Look in pkgs, for the famous little ■book. "The Road to Wellville.’’ Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true and full of human inter est. SUMMARY OF PLATFORM ADOPTED BY DEMOCRATS BALTIMORE July 2.—The following is a summary of the Demo cratic platform: k Reaffirms party’s devotion to the principles of Democratic govern ment as formulated by Jefferson. Declares for a tariff for revenue only and denounces "the high Re publican tariff as the principal cauae of the unequal distribution of wealth.’* , . . .. ... Favors Immediate downward revision of present duties, especially upon necessaries of life. Favors gradual reduction so as not to Interfere with or destroy legiti mate industries. Denounces President Taft for vetoing tariff bills of last congress. Condemns Republican party "for failure to redeem Its promises of 1908 for downward revision.” Takes issue with the Republican platform as to the high cost of liv ing. contending it is largely due to high tariff laws. Favors vigorous enforcement of the original features of the anti trust law Demands such additional legislation as may be necessary to crush private monopoly. Declares for presidential preference primaries. Direct national committee to provide for selection at primaries of mem bers of national committee. Pledges party to enactment of law prohibiting campaign contributions by corporations 4P<l unreasonable campaign contributions by individuals. Favors Ingle presidential term and making president ineligible for re election. > Felicitates Democratic congress on Its record, enumerating Important achievements and pledges an adequate navy. Denounces Republican administration on charge of extravagance and demands return to simplicity and economy befitting a Democratic govern *nentF-avors efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads, express companies, telegraph and telephone lines, and a valuation of these compa nies by the interstate commerce commission, and also legislation against over-issuance of stocks of corporations. In connection with a de mand for such a revision of the banking laws as will give temporary re lief in case of financial distress, there is a denunciation of the Aldrich bill prepared by the monetary commission. . The present method of depositing government funds Is condemned and party is pledged to the enactment of a law for the deposit of such funds by competitive bidding in state or national banks, without dis crimination as to locality. Recommends investigation of agricultural credit societies in Europe tn ascertain whether a system of rural credits may be devised suitable to conditions in the Lnited States. Pledges party to enactment of legislation to prevent devastation of lower Mississippi valley by floods, and the control of the Mississippi is declared to be a national,, rather than a stale problem. The maintenance of navigable channel in also recommended. terlocking - eetors, of stock watering, of discrimination in price, and the con trol by any one corporation of su large a proportion of any industry as to make it a menace to competitive conditions. We condemn the action of the Repub lican administration in compromising with the Standard Oil company and the tobacco trust and its failure to invoke the criminal provisions of the anti-trust law against the officers of those cor porations after the court had declared that from the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the criminal provisions of the law. We regret that the Sherman anti trust law has received a judicial con struction depriving it of much of Its efficiency, and we favor the enactment of legislation which will restore to the statute the strength of which it has been deprived by such Interpretation. RIGHTS OF THE STATES. We believe in the preservation and maintenance in their full strength and integrity of the three co-ordinata branches of the federal government— the executive, the legislative and the judicial—each keeping within its own bounds and not encroaching upon the just powers of either of the others. Believing tnat the most efficient re sults under our system of government are to be attained by the full exercise by the states of their reserved sover eign powers, we denounce as usurpation the efforts of our opponents jo deprive the states of any of the rights reserved to them, and to enlarge and magnify by indirection the powers of the fed eral government. We insist upon the full exercise of all the powers of the government, both state and national, to protect the peo ple from Injustice at the hands of those who seek to make the government a private asset in business. There is no twilight xone between the nation and the state In which exploiting interests can take refuge from both. It is as necessary that the federal government shall exercise the powers reserved to it, but we Insist that federal reme dies for the regulation of interstate commerce and for the prevention of pri vate monopoly shall be added to and not substituted for state remedies. INCOME TAX AND POPULAR ELEC TION OF SENATORS. We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two important reforms de manded in \ the last national platform, namely, the amendment of the federal constitution authorising an income tax and the amendment providing for the popular election of senators, and We call upon the people of all the states to rally to the support of the pending propositions and secure their ratifica tion. ‘ i We note with gratification the unani mous sentiment in favor Os publicity be fore election of campaign a measure demanded in our national platform of 1908, and at that time op posed by tha Republican party, and We commend the Democratic house of repre sentatives for extending the doctrine of publicity to recommendations, verbal and written, upon which presidential ap pointments are made, to the ownership and control of newspapers and to the ex penditures made by and In behalf of those who aspire to presidential nomina tions. and we point for additional jus tification tor this legislation to the enorm ous expenditures of money in behalf of the president and his predecessor In the recent contest. Republican nomination for president. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES. The movement toward more popular government should be promoted through legislation In each state which will per mit the expression of the preference of the electors for national candidates at pkesidental primaries. We direct that the national committee Incorporate in the call for the next nom inating convention a requirement that all expressions of preference for pres idential candidates shall be given, and the selection of delegates and alternates made through a primary election of del egates and alternates made, through a primary election conducted by the party organisation in each state where such " expression and election are not provided for by state law. Committeemen who are hereafter to constitute the membership of the Dem ocratic national committee and whose election is provided for by law shall be chosen in each state at such primary elections and the service and authority of committeemen, however, chosen, shall begin immediately upon the receipt of their credentials, respectively. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any cor poration from contributing to a cam paign fund and any individual from con tributing any amount above a reason able maximum. TERM OF PRESIDENT. We favor a single presidential term, and to that end urge the adoption of an amendment to the conatitution making the president of the United States ineli gible for re-election, and we pledge the candidate of this convention to this prin ciple. . , DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. At this time, when the Republican par ty after a generation of unlimited power THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912. , in its control of the federal government, • is lent into factions, it Is opportune to . point to the record of accomplishments i qf the Democratic house of representa tives in the sixty-second congress. We indorse its action and we chal lenge comparison of its record with that ■ of any congress which has been con trolled by our opponents. We call the attention of the patriotic Citizens of our country to its record of efficiency, economy, and constructive legislation. It has among other achieve ments, revised the rules of the house, so as to give to the representatives of the American people freedom of speech and of action In advocating, pro posing and perfecting remedial legisla tion. It has passed bills for the relief of the people and the development of our i country and has endeavored to revise the tariff taxes downward in the interest of the consuming masses, and thus to L reduce the high cost of living. It has proposed an amendment to the i federal constitution providing for the • election of United States senators by i the people. i It has secured the admission of i Arizona and New Mexico as two sov ereign states. It has required the pub licity of campaign expenses both before . and after election, and fixed a limit up i on the election expenses of United States senators and representatives. i It has also passed a bill to prevent i the abuse of the writ of injunction. EIGHT-HOUR DAY. It has passed a law establishing an eight-hour day for workmen on all na tional pub]lc work. It has passed a resolution which forced the president to take immediate steps to abrogate the Russian treaty. And it has passed the great supply bills which lessen waste and extrava- > gance and which reduce the annual ex- I penses of the government by many mil lions of dollars. We approve the measure reported by the Democratic leaders in the house of • representatives for the creation of a i council of national defense, which will ! determine a definite naval prorgam with a view to increased efficiency and econ omy. The party that proclaimed and has always enforced the Monroe doc trine and was sponsor for the new navy, will continue faithfully to observe the , .constitutional requirements to provide and maintain an adequate, well-propor tioned navy aufficient to defend Ameri [ can policies, protect our citizens and uphold the honor and dignity of the na , tlon. REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE. ' We denounce the profligate waste of the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation through the lavish appropriations of recent Republican con gresses, which have kept taxes high, and reduced the purchasing power of the pe.o --t pie’s toll. We demand a return to that simplicity and economy which befits a ’ Democratic government, and a reduction in the number of useless offices, the sal aries of which drain the substance of the people. RAILROADS. EXPRESS COMPANIES, TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. We favor the efficient supervision and . rate regulation of railroads, express com panies, telegraph and telephone lines en gaged in interstate commerce. ’ To this end we recommend the valua- > tlon of railroads, express companies, i telegraph and telephone lines by the in terstate commerce commission, such val uation to take into consideration the , physical value of the property, the orig inal cost, the cost of reproduction, and 1 any element of valuation fair and just. I We favor such legislation as will ef fectually prohibit the railroads, express, telegraph and telephone companies from . engaging in business which brings them into competition with their shippers or patrons, also legis lation preventing the over-issue of j stocks and bonds by interstate railroads, express companies, telegraph and tele phone lines, and legislation which will as sure such reduction in transportation rates as conditions will permit, care being taken to avoid reduction that would ! compel a reduction of wages, prevent adequate service, or do injustice to legit late investments. BANKING LEGISLATION. We oppose the so-called Aldrich bill or ’ the establishment of a central bank; , and we believe the people of the country , will be largely freed from panics and i consequent unemployment and business . depression by such a systematic revi sion of our banking laws as will render temporary relief in localities where such relief Is needed, with protection from 1 control or dominion by what is known as the money trust. Banks exist for the accommodation ' of the public and not for the control ’ of business. AU legislation on the sub ject of banking and currency should have for its purpose the securing of these > accommodations on terms of absolute 1 security to the public and of complete I protection from the misuse of the power • that wealth gives to those who possess » It. We condemn the present methods of ( depositing government funds tn a Jew favored banks, largely situated in Or: • controlled by "Wall street, in return for > political favors," and we pledge our party to provide by law for their deposit by competitive bidding in the banking in stitutions of the country, national and state, without discrimination as to lo cality, upon approved securities and sub ject to the call of the government. RURAL CREDITS. Os equal Importance with the ques tion of currency reform Is the question of rural credits or agricultural finance. The reform we recommend Is that an In vestigation of agricultural credit**societies in foreign countries be made, so that It may be ascertained whether a system of rural credits may be devised suitable to conditions in the United States; and we also favor legislation permitting na tional ban Ms to loan a reasonable pro portion of their funds on real estate se curity. We recognize the value of vocational education, and urge federal appropria tions for such training and extension of l teaching of agriculture' in co-oper ation with the several states. WATERWAYS. We renew the declaration in out last platform relating to the conservation of our natural resources and the devel opment of our waterways. The present devastation of the lower Mississippi valley accentuates the movement for the regulation of river flow by addition al bank and levee protection below and the diversion, storage and control of the flood waters above and through the utilization for beneficial purposes In the reclamation of arid and swamp land and the development of water power, instead of permitting the floods to continue, as heretofore, agents of destruction. MISSISSIPPI CONTROL. We hold that the control of the Mis sissippi river is a national problem. The preservation of the depth of its water for the purpose of navigation, the building of levees to maintain the integrity of its channel and the preven tion of the overflow of the land and Its consequent devastation resulting in the Interruption of inter-state commerce, the disorganization of tne mail service and the enormous loss of life and prop erty, impose an obligation which alone can be discharged by the general gov ernment. To maintain an adequate depth of water, the entire year and thereby en courage water transportation, Is a con summation work of legislative attention and presents an issue, national in its character. It calls for. prompt action on the part of congress, and the Demo cratic party pledges itself to the enact ment of legislation leading to that end. We favor the co-op6ration of the United States and the respective states in plans for the comprehensive treatment of all waterways with a view of co-or dinating plans for channel improvements with plans for drainage of swamp and overflowed lands, and to this end we favor the appropriation by the federal government of sufficient funds to make surveys of such lands, to develop plans for draing of the same, and to su pervise the work of construction. We favor the adoption of a liberal and comprehensive plan for the develop ment of our Inland waterways, with economy and efficiency so as to permit their navigation by vessels of standard draft. We favor national aid to state and local authorities In the construction and maintenance of post cards. RIGHTS OF LABOR. We repeat our declarations of the plat form of 1908 as follows*. "The courts of justice are the bulwark of our liberties and we yield to none in I our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our party has given to the bench a long line of distinguished justices who have added to the respect'and "confidence in which this department must be jealously maintained. We result the attempt of the Repub’lcan party to raise a false issue respecting the judiciary. Jt is an unjust reflection upon a great body of our citizens to assume that they lack respect for the courts. "It Is the function of the courts to in terpret the laws which the people enaci, and If the laws appear to work economic, social, and political injustice, it is our duty to change them. The only basis up on which the integrity of otlr courts can stand is that of unswerving and protection of life, personal liberty any property. As judicial processes may be abused, we should guard them against has proved the necessity of a modification of the present law relating to Injunction,, and we reiterate the pledges of our platforms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of a measure which passed the United States senate In 1896, relating to contempt in federal courts and pro viding for trial by jury in cases of in direct contempt. JUDICIAL PRACTICE. "Questions of judicial practice have arisen, especially in connection with In dustrial disputes. "We believe that the parties to all judicial proceedings should be treated with rigid Impartiality, and that in junctions should not be issued in any case in which an Injunction would not Issue if no industrial dispute was In volved. ■ i j "The expanding organization of indus tries makes It essential that there should be no abridgment of the right of the wage earners and producers to organize for the protection of wages and the improvement of labor conditions, to the end that such labor organizations and their members should not be regarded as Illegal combinations in restraint of trade. "We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law creating a depart ment of labor represented separately In the president’s cabinet, in which de partment shall be Included the subject of mines and mining. "We pledge the Democratic party, so far as the federal jurisdiction extends, to an employes' compensation law, pro viding adequate indemnity for injury to body or loss of life. CONSERVATION. We believe in the conservation and the development for the use of all the people of the natural resources of the country. Our forests, our sources of water supply, cur arable and our miner al lands, our navigable streams and all the other material resources with which our country has been so lavishly en dowed, constitute the foundation of our national wealth. Such additional leg islation as may be necessary to prevent their being wasted or absorbed by spe cial or privileged interests, should be enacted and the policy of their con servation should be rigidly adhered to. The public domain should be admin istered and disposed of with due re gard to the general welfare. Reserva tions should be limited to the purposes which they purport to serve and not extended to include land wholly un suited therfor. 'the unnecessary with drawal from sale and settlement of enormous tracts of public land, upon which tree growth never existed and cannot be promoted tends only to re tard development, create discontent and bring reproach upon the policy of con servation. BROAD PUBLIC LAWS. The public land laws should be ad ministered in a spirit of the broadest liberality toward the settler exhibiting a bona fide purpose to comply there with, to the end that the invitation of this government to the landless should be as attractive as possible; and ’tfie plain provisions of the forest re serve act permitting homestead entries to be made within the national forests which amount to a withdrawal of great areas of the same from settlement. Immediate action should be taken by congress to make available the vast and valuable coal deposits of Alaska under conditions that will be a perfect guar anty against their falling into the hands of monopolizing corporations, associations or . interests. * We rejoice in the inheritance of mineral resources unequalled In extent, variety or value, and in the development of a mining industry unequalled in its mag nitude and importance. We honor the men who, in their hazardous toil under ground, daily risk their lives in extract ing and preparing for our use the prod ucts of the mine, so essential to the in dustries, the commerce and the comfort of the people of this country. And we pledge our party to the extension of the work of the bureau of mines in every way appropriate for national legislation with a view of safeguarding the lives of the miners, lessening the waste of essential resources, and promoting the economic development of mining, which, along with agriculture, must in the fu ture, even more than in the past, serve as the very foundation of our national prosperity and welfare and our Inter national comrnerce. AGRICULTURE. We believe in encouraging the develop ment of a modern system of agriculture and a systematic effort to improve the conditions of trade in farm products so as to benefit both the consumers and producers. And as an efficient means to this end, we favor the .enactment by congress of legislation that will sup press the pernicious practice of gambling in agricultural products by organized ex changes or others. MERCHANT MARINE. . We believe in fostering by constitution al regulation of commerpe. the growth of a merchant marine, which shall de velop and strengthen the commercial ties which bind us to our sister republics of the south, but without imposing addition al burdens upon the people and without bounties or subsidies from the public treasury. We urge upon congress thq speedy enactment of laws for the greater security of life and property at sea, and we favor the repeal of all laws and the abrogation of so much of our treaties with other nations, as provide for the ar rest and imprisonment of seamen charged with desertion or with violation of their contract of service. Such laws and treaties are un-American and violate the spirit if not the letter, of the constitution of the United States. We favor the exemption from tolls of American ships engaged In coastwise trade passing through the Panama canal. We also favor legislation forbidding the use of the Panama canal by ships >or controlled by railroad carriers engaged in transportation competitive with the canal. PURE FOOD AND PUBLIC HEALTH. We reaffirm our previous declarations advocating the union and strengthen ing of the various governmental agen cies relating to pure foods, quarantine, vital statistics and human health. Thus united and administered without par tiality to or discrimination against any school of medicine or system of heal ing, they would constitute a single health service, not subordinated to any commercial or financial Interests, but devoted exclusively to the conservation of human life and efficiency. Moreover, this health service should co-operate with the health agencies of our various states and cities without interference with "prerogatives or with the freedom 6t individuals to em ploy such medical or hygienic aid as they may see fit. CIVIL SERVICE LAW. The law pertaining to the civil service should be honestly and rigidly enforced, to the end that merit and ability shall be the standard of appointment and pro motion, rather than service rendered to a political party; and we favor a reor ganization of the civil service with ade quate compensation commensurate with the class of work performed, for all of ficers and employes; we also favor the extension to all classes of civil service employes of the benefits of the provis ions of the employers’ liability law; we also recognize the right of direct petition to congress by employes for the redress of grievances. LAW REFORM. We recognize the urgent need of re form in the administration of civil and criminal laws in the United States, and we recommend the enactment of such legislation and the promotion of such measures as will rid the present legal system of the delays, expense and uncer tainties incident to the system as now administered. THE PHILIPPINES. We reaffirm the position thrice an nounced by the Democracy In national convention assembled against a policy of imperialism and colonial exploitation In the Philippines or elsewhere. We con demn the experiment in imperialism as an Inexcusable blunder which has in volved us in enormous expense, brought us weakness instead of strength, and laid our nation open to the charge* of abandonment of the fundamental doctrine of self-government. We favor an Im mediate declaration of the nation’s pur pose to recognize the independence of the Philippine islands as soon as a stable government can be established, such In dependence to be guaranteed by us until* the neutralization of the Islands can be secured by treaty with other powers. In recognizing the Independence of the Philippines, our government should re tain such land as may be necessary for coaling stations and naval bases. ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. We welcome Arizona and New Mexico to the sisterhood of states and heartily congratulate them upon their auspicious beginning of great and glorious careers. ALASKA. We demand for the people of Alaska the full enjoyment of the rights and privileges of aterrttorial form of gov ernment and we believe that the. ofti: cials appointed to administer the gov ernment of all our territories and the District of Columbia should be qualified by previous bona fide residence. THE RUSSIAN TREATY. We commend the patriotism of the Democratic members of the senate and house of representatives which compelled the termination of the Russian treaty of 1832, and we pledge ourselves anew to preserve the sacred rights <if American citizenship at home and abroad. No treaty should receive the sanc tion of our government which does not recognize the equality of all our citi zens irrespective of race or creed, and which does not expressly guarantee the fundamental right of expatriation. The constitutional rights of American citizens should protect them on our bor ders and go with them throughout the world and every American citizen re siding or having property in any for eign country is entitled to and must be given the full protection of the United States government both for him self and his property. PARCELS POST AND RURAL DE LIVERY. We favor the establishment of a parcel post or postal express and also the extension of the rural delivery sys tem as rapidly as practicable. PANAMA, CANAL EXPOSITION. ' We hereby express bur deep interest in the great Panama canal exposition to be held In San Francisco in 1915 and Dr. M. L. Troutman Still Desperately 111 At Home In Athens ATHENS, Ga., July 3.—Dr. Troutman continues desperately ill. His physician, •Dr. I. H. Goss, reports that there has been practically no change in his con dition today. The Rev. Mr. Troutman is well known in Atlanta, having been pastor of the Park Street Methodist church, in West "End, for four years. When he re signed his position in 1908 to take the pastorate of the First Methodist church in Athens, his departure was regretted by a host of those who had enjoyed his powerful preaching, and by hundreds of his friends. His son, Henry Troutman, is a young lawyer of Atlanta. TWO BOYS OF ATLANTA PASS ANNAPOLIS EXAM Armoand Durant and William K. Phillips Are Among Suc cessful Candidates (By Associated Press.) BALTIMORE, Md„ July 2.—Armand Durant, sqn of Ed Durant, of Atlanta, was among the successful candidates in the June entrance examinations for the United States Naval academy at An napolis. He and W. K. Phillips, of At lanta, were among the 150 boys to make the requisite percentage in the mental examinations. There were 550 candidates, only about 3j) per cent pass ing. Mr. Durant received his appointment from Senator Hoke Smith and Mr. Phillips was appointed by Senator A. O. Bacon. Both of the young Atlan tians must take the physical tests be fore they enter the academy. These ex aminations will occur this week. Mr. Phillips is a son of Charles T. Phillips, of 672 Highland avenue. He had been a student at the Massey school, of Pulaski, Tenn., for several years, but since his appointment to the naval academy by Senator Bacon six months ago he has been at one of the preparatory schools at Annapolis. WOODBURY COURT-MARTIAL CLOSES ITS HEARING (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SAVANNAH, Ga., July 3—After a ses sion which has lasted for nearly a week the court-martial trial of Maj. Frank T. Woodbury, chief surgeon of Fort Scre ven, who is charged with offenses includ ing neglect to patients has adjourned. Tne defense concluded offering testimony yesterday and shortly after tlje court ad journed. Lieut. Edgar Craft, from the hospital department at Washington, has returned. The mother officers who were here from practically every army post of the southeast will also return to their stations immediately. ' The findings of the court will not be made known for several weeks. They will be forwarded to the adjutant general and in the event of * recommendation of dismissal from the service the ap proval of the president is necessary Negroes Escape (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MOULTRIE, Ga., July 3.—Three ne gro women who were started to work on the city chaingang yesterday morn ing, worked only five hours when they managed to make their escape and in spite of the fact that officers have been on the hunt of them continually they have not yet been located. The last heard of the trio was last night when people reported they had passed through Coolidge o ntehlr way to Thom asville. Officers started after them, but did not succeed in Rapturing them. Many Melons Shipped MOULTRIE, Ga.. July 3. —The largest shipper of watermelons In this section this season is C. W. Albercrombie, a well known Sunset planter. He is just finishing loading his sixth carload of melons and received 3150 a car for each Os them. Yesterday J. H. Lanier, who is on the Harrell farm, a short distance from the city limits, sold two cars of melons for 3150 each and loaded them and delivered them. This has been the price received here all during the sea son but there has been one or two ex treme cases where ths shippers received more for their cars. Moore Re-Elected c.COLUMBUS, Ga., July* 3.—At Its reg ular monthly meeting held last night the Columbus police commission re-elected J Thomas Moore as chief of the depart ment; J. C. Watkins, first lieutenant, and R- E- Perry, second lieutenant. The reports for the month were quite satis factory to the board. favor such encouragement as can be property given. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL UNI FORM. We commend to the several states the adoption of a law making it an offense for the proprietors of places of public amusement and entertainment to dis criminate against the uniform of the Uplted States similar to the law passed by the congress applicable to the Dis trict of Columbia and the territories in 1911. PENSIONS. We renew the declaration of our last platform relating to a generous pen sion policy. „ RULE OF THE PEOPLE. We call attention to the fact that the Democratic party's demand for a return to the rule of the people expressed in the national platform four years ago has now become the accepted doctrine of a large majority of the electors. We again remind the country that only by a larger exercise of the reserved power of the people can they protect themselves from the misuse of delegated power and the usurpation of governmental instrumen talities by special interests. For this rea son the national convention insisted on the overthrow of Canonnism and the in auguration of a system by which United States senators could be elected by di rect vote. The Democratic party offers Itself to the country as an agency through which the complete overthrow and extirpation of corruption, fraud and machine rule in American politics can be effected. CONCLUSION. Our platform is one of principles w hich i we believe to be essential to our na- ' tional welfare. Our peldges are made to be kept when in office as well as relied upon during the campaign, and we invite the co-operation of all citizens, regard less of party, who believe in maintaining unimpaired the institutions and tradi-: tions of the country. CASTOR IA For Infants find Children. (hi! Kind You Have Always Bou’hi BIG MB TURNS TURTLE, MEN MD BRIVEB DIE Connecticut Party Figures in Tragedy in Duluth, Minn,, Wednesday Morning (Bv Associated Piest.) DULUTH, Minn., July 3.—Life wag instantly crushed from the bodies of Mrs. William White, Duluth; Miss Gladys Richardson, Bridgeport, Conn., and Langford Maddigan, Duluth, the latter a chauffeur, early today on a country pike near Duluth when a tour ing car in which they were riding skid ded from the road and overturned, pin ioning its occupants beneath. William White, Jr., was seriously in jured about the back and is at a local hospital. Miss Nannie Turish, daughter of Henry C. Turish, wealthy lumberman, was severely shocked and lay appar ently lifeless at the roadside until car ried to a nearby farm house, where she was revived. Charles W. Fitzgerald, the sixth mem ber of the, party, was thrown clear of the wreckage and escaped without in jury. Gaining his feet, he made a vain effort to move the heavy automobile, then summoned from a nearby farm four men, who lifted the car from the bodies. REV. M. L. TROUTMAN IS CRITICALLY ILL Well Known Methodist Minis ter Undergoes Serious Operation (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)-- ATHENS. Ga., July X-Rev. M. L. Troutman, D.D., L.L. D., one of the best known and beloved ministers of the Meth odist denomination, and formerly pastor of the Park Street Methodist church of Atlanta, and now pastor of the Athens First Methodist church, is critically ill at his home here. His condition became so serious last night that an operation was thought to be necessary. He is still critically 111. LACK OF FEDERAL FUNDS SUSPENDS EMPLOYES SAVANNAH, Ga., July 2.—The delay m the appropriation bill passing con gress caused thirty civilian employes of the government at Fort Screven to be temporarily thrown out of work. In cluding the officers and crew of * the steamer, General Jackson, which Is sta tioned there. The men were suspended yesterday morning. 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