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ventiun re.ogn:xe*l the signifi' auce of the
iicUuii. and ciu.er after cheer went up.
’ Btevensun was nominated now without
question, and ail over the hall the dele
gates were on their feet shouuns and
waving their arms tn the eftort to secuie
lecoxnition from the chair tu ord«_r to
change their votes.
W.uslungton was first to •*;’*** ,* ne
pnvi.ege. aud the tellei's cry. ' Washing
ton changes its enure vote to Stevenson,
piovoKed wi»d enthusiasm. The ctiei ring
i.*e*ama so ioud that it was aimost i;n»
posßibie to catch the changes as they were
After Washington came North Carolina,
and then «ohn i- Shea, of New Yor *t.
managed to make his voice heard as he
called out: .. ,
New lork changes her entire vote from
liiil to Stevenson.” This simply puled
out the plug and broke n» both ends and
an the states at one time, and the roar
that weut up was dealtning. Than m
rapid succession the following states
< hanged then votes to Stevenson in the
order given: . ». .
* ailtorma. North Dakota. Nebraska.
Hawaii. Florida. South Dakota. Montana,
t oanecticut. Alter that thev all made a
tush for the ■ •nung candidate.
The cheering whi.e th? first <hanees
were la-iiig nia«:«» was enthusiastic in the
extreme. A procession was formed to
march around the hall, trnt the long ses
sion that had piecedeii the noni’.na.iot. of
ftiev nson and the exciting acenes of yes
terdiv had w< rn the delegates out and
the parade was short in length and stid
shorter as to its line ot march, and the
deb .at--S confined themselves for the chief
part in -heeling.
The voles for the three leading candi
dal-s before eny changes were made were
as follows:
Stevenson, SW*i. Hill. 3»; Towne. K* -•
While the changes of the various states
were being made. pandem«»nlum reigned
in the hall D* estates and a tirnai- s
rtiswl on th-lr cbai.s. and throughout ail
th- galleries people w-rc standing and
«.leering. Practically Ihe ei-tirc dek-jia
ti< n fr >ni New York. headed by MF.
Croker, .est the hail. Women mid ••iiu
dren and otlnr spectators who had been
»tali<hng in the aisles during the proceed
ings. an I a lot of spe iai oliicers ai.d
|ap*. swarni'-d over the deogaiis see
ti.ili. W ben order nad been partially r- -
stored -he hour sect! in at the hail boic
more the appearance ot a mi.-i c-liaucoas
g luu-rt. k h an of a political convention.
Sergeant-at-Arms alaron. his assist
ants ..nd the poll e had re utmost dlln
•* u.ty in clearing the aisles, but the i>eo,'ie
w re iin.ioy forced to their scats or out
ot the build ng. ,
As MMtt a- "tuiet was ree:or--d. J. Milton
Tuiti'-r. a ji’-nmieni m-gro id Mu tri.
tile hairrntn of the convention of Afio
.iihti.'a is which omy recently noattnai. «1
air Bryan tor president, was invited to
Im- | mlfo. m. u-id briefly addn-.-sed the
* ntnil. ni.
au.ike titay. of Texas, ch urman of tii«
committee • n creueuua.s. announced that
lii - coateMitig delegates front the I’lstrut
*-l c.oiuni nu. Indian T< rrtloty and tins
territory CNuanotna ea h had be. it
given tiair vol* lor th.- distinct* .h-->
,<pns> nt cd. How ver. as these de., g.-
t:ons li id teen utiab e to effect proper o:-
gaiirxatloit cu account of inti-Tiiai difler
viicea. Jo ige lira: moved that th.- matter
oi the «-.« <tioii of a national coin nut tev
ni.lll tor lies, d-sitl-is Is ti ..-rr -d
to the detn »ra. y ot the district. Tue
niii-:i prevailed. bat «ui seiptentlv, on
uiuiion ot Chairman Juries, of the national
committee, was reconsidered and laid on
Hie uu.e.
Th-- usual formal resolution of thanks
t • Kai.-.i- Citj and t > the o® • a of the
*Ulivi niion were adopted a11..d the- great
est contusion, and men. al 3.31 o clock,
on motion of Cnairmau J. ms. th. ua-I
1 ..na. drnwratK **»iveut:*u of lidu ad- 1
journed.
The ballot result'd as follows fur the
Vice pr» -id- ntiai candidate:
HH’. MTlVENSuN—Alabama. 3, Ar
kars. s. 11; California, la; Colorado, h; I
i oi m«ticut. S; iK-lixware, 4; Florida. 4;
<>. orgia. 35; Illinois. 4b; iowa. 36; in
et; ma. 3*; Kansas. 3t»; iwiitucky. •.
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Mi slppt is. Missouri —. Mi
I. Nebraska. 6. New Hampshire, b; On
g n. a, 1". nnsylvania. 61; Rhode Island,
s. S uth Carolina, lb; South Dakota. 3;
T. x is. Ju. i tah. 6; Vermont. '. V irgin*
24; • • i Virgo.ll. 13, W is«-..--.-ln, 31. Wy
i ming. 6; Alaska, 6, Arixona. 5; Indian 1
Ti-rritory. 6. New M.-xieo. 5; Oklahoma,
3 1 ;. District ot Columbia. 6. Total.
I’.ii. TIIVVNI-; Arkal; -a -. 5; l aiitornia.
3. • ’onne-i-tieut. 3. Idaho. 3; Indiana. 2;
Maine. 3; Massachusetts. 11; Michigan,
b. Minnesota, lb; MD-ouri. 3. Nebraska.
J«; Nevada. 2; Oregon. I; South Dakota.
6. Washington. *; W is. onsln. 3; Arizona,
1. New Mexico. 1; Oklahoma, 2**. Total.
FOR PATRICK-Ohio. W. Total. 46.
»»K CARR- Montana. 1; North Caroll-
Il*. 32. Total. 32.
FOR SMITH Maryland. 16 Total. 15.
FoR limit; Mhsourl. 1. Total. 1.
FOR DANFORTH—Missouri. I. To
tal. 1.
FOR HII.I-—Alabama. 13; Delaware. 2.
Florida. I. Idaho. 3; l.- uisi-imv. 16; Mas
sachusetts. 13; Missouri. 6 Montana. 3; ■
\. New Jer j 9 Neu York. U;
N-rth iMk-ita. 6; Oregon. 3. Tennessee.
34; Hawaii. «. Total. 3M.
Do you want a sound liver, vigorous d‘-
gi-ti- n. strong, m-althv kidneys, -i-gtilar-
Ity in th- bowels? Tak. ITickU As t j
It.--.--. |- h.i- the medteal properties
that will prudu.*e this result.
STEVENSON ACCEPTS.
MINXEAPoI.IS. MINN.. July
The nows of his nomination at i
Kansas City was given to Adlal
K Stevenson at the summer cottage of i
his '•on-in-law. Rev M. D. Hardin, at i
l.ako Minnetonka by the Associated
Press representative. Said Mr. Ste- I
venson:
"This comes as a great surprise to
mo. I was not a candidate at any time
and never expected t<» be nominated.
Hut t course I shall ai»-ep* the call of
my party Indorse the plttform? Os
rout •» 1 s-hall. How else could I aecep- *
I believe the democrats generally will
seppm-t the ti-ket. I had expected to
do some campaigning anyway, but now
I shall do a great deal more.”
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Dr. Hathaway s method is th— only one 1
wbieh cures Strt ture by im .ms of * pain- <
Jess n-m>- treatma-i.t. J. N> wton Hatha- '
way M. D-. 23's E Suuth Broad air vet. At
lanta. Ga.
THE COMBINATION IS GOOD
BY JOS: OHL.
Kansas city. July <}.—(Special.)
Bryan. Stevenson and victo- ‘
ry! Magnificent ticket; a p’at
form ringing true in ita every
sentence; absolute harmony be
tween ail factions and elements, and
universal confidence that the campaign
will result in party success —this sums ‘
t.p dr-m«M-ratic conditions and the result
of the national convention of HMM).
The work of today rounds and makes
perfect the record of the convention. It
has been one nut only not able for its
harmony and enthusiasm, but one in
which there has been made not a shad
ow of a mistake.
The be>t possible candidate for
vice president was ge.ected. Every
body fee s that this is so. Adlai STeven
sun is not. merely negatively good; he
will not oniy poll every vote that was
cast for the ticket in 189 C. but his name
will be a strong incentive for the re- i
turn of those who left the party four ‘
years ago. They voted for Stevenson in
1K92 and they will vote for him again.
He has always been a vote getter. He
is a man whose character had been es
tablished beyond ail criticism or cavil,
and above al! these, he Is the sort of a
democrat who will appeal strongly to
democrats everywhere.
With the best possible candidate for
the rice presidency joined to the peo
ple’s leader of the party who heads the
ticket; with a platform breathing pa-
triotism in every sentence, and appeal
ing strongly to every American who be
lieves in the preservation of the repub
lic. the democratic party enters the
, campaign under the best possible aus
pices. Every man here believes that
this combination makes success more
than merely possible.
The Stevenson nomination was. of
course, the great event of the day. Th<s
fact that It has been the main thing in
the vice presidential line ever since the
Illinois and Pennsylvania delegations
took up the suggestion of Congressman
i Clayton, of Alabama, and declared for
1 Stevenson, did not at all deteriorate
from the great enthusiasm which
marked the final action. From the time
that th" Eufaula statesman set the
' Stevenson boom to going. It has been
the most tangible thing in this line in
sight. Its first result was to point out
a man to whom the delegates who were
opposed to Towne could go. The defeat
of the Minnesota tnan being assured,
there was just enough talk of other
candidates to add intensity and zest to
the contest. This was carried up to the
balloting, by the possibility of a stam
i pede to Hill, which It required that
gentleman's explicit declaration from
the stand to prevent. Then the contest
narrowing down practically to Steven
son and Towne, th- Illinois patriarch
and statesman was the successful and
easy winner and in the end his nomi
nation was unanimous.
The Hill episode was th" star feature
of the convention proceedings. There
has never been a doubt but this con
vention would have nominated Hill
had h" given his consent. When they
first came here. Mr. Croker and all the
New York delegation urged him to let
his name be used, and it was only his
' urgent insistence that prevented the
delegation proclaiming for him from
the first. The convention wanted him
after he had positively declined. The
New York votes were announce*) for
John Keller, but It was generally un
derstood that this meant that New
York, under the circumstances, did not
care to have the nomination come to
tl.at stat". Mr. Hill had argued that the
1 ticket would !>e stronger in New York
without a New York man on it. and the
others, after ho had so vigorously put
himself out of it. agreed with him. To
day. however, the delegation, controlled
by Tammany and its allies, decided to
present Hill’s name anyway and make
him take it. Mr. Croker has all the
time said N<»w York would support any
man whom th- convention wanted. an<!
there seemed ample evidence that the
EH I ri <■
tongued Senator Grady presented his
name and there was perfect harmonv
among all elements in the New York
dek gation In urging him to take the
nomination.
Nothing but hie emphatic and iin
'qualified rcfu-al prevented a stampede
i to him. In the face of his statement
‘ the delegates could not but n-spect his
’ wishes. Even then there was a strong
effort to stampede to him and on the
roll call it b«-gan to look as if that ef
fort might be successful until Georgia
was reached. When the Empire State
of the South cast her solid vote for Ste
venson. everybody said that a stam
pede was impossible and that Mr. Ste- i
venson would win.
There was the friendliest feeling to- i
ward Mr. Towne, and the friendliest ,
consideration of his name, but there ,
were few votes in -he convention for
him. He has the respect, regard, confi
dence and esteem of everybody here,
but the feeling was general that to put
him on the ticket would be a political
mistake. The high tribute paid to him
and his silver republican colleagues
by Govern’ r Stone, of Missouri, in his
speech seconding tho nomination of
Stevenson, met the hearty approval of
everybody, but for reasons which I
have made clear in former dispatches.
Towne's nomination has never been a
possibility.
The republican newspapers are say
ing that Bryan sent word that Towtie
must be nominated. That statement is
oh tly ’■■■■ Mr. Bryan esteem* Mr.
J Towne very highly, for he knows him
we 1; but Mr. Bryan and his friends
have never thought it would be good
politics to nominate the Minnesota
mtn. especially since he was given the
[mpulisi nomination at Sioux Falls. .Ml
these claims about Bryan being for
Tov-no’s nomination were known to he
la-fore, but they were absolutelv j
-ettvd when Nebraska's vote showed
; about an equal division lietween Towne
I and Stevenson.
Mr. Bryan has always thought a
straight democrat should nominated
i for the vieo presidem-y. his only stipu
lation being that h" should be a man
who stood squarely on the platform. ,
lie ba* got exactly the man in Adlai
S evenson. and is happy.
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STEVENSON PLEASES BRYAN
Nebrnskan Is Suited with His Run
ning Mate.
Lincoln. Neb.. July *.—The plan of cam
paign of the democratic national com
mittee and Its nominee for president are
yet to !*• arrang'd. Mr Bryan reiterated
I today what he has said before that he
was unable to outline his programme
in the slightest way. Nor was he able
to say wh'-n a conference would be held :
in the matter. Mr. Bryan had a number '
of callers today, all coming to extend '
congratulations and express gratification i
over his nomination. There was more ■
real interest locally In the outcome of ;
the struggle for second place on the I
ticket than In Mr. Bryan’s nomination, i
When the bulletin came announcing the j
selection of Adlai E. Stevenson. Mr. ;
Bryan expressed his pleasure and soon .
after diet.ited the following:
"Mr. Stevenson Is an excellent man
for the place. He supported the ticket
It: IM*: and ran defend the platform of i
!>*'. Towne would have strengthened !
' the ticket In tit- states where there is
fusion between the democrats, populists
and silver r< publicans, but the support |
given Mr Stevenson shows the conven
tion thought Mr. Stevenson the more I
available man. The cliolce has fallen |
u;»»n one who Is In every respect worthy
of th- position.”
Mr Bryan then sent the following
"Lincoln. Neb.. July 6.—Hon. Adlai E. :
i Stevenson. Bloomington. lll.—Accept con- I
' gm'Hint tons upon your nomination. It I
; was a deserved recognition of partv ser- i
, vice. W. J. BRYAN.”
All through the day telegrams of con- I
: gratnlation poured in on the presidential |
| candidate.
Mr. Bryan definitely decided not to go '
to Kansas City today after he had a '
I conversation over the telephone with I
I members of the national committee at j
Kansas City. The pressure to have him :
attend and make a s|>eech to the conven- i
tton as a fitting climax was unusually ;
strong, but Mr. Bryan has himself stead- ;
lly advised against It. He finally brought
around the democratic managers to his
way of thinking.
Mr. Bryan this evening received the fol
lowing telegram:
•’Minnetonka Beach. July’ 6. —Accept my
congratulations upon your unanimous
nomination. ADI.AI STEVENSON.”
Mr. Bryan said he expected a number
of visitors, some prominent in the coun-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 9, 1900.
clis of the democratic party, beginning
tomorrow and continuing next week. He
would not specify who they were. All
Lincoln is expecting a crowd from Kan
sas City with the adjournment of the
national committee and preparations are
already going forward for some sort of
a local demonstration.
JONES IS CHAIRMAN AGAIN.
National Democratic Committee Ef
fects Organization.
Kansas City. July C—The national com
mlttee of the democratic party met nt
Kansas City Club after th- adjournment
of the convention and organized. Sena
tor Jones, who was not a member of tho
committee remained outside until the pre
liminaries were over. Thomas Taggart, of
Indiana, who hnd been mentioned as a
possible chairman, nominated Senator
Jcnes for re-election, and lie received the
ur.anltnotis vote.
Tin- senator was sent for and in accept
ing the chairmanship said that the cofn
miitce entered the campaign in much
better shap- than four years ago. Then
th- memlx'rs were all new and untried In
party affairs, which had been In the
hands of men who were overthrown in the
great issues dominating the 1596 conven
j ticn. No they had a complete organixa
toti and were ready to go ahead and make
tlte Iwst fight possible. He complimented
th ? action of the convention both as to the
platform and candidates.
The selecting of tile executive commit
tee was left to Chairman Jones, who will
rrake the appointments after he has had
. time for consideration. It is understood
1 that many of the numbers of the last
committee will be chosen. X committee
. cm slsting of Tillman, of South Carolina;
1 Johnson, of Indiana; Williams, of Massa-
I chusetts: Osborne, of Wyoming, and WD
; s< n. of Idaho, was .ippointvl to confer
■ with representatives of th- populist and
! silver republican parties as to the best
1 plan of campaign.
Th.- contests for nail >t al c nnmittei men
, from the District of Columbia and In
' dtan and Oklahoma territories, were refer
i red to a committee consli ting of Jones, of
'Arkansas: Blanchard, of Louisiana; Bl- tie.
| of Missouri; Taggart, of Indiana; Gahan,
i of Illinois, ami Hyan. of Wisconsin.
I Tl ev will not take up tire contests un-
I til there is an opportunity to make a
through investigation of the ca«e -ted as
certain what tne <lento rats of the dis-
I itici and the t< rritori s desire. A dele
gation from Columbus presented their
l claims of that city for headquarters for
tit-- campaign.
The matter was referred to the legisla
tive committct, but Senator Jones told
tho delegation that the city which pre
sented the best faeilitl's fer carrying on
the campaign would be selected whether
the committee liked tho city or not.
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AN OLD LETTER FROM BRYAN.
New York Paper Shows the Nebras
kan’s Views.
Now York. July 3 William J. Bryan,
in resp*»nse to a private telegram urging
him to drop the silver Issue, wrote a let
ter to the managing editor of The World
which was received on May 2d. Tho
World today requested Mr. Bryan’s per
mission to print the following extracts
because they gave eastern democra’s
who do not know him a clearer conception
of hfs character than any of his publish
ed letters or speeches. Mt Bryan gave
his permfriston and The World will to
morrow print the following:
"Whenever you see in the newspapers
that I have abandoned silver or side
tracked it. or tried in any way to evade
it iuii can set it dAwn as false. While
men differ as to the relative import
ance of the money question, the trust
question and imjHrlalism. 1 regard all
of them as important and have not yet
attempted to decide Wltlih is most import
ant. jt seems to me that The World
ought to in- able to see the folly of my
taking sides In Hie dispute.
"Why -hoiil'l I liscotirage those who
oppfi«e the gold standard and the trusts
merely to gratify those who think tile
question .of imp rialism the all-import
ant question? Why should I discourage
the anti-imperialists by saying that the
trust question Is all-lmportHnt?
"Why should I discourage the oppo
nents of trusts and imiwrialistn by say
ing that tlte money question is the only
question to be considered? Others may
emphasize one question or the other,
but I thall e.mphasixe them all. if
tire to win in November we must have
tlte co-operation of all who oppose repub
lican isilH'ies, and that co-operation can
only be secured by making a fight ail
along the line
"’l’ll, people who oppose the gold stand
ard also oppose the trusts and impe
rialism. and there ar- nine who opposi all
three to one who favors the gold standaid,
yet opoost s the trusts or imperialism.
Why alienate nine to please one?
"The men who demand'd the abandon
ment of tile silver question did what they
could to make the party a gold standarl
party, ami when the' were outvoted they
left the party and did w hat they could to
defeat tile ticket. Now they want to drive
away the populists and silver republicans
who came to us when the gold democrats
deserted.
“Whatever influence I may have will bo
exerted to holding what we haVe and
gaining enough from th> outside to defeat
the republicans, hut 1 do not want it t »
boa barren victory 1 want the party
to accomplish the reforms to which it is
pledged. I want the Filipinos to have a
chance to celebrate the Fourth of July,
ami J want evety private monopoly de
stroyed. hut I also want silver restored
at tlie ratio of 16 to 1. and 1 want the na
tional banks depriv'd of the power to
issue paper money.
”1 also want the constitution so amend
ed as to authorize an Income tax and tho
election of senators by the people. In
addition to these 1 want to see the system
known as ’govt rnment by injunction’ abol
ished and arbitration between labor anti
capital established.
• Those who favor free silver favor nil
these reforms. Those who favor the gold
standard favor a few of those reforms, but
are against most of them. I am not
willing to trade a largo number of people
who are al! right for a small number
who are part right, f am not anxious
enough forth. nomination to purchase It
bv x idrit!-Ing what 1 believe to be right.
If my principles are as unpopular ns gold
d. mocrats think, why not nominate a gold
democrat ?
"When you look into the matter you
will find that tny strength (if 1 have any)
Is not al! personal, but is due to princi
ples i advocate. The onlv part tiutt is
personal Is the belief among our people
that I am honest and will fulfill every
pledge 1 make If I gave them any rea
son t" doubt my willingness to go down
to defeat rather than abandon my con
victions they would turn against me in a
moment.
"But they shall have no reason to lose
faith. . , , ,
”1 have written at length and frankly
b' caih--- if The World support- me I want
it to do so with a full knowledge of what
to • xp' ct. I would much rather have The
World supf»ort my platform than support
me. If It cannot do Iv.tlt.
“I do not care to hold office unless it
enables me to do something to aid these
jH-opl- In their fight against wealth and
to make peace with the money trust
would render all efforts fruitl ss.
"W. J. 41RYAN.”
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WILL BE BURIED AT ANNAPOLIS
Funeral Services Over Remains of
Admiral Philip Occur.
New York, July 2 - Funeral services over
the rem tins of Rear Admiral John W.
J hillp wci« held at Brooklyn navy’ yards
today. Manv prominent naval officers at
tended. Tho body was conveyed to Jersey
City on the navy yard tug Nina, and
thirteen guns were fired from the dock
und also Fort Columbus as the boat
passed.
The coffin, wrapped in a union Jack,
was placed up »n a train for Annapolis,
where the burial will take place tomor
row In the naval cemetery.
■ ■I I •— ———
McKinley Goes to Chicago.
Chicago, July 3.—President McKinley
has accepted the Invitation extended by
the Grand Armv of the Republic to at
tend tho annual encampment in Chicago
next month.
Democratic platform
Pead and Adopted
KANSAS CITY, July s.—Following is a text of the platform as agreed upon by the committee on resolutions and
adopted by the convention:
“We. the representatives of the democratic party of the United States, assembled In national convention cn
the anniversary’ of .he declaration of independence, do reaffirm our faith in that immortal proclamation it the Inallen
ble rights of man and our allegiance to the constitution framed in ha’mony therewith by the fathers of the rtpubllc.
We hold with the United States supreme court that the declaration of Independence is the spirit of our government,
of which the constitution is the form and letter. We declare again that all ggovernments instituted among men derive
their fust powers 'rom the ci.nscnt of the governed; that any government not based upon the consent of the governed
is a tyranny; and that to Iripos-e upon any people a government of force Is to substitute the methods of impeitalism
for those of a republic. Wo hold that the constitution follows the flag and denounce the doctrine that an executive
or congress deriving their existence and their powers from the constitution can exercise lawful authority beyond
it. or In violation of It. We assert that no nation can long endure I alf republic and half empire, and we warn H'-e
American people that imperialism abroad will lead quickly and Inevitaoly to despotism at home. Believing in these
principles, we denounce the Porto Rico law, enacted by a republican congress against the protest and opposition of
the democratic minority as a hold and open violation of the nation’s organic law and a flagrant breach of good
faith. It imposes upon the people of Porto Rico a government without their consent and taxation w’ithout represen
tatlyn. It dishonors the American people by repudiating a solemn pledge made in their behalf by
the commanding general of our army, which the Porto Ricans welcomed, to a peaceful and unresisted
occupation of their Island. They have doomed to poverty and distress a people whose helpless-
ness appeals with peculiar force to our Justice and magnanimity. In this, the first act of its Imperialistic programme,
the republican party seeks to commit the United States to a colonial jolicy, Inconslste-it with republican institu
tions and condemned by the supreme court In numerous decisions.
"We demand the prompt and honest fulfillment of our pledges tn the Cuban people and the world that the United
States has no disposition nor Intention to exercise sovereignty, Jursidictlon or control over the Island of Cuba, except
for Its pacification. The war ended nearly two years ago, profound peace reigns over all the Island, and still the
administration keeps the government of the island from Its people, while republican carpet bag officials plunder its
revenues and exploit the colonial theory to the disgrace of the American people.
PHILIPPINES POLICY DENOUNCED.
"We condemn and denounce the Philippines policy’ of the present administration. It has involved the repub
lic unnecessarily in war, sacrificed tho lives of many of our noblest sons and placed the United States, previously
known and applauded throughout the world as the champion of freedom. In the false and un-American position of
crushing, with military force, the efforts of our former allies to achieve liberty and self government. The Filipinos
cannot l»e citizens without endangering our civilization; they cannot be subjects without Imperiling our form of gov
ernment, and as we are not willing to surrender our civilization or contiovert the republic into an empire, we favor
an immediate declaration of the nation’s purpose to give the Filipinos, first, a stable form of government; second,
independence, and, third, protection from outside interference, such as has been given for nearly a century to the
republics of Central and South America. The greedy commercialism which dictated the Philippines policy of
the republican administration attempts to Justify It with the plea that It will pay. but even this sordid and unworthy
plea falls v hen brought to the tost of facts. The war of criminal aggression against tho Filipinos, entailing an
annual expenditure of many millions, has already cost more than any possible profit that could accrue from the
entire Filipino trade for years to come. Furthermore, when trade Is extended at the expense of liberty the price
is always too high.
DEMOCRACY'S VIEWS ON EXPANSION QUESTION.
“We are not opposed to territorial expansion when it takes In desirable territory which can be erected into
states in the union and whose people are willing and fit to become American citizens. We favor trade expansion
by every peaceful and legitimate means, hut we are unalterably opposed to the seizing or purchasing of distant Islands
to be govern'd outside the constitution and whose people can never become citizens. We are tn favor of extend
ing the republic’s influence among the nations, but believe that Influence should be extended, not by force and vio
lence. but through the persuasive power of a high and honorable example. The Importance of other questions now
pending before the American people Is in no wise diminished and the democratic party takes no backward step
from Its position on them, but the burning issue of Imperialism, growing out of the Spanish war. Involves the very ex
istence of the republic and the destruction of our free Institutions. We regard It as the paramount issue of the
campaign.
INSIST ON MAINTENANCE OF MONROE DOCTRINE.
"The declaration In the republican platform adopted at the Philadelphia convention held In June, lI*M. that the re
publican partv ’steadfastly adhered t o the policy announced in the Monroe doct rlne’ is manifestly insincere and deceptive.
This profession is contradicted by the avowed policy of that party in oppo sltion to the spirit of the Monroq doctrine
to acquire and hold sovereignty over large areas of territory and large numbers of people in the eastern hemisphere.
We Insist on the strict maintenance of the M >nroe doctrine and in all its Integrity, both In letter and in spirit, as
necessary to prevent the extension of European authority on this continent anil essential to our supremacy in American
affairs. At the same time we declare that no American principle shall ever be held by force In unwilling subjection to
European authority.
OPPOSED TO LARGE STANDING ARMY.
"We oppose militarism. Tt means conquest abroad and Intimidation and oppression at home. It means the strong
army, which has ever been fatal to free Institutions. It Is what millions of our citizens have fled from in Europe,
It will Impose upon our peace loving people a large standing artny an unnecessary burden of taxation and a constant
menace to their liberties. A small standing army and a well disciplined state militia are amply sufficient in time of
peace. This republic has no place for a vast military service and « onserlptlon. When the nation Is in danger tho vol
unteer soldier Is his country’s best defender The national guard of the United States should over be cherished In the
patriotic hearts of a free people. Such organizations are ever an element of strength and safety. For the first time
In our history and co-evl! with the Philippines conquest, has there been a wholesale departure from our time-honored
and approved system of volunteer organization. We denounce it as un-American, undemocratic and ynrepublican and
as a subversion of tho ancient and fixed principles of a free people.
WARFARE ON THE TRUSTS.
"Private monopolies are indefensible ind int ’erable. Thev destroy competition, control the price of all mterlais
and of the finished product, thus robbing both producer and consumer. They lessen the employment of labor and ar
bitrarily fix the terms and conditions thereof and deprive Individual energy and small capital of their opportunity for
betterment.
"They are the most efficient means yet devised for appropriating the fruits of Industry to the benefit of the few
at the expense of the many, and unless their Insatiate greed Is checked all wealth will be aggregated in a few hands
and the republic destroyed. The dis honest paltering with the trust evil by the republican party in state and national
platforms Is conclusive proof of tho truth of the charge that trusts are the legitimate product of republican policies; that
they are fostered by republican laws, and that they are protected by the republican administration in return for cam
paign subsetiptlons and political sup port.
"We pledge the democratic party to an unceasing warfare. In nation, state and city, against private monopolies In
any form. Existing laws against trusts must he enforced and more stringent ones must be enacte.d providing for pub
licity as to the affairs of corporations engaged In interestate commerce and requiring all corporations to show, before
doing business outside of the stale of their origin that they have no water in their stock and that they have not at
tempted and are not attempting to monopolize any branch of business or the production of any articles of merchandise,
and the whole constitutional power of congress over the mails and all modts of interstate commerce shaJl be exercised
by the enactment of comprehensive laws upon the subject of trusts. Tariff laws should be amended by putting the
products of trusts upon the free Hat to prevent monopoly under the plea of protection.
"The failure of tri'-, present republican administration, with an absolute control of all the branches of the na
tional government to enact any legislation designed to prevent or even curtail the absorbing power of trusts and
Illegal combines, or to enforce the anti-trust laws ulreadj on the statute books prove the Insincerity of the high
sounding phrases of the republican platform. Corporations should be protected In all their rights and their legiti
mate interests should be respected, but any attempt by corporations to interfere with tho public affaire of th« people,
or to control the sovereignty which creates them, should be forbidden under Buch penalties as will make such at
teuwtß Impossible.
"We condemn tho Dingley tariff law as a trust-breeding measure skillfully devised to give tho few favors
which they do not desire and place upon the many burdens which they should not bear.
FAVOR. ENLARGEMENT OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
“Wo favor such an enlargement of the scope of the interstate commerce law us will enable tho commission
to protect individuals and communities from discriminations and tho public from unjust and unfair transportation
rat ‘‘ s ’ FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OF SILVER.
"We affirm and indorse the principles of the national democratic platform adopted in Chicago in W 96. and we
r< Iterate the demand of that platform for an American financial system, made by the American people for them
„ ’ whlch 9haU restore and maintain a bimetallie price level and as part of such system the restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1. without waiting for the aid or con
"e“t bill enacted in the last session of congress as a step forward in the republican pol
icy. which alms to discredit the sovereign right of the national government to issue all money, whether coin or pa
per, and to bestow upon national banks the power to Issue and control the ■volume ot paper money for their own
benefit. A permanent national bank currency, secured by government bonds, must have a permanent debt to rest
upon, and If the bank currency Is to increase with population and business, the debt must also increase. The re
publican currency scheme is the reform scheme for fastening upon the taxpayers a perpetual and bonded debt for
the benefit of the banks. We are opposed to this private corporation paper circulated as money, but without legal
tender qualities, and demand the retirement of the national bank notes as fast as government piper or silver cer
tificates can bo substituted for them.
FLECTION OF SENATORS BY THE PEOPLE.
•‘We favor an amendment to the federal constitution providing for the election of United States senators by di
rect vote of the people, and w fav or direct legislation wherever practicable.
"We are opposed to got rnment by injunction. We denounce the black lint and favor arbitration as a means •
of settling disputes between corporations and their employers.
RECOMMENDS A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
"In the interest of American lal»or and the uplifting of the workingman as the cornerstone of the prosperity
of our country, »ve recommend that congress create a department of labor, in charge of a secretary with a seat in
the cabinet, bell'f-ing that elevation of American laborers will bring withit Increased production and increased
prosperity to our country at home und to our commerce abroad.
"We are proud of the courage and fidelity ot the American soldiers and sailors In all our wars; we favor liberal
pensions to them and their dependents, and we reiterate tho position taken in tho Chicago platform in 181)6, that the
fact of enlistment and service shall bo deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before enlistment.
IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF NICARAGUA CANAL.
"We favor the immediate construction, ownership und centrol of the Nicaragua canal by the United States,
and we denounce the Insincerity of the plank in the national republican platform for an isthmian canal, in the face
of the failure of the republican majority to puss the bill pending in congress. We condemn the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty as a surrender of American rights and interests not to be tolerated by the American people.
"We denounce the failure of the republican party to carry out its pledges, to grant statehoods to the territories of
Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma, and we promise the people of those territories immediate statehood and
homo rule during their condition as territories and we favor home rule and territorial form of government for Alaska
and Porto Rico. We favor an intelligent system of improving the arid lands of the west, restoring the waters for
purposts of irrigation and the holding of such lands for actual settlers.
••We favor the continuance and strict enforcement ot the Chinese exclusion law and its application to tho
same classes of all Asiatic race*.
SYMPATHY FOR TBE STRUGGLING BOERS.
"Jefferson said: ’Peace, commerce and honest friendship with nations, entangling alliances with no one.’
"We approve this wholesome doctrine and earnestly protest against the republican departure whch has Involved
us In so-called politics, including the diplomacy of Europe aud the intrigue and kind grabbing of Asia and we es
pecially condemn the 111-concealed republican alliance with England, which must mean discrimination against other
friendly rations and which has air.ady stifled the nation's voice, while liberty is being strangled in Africa.
"Believing in the principles of self-government and rejecting as did our forefathers, the claim of mon
archy we view witli Indignation the purpose of England to overwhelm with force the South African republics.
Speaking, as we do, for the entire American nation, except its republican office holders and for all free men every
where. we extend our sympathies to tiio heroic burghers in their unequal struggle to maintain their liberty and in
dependence. REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE DENOUNCED.
"We denounce the lavish appropriations of recent republican congresses, which have kept taxes high and
which threaten the perpetuation of oppressive war levies. Wo oppose the accumulation of a surplus to be squan
dered in such barefaced frauds upt n the ta:c payers ;.s the shipping subsidy bill, which, under the false pretence of
prospering American shipbuilding would put unearned millions into the |x>ekets of favorite contributors to tne re
publican campaign fund. We favor the reduction and speedy repeal of the war taxes and a return to the time-honor
ed democratic policy of strict economy in govern.ental expenditures. «
"Believing that our most chterished Institutions are In great peril, that the very existence of our constitutional
republic is at stake and the decision to he rendered will determine whether or not our chldren ere to enjoy those
blessed prvileges of free government which have made the United States great, prosperous and honored, we
earnestly ask for the foregoing declaration of principles, the hearty sppport of the liberty loving people, regardless of
previous party affiliations-”
TOWNE SEES VICTORY
FOR DEMOCRATIC TICKET
KANSAS CITY, July 7.—(Special.)
“There isn’t a sore spot on me.
t The ticket is a splendid one and I
firmly believe w*e are going to elect it.’’
said Hon. Charles A. Towne, as he left
his headquarters at the Coates house
today for Lincoln, which is just now
the mecca for democratic leaders.
“As the campaign progresses." he
continued, “we will find the reform
forces lined up, doing everything la
their power for the election of Bryan.
I believe the chances of success are
growing hourly more brighter, and that
Bryan will be the next president.”
Mr. Towne believes, and every man
_who has been in Kansas City this week
believes, that not one mistake has been
made and that the chances of success
have been very materially improved by
the convention’s acts. If there had been
any doubt of this before that doubt was
dispelled at this morning’s meeting of
the national commitee. When the com
mittee assembled there were present
representative leaders of the populists
and silver republicans, who came to
report the conditions prevailing in
their respective parlies as the result of
the conferences last night and subse
quent meetings early this morning, it
was found that the clouds, which last
night looked more or less threatening,
had been, in a very large degree, dis
pelled as the result of the calmer con
sideration of this morning.
Chairman Tillotson, of the silver re
publican national committee, reported
the action taken by his people, which
was a clear cut indorsement of the
democratic ticket without any condi
tions. The silver republicans had. of
course, hoped for the nomination of
Towne, who is one of their number,
but failing to get their wish, did not
weaken their loyalty to Bryan or to the
principles he represented.
The addresses made by the populist
leaders showed conditions highly fa
vorable to complete harmony though it
was admitted in some states there must
be missionary work.
Mr. Pitterson. of Colorado, explained
that so far as the mining states. Colo
rado and others, were concerned the
problem would be easily solved, tne
populists in those states being certain
to give indorsement to the Bryan and
Stevenson ticket, but conditions were,
in some respects, different in states
like Nebraska, Kansas and South Da
> kota. where populists make up the ma
| jority of the fusion strength. With re
gard to these states, he advised that
the party leaders go slow; the compli
cations must solve themselves. Mr. Pat
terson. who is one of the ablest law
yers of the west, explained the condi
tions in a clear and convincing way,
winding up with expressing the convic
tion that the final outcome would be
complete union in those states as the
result of which their electoral vote
would certainly b* tn the Bryan col
umn. Mr. Edmonston, of Nebraska, wn«
is vice chairman of the populist na
tional committee, and who has engaged
in all the campaigns in Nebraska in
which the fusion forces have been suc
cessful. went more into details concern
ing the conditions in those particular
states. lie pointed out that there was
more than the national ticket Involved;
that there were senators to be elected,
congressmen and local officers to be
■ chosen, and showed the necessity of
I delicate handling. It was possible, he
! said, that it might be found necessary
to have a populist candidate for vice
I president in those states, but if that
I was done It would be through no lack
■ of earnest and honest loyalty to Bryan
i and the principles he represented.
The Nebraska fusion committee
1 which meets at Lincoln next Wednes
i day will be important in shaping the
decision in this respect. It is a possi
: bility that there will be two candidates
for vice president in these states, but
I If that is done It will be because local
1 conditions make It necessary. The dem
' ocratic leaders hope that the local man
■ agement in these states may reach an
! agreement all around by which this
I will not be necessary, but If there is
j such a split they feel sure it will not
• injure the chances of Bryan in any
way.
Chairman Jones is to appoint a joint
campaign committee, putting on it
i such populist and silysr republican
' leaders as the committees of those par
l ties may designate. The silver republi
, cans have already named Senator Tel
ler. Former Senator Dubois and Chair
man Tillitson to represent their organ
ization.
Mr. Tow-ne will probably be one of
the at large members. The national
! committee is to issue an address to the
I reform forces at an early date and it
I Is believed that there will be complete
and absolute harmony as the campaign
assumes shape.
The leaders of all three parties con
sider this practically assured and cer
tainly the indications are all that way.
OHL.
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