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Show THE CHRI8TIAN PARTY. Candidates to Be Nominated In the Name of Jesus. The national committee and tho delegates del-egates to the national convention of the National Christian party of tho United States, which Is to nominate a ticket for the next presidential election, elec-tion, is in session In St. Louis. The platform, entitled "In Jesus' Namo," was adopted after much discussion. dis-cussion. It declares that "tho platform plat-form and purpose of tho Christian party Is and shall bo to work and stand for union In his namo for tho fulfillment of God's law through direct legislation of the peoplo governed by the Golden Rule, regardless of sex, creed or color." War Is opposed by the party and mob violence condemned. Government ownership of coal mines and public utilities Is favored. The platform, after declaring against government revenue from tho manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage, bever-age, concludes: "We are opposed to all trusts and combines contrary to the welfare of tho common people and declare that Christian government through direct legislation of the peoplo peo-plo will regulate the trusts and labor problems according to the Golden Rule." |