Show DEMOCRACY SOUNDS CRY OF BATTLE Bryan Bryin In Ill a Ringing Speech Speed Tells What Platform He Would Stand Upon He Announces to the Nation the Principles That HeBe H Ber Be Should Be Advocated Lincoln Web Neb N b March 19 In effect 1 William J I Bryan B an announced tonight to tx the Democratic party part and to ta the ne x I tion timi at large the tho platform which he I considers beet best for the Democratic party and practically upon which he desires to stand tand if nominated at the Kansas City convention The platform which was adopted by bythe bythe the Nebraska Democracy with the greatest enthusiasm reaffirms the Chi Chicago Chicago cago cage platform declares for Sixteen to toone toone I one opposes opp es a large and standing army denounces the action of the Re Republican Republican publican party on the Porto Rico tariff bill declares s against trusts and im imperialism Imperialism and fa the choice of United States senators by popular vote yate The platform is practically the crea creation creation tion of Mr Bryan He did not write it personally but he was consulted con concerning it and before it was read to the convention he lied had approved of it throughout The platform adopted by the Populist convention was wag substantially the same as that adopted by the Democrats It differs so m what in form but conflicts in no essential point Both conventions today toda were enthusiastic enthusiastic for Bryan Bran to the last degree and every mention of 1 Ms s name was greet greeted gre t ted ed with cheers of delight and approval Instructions were given giyen to both delegations lions to stand for Sir Mr Bryan in the Kansas City and Sioux Palls Falls conven comen conventions The Democratic Convention The Democratic convention was ws called to order at by James Dahl Dali Dahlman Dahlman man chairman of the state Democrat Democratic ic committee He announced that Thomas J Nolan had been selected as temporary chairman Mr Nolan took the chair and after being presented to the convention conventi n made a short address The temporary organization was as made permanent The committee on resolutions presented the following re report port which was adopted amid great enthusiasm We the Democrats of Nebraska in convention assembled do hereby re reaffirm reaffirm reaffirm affirm and endorse endor e in whole and in part p rt in letter and in spirit the plat platform platform I form adopted by the Democratic na national convention held in Chicago in 1896 1891 I We favor amendments amen to the federal constitution n specially authorizing an tax and providing ding for the alec elec election e tion Ibn of United Unfixed States s senators by oy a direct vote rote of the he people We oppose government by injunction lion tion on and the blacklist and favor arbi arbitration arbitration as a means of settling dis disputes disputes disputes between corporations and their I employees Favor Municipal Ownership We observe with approval the sup support support i port given by Democrats throughout the country to the movement looking toward the municipal ownership of mu municipal municipal municipal franchises We favor the principle of the initiative Initiative and referendum wherever it can C abe Il a Ilbe L be applied We are in favor faor of liberal pensions m to deserving soldiers and to their de dependents dependents dependents We lYe believe that names upon I Ithe the pension rolls should not be arbi arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily dropped and we believe as a stated in the last national platform that the fact of enlistment and service should be conclusive evidence disease and disability before enlist enlistment enlistment ment meat We are in favor of the immediate construction and fortification of ot the th Nicaraguan canal by b the United States We condemn the Dingley tariff law lawas lawas Ia as a and measure skillfully devised for foi forthe forthe the purpose of giving to a few favors which they the do not deserve d and of or 01 placing upon the many burdens which whet 1 they the should not bear We welcome the opportunity of offered offered bred this thin year to take the federal gov gor government go eminent out of the hands handa of the Re Republican Republican Republican publican party parl which has abandoned i American ideas ard and American Am rican ideal ide J Jand and at the command comm nd of corporate wealth has plotted against agai t the finan financial financial financial cial independence of the nation has ham hamP menaced the industrial independence of ol o othe P the he individual and now the nullification of the declaration of o I American Independence Against the Trusts We pledge ourselves to wage an un unceasing unceasing unceasing ceasing warfare against all the trusts the money trust the industrial trust trus and the international land grabbing trust Instead of a system which would chain our nation to the geld gokl standard and compel it to participate in disturb disturbances disturbances disturbances ances which come to Europe we de demand demand mand an American financial system made by the American Amerl Ameri an people for them themselves themselves themselves selves to be secured by the immediate a restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and sliver silver at the pres pros present present ent legal ratio of 16 to 1 without wait walt ins ian for the aid or consent of any other othe nation The Republican administration has ha S admitted the gold standard to be un unsatisfactory unsatisfactory unsatisfactory satisfactory by appointing a commis commission commission sion to solicit foreign aid in restoring re the double standard and a Republican congress even while trying to make mak the th 0 gold standard permanent p has con confessed confessed judgment against the standard cona a by attempting to revive the delusive 0 hope of international bimetallism Instead In t d of the system s Stem favored by b the th e eL Republican party under which nation national L al banks are to be to Issue e and control the volume of paper money mane maner for tor their own profit we reiterate our On r demand for that financial system which OnI I recognizes the governments sovereign Th right to Issue all money whether coin coi n or paper and we e demand the retention a of the greenbacks as they now new exist exit t and the retirement of national bank banknotes banknotes ban k notes as rapidly as greenbacks can be I me substituted for them Enforce Antitrust I Law aw We believe that Hiat private monopolies monopoli is are indefensible and intolerable and atm id we condemn the national administration L tion lion for Its failure to enforce the thc pres present present pr 3 ent law against the trusts or to recon recommend recommend 1 mend a more mere effective law We favor faar a state constitution which iii wilt prohibit the organization of a mon mom monopoly 1 within the Ule state and also momI pre prevent prevent pr I vent a monopoly organized elsewhere re rea from doing doln business within the state stati a but we further believe that congre so should supplement the eff of the U Ustate ie state by legislation l which will require re rein every corporation before In Interstate commerce to show that it has no water In its stock st ck and that it has neither attempted in the th past nor nr is attempting to monopolize any branch of business or the production of any article ar of merchandise In its platform of 1860 the Republican j lican lic an party part declared that the maintenance ance anee an anth ce of the principles promulgated in inthe inthe Ine the th e Declaration of or Independence e and d embodied e in the federal constitution wiz viz v iz That all men are created equal that th at they are endowed with inalienable j rights ri that governments are instituted jt to secure their rights and that gov governments governments t er derive their Just powers from frome t the th e consent of the governer is essen eases essential essential 1 ti al to the preservation of republican institutions in but bat the Republican party part under u Its Us present leaderships te lo J eod n gering ering g the pr of institutions in by placing the dollar above he the th e man in the construction cons of gov government government e and of violating the principles I pIes ples p ies that it once declared to be e ial ti n Porto Rica Sico Tariff Bill We condemn the Porto Porte Rico tariff b bill ill recently passed by a Republics RepUblican house h ouse of representatives as bold and open pen o violation of the nations law Jaw l and rand a flagrant breach or of good faith aith f We assert that the constitution fol tel lows l the flag and denounce the t doe doc trine rine t that an executive or Ot a congre oon created c and an limited by the COD tItu 4 ion tion t can an exercise lawful authority be y ond that c constitution nat tion or in violation o it if L Believing that a a nation cannot i lon l ong endure hf half l f duff republic public and half haf e em v ire 1 p we oP oppose wars of f conquest and colonial c The liThe Filipinos cannot be citizens without w endangering our civilization they hey t cannot be subjects without ln en d our form of government and as a s we 6 are not willing to surrender J ender our oar c or to ta convert a republic into an a n we favor an immediate media de c of the nations to give ive the g Filipinos first a table rm of o f government second independence nce and a nd third protection from in t as It has for nearly a cen con tury ury t given glen protection to the republics of o f Central and South America Expansion on of Trade We favor favo the expansion ex ansi n of or trade by every very e legitimate and peaceful out but b ut we are opposed to purchasing means meau trade at the canon cannon with human blood neither neith r do we believe ii secured s and held heW by force foree is worth the fA fAi price t must 1 paW lorit r it Were 71 m i n favor r of f extending the nations in fluence but bt we believe that that thet ence circe should le be oe extended not by force and violence but through h the persus ive ve i power pow Ower of a high and honorable ex exIt ample We oppose It imposes upon the people an unnecessary bur den and is a constant menace A small standing army and a well equipped state militia are sufficient in time of peace in time of war the dier should be a republics defense We Ye believe with Jefferson in peace if comfort and anti honest friendship with all nations notions and entangling alliance with none and regard with apprehension th the doctrine advocated in some quarters that this nation should in its dealings or diplomacy cy show partiality toward p any of or the European nations Sympathy for Boers Not because of hostility to England but because the principles of a lk lie and Te reject as did aid our forefathers ISSi the theo theory 10 of monarchy sympathize we e with the Boers Boors in their heroic effort to preserve Pre re their national integrity The failure of or Republican leaders who four years ago expressed sympathy r the t Cuban Can patriots to feel an interest in the struggle of the Dutch in South Af Al rica shows the paralyzing influence of ot 1 the imperial policy to ro which the admin is now endeavoring to commit this UHS country I While the committee on resolutions was out Richard Metcalf of or Omaha Omana W D Oldham of Kearney W H Thomp son of o Grand Island and A G of Lincoln were chosen as delegates at large lal e to the national convention at aJL Kansas City Cit While the convention was in the midst of a hot row over the choice of or alternates to the delegates at large luge Mr Bryan appeared in the hall ball The sight of him put a stop to all business busine and the delegates went wild as he be mounted the tle t ie platform Mr Bryans Speech Mr Bryans B ans speech dealt almost en 1 with the three questions which he be J has been discussing in i various rious parts parta artS 1 of the country the money question the trust question and imperialism He charged ch the Republican party with practicing pra a deliberate fraud upon the voters in 1896 1891 by holding out the hope bope of international bimetallism when the leaders neither expected expect nor desired the restoration of the double standard either by independent action or by in agreement nt He denounced the currency feature of or the financial bill biU and said the lican Roan party Part had never in a campaign advocated the retirement of the green backs and that it would not be able to defend that bill before the country He said that a no national bank currency se so cured by government bonds could not be a permanent settlement of the cur t rency question unless we have a per manent and increasing national bank On the trust question he reiterated his condemnation of ol the Republican party part saying The trust is so bad a thin thing that tile The president felt feIt it necessary to denounce trusts m in his has message last year but he did not recommend a remedy The trust portion of his message might be condensed as follows The trusts are bad for f the life of me I 1 dont don t know what fo fb do about J them fV I hope Pe somebody knows more t i than I 1 do rio and will suggest something met Paper Money Trust Tru J i A Republican congress listened to i the reading ding of the message and then proceeded to establish awi a trust Imper money j i t which gives gies to tS the th people a j 1 t larger chance of o injury and nd d to the banks a 2 larger opportunity ty for profit I t than any other ather trust In existence 1 He said d that the Republican 4 i was powerless to party f s interfere with tS i the trusts it because the leading R f were connected with T Tnt the trusts and t nt party had to the f rely upon the trust con to carry on the coming Oming cam He presented and an defended the remedy which he suggested at th the an meeting in Chicago last Jast mIl fall Taking up the question said referred i flirt to the Porto o bill SM and he ha 1 to 10 duties t i I F 1 o gOodS coming from crom Porto Rico Ric com corn competed comI I peed pe the Republican party to disclose 4 II fi i imperialistic e tendencies This bill has ha aroused a storm stor of protest from fromi i Republicans arouse In public and in m il private f life But why should any auy Republican 1 I be surprised that imperialism means mens i bo that that the people brought under the te flag fag fagI the guarantees of are not nol to share shae in I h I tho the constitution It I is amazing that I f Republicans have contemplated the 1 1 f permanent pom ent acquisition of the tha Philip Philippine Phlp Philipi i r r pine islands without stopping to con consider co coI consider 11 h sider the future status of the Filipi Filipinos I i nos nosI no noI I I j of Filipinos j I Are the Filipinos to be citizens Are I I they tey to be allowed to come ome to the Unit United their Oriental methods cd ed States State with wit metod of living to compete with wih American la labor labor laL L bor What good does dos it do to exclude 3 few te Chinese Chinee and then bring in by force of ot Filipinos Are Ae the Filipinos to expect to participate in our ou elections la 1 I a presidential contest to tobO too ho bO determined by the returns from the Philippine island Are the questions I people to be de do decided which concern our ou own de decide cide cid d some day by the senators senator and representatives in congress from the Philippine islands island And Ad if the Filipinos are arc not to be citizens are wt Vt going to change our constitution so no 9 as to hold them in a perpetual state stae of vassalage vas Can Ca we expect anything but their hatred so j long as we pursue them with wih carpet carpetbag caret carpetbag bag governors have studiously The Republicans avoided a discussion of the Philippine question queston They Tey have opposed the con of that question queston by the cry cr that nothing could be done until the insurrection was wa put down |