Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-18
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We fsvor the admission of the territories
of New Mexico and Arizona into the union as
states, and we favor the early admission CT all
the territories having the necessary popula-
ton and resources entitle them state
hood, and while they remain territories we
hold that the officials appointed to administer
the government of any territory. together with
the District Of Columbia and Alaska, should
be bona fide residents of the territory dis
trict in which their duties to be performed.
The democratic party believes In home rule
and that all public lands of the United States
should be Appropriated to the establishment
of free homes for American citizens.
We recommend that the territory of Alaska
be granted a delegate in congress and that the
general land and timber laws OF the United
States lie extended to said territory.
The Monroe doctrine as originally declared
and as interpreted by succeeding presidents is
a permanent part of the foreign policy of the
United States and must at all times be main
tanned.
We extend our sympathy to the people Of
Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty and
independence
We are opposed to life tenure in the public
service. We favor appointments based upon
merits, fixed terms OF ofice. and such adj
ministration of the civil service laws will
AFFORD equal opportunities to all citizens OF as
certained fitness
We declare it to be the unwritten law of this
republic. established by custom and usage of
100 years and sanctioned by the examples of
the greatest and wisest of those who founded
1t and have maintained our government that no
man shall be eligible for third term of the
presidential office.
improve the Mississippi river and other water
ways of the republic SO as to secure for the
interior states easy and cheap transportation
to tide water When any waterway of the re-
public is of sufficient Importance to demans
aid of the government, such aid should be
tended upon definite plan of continuous work
until permanent improvement is secured.
Coniding in the Justice OF our cause and the
necessity of its at the polls, sub
NIT the foregoing declaration of principles
and purposes to the considerate judgment of
the American people We invite the support
of all citizens who approve them, and who de-
sire to have them made effective through
legislation for the relief of the people and the
restoration of the country's prosperity.
The Minority's Protest.
The report of the minority was read by j. H
Wade, of Ohio former reading clerk Of the
house of representatives. it presented
by Senator David B. Hill:
| ITO the Democratic National Convention:
Sixteen delegates constituting the minority of
the committee resolutions find many decla-
lions in the report of the majority to which
they cannot give their consent. Some of these
are wholly unnecessary. Some are i1-consid-
| cred and ambiguous1y phrased-while
others are extreme and revolutionary of
| the well recognized principles of the
| with this general expression of their
| dissent without going into specific statement
of these Objectionable features of the report OF
| the majority. But upon the financial question
| which engages at this time the chief share OF
public attention. the views of the majority
differ so fundamentally from what the minor
1 lty regard vital democratic doctrine to
| demand a distinct statement of what they hold
| to the only just and true expression of DEM
ccratic faith upon this paramount issue as fol-
| lows, which is offered substitute for tbs
financial planlzS in the majority report:
| I'VE declare our belief that the experiment.
| on the part of the United States alone of free
| coinage and a change of the existing standard
| of value, independently of the action of other
| great nations, would only imperi1
| finances, but would retard or entirely prevent
| tho establishment of International bimetal-
| lism. to which the efforts of the government.
| should be steadily directed 1t would place
| this country at once upon silver basis impair
| contracts, disturb business, diminish the pur-
| chasing power of the wages of labor and inf1ict
| irreparable evils upon our nations commerce
| and industry.
| Until international cooperation among
| leading nations for the free coinage of silver
can be secured we favor the rigid maintenance
| of the existing gold standard as essential to
| the preservation of national credit, the re-
| demption of our public pledges and the keep
| ing inviolate of our countrys honor. We in
sist that all our paper and silver cur
| rency shall be kept absolutely at parity
| with gold The democratic party is
the party of hard money, and is opposed to
legal tender paper money as a part of our per-
| manent financial system, and we therefore
! favor the gradual retirement and cancellation
| of all United States and treasury notes, under
| such legislative provisions will prevent IN
due contraction We demand that the national
! credit shall be resolutely maintained at all
| times and under all circumstances
| 1.-The minority also feel that the report Of
| the majority is defective in failing to make
| any recognition of the honesty, economic cour-
| age and fidelity of the present democratic adj
| ministration and they therefore offer the fol-
| lowing declaration as an amendment to the
| majority report
| 1--WE commend the honesty. economic cour-
! age of the United States and fidelity OF the
present democratic national administration"
David B. Hill On. W. William F. Villas
CWis-). George Gray DeL). John Prentiss Poe
(Md), Irving w. Drew On. HI, c. .. Holman
| (Me), P. j. Farrell (Vt.), Lynde Harrison
| Comm. David F. Baker (R- l., Thomas A c.
| Weadock (Mich.), James O'Brien (Minn.)
John E. Russell tMass-), Robert E. Wright
| Pa-), William R. Steele Is. Do, ALA A. Nc
Dermott On. j., Charles d. Rodgers (AlaSlza).
| Senator Hill also offered the following
| amendments to the platform and moved their
adoption:
But it should be carefully provided by law
tary standard should not apply to existing con-
| tracts
| Our advocacy Of the Independent free coin
age of silver being based belief that such
coinage will effect and maintain a parity be-
| tween gold and silver at the ratio of sixteen to
one, declare pledge of our sincerity
| that if such free coinage shall fail to effect
such parity within one year from its enactment
| by law. such coinage shall thereupon be sus-
pended
| The ballot on the amendments offered by
Hill for the minority Of the committee was
626 noes. 3os ayes, and one not voting.
| Then the majority platform was adopted by
62s for to 391 against and the convention ad-
journed till p.
The Night Session.
| CHICAGO July 10.-At the night session OF
| the convention. in the presence OF fully p. OOO
people, Hon William Jennings Bryan, Of Ne
| braska. placed in nomination by H. T.
| Lewis, of Georgia. and seconded by w. C.
Klutz, of North Carolina: George F. Williams,
of Massachusetts,, and Thomas j. Herman. OF
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