Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-02

ton as a candidate for the Presidency of
William Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska,
loosely upon him that the Populist con-
vention at st. Louis hailed his nomination
with delight as the harbinger of success
to their communistic theories and they too
gave him their nomination under the as
surance made in their convention that ne
was in spirit and in truth Populist.
We as Democrats denounce the action or
the Chicago convention, as being in open
violation of the principles Of the Demo
cratic party and refuse to recognize or be
bound by it, and to distinguish ourselves
elect to support Mr.. Bryan, irrespective OF
the declarations Of the conventions which
nominated him, hereby declare the organlza-
ton made here today shall be know as the
National Democratic party, and invite all
good citizens to cooperate with US in put
ting the. stamp of condemnation upon the
PopuliStic and anarchical heresies promul-
gas9d cG hea as and enf9rsedn st It louis
duty of every citizen Of the republic to
protect and preserve it's national honor
and credit 1T home and abroad; that good
government gives the greatest liberty to
the citizen consistent with public peace,
social order and the rights of persons and
We declare that it is the highest duty Of
the government to enfore its laws, preserve
peace and good order, to punish crime ana
to protect and preserve the lives, liberty
and property of its citizens.
We further declare as a fundamental
principle of the Democratic party that the
government should be honestly and economi-
cally administered, and that no more taxes
should be levied either by customs, duties
or otherwise than is actually necessary to
support the government so honestly and
economically administered, keep its faith
sacred and preserve its credit.
In the words of the national Democratic
platform of 1892. ''We hold to the use Of
both gold and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for mintage,
but the dollar unit of coinage of both met
ais must be of equal intrinsic and exchange
able value, or be adjusted through inter
national agreement or by such safeguards
of legislation as shall ensure the main
tenance of the parity Of the two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all times
in the markets and in the payment of debt:
and we demand that all paper currency
shall be kept at par with and redeemable
in such coin. We insist upon this policy
as especially necessary for the protection
of the farmer and laboring classes the first
and most defenseless victims Of unstable
money and fuctuating currency"
And to create and maintain the integrity
of that collar we adopt the words of the
Democratic party, OF Wisconsin. assembled
in convention in June, 1896, IN fayor OF
gold the highest monetary standard of the
world, as the true measure of unhuctuating
value.
Bragg will Accept.
When the resolutions were passed in
dorsing Gen. Bragg for the presidential
nomination he arose and said:
Il should be less Of man than |
think [ am if l failed to thank you for
the work of confidence that you have
shown me. There hangs, if | mistake
not, in the rooms of the Historical So
ciety of Wisconsin a flag that has writ
ten across it in letters of gold: Give Us
a Place in the Picture Near the Flashing
of the Gums That idea has been acted
upon and adopted by all Wisconsin sol
dierS and ought to be adopted by all
Democrats who enter into this fight.
AppIause) l thank you for the oppor-
tunity to lead you, solid as l know you
will be near to the flashing Of the guns,
whether victory or defeat shall result
from the contest"
The convention adjourned with cheers
for Cleveland and Bragg.