Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10

circulate rs money be taken from the
national banks and that all paper
money shall be issued directly by the
treasury department.
We hold that tariff duties should be
levied solely for the purpose of revenue
and that taxation should be limited by
the needs of the government honestly
and economically administered. We
dcnounce as disturbing to business the
republican threat to restore the twice
condemned Mckinley law.
We hold that the most efficient way
of protecting American labor Is to pre-
Vent the importation of foreign pal,pcr
labor to compete with it in the home
market
We denounce the interference by
federal authorities i'm local affairs as a
violation of the constitution of the
United States and Il crime against free
institutions.
No discrimination should be indulged
in by the United States in favor of any
of it's debtors.
Recognizing the just claims of de-
serving union soldiers we heartily en-
dorse the ruling of Commissioner Muir
ply that no names shall be arbitrarily
dropped from the pension roll. and the
fact of enlistment and service should
be deemed conclusive evidence against
disease and disaster before enlistment.
We extend our sympathy to the peo-
pie of Cuba ir their heroic struggle for
liberty and independence.
The platform was presented at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The mi
nority report was presented by Senator
Hill. He opposed the platform because
it makes the difficulties of the eastern
democrats too great in the coming
struggle. He appealed to the conven-
tion not to put the eastern men in
position where their hands would be
tied.
Senator Villas made speech in favor
of the minority report but was frequent
ly interrupted. He said the majority
had conceded the right to the minority
of presenting their case and nothing
more. He pointed out the increase in
wages of workingmen under the none
tary system of the last decade and
asked if they must he injured by a
q change in our money system. He
frequently appealed to the majority
not to put the burden on the demo-
Gratis of the north.
Bryan of Nebraska took tho platform
at 2:11 and was given a tremendous
ovation. He spoke in favor of the
majority report. He said motion
would bc made to lay on the table reso-
luton endorsing the administration.
They were under solemn obligations.
he said to support the will of the ma
jority of the people in the matter of
money. at the conclusion of Bryan's
address the convention was wild with
enthusiasm for the young Nebraska
statesman. Cries of 'nominate him."
nominate him were heard on every
side. The hand played I'VE Won't
Go Home Till Morning" and the dele
gates swarmed around Mr.. Bryan to
congratulate him Many of the states
pulled their gridirons and waved them
over their heads. The demonstration
was one of the greatest ever known and
lasted about twenty-five minutes.
Upon the call of the states on the
motion before the convention, Hills
substitute minority report as far as the
financial plank was concerned, the
vote stood, ayes, 1856; nays, 4o3.
Hill then introduced Il motion en-
dorsing the present democratic admin
istration which was lost by vote of
of 354 to 56S. The announcement
caused much kissing.
Hill moved that if free coinage was
found to be u failure in one year it
should be discontinued, but it was lost
by large majority.
The platform was adopted by vote
of G2S to 3O1.
The convention then took recess
until p. IN.