The age-herald., 1898-08-04

g. We denounce the republican party for the passage of the Dingley tariff. 9I4 B. The war must not obscure the money question. ' f. We denounce the revenue bill passed by the republican party for the gross inc qualities therein, both in the tax imposed and the exemptions made
 3. Congratulates the country on it's American sailors and soldiers. 10 4 G. We will support the president in con- ducting the war.
 '. We favor the generous development of the navy.
 S. We favor the construction and control of the 4Nicaraguan canal by the United States. g. That we favor the carrying out of the letter and spirit of the resolutions under which we interVened in Cuba, and we in-' sist that the Cubans shall be permitted to establish an independent government of their own; but in the event that the people of the islands shall hereafter desire to be annexed to this country and the terms of the annexation can be satisfactorily ranged between the~two governments we will annex Cuba as part of the territory of the United States.
 TO- We favor the acquisition of Porto Rico and all other Spanish possessions in the western hemisphere.
 Il. That we reaffrm our faith in the Monroe doctrine, oppose the annexation or continued retention of the Philippine islands or any territory upon the eastern hemisphere. 's- eef
 12. Opposes an increase in the standing army. -
 13. Declares for Bryan in 19O0
 As a substitute for clauses g and 10. Con- gressman Bailey offered the following:
 We believe that a colonial policy is con- trary to the theory of this government, and we are opposed to the acquisition of any territory inhabited by people who are incapable of self-government, because we hold the right ofr1ocal self-goyernment to be the basic principle of our republic
 We are opposed also to the acquisition of any territory, the government or con- trol of which will necessitate an increase in the standing army of the United States.
 We reaffirm the declaration of Thomas Jefferson that all governments derive their just powers from the consent of the gov erned, and we are opposed to the estab lishment of any government anywhere by the United States without the consent of the people to be governed.
 Final action on Baleys resolution has not been taken. The indications are that it will be defea ted.
 Governor Culberson and Ex-Governor Hogg oppose Bailey's resolutions.
 The minority report of the platform com mittee was showed under and laid on the table att midnight. The vote unoffieially stands 697 to table the minority report 394
 
 Nebraska Fusion Forces
 Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 3.-The fusion forces of Nebraska today selected the following ticket after twenty-four hours of delibera- ton: Governor-Willam A. Po,nter of Boone county. s,4 Lieutenant -Governor-E A. Gilbert of York. -s.s Secretary of State-Wiliam F. Porter, of Merrick fot Auditor-John F. Cornell of Richardson
 Trcasurer-John B. Meserve, of Red Will. low. s
 Superintendent of Pub ic IT struction William R. Jackson, of Holte. il' Land Commissoner-Jacob V. Wolfe of Lancaster. ur' y-General-Constantine J. Smith, of Douglass. .s.
 All are populists but the lieutenant-gov- ernor, who is free-si.ve$ republican, and attorney-general, who is a democrat. Ire chief antagonsm to Poynter' sn omination came from the democrats. who held against him a populist of the radical stripe for time, but, finding that the populist would not withdraw him. and that he professed to be lifelong democrat of Kentucky parentage, they finally ac-, quiesced. a'e CT ia yfph Il
 The democrats sent the following teller gram to Colonel w. J. Bryan, Jacksonyille:
 "The democrats of Nebraska, in conven- tion assembled. instruct me to send hearty greeting and pledge the united efforts to make the gallant colonel of the Third the future commander-in-chief.''
 The platform adopted by the populists this morning does not greatly differ on the leading blanks from that of the demo- crats .t