The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-08-20
THEPLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE
RECENT DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

toN CIV llOANs
ALI nominations having been made the
report of the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions, made through Hon.. Comwell
Gibbon, its chairman, was unanimously
adopted, as follows:
"Resolyed by the Democratic Party Of
the State OF Florida, in convention as
sembled:
'First-The Democracy OF the State Of
Florida reaffirms its allegiance to the
principles Of the party as declared in the
last official utterance promulgated by the
National Democratic Party at the Chica-
go convention.
''Second-We. the Democratic Party Of
the State of Florida, congratulate the
people In having as visitor so distin-
guished Democrat as William Jennings
Bryan, our late Democratic candidate for
President Of the United States, and who
is now serving his country as a patriot
und soldier, and we appreciate his great
ability as Denocracy's national leader.
'Third-We rejoice in the brillantsuc-
cess attained by the American sailors and
soldier, In the present, war with Spain,
and glory In the fact that the last vestige
Of sectional feeling has been swept away
forever, as we have assembled on the call
OF the nation as one people to meet for
eign foe, and that henceforth we shall
know no North, no South, no East, nor
West, but shoulder to shoulder with the
Star -Spangled Banner waving over us,
and the love Of country inspiring us, we
shall onward march to the high destiny
among the people of the earth for which
the God of nations intended MS.
"Fourth-We congratulate the country
on the early prospects Of peace resultant
on the great success Of our navy and army
'Fffth-We congratulate Commodore
Schley for his magnificent naval victory
at Santiago, and recommend tbet the
thanks OF Congress be extended to him for
his service to the country.
''SiXth-That We condemn the policy of
insular territorial expansion upon which
the administration at Washington has
as unwise, un-American, mn
Just to the masses OF our people, and es-
pecially to the laboring and producing
classes, and as dangerous to our free in
stitntions; and we pledge the Democracy
Of the State Of Florida to the opposition
Of the same; that wereas the present wal
with Spain was inaugurated for the de.
clsred purpose Of aiding the Cuban patri.
OTIS In their struggle for liberty and In the
efforts to establish free government
and we have solcmnly announced TO tn,
world that we have no intention to anne,
the Island Of Cuba TO the United States
and whereas war at best Is uu-Christian
like, demoraliring in its tendencies, and
drain apon all the resources Of the coun
try, therefore. when the declared object
OF the present war shall shall be accom-
plished IL viii be the duty Of the Govern
ment to grant peace on terms Just to tn
Government and honorable 20 our peopl
and that in the adjustment Of such tern
OF peace Cuba should be1eft free by tn
Government and untrameled by our arm
and navy to establish, by the free actic
OF her people, a free and Independent go,
ernment OF their own; that the Demorra
OF Florida will support, the administr,
tion In all Its efforts to conduct the pre-
ent war to an early, honorable, aud sati
factory close; and that Il weuld be an a
Of bad falth on the part Of our governme
q . blot upon our civilization for us,
result, either directly or indircctly Of d
war, 20 annex the island OF Cuba TO I
United States, and to rob the Cueans
that free and independent governme
for which they have fought so long"