Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-31

Lean has been prominent In national as
well as at local and state conventions.
When Hancock was nominated for preei-
dent at Cincinnati in 1850 Mclean took n
conspicuous part. In 1884 he was one OF
the Ohio delegates at large and chairman
OF the Ohio delegation. He has been one
OF the Ohio delegates -at-large at succeed
ing national democratic conventions. A I
the last democratic national convention he
was a prominent candidate for the presl-
dency and declined the nomination for vice
president.
The Platform Adopted.
I. We heartily reanrm the entire Chi
cago platform OF 1896, and we especially
emphasize the financial plank therein, and
we continue t. demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver and gold as equal in
primary money at the rate Of 16 to 1, indie
pendent OF all other nations in the world.
2. The Hon. William J. Bryan still re-
tains our entire confidence and we demand
his denomination in 1900.
3. We recognize the solemn fact that our
government cannot be both republican and
imperial.
4. We stand in line with Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln. Grant and all
other American patriots, living and dead.
in desiring the perpetuity of our republic.
3. We are radically and unalterably on
pOSbu 10 imperialism III the tlllbO states
Of America. When we have solved some OF
the race problems that confront us at home
then by example we can proclaim the bles-
sings that flow frCm free institutions and
thus procure benevolent assimilation with
out criminal aggression"
q. We are opposed to "entangllng alliances
with foreign Kingdoms and empires.
Z. We m the action of congress In
declaring our war with Spain was for hui
mainly and not for conquest.
8. We proudly recognize the valor and
glorious achievements of our gallant soldiers
and sailors from Bunker Hin to this very
hour as being among the most thrilling and
glorious in the history Of the world, but
we profoundly regret that American soldiers
are being unlawfully rsed in the name OF
liberty to crush and DESTROY dawning re-
publicanism in the Orient and we denounCc
the secret and vicious alliance now In evil
dence between England ana the republican
administration, whereby this nation may be-
come involved in war with foreign nations.
9. We demand that The Cubans and Fill
ipinos not only be permitted, but en-
couragcd, to establish Independent rernb-
lies, deriving all of their governmental pow
ers from the consent Of the governed.
10. We denounce the republican party for
its thirty-eight years of abject subserv-
iency to the shipping interests OF Great
Britain and We denounce the so-called
H~anna-Peyne shipping bilr. which, IL en-
acted into law, would further shackle our
interests.
II. We are in favor of maintaining our
splendid and efficient navy.
II. A large standing army in our republic
is a menace to liberty.
1S. We favor the initiative and referen-
dunn, the passage Of the eight-hour law, the
more rigid inspection Of mines and work.
shops, the prohibition of sweatshops and
the abolition Of the contract system of
prison labor.
IA. We declare that all unlawfur combina-
lions of capital are the legitimate fruits Of
a gold standard and other corrupt repub-
lican legislation on questions of the tariff
and we demand that all articles, the prices
of which are controlled by the trusts, be
placed on the free list. We denounce the
attorney general of the United States, ap-
pointed from the state of New Jersey, the
hotbed of trusts, for his refusal to enforce
the statutes Of the United States against
them.
81. We recommend a constitutional
amendment providing for the election OF
president, vice president and United States
senator by a direct vote Of the people.