The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

| buryport put Mr.. Mack In nomination for thu
second place in the tl!ket. The rest OF the
ticket was put In nomination without speeches
George Fred Williams read the platform. the
Fitzgerald delegates meantime retiring to the
| extreme rear OF the hall. where they remained
until the reading was finished. The platform
was adopted without discussion. The first
plank 10 in support Of free silver. and 1t says:
| Particularly do we reiterate our belief In
| the financial plank OF the Chicago plat.
form. and renew our demand for the free and
| Unlimited coinage OF both gold and silver al
the ratio OF 10 to l. We denounce unquali-
| hedly the purpose OF the Republican party 10
| surrender to the banks the governments
function OF issuing paper money and control
ling It's volume. Such action would create a
| trust In comparison with which all other mon
| opolies would be trivial"
| The platform denounces the Philippines war
| as needless and says: I'VE demand that to the
| Fipinos as to the Cubans shall he said to-
| day that they are and Of right ought to be free
| and Independent. and we hold that such a
| declaration, coupled with the expression OF the
purpose OF tho United States to protect tho
| islands from the assaults OF any foreign
power. would speedily restore order purge our
| national honor OF the stain put upon It by In
justice and bad faith. and advance American
trade In the far East by giving our merchants
a market among people grateful for the gift Of
independence.
or the trusts the platform says:
The monopolstlc corporations. or CONSOLE
dations OF corporations. known com monty as
trusts. are wholly evil pernicious and con-
trary to the public policy. They despoil with
one hand the producer. and with the other the
consumer. The purpose OF monopoly 10 ex-
toFtIon, and neither an individual nor q cor
poration can be trusted with the power which
monopoly confers. We hold that the mere
success Of the Democratic party In State or ma
ton. coupled with its known and vigorously
expressed hostility to trusts In all their forms.
will begin the disintegration Of the oppressive
corporations"
The platform also declares for direct leRisla-
tion and the initiative and referendum. for the
election OF United States Senators by direct
vote Of the people. and the nomination OF can
ddates for Congress, members OF the Gov
ernors council and Nom bers Of tho general
court by direct vote Of the caucus; for the
tablishment and enforcement OF an eight hour
work day and for the abolition OF law granting
a life tenure to members OF the Judiciary. 1t
adds:
Especially do we renew our demand eI-
pressed formally in our platform OF 1893 for
the public ownership and operation OF strest
railways. waterworks. plants for electric or
gas lighting. power and heat plants. and all
other municipal business enterprises by which
the operation OF irresistible economic forces
tend to become monopolies"
Chairman Drinkwater OF the ommittee APP
pointed to bring In a list OF delegates to the
National Convention reported the following:
First Congress District. T. J. Dillon. Holy
oke: N. ]. Lawler. Greenfield.
Second District, j. A. Clune. Springfield;
B. f. Cook Northampton.
Third. j. H. Melen. Worcester: John Ogara.
Spencer.
Fourth. c. D. Lewis. birmingham: Il. H.
Lyons. Ftchburg.
Filth. j. f. Donohue. Lawrence: James E.
Owens. Lowell.
Sixth. D. NJ. Crowley. Danvers: J. J. Flaherty.
Gloucester.
Seventh. J. J. Hogan. Boston Stephen Walsh.
Lynn.
Eighth. N. N. Cunniff Boston F. X. Clifford.
Somervlle.
Ninth. 7. F. Keenan,. Boston; J. ]. Mona
mara. Boston.
Tenth. F. 3. Gore. Boston; Charles l. ouIrk.
Boston.
Eleventh. John Lee. Boston: N. II. Baker.
Newton.
Twelfth. J. M. Hayes Abingdon: E. L. Gil
more. Brockton.
Thirteenth. j. e. Sullivan. Fall River: O. o. |
Paine. Hyannis
The delegates-at-large were George Fred |
Williams. Dedham; Christopher J. Callahan. |
Holyoke; William y. McNary. Boston, and Col. |
A. G. Drnkwater, Braintree.
All the delegates are for Bryan.