The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
FUSION WINS THE
DAY IN NEBRASKA
HOlComb Named for Su-
preme Judge.
THREE PARTIES COMBINE
BRYAN DICTATES DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
It Declares for Free Coinage Of Sill
ver and Denounces the Gov
ernment's Policy of I'm
perialism.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Call

OMAHA. Aug. Z2-Nebraska Democrats.
P1pulls;s and Silver Republicans met in
this city today and fused on nomina-
tt0us for Judge Of the Supreme Court and
Two members OF the Board of Regents Of
the State University. Former Governor
Sias \. HOlcomb was nominated for Su-
preme Justice by the Populists and in
d0rsed by the other two conventions.
NJ. Bryan dictated the platform OF the
Democratic convention This document
declared uncompromisingly for free coin
age OF silver at the ratio OF Is 10 ! and
t1dO-ses bodily the Chicago platform OF
lSs5. The platform OF the Populist con-
Vention indOrsed the platform OF the Pop
ullst national convention OF 1885 and in
addition contained planks denouncing the
policy Of the administration in the Phil
ippiCes. The platform OF the Silver Re
pubNCans was much the same and con
tanned in addition a plank declaring
against the use Of railroad passes by pub
Mr Bryan addressed all three conven-
t.Jns ana was emphatic in his denuncLa-
ton OF the adminlstra ton policy IN me
Philippines he supported Tree silver;
For Regents OF the StaJe University the
convention nominated Edison Rich OF
Omaha and J. L. TeeCers Of Lincoln, the
names going through without any oppo-
OMAHA. Aug. 2-The platform adopt
ed by the Democratic convention indorses
he national platform al chicago IN 1870
The money plank IS as follows:
Our. confidence in The principles set forth in
t7e chicago platform has been increased as
those principles have been yindiCated by events.
Tho gold standard ls less dstens.ble now than
IL was in lS-6. since the President has confessed
:, secure International birIetallisul. while the
inability OF the commission 10 enlist foreign
ai1 is added proof that the people OF the United
states must acr alone II they expect relief.
The present legal ratio OF Is - ! IS the natural
ra-.. .sve nothing 70 offer II It's place but the
=r4s--e aud ambiguous phraseoIogy which for
years furnished the gold standard advocates
mask behind which 10 hide. while they Sc
C--r.v lat9reC 20 make gold uOnoU1etelisu per
ua-=1-. Any Improvement in business condl-
lions due 20 the increased production OF gO!d
Ii :z-Ora be balance q trade Instead OF
supporting the gold standard doctrine shows
that more money makes better times and points
--e way = birletalllsm as the means ot secuT-
t-g permanent increase IT the volume Of
stzlcara money tHTQuE1o-I the "orl4- me
Republican scheme % lessen the value OF
Standard money by making gold TIE only legal
al and must te resisted by The debt-paying
and w-aitc-pr16uCi1g classes NJ the country
The plan 70 retire the greenbacE1. IN the inter
- II national notes denounced by the Demo
c-acs il 1856 b-- then defended by the Re
E-b.cars, has boldly staIked forth from its
gigantic paper money trust
on the question Of trusts the platform
DECLARES
The industrial trusts. springtng up OF every
e-ce = MONOPOLY " its ina biIity 70 cope with
W. d--c-Ccs the failure 1t the admins
ration 70 enforce -he present law against
trusts or - -nlnlend new avs Il the pres
=rt law = deemed insufficient
We ar= opposed q the principle OF monopoly
wherever u Is1ifests Itself We demand the
enforcement of the present Federal Law. the
enactment 4 such new legislation as may be
cesszry. and q constitutional amendment. II the
present constitution l. construed TO protect
trusts the end that the rlouo-olizstion Of
i-te-y prevented Every trust rests upon . cor
nj -
Il laws. and The law, state and National.
must -E- upon the corporation such Eirnita-
lions and restrictions as Will protect the pub
itc from injury
The platform praises Nebraska soldiers
for their part in the war in the Philip
pines, and goes on 10 say:
But while We commend the soldiers for
obedience 10 all orders emanatinE from the
TIVE policy which has converted war FOR
humanity sake into war Tor conquest. We
believe the Ftl.piuos should have received the
ne crss tuleC- The Cubans. and that the
and protection, 50 the Filioinos SHOULD have
been assured in the beginning Of our nation
intention give them Independence soon
as z stable government should b. established
and protection from outside interference Such
assurance should b given II the Cubans.
Is stated in the resolutions OF interye entiou.
are and q right ought 70 bs free, the same
can be said cf the FIlipi1cs and this nation
adherence 70 the doctrine that governments de-
rive their just powers from the consent OF the
governed.
The resolutions declare N favor Of arbi-
tratior. favor popular election OF United
States Senator'S. the initiative and refei-
in the standing army and against any for
eign alliance.