Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-23
BY BRYAN
Silver Leader Writes the Resolu.
tions Adopted at the Nebraska
Democratic Convention.
Chicago Platform and the Sacred
Ratio of 16 to / Reiterated and
Reaffirmed.
Unusual Emphasis, However, Il
Given Opposition to the Presi-
dents Philippine Policy.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 23.-Ex-
Silas A. Holcomb was nominated for
supreme justice by the populist conven-
ton and endorsed by the democrats and
the free silver republicans.
The platform adopted by the demo-
cratic convention endorses and em-
phasizes each and every plank of the
national platform adopted in Chicago
in 1896. The money plank is as follows:
"Our confidence in the principles set
forth in the Chicago platform has been
increased as those principles have been
indicated by events. The gold stand
ard is less defensible now than it was
in 1896, since the president has con-
fessed it's failure by sending commits
sion to Europe to secure International
bimetallism, while the inability of the
commission to secure foreign aid is add
ed proof that the people of the United
States must act alone if they expect re-
lief. The present legal ratio of 16 to
is the natural and necessary ratio and
the opponents of that ratio have Moth
ing to offer in its place but the evasive
and ambiguous phraseology which for
years furnished to the gold standard
advocates mask behind which to hide
While they secretly labored to make
gold monometallism permanent. Any
Improvement in business conditions due
to the increased production of gold or to
a favorable balance of trade, instead of
supporting the gold standard doctrine
shows that more money makes better
times and points the way to bimetallism
as the means of securing permanent
increase in the volume of standard
money throughout the world. The re-
publican scheme to lessen the value of
standard money by making gold the
only legal tender money has at last be-
come apparent to all. and must be re-
sisted by the debt paying and wealth
producing classes of the country The
plan to retire the greenbacks in the in
terest of national bank notes, de-
nounced by the democrats In 1896, but
then defended by the republicans, has
boldly stalked forth from its hiding
place and threatens the formation of a
/ gigantic paper money trust
/ On the question of trusts, the plat
/ form declares:
The industrial trusts spring up on
every hand testifying TO the admins
Jtration Indifference to monopoly, or its
Inability to cope With it.
I'VE denounce the failure of the adj
4 ministration to enforce the present law
against trusts or to recommend new
Il laws, if the present law is deemed in
sufficient
We are opposed to the principle of
monopoly wherever it manifests itself
We demand the enforcement of the
present federal law, the enactment of
4 such new legislation as may be neces-
sary and constitutional amendment If
the present constitution is constructed
Ito protect trusts, to the end that the
4 monopolization OF industry by private
i corpora tions may be absolutely pre-
4 vented. Every trust rests upon a cor
poration, and every corporation is a
lcreature of laws, and the law, state and
. national, must place upon the corpora
'Itions such limitations and restrictions
as will protect the public from injury.
The platform praises Nebraska sol
diers for their part in the war in the
Philippines, and goes on to say:
but while we commend the soldiers
for obedience to all orders emanatine
from the chief executive we condemn
| 1.-THE administrative policy which ha:
| Iconyerted war for humanity into :
| war for conquest. We believe the Fill
| pinos should have received the sam
j treatment as the Cubans and that a
1 the Cubans We're assured of ultimate
/ independence and protection, 50 the FIJI
| ipinos should have been assured in tn
beginning of our nations intention t
give them independence as soon as
/ stable government should be estab
i llished, and protection from outside IN
Interference Such assurance should b
lIsiven now. If the Cubans as is state
Hin the resolutions of intervention ar
III and of right ought to be free, the sam
Ilcan be said of the Filipinos and thi
nation would suffer no humiliation !
II acknowledging adherence to the doc
-ltrine that governments derive their jus
mowers from the consent of the gov
Termed"
The resolutions declare in favor {
arbitration, favor popular election {
United States senators, the initiativ
and referendum and declare agains
any increase in the standing army an
against any foreign alliance.
William j. Bryan was at the helm
the conventions here yesterday. q
chairman of the democratic committt
on resolutions he wrote the patforl
which all three gatherings adopte
Then he persuaded the democrats to a
low the populists to head the fusic
state ticket with former Governor Sils
A. Holcomb as the nominee for justit
of the supreme court. Finally he urge
the silver democrats, populists and 81
yer republicans to stand together In II
coming campaign, "as we cannot win
Nebraska unless we do"
The platform is distinctively Bryan
esuue Sixteen to one is reaffirmed al
the entire Chicago platform is endorse
The declaration regarding trusts is
. vague character.
a MAY HOLD CONVENTION EARL,
~ Democratic Leaders Perplexed Abo
the Philippine Question.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-The Record