The Topeka state journal., 1900-06-06
CURE YOURSELF At HOME.

ton was the domination of affairs by
ex-senator D. B. Hill. The silver men
profess to be satisfied with the result.
The important declarations of the
platform follow:
We hold to the doctrine that public
taxation should not be imposed for pri-
vate purposes and adhering to the prin-
ciple of a tariff for revenue only.
We assert our opposition to the con-
tinuance of the war taxes in times of
peace.
I'VE favor both gold and silver as
the standard money of the country, the
money of the constitution and of our
fathers-each to be maintained at a
parity with the other in purchasing.
debt paying power, which has been the
steadfast policy of the Democratic
party since the days of Jefferson, who
declared that the monetary unit must
stand on both metals
We are opposed to that foreign pol
icy of the present administration com
monty known as imperialism which
contemplates schemes of conquest and
the establishment of colonial govern
mentS in accordance with British the
ories and practices; demands large
standing armies for purposes of sub
jugation; impoverishes the people with
vast expenditures; creates hOrdes of
officials to rule over. people who should
be permitted to rule themselves; dis
regards the principles of the declaration
of independence and materially changes
the nature of our republican form of
government.
I'VE demand that our solemn ante
war pledges made by congress to Cuba
and to the world should be speedily
fulfilled in good faith preserving our
national integrity and honor. Our plain
duty is to abolish all customs tariffs
between the United States and Porto
Rico and give her products free access
to our markets.
I'VE condemn President Mckinley
| and a Republican congress for a fla
| grant violation of this plain duty and
| for their hyprocisy and inconsistency.
I'VE express our unqualified opposition
| to those immense combinations of capital
| commonly known as trusts which are
/ controlling and monopolizing industry and
! business. crushing out independent pro-
! ducers of limited means. destroying COM
Dor, artifcially limiting production, rails
| ing prices. and by reason of their alarm
| ing multiplication throughout the coun-
try, are rapidly creating conoluon
| which is becoming intolerable.
.'These trusts and combina tions are the
direct outgrowth of the policy of the Re
publican party, which has created, fos-
tered and protected them. 1t receives
| their support and solicits and accepts
| their prodigal contribution to aid its re-
| tention in power and it is, therefore, in
| capacitated and unwilling to abolish and
| destroy them, or even to properly regulate
and restrict them.
| 1.-The people view with distrust the re-
cent ostentatious futile and insincere ef-
forts of Republican leaders in Washington
to apparently do something for the first
time in relation to trusts on the eve OF
a presidential election after a refusal for
| years to even seriously consider the popu-
| lar demand in that direction
THE Democratic party pledges itself
| that if intrusted with power. in either the
state or nation. it will devote its best en-
ergies o the relief of the people from these
oppressive monopolies."
The platform denounces the Republican
national administra ton for its weakness
and corruption; for the scandals of its
military administration" and Offensive
bossism around the White House" and
declares that administrative reform is
necessary in every department of the gen
era1 government.
1t declares for the vigorous mainten
ance of the Monroe doctrine and expresse:
opposition to any alliances with any for
eign government whereby the influence o.
this country can not be freely exerted fo
the maintenance and extension of Re
publican institutions and in favor OF any
brave people. struggling to be free.
The Democracy of New York favor tn
nomination of William Jennings Bryan, o
Nebraska, for president of the United
States at the coming convention and tn
| delegates selected by this constitution ar
! hereby instructed to unite with the De
! mOcracy of the other states Of the uniol
| in making such nominations and we pledg
the unfailing support of the Democrac,
of New York to the platform adopted a
such convention"
The delegates are instructed to ente
| the national convention as unit and t
| act and vote as a unit in accordance wit
the will of the majority.