The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-13
The Democratic Convention.

adjourned sine die.
OF course it had been foregon
conclusion for many months that Bry
an would be the nominee for the frs
place and expectations we're carries
out. Bryan dictated the policy of tn
platform, carrying his wishes over tn
heads of a majority of the delegates
The platform strikes the ear of thu
average western Pop as about right
but CRATES rather harshly on the cal
of the eastern Democrat. 1t, like
most Democratic platforms, is simply
la reiteration of feminist" ideas
They start out by adopting the
constitution, which was wise on
their part, as the great dominant ele
ment of the party so recently were
engaged in a deadly fight to destroy
it.
They kick on the temporary measures
adopted by the Republican congress
for the purpose of raising money to
meet the current expenses of the Por-
to Rican government. 1t is so easy
to kick on a policy and not offer any
thing better.
They sympathize with Aguinaldo
and his deluded followers and call
them allies of the United States, and
advocate the surrender of the Philip
pines.
They favor trade expansion but op-
pose encouragement to our shipping.
Imperialism, they declare the para
mount issue of the campaign, but
don't tell US what they mean by it.
We presume that will be left to every
little stump sucking Democratic ora
tor to explain during the campaign
in his own way. Their universally &C
cepted meaning of the term seems to
be, anything that the Republicans
want,
They say they favor the Monroe
doctrine but that the republicans do
not, Notwithstanding they say they
do.
They oppose militarism and pledge
to unceasing warfare on
trusts, want more stringent laws on
trusts yet their representatives in the
last congress voted down the Republi-
can measure to control the trusts.
Condemn the DINGHY tariff law and
call it trust breeder. They forget
that it gave employment to 100000
men and started the wheels of COM
merce and industry.
They declare for the flee coinage of
silver and gold at the heavenborn ratio
OF 16 to l, Notwithstanding our fore
fathers found it necessary to frequent.
ly change the ratio of the two metals
to keep them together and the fact
that the real ratio today is about 30
to /.
They denounce the currency bill of
the late congress and favor the direct
election of U. S. Senators.
They make cheap bid for the la
Dor vote by denouucing government
by injunction.
They favored the Nicaragua canal
and denounced the Republican party
for almost everything.
They are against foreign alliances
and the shipping bill.
The facts are, the platform seems
to be clap-trap arrangement of words
to appeal to the prejudices and igno-
rance of the voters in vain endeav-
or to catch votes. The free silver
plank, at Bryan's dictation, is put in
good and strong. That seemed nee
essary to hold many Of his loony fol-
lowers Of the westin line, but it is GER
tain defeat in the east.
Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois, was put
in the second place at the dictation
of his old friends, the rebel brigadiers
OF the south. 1t will be remembered
that this man Stevenson was an ar
dent rebel sympathizer during the war
Of the rebellion. With their usual
shortsightedness, they went to ILL
nois, state that is solidly Republi