Evening star., 1900-06-14
SILVER ELEMENT DOMINANT
OHIO DEMOCRATS FOR BRYAN AND
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
The Mclean influence Only Manifest
in the Organization of the
Convention.

The Ohio state democratic convention at
Columbus yesterday nominated the follow
ing candidates for state offices and selected
delegates to the Kansas City conventions
Delegates-at-!arge-Jam Kilbourne Abra-
ham W. Patrick, William s. Thomas and
Horace L. Chapman. Alternates-M. o.
Burns. John McSweeney. c. p. Brumbach
and NJ. B. Clyburn. Electors rs-at-large-Gen.
Isaac r. Sherwood and Gen. A ]. Warner
Secretary of State-H. H. McFadden. Judge
of the supreme court-Allen w. Smailey.
Dairy and food commissioner-Ballard B.
Yates. Member of board of pubic works
Peter Y. Brown.
The convention reaffirmed the Chicago
platform and instructed the delegates to
Kansas City to vote for w. J. Bryan. The
Mclean influence. after a manifestation of
strength in the seating of contesting dele
cations, seemed to have been completely
ignored. The convention was noisy and tur-
bulent throughout its sitting.
Following is the platform adopted
We reaffirm our adherence to the demo-
cratic national platform adopted at Chicago
in 1896, but new and graver issues have
arisen, threatening the safety of free gov
ernment itself, which should command at
this time the most serious attention of all
patriotic citizens.
We enter our protest against the doc
trine that the President or Congress can
govern acquired territory outside and in
dependently of the Constitution of the
United States as doctrine utterly subver-
sive of every foundation principle of our
government. The Declaration of Independ-
ence, the flag and Constitution must every
where stand together as emblems of huma n
liberty and equal rights for all. and where
one goes all go. We therefore denounce
Imperialism under any pretense as neces-
sarily Leading to militarism and as wholly
foreign to our system of government. and
declare that neither Congress nor the Presi-
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derived from the Constitution. We there
fore denounce the Porto RIcan tariff bill
papable vic, alton of the doctrines of
the fathers and of the fundamental princi-
Piles of our government, which is based
upon equal rights to all.
Trusts and monOpolies. formed for the
purpose Of arbitrarily controlling production
and prices in the interest solely Of combined
capital, If allowed to go on, constitute
only industrial serfdom for the mass of the
people. We therefore oppose such combina-
ti6ns and demand that not only shall exist
Ing laws against combinations in restraint
o. trade be rigidly enforced. but, believing
that protective tariffs end railway discrim-
nations have heen. and still are. the chief
supporters of monopoies. we favor the re-
moval of all duties from imports monopo-
liZed by trusts. and also demand the enact
mcnt and enforcement of sUch legislation as
will prevent every species Of discrimination
and believe that the courageous and hon
est application of the democratic maxim
VI equal 10 dll tL.lu Special ptlNl-
leges to none" will be effective to de-
stroy and thereafter prevent any trust or
combination of capital that is prejudicial
to the general welfare. We demand the
repeal of all laws giving special privilege
to any person. class. locality or interest.
We denounce the currency law passed by
the present Congress. which transfers TO
the banks the entire control of the paper
currency. thus layin. the foundation for
money trust which will have power to con-
troll the prices of al! property and to stinl-
ulate or strangle business. On the other
hand. by requiring the government to re-
deem all forms of currency in gold, it con-
tnues and multiplies the evils of endless
chain and imposes upon the government
the entire burden of supplying gold for
port whenever demanded and to obtain
which it must issue bonds when necessary,
thus necesStating not only a perpetual
debt. but for n perpetually increasing debt.
In lieu of a currency of bank promises to
pay, to be expanded and contracted the
interest of banks alone may dictate. we de-
mand that the general government shall
not only coin the metals, but shall issue
and regulate the volume of paper currency
also in the interest of all the people, and
that all currency intended to circulate as
money of legal tender be maintained at a
parity of value, and be regulated with
view to maintaining stable price levels and
safe business conditions.
We affirm anew oar undiminished faith in
the acknowledged leader of our party, Will
lam Jennings Bryan. and demand his nomi-
nation at Kansas City for President of the
United States. and the delegates elected by
this convention are Instructed to so cast