The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-14


were rrady TO report.
James j. Butler, chairman Of the
CREDENTIALS committee. submitted a
lengthy rrport, covering the contests
IL ~. I,nuis, Kansas City and -. fran
COTS county. The committee had beard
only a portion Of the evidencs In one of
tho contests; that pf the Kansas CITY
Eighth ward. and decided In that ease
TO sent both the opposing delegations,
allowing each half q vote.
In the ~. Louis, ~. Francois and
thc Ter;h and Fourteenth kanSas City
wRr,is. the committee. acting on the
prrccticn,s established at the Molrerly
and Cape Gimrdeau conventions, seat
"a the delegations i'caring credentials
from the election commissioners. The
repert WIS adopted by the convention.
Permanent oFGaaisntien.
The committee ON permanent or
ganizath,n reported. through liza chair
man. tho order Of business governing
the convention, which was the order
usually observed at oil conventions,
u provided that ,he temporary ofs,cerz
be made the permsncn, oflicrrs of the
convention.
Chairman Hicklin ~ the committee
on resolutions rrad the report Of that
committee.
The clauses relating 20 the arbitra.
tion of labor troubles and 20 the tax
alton Of franchises evoked applause.
Mr.. Pate. of Camden county, IN old
soldier aud a minister of the Gospel.
objected to the rrpor, because there
was no Scetion drnouncing the nation-
ri administration for its ueglsct OF the
old veterans, but the convention world
not listen 10 him.
Charles Kelley, of Vt. Louis, attempt
cd 10 secure the aoor to oppose the rec
tion intlorsing Gov. Stephens and the
administration. bat WAS unsuccessful
The report was unanimously adopt
cd. II il as follows;
Thr Platform.
Following is the full text of th.
platform!
1--WE. the representatives % the demo
| cratic marty nt Missouri, iu state cunfrn'
| lion assembled, do hereby rcaihrn our NJ.
| lcEiancc 10 the tims-honnred ptlnciPler ~ mnl
I the democratic party a. formulhted ~
| Jefferson. Jackson and other great lghn
/ era Of political thought In this country
VIZ believe that IN order 10 pefpetual'
\ ths prtnciples enuncigtCd ~ them " 4
/ esesnttai .hnI the democratic party shat
| De In the AAcendcncy in the state ana ifd
srai government ,-,-,.-, =.
| all and special privileges to none; loca
| seIf- government: the highest degree ui
| personal liberty consistent with the pub
/ he good, and strict construction OF th'
! constitution, ,
4 In the atate until requested by state hu
| shority We favor Income TAX, whereby
] the wealth 'uf the country which nos
| bear its Just proportion ~ the pubic bur
I'VE declare that the federal govern
| meut has no constitutional power TO I'm
/ po-r nnd tuii-,i is,iiH duties yNcep' To-
| thc revenue and We demand the impoH
| Il0p OF war taxes shall b" greatly re
ducca and limited To tbc necessities of tn
I government when honestly and economic
! ally administered. and Ia the case o.
I trust manufactured goods, that they shal
! be- placed on tue free hst
Territortai Acquisition.
We unauanhediy believe In The cxpan
! zion ~ the tFado relations OF this coun
try with al the world. and in such eN
| nnnHiou Of contiguous American terri
| tary as shall be consistent with the view
| Of Jefferson and our fathers II the dem
| orratir party. We hold that the conEti
tuition Of the United States follows thi
/ ftnr into all territory over which ~
/ aovrreignty and Jurisdiction iE extended
( We deny the right Of the government q
establish independent colonies. and w
I therefore dsnouncc the republican ad
N . FaFaNN4 II has FattF
sued in regard Go Porto Rico In ASSUMING
| ovperHhlp over II by the right OF ireatl
and yet excluding IT, people from the pro
lection Of our national constitution,
We insist that the American govern
Brnt at the earliest possible moment ~
store the government 0f Cuba TO the Gu
bAna thereby carrying Ult the derlaya
lion Of the president of the United State
and congress when war was made upOl
spain fnr the liberation OF the Island, w
favor the annexation Of cuba Wheneve
its people Of their own voliiiop phau de
lertnine that they wish their country 4
become a part of the United States.
Nicaragua CaaaI.
We favor the construction uf the Mica
| rarua cannl az Of the greatest impOftanc
to our commerce aud national dcfeHas
hut We believe the canal should not oiil
bo constructed but controlled by the Unit
| cd StateH
OuF Merchant NHrtns.
The commercial interests Of the Unite
States require the urbuilding OF our mci
| chant marine. which pr0spered undt
/ democratic rule and ranked with that 2
England and promised % outEtrip y w
der republican rule OUT lufelsh -neuh ~,
the American nag became stranger
the seaports Of the world. To this end "
declare for free ships.
sympathy Tor the beers.
We extend our cnrnest sympathy TO u
people Of the Boer republic IN South AZ
rica, who are struggling TO maintain the'
right Of srif-Rovsrnmen, and liberty.
ReaFlrm ChieaEs Platform.
We reafnrm and indorse, the demoerstl
national platform adopted at ChieaEo
| lstA and declare our continued fenltf
! the ufterancea therein euuciaied upon u
| tree and equal coinage Of SILVER ana sol
at the established ratio of ie 10 !. and v
,l~nauueg as unrtsc and dangerous In N
extreme the single gold Htannaru ban
. account Of the presehi session OF cui
grnHs which pl2ec ,he control o. ea!Rs,
circulating medium tn the hAnuh OF u
national corporations.
Trcsir,
We deponnoe ar one of the most tryin
| evils of the dsy the present tendency q
|. ward monopoly and the destruction
competition. particularly the ind,tHtrl
combine commonly known as trust. "
. arrmlgn the republican party &s Euiity
ths Er1saest Hypocrisy "a the treatment
. | this question IN that being In the ancsi
!, dency IN congress II has nteadtnstiy r
| fused To pass any Of the legislation Wilie
/ has bren propened 60 curb tne power =
Z | Trusts. has failed 90 withdraw tariff ~
lection from trug, Nta,is goods and ~
/ constituted the teRdcrs 81 trusts as II
leaders of It's party in thr nation, and n.
| accepted from them contributions OF MI
! fions of dollars TO It's sigantic corruptie
/. / fund, which fact In itself II a menace
tine stability Of our free Institutions.
: declare that tAr existence OF trusts y y
/. | posed 10 the public &nifAfe - regnraA y
/ employment " thousands OF persons vi
have been deprived ~ means of hNel
!. | hced, and tn their exActtcnn from CO.
sutnerx In addition to thtf they arr
| threat against liberty itsclf in that thl
!. | undertake 90 control our elections VII
ysaaney While we would protect legil
!. mate business corporations In all the
| tust rights, we hereby emphalicaliy Voi
| our OpnuHttton 20 the continuance
r trust domination In the business affat
. | and roitire 8f the nation and we pied
| ourselves. as ys have given lp the neof
= prsaible legislation on this subject IN o.
;, state, 10 see 10 II that u IT, enfoFpeds ~
thai II shall be wflan IN uur power g
forced by the federal goserntnent.
itevlnx AZ we do, whenever the tetef
:. government will cn-orpsate IN ite Hpnk
y i with tne state government IN this dire
tion. that the people win hnvo tne feti
10 which they arr entitled,
Manroe Dersrine.
We rsssr-ase cur adhesion 10 ths Mc
n roe doctrine etii depfscafe the aepartur