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tion upon the adoption of the report, the
galleries Joined i'll voting in the negative.
Mr.. McCarren, however, declared the
report adopted and then recognized Mr..
Guggenheimer of New York to present
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization. The committee pre-
sented the name of George Raines of
Monroe for permanent chairman and a
list of secretaries, one from each sena-
torial district. This report was received
with cheers and quickly adopted. Ar
thur Mclean and John 3. Judson of
Fulton were appointed to escort Mr..
Raines to the platform, and he was given
a cordial reception when formally pre-
sented to the convention.
Mr.. Raines' brilliant eloquence quickly
gained the favor of his vast audience.
Mr.. Raines was frequently interrupted
by enthusiastic applause, his arraign-
ment of the policy of Imperialism meet
ing with particular favor. Despite the
great length of his speech he held the
closest attention of the entire audience
to the end, and as he concluded with the
mention of the name of w. j. Bryan u
tremendous shout arose.
In an instant the whole convention was
upon its feet. The band broke in upon
the wild cheering with patriotic air,
and this demonstration continued for full
ly two minutes. When this had finally
subsidized, Chairman Raines presented
Professor James Milne, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and he read
the platform.
The Platform.
The platform is as follows:
The Democratic party Of New York in conven-
tion assembled declares as follows;
We plodge ourselves anew to the principles and
policies Of jeticrsonian Democracy and indorse
the platform adopted by the last Democratic ma
tional convention.
We recognize the truth of the declaration OF
that convention that the burning issue OF impe-
rialism, growing out Of the Spanish war. involves
the very existence Of tie republic and The de
struction OF or ir2e institutions. We regard it
as the paramount issue of the campaign.
Upon this issue, therefore, we invite all oiti-
zens OF our state to promote the election of
Democratic president, however they may differ
upon national issues which at this time are infe-
rior in rank In the presence of this momentous
l.sril to our land and to the Of democratic
and industrial self government we are confident
that the patriotic citizens of this state faithful
to the principles of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence, will not permit themselves to be divided
upon any difference of belief or Judgment as to
issue paramount includes the question of the
perverson of the power of government to the ex-
elusive benefit Of favored classes, of the substi
tuition of government by syndicate for government
Of by and for the people, and in this connection
we wish to impress upon all the following decta-
ration of our last state convention:
We are opposed to that foreign policy Of the
present national administration commonly known
as 'mperialism,' which contemplates schemes
of conquest and the establishment of colonial gov
ernmcnt in accordance with British theories and
practices; demands large standing armies for the
purpose of suhiugation; inpoverishes the people
with vast public expenditures creates hordes oi
officials to rule over people who should be psg.
mitted to rule themselves; dsresards the pri7c-
PIES OF the Declaration Of independence, and ma
terillly changes the nature OF orr republican form
OF government. We maintain that the constitu-
tion follows the nag over every integral part 81
the Unien afordine to lis inhabitants tie pro-
lection and benefits Of It's guarantees Of life lib
rrtg habeas corpus, freedom Of speech freedom
of the press, trial by jury and uniform tatil laws
Congress has no more rsht to establish ut govern
d territorial colonial system outside OF the con-
stitution than it has to create a king We de-
mand that every part Of our possessions shall be
governed according 10 American precedents and
American principles.
Bryan Endorsed.
We ratiiy and enforce the nomination for the
presidency Of William J. Bryan, statesman Of
patriotism and independence enjoying
in marked degree the confidence of his fellow
citizens an honest, able and fearless champion Of
popular rights and aspirations, in whose hands the
business interests of the country and The indus
trial elements of our citizenship would find equal
and ample protection.
We condemn the corporate combination known
as the ice trust and denounce all combinations of
capital known "trusts'' as inevitably and in
tolerably unjust to both producer and consumer.
BY substituting for the natural laws Of commerce
the arbitrary dictates of selfish greed prices are
reduced to the producer and increased to the
consumer to the extreme limit, to provide snor-
nous dividends upon fictitious capital values. To
sccentuate ths evil the policy of trusts, in re-
stricting production, deprives thousands, who un-
der legitimate conditions would be proftsbly em-
ployed, of all opportunity to earn a livelihood in
the calling or occupation to which they have
been trained The direct effect OF these immense
combinations Of capital in control Of every indus
try is to destroy all individual entarprise and Ia