Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-07
BOTH PARTIES CONDEMN : . I NED
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Stand ard Favored IN the
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Country's Ruin Predicted II
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party-met In convention IN carnegie
hall, this city. and nominated candi-
dates for president and vice president
Of the United States. "A platform was
adopted and title and emblem chosen.
These are the candidates: For, presi-
dent, Donaldson Gallery Of Louisiana;
for vice president, Archibald Murray
Howe of Cambridge, Mass. There
were 10 other candidates for the posi-
tions and the nominations were re-
ceived with hearty applause. The plas.
form adopted says: .95ss r.~"a
I'VE find our. country threatened
with alternative perils. On one hand
is pubic opinion misled by organised
forces Of commercialism that have per.
verted a war intended by the people to
be war of humanity into q war of
conquest. On the other hand Is pub.
lie opinion swayed by demagogic ap-
peals to factional and class passions,
the most fatal OF diseases to q republic.
We believe that either OF these influ-
ences, if unchecked, would ultimately,
compass ..., 80 ' :35sst -
The Downfall Of Our Country
but we also believe tnat neither repre-.
sent the sober conviction Of our country.
men. st. EEit@& tsssSiS
e'Convinced that the extension of the
jurisdiction of the United States for the
purpose of holding foreign people as
colonial dependencies 10 an innovation
dangerous to our'k bertieai and repug-
nant to the principles uponwhich our
governments is founded. we pledge our
efforts through al constitutional means
possible to procur the re1unciation of
all ,imperialor colonial pretensions with
regard to foreign count tries, :elaAlnsd TO
have been acquired through sorin con-
sequence of military az naval opera
tons OF the last two years E3
IL ''Seoond-We further pledge our
efforts to secure single gold standard
and 4 sound banking system. .S,:s:r .
''Third-To secure . public service
based on merit only. E% S5sI5
''Fourth- secure abolition Of all
oorrupting special privileges, whether
under the .guise Of subsidies, bounties,
undeserved pensions or trust breeding
tariffs. ~. -. :. ..s e1.E" Sg~.t
Thomas n. Osborne Presided. e
The convention was called to order
by Thomas N. Claiborne Of Auburn, N.
T.. who presided at the Indianapolis
preliminary meeting month ago.
Everett B. Abbott was secretary. There
was no roll call. All the delegates
were volunteers who had replied by
their presence to tho invitation issued
to all persons in sympathy with the OBJ.
jects Of the party. &s Wi. III. ss. 7 -:
Chairman Osborne's speech in calling
the meeting to order followed the lines
expressed in the platform. Speeches
were also made BY John Jay Chapman
and Archibald Murray Howe Il was
decided that the party be known as the
National party and that it's emblem be
the statue Of Liberty on Capitol dome,
Washington.
A resolution was passed instructing
the campaign committee, when il shall
be appointed. 10. provide pastors for
voters who wish to cross out any name
on the Democratic or Republican cleo.
toral ticket, the paster to have on It the
name Of some citizen known 10 stand
for peace, liberty and sound money.
This 10 to be- done III any statesin which
the committee finds such q method is
practical i$S>%a. :, 55&l M h $&