Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-06
SOUND DOCTRINES.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM HAS A TRUE RING.

by lnjunction--Liberal Pensions for Dcscrv
ing Soldiers -Opposes Trusts Denounce
Imperialism and Militarism-Opposes "En
tanslins Alliance" Splendid Enumera
ton Of Principles Throughout.
The Nebraska Democratic Conven
ton assembled March 10Th, at Lincoln
and after organization, the following
declaration of principles, said to have
been drawn up by VIM. J. Bryan
was adopted. While he did not write
it personally. he was consulted con
cerning it and before it was reported
by the committee he had given it his
cordial approval. 1t was adopted
amid the greatest enthusiasm:
"We, the Democrats of Nebraska,
in convention assembled, do hereby re-
affirm and endorse in whole and in
part. in letter and in spirit, the plat
form adopted by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, held in Chicsgc in
1896.
awe favor amendments to the fed.
eral constitution, specially authorizing
an income tax and providing for the
election of United Senators by direct
vote OF the people.
"We oppose government by injunc.
ton and the blacklist, and favor arbi-
tration as a means OF settling disputes
between corporations and their en-
ployes.
1--WE observe with approval the sup
port given by Democrats throughout
the country to the movement looking
toward the municipal ownership OF
municipal franchises.
1--WE favor the principal OF the initia.
tive and referendum, wherever it can
be applied.
"We are in favor of liberal pensions
to deserving soldiers and to their de-
pendents; we believe the names upon
the pension rolls should not be arbi-
trarily dropped, and we believe, as
stated in the last national platform,
that the fact of enlistment and service
should be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease and disability before
enlistment.
ave are in favor of the immediate
construction and fortification of the
Nicaraguan canal by the United States
ave condemn the Dingley tariff
law as q trust-breeding and extortion-
inviting measure, skillfully devised for
the purpose of giving to a few favors
which they do not deserve, and oi
placing upon them many burdens whicl,
they should not bear.
"We welcome the opportunity Of
fered this year to take the federal gov.
eral government out Of the hands ol
the Republican party. which has aban-
doned American ideas and American
ideals, and at the command of corpor.
ate wealth has plotted against the
financial independence of the nation,
has menaced tho industrial independ.
ence OF the individual, and now con.
templates the notification Of the Dec
laration of American Independence.
1--WE pledge ourselves to wage an
unceasing warfare against all the
trusts, the money trust, the industrial
trust, and the international land. grab
bing trust. Instead of a system which
would chain our nation to the gold
standard, and compel it to participate
in disturbances which come to Europe
we demand an American financial sys
tenn, made by Americans for them
selves. to be secured by the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of 16 to !, withou,
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation.
"The Republican administration
has admitted the gold standard to b
unsatisfactory, by appointing a com
sion to solicit foreign aid in restoring
the double standard; and Republi
can Congress, even while trying 4
make the gold standard permanent
has confessed judgment against th'
standard by attempting to revive th'
delusive hope of international bimetal
ism.
"Instead of the system favored BY
the Republican party, under which ma
tional banks are to be permitted to is
sue and control the volume OF pape,
money for their own profit, We reiter
ate our demand for that financial sys
tenn which recognizes the government
sovereign right to issue all money
whether coin or paper; and We de
mand the retention of the greenback
as they now exist, and the retiremen
of national bank notes as rapidly a
greenbacks can be substituted TO
them.
"We believe that private monopo
lies are indefensible and intolerable
and we condemn the national admin
istration for its failure to enforce tn
present law against the trusts, or Il
recommend more effective law. w
favor State Constitution which will
prohibit the organization of monop
oily within the State, and also preven
la monopoly organized elsewhere from