The leader., 1900-03-21
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
State Elects Delegates
and Promulgates its
Principles.
Full Text of the Platform which
is Approved by the Great
Leader.
THE ISSUES OF THE 1900 CAMPAIGN
CLEARLY DEFINED.

State Convention at Lincoln on Mon
day and elected delegates to the mex
National Democratic Convention anc
adopted platform of principles OIL
which they conceived the battle of tn,
next presidential contest should b,
fought. Mr.. Bryan was present anc
addressed the Convention, arousine
the widest enthusiasm. The platform
is practically the creation of Mr.
Bryan. He did not write it personal
ly, but he was consulted concerning it
and before it was read to the conven
tion he had approved of it throughout
1t therefore defines the issues OIL
which he will go before the country.
The Nebraska Populist Convention
met in Lincoln Monday also. The
platform adopted by the Populist con
vention was substantially the same as
that adopted by the Democrats. II
differs somewhat in form, but conflicts
in no essential point.
Both Conventions instructed their
delegates for Bryan. The full text of
the Democratic platform is given be-
low
"We, the Democrats of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, do hereby affirm
and indorse in whole and in part, in let
ter and in spirit, the platform adopted
by the Democratic national convention
held in Chicago in 1896.
"We favor amendments to the federal
constitution, especially authorizing an
income tax and providing for the cleo
tion of United States senator by direct
vote of the people.
"We oppose government by injunc
ton and the black list, and favor arbi-
tration as means of settling disputes
between corporations and their EN-.
lployes.
1--WE observe with approval the sup
port given by Democrats throughout
the country to the movements looking
towards the municipal ownership OF
municipal franchises.
I'VE favor the principle of the initia
tive and referendum wherever it can
be applied
"We are in favor of liberal pensions
to deserving soldiers and their depend
ents: we believe that names upon the
pension rolls should not be arbitrarily
: 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 enlist
ment.
'We are in favor of the immediate
construction and fortification of the
Nicaraguan canal by the United States
"We condemn the Dingley tariff law
: as trust breeding and extortion in,
viting measure, skillfully devised for
the benefit of few favored classes, aud
for placing upon the people burdens
which they should not bear.
I'VE welcome the opportunity offered
this year to take the federal government
out of the hands of the Republican par
ty, which has abandoned american ideas
and American ideals, and at the com
mand of corporate wealth has plotted
against the financial independence OF
the individual and now contemplates
the notification of the declaration OF
American independence.
1--WE pledge ourselves to wage an un
ceasing warfare against all trusts-tht
money trust, the industrial trust anC
the international land grabbing trust,
"Instead of system which would
chain our nation to the gold standard
} and compel it to participate in all the
disturbances which come to European
nations, we demand an American finan
cial system made by the American
people themselves, to secure the i'm
mediate restoration of the free and un
limited coinage of gold and silver al
the present legal ratio of l6 to !, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation.
"The Republican administration ha
admitted the gold standard to be unsat
isfactory by appointing commission t.
solicit foreign aid in restoring the
double standard, and a Republican
congress, even while trying to make thu
gold standard permanent, has con
fessed judgment against the STANDARD
: by attempting to revive the delusiv'
} hope of international bimetallism.
, "Instead of the system favored by tn
r Republican party, under which nationa
7 banks are to be permitted to issue ant
7 control the volume of paper money TO
: their own profit, we reiterate our de
{ maud for the financial system which
l recognizes the governments sovereign
right to issue all money, whether coin
or paper, and we demand the retention
) of the greenbacks as they now exis
4 and the retirement of national banl
: notes as rapidly as greenbacks can b
. substituted for them.
3 "We believe that private menopolie
are indefensible and intolerable, ant
: we condemn the national administra
: ton for its failure to enforce the pres
= ent law against the trusts or to recon
mend more effective one.
"We favor State constitution whicl
= will prohibit the organization of mo
: nopoly within the State, and also pre-
, vent monopoly organized elsewher
i from doing business within the State
Q but we further believe that congress
= should supplement these efforts OF tn
: State by legislation which will requir
: every corporation before engaging il
interstate commerce, to show that
has no water in its stock, and that
= has neither attempted in the past no