The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29


caught the delegates and was greeted
with yells of approval and a general
demonstration, during which dozen
men moved to declare Bohmrich the
nominee by acclamatlon. This was
done with another great YELL The can
dIdate appeared before the convention Il
few minutes later and made Il speech of
acceptance, after which the convention
adjourned to meet again at o'clock.
Hood Talks Free Silver.
The convention was very slow in get
ting to work, owing to the failure of the
committee on resolutions to report on
time. Patrick Martin of Oshkosh was
named as permanent chairman in place
of 4. l.. Hood. He took a bold stand on
the silver question and declared buntly
for 16 to 1. He devoted great deal of
time to reviewing financial legislation,
and promised that the Democrats would
institute money reforms in the present
financial system if Bryan were elected.
1t was free-silver speech. After the
noon adjournment it was decided that
Hood must be retired and Patrick Mar
tin was selected in his place Martin
was prepared with speech on the other
paramount issue. Imperialism. He deliv-
cred 1t we'll, speaking for more than half
an hour. He was followed by Baron Won
COtzhausen of this city. who also made
a long and eloquent address, directing
his attack against Imperialism and mill
tarism.
Platform Denounces Militarism.
The platform as reported by the COM
mttee was adopted without a dissenting
vote. 1t indOrses the Kansas City plat
form and then at great length assails the
foreign policy of the present administra-
ton and denounces miitarism. The plat
form is as follows:
The Democrats of Wisconsin, in conyen-.
tOn assembled realizing the Importance of
the political battle about to be waged in
the state and nation, and that upon its out
come depends the settlement of momentous
issues, hereby make the following declara-
ton OF principles.
We affirm the principles as set forth in
the platform adopted by the Democratic
party in convention assembled at Kansas
City and hereby pledge ourselves to give
our outmOst support by voice and vote to
the furtherance of the candidates. of our
matchless leaders, William Jennings Bryan
and AdIai z. Stevenson.
The constitution of our country provides
for a government based upon the broad and
humane principle of government by con-
sent of the governed.
That under this constitution and under
these principles we have founded and MAIN
tanned the most enlightened, the most hui
name, the best government the world has
ever seen.
We denounce, therefore. the abandon
ment of this principle by the Mckinley adj
ministration, and the substitution in it's
eminent by force.
We expressly declare our opposition to
the Mckinley policy of establishing colon
ial dependencies as adjuncts to our repub-
lie. We denOunce that policy as revolu-
tionary, destructive of the fundamental
principles of free government and the
abandonment of that splendid system upon
which was founded our free institutions.
We will fight to the last ditch every at
tempt to establish military, system which
necessarily leads to compulsory military
service as an obligation of citizenship, and
will strenuOuSly oppose the maintenance of
large standing army, unnecessarily, with
all its attendant burdens OF oppressive tax
alton
We denounce the attitude which the Nc
Kinley administration has assumed to-
wards the gigantic aggregationS of capital
commonly Known as trusts. We believe
that these are menace TO industrial free
dom; that they destroy competition, de-
crease production, increase prices and have
thrown large army Of men out of en-
plOyment YlTasl 81 ~ *
We believe that the declaration of the
Republican party on this question is not
sincere, as is evidenced by the fact that
duying four years of control of the egisla-
tive machinery, no effective steps have
been taken to control, regulate or prevent
the organization of trusts. and for the
further reason that many of the leaders of
the Republican party are themselves pro-
motors and organizers of these destructive
combinations.
We favor legislation equalizing the tax
laws of the state upon the basis of consti
tutional uniformity, and revision of the
laws relating to transportation rates and
license fees of Quasi-public corporations.
We declare our opposition to the present
system of double taxation and demand that
taxes be justly and equitably levied upon
all property within the state. whether
owned by corporations or individual, with
out discrimination favor excepting such
property of religious, fraternal and benev-
client associations as is now expressly ex-
empt by law.
We are opposed to joint resolution No.
16, proposing an amendment to Section /,