Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-18

Siuox Falls. s. D., May 12.-The
National Populist convention conclud-
ed it's session and adjourned sine die
after nominating Hon. w. j. Bryan for
president and the Hon. Charles A.
Towne for vice-president. The nom1n-
alton of Mr.. Towne was only accom-
plished after struggle of several hours
duration, in which an effort was made
to have the question of the nomination
of a vice.presidential candidate referred
to a committee to confer with the
Democratic and Silver Republican
parties in their national conventions.
A motion to this effect was defeated
by vote of 26s to 492.
Both candidates were nominated by
acclamation, but before the result was
reached various candidates were
placed in nomination, aud their names
successfully withdrawn. Both nomin-
ations were accomplished amid scenes
of great enthusiasm.
The Platform.
''The Peoples party of the United
States, in convention assembled, con-
graduating its supporters on the wide
extension of it's principles in all direc-
tions, does hereby reaffirm its adherence
to the fundamental principles pro-
claimed in it's two prior platforms, and
calls upuh all who desire to avert the
subversion of free institutions by COL
porate and imperialistic power to unite
with it in bringing the government back
to the ideals of Washington, jefferson
and Lincoln. 1t extends to its allies in
the struggle for financial and economic
freedom assurances of its loyalty to the
principles which animate the allied
forces and the promises of honest and
hearty cooperation in every effort for
their success. To the people of the
United States we offer the following
platform as the expression of our un-
.alterable convictions:
Resolved. That we denounce the
act of March IA, 1900, as the culmina-
tion of long series of conspiracies to
deprive the people of their constitu-
tional rights over the money of the
nation, and relegate to a gigantic
money trust the control of the finances.
and hence the people.
"We reaffirm the demand for the re-
opening of the mints of the United
States to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to /.
"We demand graduated income
and inheritance tax.
"We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the governs
ment.
with Thomas jefferson, we declare
the land, including all natural sources
of wealth. the inalianable heritage of
the people. The government should so
act as to secure homes for the people
and prevent land monopoly.
Transportation being means of
exchange and public necessity. the
government should own and operate
the railroads in the interest of the
people.
"Trusts, the overshadowing evil of
the age, are the result and elimination
of the private ownership and control of
the three great instruments of COM
merce-money, transportation and the
means of transmission of information.
The one remedy for the trusts is that
the ownership and control be assumed
and exercised by the people.
"Applauding the valor of our army
and navy in the Spanish war, we de-
nounce the conduct of the administra-
tion in changing war for humanity
into war for conquest.
''We extend to the brave Beers OF
South Africa our sympathy and moral
support in their patriotic struggle for
the right of self-government.
"We denounce the pratice of issuing
injunctions in the cases of dispute be-
tween employers and employees.
"We indorse municipal ownership OF
public utilities.
"We demand that United States
senators and all other officials, as far
as practicable, be elected by direct vote
of the people.
Cargo of Coffee Spoiled.
San Francisco, May Ion the last
voyage of the Acapulco, from Panama
to this port, $4,000 worth of coffee
was destroyed, and the Pacific Mail
| Company, not only is out the freight
money on the shipment, but will have
to stand the loss as well. The destruc-
ton of the cargo was the result of pack
ing sheep dip into the same hold with
4 the s.offee The mattar ia heino in.