The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-11
ooop woHk IN ofno.

They have framed a platform which,
as far as it goes, is model for the
program makers at Kansas City. The
Ohio resolutions begin:
We reaGirm our adherence to the
Democratic national platform adopted
at Chicago in 1896. But new and grave
issues have arisen, threatening the |
safety OF free government itself. which |
should command at this time the most |
serious attention of all patriotic cits-
zens."
That is to say, while maintaining
the continuity of the splendid move
ment that regenerated the Democracy
in 1896, apologizing for nothing and
taking nothing back, the Democrats Of
Ohio recognize the fact that this
movement was really a movement and
not a petrifaction. They are progress
sive. They do not sit by the roadside
on the stcnes Of 1896 and watch the
dust Of the procession disappearing ia
the distance, but they keep step with
current events.
And they do it in sensible, Demo.
cratic way, in accordance with the ira
litions of the party. They began by at
lacking imperialism. not mixing 1t ul
with expansion and allowing it to get
the benefit OF expansions popularity.
but isolating the noxious thing and
treating it ca its own dement's. They
say:
1--WE enter our protest against the
doctrine that the president or congress-
can govern acquired territory outside
and independently of the constitution
of the United States as a doctrine ut
terly subversive of every foundation
principle Of our government. The Dec
laration Of Independence, the flag, and
the Constitution must everywhere
stand together, as emblems of humas
liberty and equal rights for all, and
where one goes all go. We therefore
denounce Imperialism under any pre-
tence as necessarily leading to militar-
ism and as wholly foreign to our sys-
tenn of government, and declare that
neither congress nor the president can
exercise any power whatever not de-
rived from the constitution. We there
fore denounce the Porto Rican tariff
bill as a palpable violation Of the doc
trines of the fathers and of the funda-
mental principles of our government
which is based upon equal rights tc
ALL"
Next, the Ohio Democrats take UP
the subject of truss. They do not
tilt wildly at the centralizing tenden-
cies Of the age, but reserve their con-
demnation for trusts and monopolies
formed for the purpose of arbitrarily
: controlling production and prices in
the interest solely Of combined CAPT
tall" They not only demand the rigit
! enforcement of existing laws agains
: combinations in restraint of trade, bu
q they put their fingers ON the core o
j, the evil in expressing the belief tina
protective tariffs and railway dis
examinations have been. and still are
: the chief supporters of monopolies.
a Holding this conviction, they say:
I'VE favor the removal OF ali dutie
: from imports monopolized by trusts
and also demand the enactment AM
enforcement of such legislati n as vii
: prevent every species of discrimina
y ton, and believe that the courageou
. and honest application of trs Demo
ii cratic maxim of equal rights to al
r and special privileges to none" will b
v effective to destroy and thereafter pre-
s vent any trust and combination of cap
: ital that is prejudicial to the Fenera
d welfare; we demand the repeal of al
g. laws giving special privileges to an
person, class, locality or interest"
The Ohio platform denounces tn
currency law just passed, (which trans
fers to the banks the entire control c
re the paper currency, thus laying tie
S, Foundation for a money trust whic
ID will have power to control the price
" of all property and to stimulate
es strangle business
lie I'm lieu of a currency of bank prom
We Uses to pay, to be expanded and cor
Id tracted as the interest of banks alon
ii may dictate" it demands that tn
ia general government shall not only col
in the metals, but shall issue and regJ
he late the volume of paper currency alst
s. in the interest Of all the people, an
&c that all currency intended to circulat
it as money shall be legal tender and /
maintained at parity of value, and
regulated with a view to mantainin
TO stable price levels and safe bushes
conditions"
Finally, the Ohio Democrats afiri
or anew their ''undiminished faith in IL
acknowledged leader of our part
nd William ]. Bryan" and instruct the
delegates to vote for his nomination.
10 The national convention will have
deal with a good many topics thi
Ter were not touched upon at Columbu
But as far as the Ohio Democrats hav
a covered the ground. they have coverI
it well. New York Journal.
The Democratic party is really ar
es, truly united once more. Democrat
to wisdom, however. has not done thi