Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-20
portion of the Granite and Carbon coun-
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portion of the Granite and Carbon cour-
ty delegations.
After the boilers had been gone about
five minutes Paul Mitchell and J.. p.
O'Neill Of the Deer Lodge delegation
bolted the boilers and returned to the
hall. They were greeted with cheers. The
temporary organization was made per>
manent, after which the report of the
committee on credentials was read. Two
amendments to 1t were suggested, one by
John Sloan of Missoula county and the
other by Charles w. Clark of Butte. A
motion to adopt the amendments pre-.
vailed. J
The amendment made by Mr.. Sloan re-
lated to the praise of soldiers who took
part in the Spanish-American war ana
was heightened to cover the services of
veterans of the civil war. The other
amendment dealt with the proposed eight
hour law and was made to include smell
ter and mill men as well as miners. The
resolutions are as follows:
THEIR PLATFORM.
BE it Resolved, That we, the demo-
Gratis Of the state Of Montana in CON-
vention assembled, indorse the platform
of the national democratic convention
adopted at Kansas City, Mo-, at the con-
Vention there assembled on the 4th day
of July, 1900; that we recognize the cor
rectness, truth and justice of said plat
form and all it's principles and declara-
tons; that we indorse the nomination by
said national convention for president of
the United States Of Hon. W. ]. Bryan Of
Nebraska and for vice president Adlai
f. stevenson of Illinois, and we particu-
larly indorse and affirm that portion of
the national democratic platform of said
in favor of the free coinage of silver
lat the ratio of is to / Of gold without
awaiting the action or support of any
other nation, and that we re-affirm in
this convention the constant devotion of
the democratic party of this and other
states to the doctrine of bimettallsm.
EIGHT HOURS.
"That we the democrats of the state Of
Montana in convention assembled, hav-
ing IN mind the constant devotion of our
party to the interests of the lafborng class
es OF our people and of the citizens of the
United States in general, hereby declare
that we are in favor of the principle that
eight hours work shall constitute days
labor for all underground laporers in the
state of Montana, and that we pledge our
party and its representatives to further
and to forward by all lawful means the
passing of law by the legislative as
sembly of the state Of Montana carrying
such principle into effect; that such law
shall provide that the shortening of the
hours of work shall in no sense affect
the remuneration to be received.
THAT we, the democrats of the state
of Montana in convention assembled,
view with ever-increasing alarm the in
and laborers in direct violation of the
alien contract immigration law of the
United States, knowing that such immi-
grants and laborers displace American
citizens; and we condemn in unmeasured
terms the present republican administra-
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such laws, and that we hereby pledge
our representatives in the congress of the
United States to use all honorable means
to secure the passage of such further
legislation as will protect the rights of
American citizens upon this subject and
secure it's enforcement to the full ex-
tent of the existing statutes.
VIEWS WITH PRIDE.
THAT we, the democrats of the State
of Montana in convention assembled
view with pride the record that has been
made by the soldiers of the state in the
late war with Spain and the Philippine
islands; that as citizens of the state we
are grateful to them for the reputation
that they have made for themselves and
for the state of Montana; that we favor
and through our representatives will
urge, the granting of liberal. pensions to
the Montana volunteers and to all others
who, in the Spanish war or at any other
llIle, 'IdNe dSS1SlGu Ill the upnOlQlQG
the flag and the dignity of the republic:
that we favor the appropriation by the
legislative assembly of the state of Mon
tana of such funds as may be necessary
to the proper and liberal maintenance of
the soldiers home in this state.
"That we, the democrats of the state of
Montana in convention assembled, view
with alarm the system that has arisen
in the state of Montana under which sys-
tenn company stores have been establish
ed to the detriment and injury Of trades
men of small capital and to the equal in
jury Of laboring men who are employed
by corporations that have adopted such
system; that we regard the existence of
such system as violative in the highest
degree of the liberty Of the citizen who
is compelled by reason of his condition
to work for days pay and that we believe
fully in the general right of competition
in business and in the right of every
man to be paid full value for all of his
work and to expend his earnings accord
ing to his own fancy rather than at the
dictation of his employer.
TRUSTS.
''That we, the democrats of the state of
Montana in convention assembled, de-
clare our belief in the proposition that
the right of competition in trade and
commerce is the privilege of every citizen
and that such right is invaded and vio-
lated by the formation and existence of
trusts and combines; that we denounce
the continued and persistent policy of the
republican party of the present national
administration in their effort to foster
and promote the existence Of gigantic
trusts and Over-powering combinations:
that we favor the adoption of laws by
the legislative assembly of this state and
by the congress of the United States alb
olishing existing trusts and prohibiting
the formation of others.
"That we, the democrats Of the state Of
Montana in convention assembled, view
with alarm the continued and persistent
efforts of the associated corporations of
this state, and particularly Of the Anal
gamated Copper company, to control
business and political affairs within this
commonwealth; that we know their pow-
er and fear their methods; that we see,
as the result of their successful opera
tions in political and business affairs the
final downfall of the liberties of our cit
izens and the disintegration of all polit-
ical parties within the realm Of their In
fiuences; that we pledge the democracy
o11 hoy