The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-06-22
GhfAemnrrat-S Star
PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THE vARDAMAN CON-
vENTIoN, JUNE 5, 1900.

We, the Democrats Of Mississippi, In
convention assembled, called together
because OF the refusal Of the State ex-
ecutive committee to order a State
convention in accordance with party
custom. to select delegates to the na.
tlonal Democratic convention. non,i-
nate presidential electors, promulgate
a platform of principles, adopt the
following resolutions as expressing Il
views on public and political questions
Of the day.
l. Resolved. That we deplore and
condemn the action OF the Democratic
State executive committee for refus-
ing to call a State convention for the
purpose above set forth; and in lieu
thereof providing for the holding of "a
plurality primary election to select
national delegates and presidential
electors, which we cannot but regard
as v~i0lative Of the unwritten law Of
the State, unwarranted, unnecessary
and contrary to Democratic practice
and usage in the State, and in the
lace Ofthe wishes and sentiments OF
the great masses of the Democracy Of
Mississippi.
We condemn that feature of the
committees action which is to en-
barass or to deprive the Democrats OF
the State opportunity to assemble and
express itself upon public issues and
instruct its delegates to the national
Democratic convention upon public
questions, as well as for whom to cast
the vote OF this State for president.
We condemn the action OF the COM
mittce in that it violates immemorial
Democratic customs by refusing to
provide for the selection of its sue
cessors, thus tending to perpctuation
OF itself. The Democracy OF the State
will not consent that any set of men
shall deprive it OF the right to select
its own agents and servants, however
exalted in character such men may be.
We refuse to surrender such rights,
or to permit them to be embarrassed,
hence the assembling OF this convcn-
ton, representing the Democracy Of
the State.
We especially condemn the action of
the majority of the executive commit
tee to reconsider their unwarranted,
unprecedented, unnecessary and un-
democratic action, and this we do
while at the same time favoring fair
and legal primary elections for the
nomination OF party candidates for
election to State, district and county
offices.
This stubborn refusal Of the COM.
mittee to pay the least regard to the
wish of the people cannot be too Sc.
verely condemned by the Democracy
OF this Democratic State; therefore to
save the harmony of the party, be it
Resolved, that this convention pro-
coed to the nomination OF candidates
for presidential electors and delegates
and alternate delegates to the national
Democratic convention, to be voted for
at the primary election called by the
State committee June q,
3. Resolved, That we reatlirm and
pledge our support and allegiance to
to the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896, and we in.
struct the delegates TO be named by
this convention to the national Demo.
cratic convention, to he held in Kan
sas City, to cast the vote of this State
for that peerless leader of Democracy,
that able, pure and incorruptible
statesman, the great tribune OF the
people, the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, as the Democratic candidate
for president of the United States.
A.. Resolved, That we denounce the
Republican administration for favor.
ing and the Republican Congress for
adopting the currency bill, and placing
this country upon a gold basis, regard.
my this as Il crime no less than the
decentralization Of silver in 1873.
5. Resolved, That we are unalter.
ably opposed to imperialism and ex.
pansion, as proposed by the Republic
can party, and denounce the policy of
the Republican administration, and all
the methods that have been employed
to fix the colonial policy on our free
republican form Of government. We
are also opposed to the retention of the
Philippine Islands by the United
States government.
6. Resolved. That we oppose and
denOunce the Dingley and Puerto
Rican tariff laws passed by a Republi.
a Congress owe the protests of the
people, and demand for Puerto Ricans
the right OF free importing and cx.
porting to and from the United States.
I. Resolved, That we are opposed
to trnsts, combines and all %mOnopOlies
calculated to infringe upon the rights
Of the people, and demand the enact.
ment Of legislation, State and national,
to protect the people from the exac.