The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-20

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William J. Bryan announced tonight 10
the Democratic party and to the na-
ton at large the platform which he
! considers best for the Democratic party
! and practically upon which he desires
to stand if nominated at the Kansas
| City convention.
The platform which was adopted by
the Nebraska Democracy with the
greatest enthusiasm reaffirmS the Chi
cagO platform, declares for Sixteen TO
! one" opposes a large and standing
army, denOUnces the action of the Re
! publican party on the Porto Rico tariff
| bill, declares against trusts and i'm
! perialiSm." and favOrS the choice of
| United States senators by popular vote.
The platform is practically the crea-
ton Of Mr.. Bryan He did not write ii
/ personally but he was consulted con-
/ corning it and before it was read to the
| convention he had approved Of il
! throughout.
! The platform adopted by the Populist
| convention was substantially the same
as that adopted by the Democrats. 1t
! differs somewhat in form, but conflicts
| in no essential point.
| Both conventions today were enthu-
siastic for Bryan to the last degree and
I
| ed with cheers of delight and approval
Instructions were given to both delega-
! tons to stand for Mr.. Bryan in the
| Kansas City and Sioux Falls conven-
| tons.
The Democratic Convention
| The Democratic convention WIS
called to order at SIS by James Dahl
man. chairman of the state Democrat
] = bot
( Thomas J. Nolan had been selected as
! temporary chairman. Mr.. Nolan took
the chair, and after being presented to
the convention, made a short address
The temporary organization was
made permanent. The committee or
resolutions presented the following re-
port, which was adopted amid great
enthusiasm:
| I'VE, the Democrats of Nebraska, ii
convention assembled, do hereby re-
affirm and endorse, in whole and in
part, in letter and in spirit, the plat
form adopted by the Democratic ma
tional convention held in Chicago il
1896.
I'VE favor amendments to the fedora
constitution specially authorizing ar
income tax and providing for the cleo
ton of United States senators by Z
direct vote Of the people.
I'VE oppose government by injunc.
ton and the blacklist, and favor arbi-
tration as a means of settling dis
pUtes between corporations and theil
employees.
Favor Municipal Ownership.
1--WE observe with approval the sup
port given by Democrats Throughout
the country TO the movement looking
toward the municipal ownership of mu,
nicipal franchises
I'VE favor the principle Of the init
ative and referendum wherever il car
be applied.
eve are in favor Of liberal pension.
to deserving soldiers and to their de
pendentS. We believe that names upoT
the pension rolls should not be arbi
traTily dropped. and we believe. as
stated in the last national platform
that the fact of enlistment and servict
should be conclusive evidence agains
disease and disability before enlist,
ment.
I'VE are in favor Of the immediate
construction and fertilization of tht
INicaraguan canal by the United States
I'VE condemn the Dingley tariff Law
as trust-breeGing and extortion-in.
wiling measure, skillfully devised fol
the purpose of giving to a few favOrs
which they do not deserve. and OF
placing upon the many burdens which
they should not bear.
I'VE welcome the opportunity Of
fered this year 20 take the federal gov
eminent out of the hands Of the Re
publican party, which has abandoned
American ideas and American ideals
and. at the command Of corporate
wealth. has plotted against the finan-
cial Independence of the nation. has
imenaced the industrial independence OF
| the individual. and now cOntempEates
the notification of the declaration OF
American independence.
Against the Trusts.
I'VE pledge ourselves to wage an un-
ceaSing warfare against all the trusts
! the money trust, the industrial trus1
and the international land grabbing
trust
Instead of system which would
chain our nation to the gold standard
and compel it to participate in disturb
ances which come to Europe, we de-
mand an American financial system
made by the American people for them
selves. to be secured by the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver at the pres,
ent legal ratio Of 16 to I. without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any othel
nation.
"The Republican administration ha.
admitted the gold standard to be IN.
satisfactory by appointing a commits
sion TO solicit foreign aid in restoring
the double standard. and a Republican
congress, even while trying to make TIT
gold standard permanent, has con
fessed judgment against the STANDARD
by attempting TO revive the delusiYt
hope of international bimetallism-
Instead of the system favored by tn,
Republican party under which nation
al banks are to be permitted 20 issue
and control the volume Of paper money
for their own profit, we reiterate ou1
demand for that financial system which
recognizes the governments sovereign
right to issue all money, whether coli
or paper, and we demand the retention
Of the greenhacks as they now exis
and the retirement of rational banl
notes as rapidly as greenbacks can b
| substituted for them.
Enforce Antitrust Law.
1--WE believe that private monopolie
are indefensible and intolerable, ant
We condemn the national admfnistra
ton for it's failure to enforce the pres
ent law against the trusts or to recon-
mend more effective law.
I'VE favor a state constitution Whicl
viii prohibit the organization of a mon
OpOly within the state and also pre-
vent a monopoly organized elsewher
from doing business within the state
but we further believe that congress
should supplement the efforts Of tn
state by legislation which will requir
every corporation, before engaging,-il
interstate commerce, TO show that
has no water in it's stock and that
has neither attempted in the past no