The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-01

| minutes 1t was very evident that the
| Hudson Congressman was very popular
| with the delegates. Mr.. Daily said that
| the platform upon which the committee
! had agreed was one upon which al Demo-
ats in New Jersey could stand and
eve victory The Secretary of the
mittee then read this PLATFORM
e Democracy of New Jersey. by its
resentatives in convention assembled,
lopts this platform or principles as
declaration of its party faith:-
| We denounce the Republican party in its
| open effort to foster trusts in the great in
| dustrial trades at the expense of the in
| terests of the whole people, and especially
| of the laboring man. The growth of these
| monopolies has been so dangerous as TO
| require instant legislative redress. We call
| for strict enforcement of our present laws
| against these monopolies, and we demand
| more stringent legislation, both State and
| National, including a constitutional
| amendment, If necessary, to regulate and
| correct their evil tendencies. We declare
| for rigid inspection of their books by prop
| er State and National officers. For in
| fractions of the law we demand that their
| charters be revoked. We favor the re-
| moyal of protective duties from all pro-
| duets which are found to enter into com
petition with the output of these unlawful
| combinations.
We are unalterably opposed to i'm
perialism All insidious attacks upon
| constitutional liberty must he unhesi-
| tatingly checked if we are to perpet-
uate the glory of this government for
the benefit of posterity. We are for
| the Republic. and against the EN-
pire. The truth set forth in the
Declaration of Independence are as
self-evident today as when they were
| first written by Thomas Jefferson.
| With him we believe that governments
derive their just powers from the con-
| sent of the governed. We believe that
taxation without representation is tyran-
ny. Judging by these standards we de-
nounee the conduct of the Republican
Party in enforcing an unconstitutional
tariff upon the people of Porto Rico
| We believe it to be the duty of this gov
| ernment to give assurance of its high
purpose to bestow the inestimable rights
| of free government upon the Philippine
| Islands. When stable government is es-
| tablished at Manila, which, in our 1uag-
ment, is worthy of recognition, we should
grant them that independence for which
| they fought and conquered Spain.
| We favor the bimetalism that has al
ways been advocated and supported by
| the Democratic party from its inception
| to the present time.
| We insist that our pledges to Cuba be
| sacredly kept. The honor of the country
demands It. We denounce the gross
frauds in the administration of Cuban
| affairs, in all its branches, and charge
| them to the selection of incompetent pub
lie servants by high Republican officials
as rewards for party activity without re-
gard to their fitness. The Republican par
| ty must pay the penalty for this shameful
| scandal.
We favor liberal expenditure for the
navy and for the defense of our coasts.
| Win our boarders we are inyincipie
against any force that may ber-sens
| against us and therefore approve OF
| liberal contributions by Congress for the
proper defense of our coasts and to add
to our power at sea.
| We favor the construction of the
Nicaraguan Canal so as to bind together
| the coasts of this country and to double
the efficiency of our navy, and we in
| sist that it be built by the United States,
| and when completed shall be controlled
| and defended by us. Our position in this
| continent demands no less from the gov
ernment of the world.
We extend our warmest sympat11ies to
| the gallant men who are fighting heroical-
| ly in South Africa to maintain the exist
ence of Republican government II
| these governments are destroyed, we can
not look with favor upon any close politi-
/ cal relationship with the yictors we
place ourselves on record as opposed to
any foreign alliance whatever.
We favor arbitration for the settlement
| Of all labor disputes, and we welcome the
growing feeling for International arbitra-
ton in order that the horrors of war may
/ be averted.
We are in favor of an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States provid-
ing for the election of United States Sena-
tors directly by the people. We believe
| such a change in our organic law would
bring the Senate closer to the great body
of the people.
We recognize William Jennings Bryan
as the popular tribune of the people-able,
fearless and honest, and worthy to receive
/ at their hands the highest political honor
l. To these principles, and to the candi-
dates to be nominated at the coming Ma
| tional Convention at Kansas City for the
high offices of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States upon the plat
form there to be adopted, we promise I'M
swerying and uncompromising support.
The clauses sympathizing with the
Beers, opposing foreign alliances and
eulogizing Bryan were enthusiastically
cheered When the platform had been
read Dulin appeared on the stage with
what he claimed was the minority report
of the committee. He was allowed to read
it. It agreed with all the vital proposi-
tions of the majority report eulogized the
lofty patriotism of William Jennings
Bryan" and instructed the delegates tc
the Kansas City convention to vote fol
him for the Presidential nomination. II
designated trusts as 1.-THE enemy of Goo
and the vampire of man..
This declaration of principles was re
ceived with howls of rantic delight by tht
Burlington contingent and the irreconc
| able followers of Crandalll in the Camder
delegation.
William D. Edwards, of Hudson, moved
the adoption of the majority report, bu
before the vote could be put Mr.. Dal,
obtained the floor.
'4Four years ago you were all righ
BILL, shouted the irrepresable Cash.
~ am a better Democrat today than
HI 1F7T,- T.z l.