The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-20
DECLARES WAR ON TRUST
Demands That Senators be Elected by
Direct Vote.
AND DECLARES AGAINST IMPERIALISM
Demands Income Tax and the Initiative and Re-
fereneum. Denounces Government by In
junction. Address by Bryan. PopuI-
lists as Well as Democrats for Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

Lincoln, Neb., March 19.-In effect w.
J. Bryan announced tonight to the Demo-
cratic party and to the nation 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.
braska Democracy with the greatest en-
thusiasm.
The platform is practically the creation
of Mr. Bryan. He did not write it per-
sonally, but he was consulted concerning
it and before it was read to the conven-
tion he had approved of it 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 Mr.. Bryan to the last degree,
and every mention of his name was greet
ed with cheers of delight and approval.
Instructions were given to both delega-
tions to stand for Mr. Bryan in the Kan
sas City and Sioux Falls Conventions.
THE CONVENTION OPENS.
The Democratic Convention was called
to order at Sis o'clock tonight by James
Dahlman. chairman of the State Demo-
cratic committee. He announced that
Thomas J. Nolan had been selected as
temporary chairman. Mr. Nolan took the
chair and after being presented to the
convention made a strong address.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. The chairman then appoint
ed committee OF eleven on resolution
They presented the following report
which was adopted amid great enthu-
sasm. 1t unqualifiedly reaffrms and
endorses the Chicago platform. 1t fa-
vors amendments to the Constitution
specially authorizing an income tax and
providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people. 1t opposes government by in
junction and the black list and favors ar
bitration in labor disputes. 1t favors
municipal ownership of municipal fran
chises the initiative and referendum; ;
liberal pensions to deserving soldiers and
to their dependents immediate construc-
tion and fortification of the Nicaragua
Canal by the United States 1t condemns
the Dingley Tariff Law as trust-breed
ing and extortion- inviting measure.
Continuing, the platform says:
I'VE welcome the opportunity offered
this year to take the Federal Government
out of the hands of the Republican party
which has abandoned American ideas and
American ideals, and, at the command of
corporate wealth, has plotted against the
financial independence of the individual
and now contemplates the notification of
the Declaration of American Independ-
ence.
WAR AGAINST TRUSTS DECLARED.
I'VE pledge ourselves to wage an un-
ceasing warfare against all the trusts
the money trust, the industrial trust and
the international law grabbing trust.
Instead of a system which would chain
our nation to the gold standard and COM
pei it to participate in all the disturb
ances which come to European nations,
we demand 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 present
legal ratio of 16 to / without waiting for
the aid or consent of any other nation.
The Republican Administration has ad-
mitted the gold standard to be unsatisfac-
tory by appointing a commission to So
licit foreign aid in resturing the double
standard and a Republican Congress even
while trying to make the gold standard
permanent has confessed judgment
against the standard by attempting TO
revive the delusive hope of international
bi-metallism.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE OF MONEY.
Instead of the system favored by the
Republican party, under which national
banks are to be permitted to issue and
control the volume of paper money for
their own profit, we 'reiterate our de-
mand for that financial system which rec
ognizes the Governments sovereign right
to issue all money, whether coin or paper
and we demand the retention of the
Igreenbacks as they now exist and the re-
tirement of national bank notes as>rapid-
" as greenbacks can be substituted for
them.
The report denOunceS the national ad-
ministration for failure to enforce the
present law against the trusts or to re-
commend a more effective law and favors
a State Constitution which will prohibit
the organization or operation of a monop-
oly within the State, these efforts to be
c,,nnIe,nanted nv CONGRESSIONAL iepisIa-