The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-02
BRYAN AND TOWNE.
Ticket Endorsed by the Michigan
Democratic Convention.

Port Huron, Mich, May 2.-The first
state political convention in Michigan was
held here yesterday when the Democratic
representatives from seventy-seven coun-
ties elected delegates to the national
bodying their views on the various Pc
Htical issues of the times.
The following are the delegates-at-
Daniel J. Campau. of Detroit: Thomas
z. karkWOrth, of Jackson: Wellington r.
Burt, of Saginaw; Rush Culver, of Mar
quette.
The platform adopted without debate
contains the following:
1.-THE Democracy of Michigan greetS the
friends of good government and reform
and pledges itself to a renewal of the
leges as expressed in the Chicago platform
and so ably championed by our gallant
leader in the great struggle for CONNER
cial, industrial and financial freedom.
I'VE sincerely deplore and condemn the
action of the Republican majority in the
two houses of congress and of President
Mckinley in refusing to be bound by the
Constitution in the government of Porto
Rico and the other islands recently ac-
quired from Spain; and in putting the
United States in the attitude of having
the most despotic and tyrannical colonial
policy of any modern nation.
I'VE denounce the whole Republican
scheme of imperial presidential depen-
extremely impolitic and unwise and I'M
worthy of hberty-loving Americans
I'VE believe this policy has been die
tated to and forced upon the administra-
ton of President Mckinley by the mer-
cenarv combination known as trusts.
The trust is supreme in political in
ind1,sfriaI activities In both if is an l1n-
mixed public evil. The economic advant-
ages of industrial combinations are en-
tirely lost to the people and sWelled by
the profits of arrogant and conscience
less magnateS, who feed on the reprehen-
sible indifference of their victims. We
request our delegates to the national con-
vention to urge upon that body the Sc
lection of the most practical and eftect1ve
of the many plans for curtallng Ihe pow
ers of the trusts and to pledge the party
to specific legislation upon the lines
I'VE Still endorse the movement for the
historic union of gold and silver as pri-
mary money metals, and in general those
principles of governmental reform enun-
ciated so clearly in the last national plat
form of the party.
the greenback currency and to the ma
tional banks having a monopoly OF the
paper money Of the country,
I'VE are unalterably opposed to mtl1tar-
ism and conditions requiring a large
standing army.
I'VE are in favor of home rule for our
cities; equal and just taxation and NUM-
cipal ownership of public utilities.
I'VE favor the initiative and referen-
dunn as the best means yet offered for
preventing the enactment of obnoxious
and injurious legislation.
zens of the South African republics in
the gallant fight they are making for lie
liberty and home
I'VE are in favor of a. federal income
tax and the election of United States
senators by the people.
I'VE instruct the delegates from this
| state to cast the vote of the state fol-
William Jennings Bryan for president.
I'VE heartily approve of the nomina-
| ton of Charles A Towne, to the vice
presidency and greet him as a native OF
this state, whose love of right and jus;
| tice rose superior to partisanship and
| whose splendid ability. fearless courage
| and craftsmanship eminently fit him t.
| be placed by the side of our great leader
as a joint standard bearer in the coming
campaign