Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-07
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

1dE ArABHNOON chccAONs
At two O'Clock chairman Zulick called
the delegates to order, and the temporary
officers were continued as the permanent
officers.
The committee on Resolutions had had
stormy session, and by a vote OF IA TO z
adopted the resolutions introduced BY
Senator DAILY.
The minority resolutions were presented
and read by Mr.. Dulin, of Burlington, and
differed from those presented by Mr.. DAILY
as to instIucting the delegates to vote for
William j. Bryan for President, and the
adoption of the platform of 1896.
In urging the adoption of the majority
report, Mr. DAILY then told of the unfortun-
ate position that the New Jersey delegation
was placed in four years ago because of the
obstruction that had been given it by the
convention. He added that the present
delegation was for Bryan, but that it
should be allowed to go without being
tagged.
"We are for Bryan, and will vote for
him, on our honor, as men" be said and
when you ask more than that You ask a
man to become a slave. If the delegates
had not been instructed for years ago. the
manhood of New Jersey would have been
asserted at Chicago"
The roll OF counties was called, and the
majority report was adopted by a vote OF
g33 to 166, as follows -
THE PLATFORM.
The Democracy of New Jersey, by its
representatives in convention assembled,
adopts this platform of principles as a
Declaration of its Party Faith -
We denounce the Republican Party in
its open effort to foster trusts in the great
industrial trades at the expense of the
interests 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 constitu-
tional amendment, if necessary, to regulate
and correct their evil tendencies We
declare for rigid inspection of their books
/ by proper State and National officers For
attractions of the law we demand that
their charters be revoked. We favor the
removal of protective duties from all
products which are found to enter into
competition with the output of these
unlawful combinations
We are unalterably opposed to imperial
/ ism. All insidious attacks upon constitu-
| tional liberty must be unhesitatingly
checked if we are to perpetuate the glory
of this government for the benefit of
posterity. We are for the Republic, and
against the Empire. The truths set forth
n the Declaration of Independence are as
selfevident to day as when they were
written by Thomas Jefferson. With him
we believe that governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed. We believe that taxation
without representation is tyranny. Judging
/ by these standards we denounce 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
government to give assurance of its high
purpose to bestow the inestimable rights OF
free government upon the Philippine
Islands. When q stable government is
established at Manila, which, in our
Judgment, is worthy of recognition, we
should grant them that independence for
which they fought and conquered Spain.
| We favor the bimetalism that has always
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 public servants
BY high Republican officials as rewards
tor party activity without regard to their
fitness. The Republican party must pay
the penalty for this shameful scandal.
! We favor liberal expenditure for the
navy and for the defense of our coasts.
Within our cwn borders we are invincible
against any force that may be sent against
us, and we therefore approve all liberal
contributions by Congress for the proper
defense of our coasts aud to add TO our
power at sea.
We favor the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal so as to bind together the
coasts OF this country and to double the
efficiency of our navy, and we insist that
it be built by the United States, and when
completed shall be controlled and defended
by u.s. Our position in this continent
demands no less from the governments of
the world.
We extend our warmest sympathies to
the gallent men who are fighting heroically
10 South Africa to maintain the existence
of Republican government. If these
governments are destroyed, we cannot look
with favor upon any close political rela-
tionship with the victors. We place our
selves 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 NAV
be aVerted.
We are in favor of an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States providing
for the election of United States Senators
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 tribute of the people-able,
fearless and honest, and worthy to receive
at their hands the highest political honor
To these prinniples,and to the candidates
to be nominated at the coming National
Convention at Kansas City for the high
office of President and Vice President of
the United States upon the platform there
to be adopted, we promise answering and
incorporating support.
| ELEcTING THE DELEGATES.
The roll of counties was then called for
nominations of four delegates-at-larpe.
Atlantic county nominated Thomas M.
Terrell, of Gloucester; Robert Davis, of
Hudson M. T. Barrett, of Essex Johns
ton Cornish, of Warren. Camden county
added the name of James T. MARITIME, of
Union, to the list. They were the only
nominees, and the vote resulted as follows !:
Ferrell, 1917; Cornish, 1917. Davis,
1851; MARITIME, 654; Barrett, 423. On
motion, election of the first four named
was made unanimous.
The roll of Districts was then called and