The Dickinson press., 1900-09-08
Donaldson Caffery and Archi-
bald Murray Howe Are the
Candidates.
BOTH PARTIES CONDEMNED
Anti-Imperialism and a Gold
Standard Favored in the
Resolutions.
Country's Ruin Predicted if
Present Tendencies Are
Unchecked.

New YORK, Sept. 6.-The National
party-the official name of the third
party-met in convention in Carnegie
hall, this city, and nominated candi.
dates for president and vice president
of the United States. A platform was
adopted and title and emblem chosen
These are the candidates: For presi-
dent. Donaldson Caffery of Louisiana;
for vice president, Archibald Murray
Howe Of Cambridge, Mass. There
were no other candidates for the posi-
tions and the nominations were re-
ceived with hearty applause. Tho plat
form adopted says:
1--WE find our country threatened
with alternative perils. On one hand
is a public opinion misled by organized
forces of commercialism that have per-
verted war intended by the people 10
be q war of humanity into war of.
conquest. On the other hand is pub
lie opinion swayed by demagogic ap.
peals to factional and class passions,
the most fatal of diseases to a republic.
We believe that either of these influ-
ences, if unchecked, would ultimately
compass
The Downfall of Our Country
but we also believe tnat neither repre-.
sent the sober conviction of our country.
men.
"Convinced that the extension of the
jurisdiction of the United States for the
purpose of holding foreign people as
colonial dependencies is an innovation
dangerous to our liberties and repug.
nant to the principles upon which our
government is founded, we pledge our
efforts through all constitutional means
possible to procur the remuneration Of
all imperial or colonial pretensions with
regard to foreign countries, claimed to
have been acquired through or in con-
sequence of military or naval opera
tions of the last two years.
"Second-We further pledge our
efforts to secure single gold standard
and a sound banking system.
"Third-To secure public service
based on merit only.
"Fourth-To secure abolition of all
corrupting special privileges, whether
under the guise of subsidies, bounties,
undeserved pensions or trust breeding
tariffs
Thomas NJ. Osborne Presided.
The convention was called to order
by Thomas M. Osborne of Auburn, N.
Y, who presided at the indianapolis
preliminary meeting a month ago
Everett B. Abbott was secretary. There
was no roll call. All the delegates
were volunteers who had replied by
their presence to the invitation issued
to all persons in sympathy with the OBJ.
jects of the party.
Chairman Osborne's speech in calling
the meeting to order followed the lines
expressed in the platform. Speeches
were also made by John Jay Chapman
and Archibald Murray Howe. It was
decided that the party be known as the
National party and that its emblem be
the statue of Liberty on Capitol dome,
Washington.
A resolution was passed instructing
the campaign committee, when it shall
be appointed, to provide pastors for
voters who wish to cross out any name
on the Democratic or Republican cleo
toral ticket, the paster to have on it the
name Of some citizen known to stand
for peace, liberty and sound money.
This is to be done III any state in which
the committee finds such a method is
practical.