The Irish standard., 1900-03-31
PLATFORM TALK
And Echoes From the Nebraska Con-
ventlOA.
Reform Press Bureau,
St. Paul, March 26, 1000.


All eyes have been Nebraskawards
during the past week, for the action
there by the allied forces on national
issues, and the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan.
Results were entirely reassuring. The
platform adopted by Democrats and
Populists differed in no important mat
ter. Affirming the Chicago platform,
there is such ringing application of the
principles of that great deliverance
to the issues which, have since
arisen, as re-inspires all patriotic men
and women to that effort for such Sue
cess at the polls, as is foreshadowed.
No doubt wise platform has been
made for Nebraska. 1t arraigns the Re-
publican administration upon events
and issues since 1896; for the new money
trust, created by the gold standard,
greenback retiring law; for failure to
enforce antitrust laws, and to enact
others if the present are Intellectual,
since it has both congress and president
with which to do so; for its imperialism
shown in the Porto Rican tax, de-
nounced as fragrant violation of the ma
TONS organic law; for the wicked Phil
ippine policy, and declaring for inde-
pendence for that people under Ameri-
can protection. This much negatively.
Positively, the declaration is for ex-
pansion OF trade by peaceful means; op-
position to militarism and sympathy
with the Beers in their struggle for ma
tional existence. That the Republican
leaders who sympathized with Cuba
fail to be interested in the struggle Of
the Dutch, is shown to illustrate the
para1yzing influences of our own i'm
perialism in the Philippines and in
Puerto Rico.
Very significant of the trend Of the
times is the expression favoring mu-
nicipal ownership of public utilities,
and recognition OF the principles of the
initiative and referendum. Strictly
American also, is the demand for the
immediate construction of the Mic
araguan canal, and preservation of the
right to fortify it. The free coinage
reaf6rmation is as emphatic and I'M
equivocal as language can make it, to
which is added demand for an Ameri-
can financial system which shall not be
subject to the fluctuations and disturb
ances of foreign powers; recognition Of
the sovereign right of the government
to issue all money, whether coin or
paper; retention of the greenbacks and
retirement of national bank notes, as
fast as greenbacks can be substituted for
the same.
The reiterated affirmation of the Chi
cago platform, in all its parts, naturally
directs attention to that great docu-
nlent again. How many people who
have opposed it, and how many who de-
nounced its makers and supporters,
really know what it contained; how
many such ever read it, or could emit
merate more than it's chief declarations?
Aside from the free coinage declaration,
the Chicago platform contained the fol-
lowing declarations, which people will
do we'll to enumerate and see how few
of them, even the most partisan can
conscientiously disapprove.
Re-affrmation Of allegiance to the es-
sential principle of our government and
the devotion of the Democratic party to
the fundamental principles of the con-
stitution.
Denunciation OF gold mono -metalism
as British policy, un-American and
anti-American, against that spirit of love
and liberty which proclaimed our in
dependence in 1776 and won it from
England in the War of the Revolu-
ton.
Opposition to Understanding bonds
in time of peace and traffcking with
banking syndicates.
Issue OF all paper money by the
government, made redeemable in gold
and silver coin. e
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