The age-herald., 1900-03-20
The Convention Organized


 Lincoln, Neb, March 19.-The democratic state convention was called to order at S:15 tonight by James Dahlman, chairman of the state democratic committee. He announced that Thomas J. Nolan had been selected as temporary chairman. Mir Mo- Ian took the chair and, after being present. ed to the convention, made a brilliant ad- dress
 The temporary organization was made permanent. The committee on resolutions presented the following report, which was adopted amid great enthusiasm:
 we, the democrats of Nebraska in con- vention assembled do hereby re-aftrm and endorse in whole and in part. in letter and in spirit the -pla tform adopted by the dem- ocratic national convention held in Chica- go in 1896.
 I've favor amendments to the federal constitution specially authorizing an in- come tax and providing for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people
 I've oppose government by injunction and the blacklist, and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes between corpor- ations and their employees.
 I've observe with approval the support given by democrats throughout the country to the movement looking toward the mu- nicipal ownership of municipal franchises. 'We favor the principle of the iniative and referendum wherever it can be applied I've are in favor of liberal pensions to deserving soldiers and to their dependents; we believe that names upon the pension rolls should not be arbitrarily dropped, and we believe, as stated in the last national platform, that the fact of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evil dence against disease and disability before enlistment.
 Favor Nicaragua Canal
 "We are in favor of the immediate con- struction and fertilization of the Nicara- guam canal by the United States.
 we condemn the Dingley tariff law as 8 trust-breeding and extortion-invitng meas ure, skillfully devised for the purpose of giving to few favors which they do not deserve and of placing upon the people many burdens which they should not bear
 We 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 Amer jean ideals, and at the command of corpo- rate wealth has plotted against the fnan- cial independence of the individual, and now contemplates the nullifcation of the QecldrdllOn or AHlerlcdH lHuepenuence.
 We pledge ourselves to wage an unceas- ing warfare against all trusts-the money trust, the industrial trust and the interna- tional land grabbing trust.
 Instead of a system which would chain our nation to the gold standard and com pei it to participate in all the disturbances which come to European nations, we de- mand an American financial system made by the American people for themselves, 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 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation.
 "The republican administration has ad- mitted the gold standard 10 De unsatisfac- tory by appointing commission to solicit foreign aid In restoring the double stand ard and a republican congress, even while trying to make the gold standard perma- nent, has confessed judgment against the standard by attempting to revive the delu- sve hope of international bimetallism
 'Tnstead of the system favored by the republican party, under which national