The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-21
LEGI0hS OF
DEMOCRATS RADIANT
Continued Fro,n First Pnge.

IILtTe-LS, LECIdTG dDsDIULe
confidence in his honesty. courage, abiIi-
" and patriotism. We congratulate the
country that his infieXible purpose ard
strict adherence to principle stand in such
hopeful contrast TO the Yacllation. uEcer-
tainty, weakness and subservience to die
tatiOn by cruel and powerful influences
manifested by the present chief executive.
INSTRUCT FOR BRYAN AND TOWHlE.
We appreciate the splendid ability, bril-
liant attainTents. broad stateSn1anship
unselhsh patriotism, great public services
ana personal SdcrfnceS OF that champion
Of human rights and American liberty,
Charles A TOWHe; and in accordance with
the spontaneous and unanimous demand
OF the Democrats of Minnesota we in
suuct our delegates to the Democratic
national convention, TO be held at Kansas
City, 10 support by their votes and every
honorable means for the nomination TO
the presidency Of the United States Viii
liam J. Bryan and to the vice presidency
Charles A. ToWne
The wisdom of looking to the Demo-
cfats for relief has been fully demon
strated in the splendid administration OF
Gov. Lind, which We cordially indorse
and under whose courageous policy We
have seen the corporations made to stand
their share CT the burden Of taxation
while a new freight schedule. recently
secured, has made saving to the farm
ers OF the West and Southwest, of from
one to three cents a bushel on grain.
We believe that the principles of the
Declaration Of IndeDendence lie at the
very foundation of this government and
that, as our history progresses instead
OF endeavoTing to curtal the operation and
meaning OF that great charter OF human
liberties, 1t should be the constant am
bltion OF the government and the people
10 approXimdt te nearer and nearer to d
complete realization Of that high ideal
Inc immortal truth that governments de-
rive their just powers from the consent
OF the governed is as true today as when
enunc1ated by the fathers Of the repub-
nc, and we here and now reDledge our
selves to the time honored doctrine Of a
government "of, for and by the people"
DEPRECATES MILITARIsM.
We deprecate the present tendency of
the Republican party toward the estab-
lishment Of mllitarism in the United
States and the transformation Of this re-
pubic into an imperial system forcing
its authority upon unwilling peoples. and
ruling subject nations against their con-
sent. We declare that this nation cannot
endure half free and half vassal that
the constitution of the United States rnust
go wherever the flag of the republic Is
permanently planted, and it is our abid-
ing conviction that the American people
VIII never deliberately approve a surren-
DER oil the fundamental doctrines of this
government and the immortal principles
OF the Declaration of Independence
We demand the enforcement of existing
Jaws against trusts and combinations Of
capital Tor the arbitrary control of in
duStry and trade. and the enactment of
whatever additional legislation is neces
Sary to insure the healthful play Of com
Petitlon III all great 0Alnches of iRsiness.
BeaeVIng that neariy every artiC.,e upon
winch there IS a tariff has gone into a
trust, and the price thereof to the con
SuiLer has been raised from 25 to over JOG
per cent, We demand tiiat all articles in
the United States which are controlled bv
trust shall be put upon the free list
BIMETALLISM IS URGED.
We believe in the principle of bimetal-
Asm and We demand the reopening of the
mlnts OF the United States to the unre-
strlctd coinage of both silver and gold at
Inc existing legal ratio withCu5 charge:
the immediate increase in the volume of
silver coin and silver certificates TO be
substituted. dollar for dollar for the ba K
notes sued by private -poratiOns under
the special privileges granted by the law
OF March IA, 1890, and prior nat onal bank
ing laws, the remaining portion of the
pank notes to be replaced with a paper
e!T currency issued by the government itse'f.
the volume thereof to be so contracted
under rules laid down by congress- as to
maintain at all times a stable money
market and stable price level: all forms
OF money and currency to be kent on a
parity, and all gold and silver coins ard
certificates and government currency TO
De lawful tender for all debts public
and private, except where otherwise rna
cited in existing contracts II being IN
lawful thenceforth to contract for the
payment OF any special form of money.
SYMPATHY WITH THE BOERS.
We sympathize, as heretofore the Amer
lean Peep e have always dcne throughout
our history, with the efforts of ma io~s
fighting for the right of seIf-g9vArnnoanf
ana We extend our sincerest sympathy to
those unfortunate republics of S0rth
africa that for the past several months
nave been, with a heroisrn unsurDassed
IN the annals Of the world oDDosfne the
love of liberty to the lust of CONQUEST and
SUSTAINING the cause of republican gov
eFhfnent against the greed Of an empire
Whcn, as at present controlled is re-
strained by no considerations of right or
justice II freedom must find a grave n,
south Africa 1T is our earnest hope and
prayer that 1t may have a re-birth in TIC
United States of America
KEEP FAITH WITH CUBA
We demand the honest performance nv
Ihis government Of its promise now rnoFa
than two years old, to the people of Cnba
tnat ina the they should be given independence
ana Seu-goVernment when we shouf6
nave expelled the Spanish Dower and haI,a
pacttied that island
We demand the repeal of the so7a1led
var taxes as beng YeXatious 10 the con-
quCt OF business, oppressive upon MANY
industries and productive Of moro ynoDayyy
than IS needed for the economical con-
quot OF the government, thus constitut
and corruption . ''-iOo
We favor the passage Of laws that will
give 10 the people of the United States a
postal savings bank, where savings can
pc deposited with safety and where +ha
FUNDS deposited will not be used against
the Will Of the wage-earning deposifors
FAVOR TAX ON INCOMES
We favor the passage of a law for tba
graduated taxation of incomes, and
constitutional amendment for that nur-
pose If necessary R1A
We demand the election Of Tinted
States senators by direct vote of the ne,s-
pie. - INC p0O-
We favor the extension of the nr,n-
cIples Of the initiative and referendt,n1
and of the public ownership of naf11rai
monopolIes. IL a1
PRESENT REGIME DENOUNCED
We denounce the present adninistra-
tlon as one whose inconsistencies. abIsaz
or power, betrayals of American urincf
pres ana scandalous misgovernment have
rlshtfully forfeited the trust and conf
dence or the American peoDIe We Do
nouncc it for It's betrayflg The cs1sa ~
International bimetallism which IN its
platform of 1896 it solemniy promised to
promote; for its open and notorious mart
nersh1p with trusts and combines. as
manifested by refusals upon the part Of
the attorney general and his st1bOrdfn
ates TO enforce existing laws and the
failure, with a majority in both houses
OF congress for the past two years. to
enact any further legislation in this di
recuon; for its breach of faith to the
people or Cuba; for its cold Indifference
In the presence Of the unproVoked on
slaught OF Great Britain upon the Iiber-
ties OF the Transvaal and the Orange