The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
THE PLATFORM.
Ringing Declaration Of Democratic
Principles.

We, the Democrats of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, do hereby re-
affirm and indorse, in whole and in part,
in letter and in spirit, the platform
adopted by the Democratic national
convention, held in Chicago in 1896.
We favor amendments to the federal
constitution specially authorizing an
income tax and providing for the elec-
tion of United States senators by a
direct vote Of the peole.
We oppose government by injunction
and the black list and favor arbitra-
tion as a means of settling disputes be-
tween corporations and their employees.
We observe with approval the sup
port given by Democrats throughout
the country to the movement looking
toward the municipal ownership Of
municipal franchises.
We favor the principle Of the initia-
tive and referendum wherever it can be
/, applied.
LIBERAL PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS.
We are in favor of liberal pensions to
deserving soldiers and to their depen-
dents; 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 evidence against
disease and disability before enlistment.
We are in favor of the immediate
construction and fortification of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States.
We condemn the Dingley tariff law
as trust breeding and extortion invit-
ing measure, skillfully devised for the
purpose of giving to a few favors which
they do not deserve and Of placing
upon the many burdens which they
should not bear.
We welcome the opportunity offered
this year to take the federal govern
ment out of the hands of the Republi-
can party, which has abandoned Ameri-
can ideas and American ideals, and at
the command of corporate wealth has
plotted against the financial indepen-
dence of the individual and now con-
templates the notification of the
Declaration of Independence.
DECLARE WAR ON THE TRUSTS.
We pledge ourselves to wage an un-
ceasing warfare against all trusts-the
money trust, the Industrial trust and the
international land-grabbing trust.
Instead of a system which would
chain our nation to a gold standard and
compel 1t to participate in all the dis
turbances which come to European
nations we demand an American finan-
cial system, made by American people
for themselves, to be secured by the i'm
mediate restoration of the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver al
the present legal ratio of 16 to without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any
other nation.
The Republican administration has
admitted the gold standard to be un.
satisfactory by appointing a commission
to solicit foreign aid in restoring the
double standard, and Republican con-
gress, even while trying to make the
gold standard permanent, has confessed
judgment against the standard by at
tempting to revive the delusive hope
of international bimetallism.
OPPOSE BANK CONTROL OF
MONEY.
Instead of the system favored by the
Republican party, under which nationa
banks are to be permitted to issue anc
control the volume of paper money fol
their own profit, we reiterate our de-
mand for that financial system which
recognizes the governments sovereign
right to issue all money whether coir
or paper and we demand the retention
of the greenbacks as they now exist ant
the retirement OF national bank note;
as rapidly as greenbacks can be substi
tuted for them.
We believe that private monopoliel
are indefensible and intolerable and W,
condemn the national adminisrra
ton for its failure to enfore .4l'
present law against the trusts or t
recommend a more effective law.
We favor a state constitution which
will prohibit the organization of mon
opoly within the state and also preven
a monopoly organized elsewhere from
doing business within the state; but W,