The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-20
BRYAN TELLS JUST
WHERE HE STANDS 4 D.
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our nation to the gold standard and com
pei it to participate In All the disturb
ances which come to European nations.
we demand an American financial system,
made. by the American people for them
selves, 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, swithoutawaiingf for
the add or consent of any other nation
.Instead of the system favored by the
Republican party, under which national
banks are to be permitted to issue md
control the volume of paper money COR
their own profit, we reiterate cur demand
for that financial system which recos-s
nfzes the governments SOVEREIGN right
to issue all money, whether coin CT paper,
and we demand the retention of the
sreenbacks as they now exist, and the
retirement of national bank notes Us
rauidly as greenbacks can be substituted
for them"
ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCED.
- The report denounces the national ad-5
minfstratfon for failure to force the pres
emit law against trusts, or to recommend
q more effective law and favors q
stnte constitution which will prohibit the
orea nizatfon or operation of monoooi!
41-ftl7tn the State these efforts to be sup
plemented by Congressional le::ss station
inhibttin. corpora lions from stock-WateE-
ing or monopoly.
II declares the Republican party under
its present leadership Is placing tne uoi-s
lar above the man, and Is Vlolatlns ieS 10
old principles. 1t condemns rne = 1 u "
Rico financial bill passed by the Hous :.
as n fagrant breach of good tain II
declares the Constitution follows the
flag: opposes wars of conquest anu
colonial possessions; favors tmmedlate
declaration of the nations purpose 10
give the Philippines stable govern Nt-s
ment independent and protection lroll
outside interference. The platform tneis
continues:
1--WE favor the expansion OF traoe -, .ps
every legitimate and peaceful means, ou.
we are opposed to purchasing trade a.
the lannon's mouth with #nunah NV ~.
Eve are In favor Of extending the
ma TONS influence, but we believe tnat m
huence should be extended not by force
and violence, but through the persuasive
mower cf high and honorable example
NO ALLIANCES.
| ave oppose militarian. It imposes upon
the people an unnecessary burden ana Is
q constant menace. "a small stanoinS
army and aswell equipped navy are sum N.
cient2 in time of peace, intwar the cltlzsn
soldier should be a republics defense. we
believe with Jefferson in peace, commerce
and honest friendship with all mai iorss, and
antangling alliances with none: and we re-
gard with apprehension the doctrine advo-s
Gated in some quarters that this natlon
should IN its dealings or diplomacy, snow
partially toward any of the european
ma tons
mot because of hostility toward Eng
land, but because we believe In rne p '11
ciples Of a republic, and reject as dlo OUT OUT
fcrefathers the theory OF monarchy we
sympa tl1ize with the Beers In their neroicI
efforts to preserve their national integrity
6 The failure Of the Republican leaders.
who four years ago expressed sympaltIn
with the Cuban pa triots, to feel an tn-
terest in the struggle Of the utcn ~
South Africa, shows the paraisztns IN
:fuance of the Imperialis tic policy toward s5
which the Republican party is yergtns 70.
commt this country.
While the Committee on Resolutions
was out Richard i. Metcalf, Of Omaha;
W.sD. Oldham. Of tKearney;; ". ST houap-:
son. OF Grand Island, and A.. G. IsIp-s
bets, OF Lincoln, were chosen as dele
gates at large to the National Conyen-
ton at Kansas City.
. While the convention was In the ntdet
Of a hot row over the choice Of alter
mates to the delegates at large. MI.
Bryan appeared In the hal. This putsa
stop to all business and the delegates
went wild as he mounted the pIatforn.
He spoke as follows: N 3 IS
EHRYAN'S ARRANGEMENT.
Mr. Bryan's speech before the Dene-
cratic convention dealt almost entirely
with money. trusts and Imperialism. He
charged the 8RepubH party with prac-
ticingS a. deliberatesfraud upon thesvotecs
| In 1886 by ding out the hope Of inter-
national bimetalli ssn, when thes leaders
neither expected or desired the restoration
OF the double standard, either by inde-
I5pendent action or BY international agree
EmeI,t he said that the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Iopposeds to- The free coinage of silver az
Lazy ratio OF under my conaeeeen ma