The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-13

good: and that they furnish-a danger ous opportunity and temptation for the disregard cf "the seif-evident truth of universal application that governments derive their just powers from the con- sent of the governed.
 The Boers--rhe obvious sympathy of the national administration with the British Government in its efforts to destroy the South African republics and the policy which has made the ports of the United States a basis of supply of the British army, without which the war could not be successfully carried on. are condemned by the Democracy of Ohio.
 Monroe Doctrine-The maintenance of the Monroe doctrine as heretofore interpreted and asserted by the Ma tional Government.
 Protect All Citizens.
 Navy.-A navy commensurate with the international importance of the United States and it's primacy In the Western Hemisphere, and adequate to the protection of the lives and prop erty of American citizens the world over.
 Civil service.-The faithful observ- ance and wider application of civil ser vice principles, especially as regards WI S'RsOHohaS ohu SoiiSdAdt iCpiCoCA- tatives.
 Election of Senators.-A constitution al amendment requiring the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. Hereafter. until this is passed. whenever a Senator is to be elected it shall be the duty of the State Committee to give notice in its call that the nomination of a Senator will be made at the State Convention.
 Agriculture and Labor.-No question Of the right of labor to combine for the assertion of its rights and the pro- lection of it's interests. The burdens of the unjust and discriminating laws for which the Republican party is re- sponsible fall chiefly on those who till the soil or labor at other forms of pro- auction. Although these constitute a large majority of our citizens they have never sent lobbyists to the halls of Federal or State legislatures nor found- ed monopolies nor demanded special privileges. They have patiently endur- ed the operation of these laws which keep rom them and give to others their just share of the national wealth. The Democratic party pledges it's ef- forts to relieve them of the burdens which class legislation has laid on them.
 Cannot Be Trusted.
 Republican responsibility-That the Republican party has always upheld class interests and is justly charge. able with hostility in both relief and practice to the above principles Is com mon knowledge. The arrogant assump tion by that party of all credit for everything and the threats of those who speak for it and its favored in- terests. already too powerful, to create articlcial conditions of stringency and distress unless the policies they advo- cate are supported at the polls deserve the condemnation of a people who are Just and propose to remain free.
 Boss rule and political corruption.- Inspired by the examples of the long line of its statesmen who have applied these principles from the days of Thomas Jefferson to the present time. the Democratic party pledges itself anew to their support and earnestly appeals to all patriotic men, without regard to party names or past differ ences. to unite with it>on terms of per feet equality in the struggle to rescue our Government from the grasp of sell hshness and corruption and restore 1t 10 US former fairness, purity and sim plicity. One great danger which now threat ems our free institutions is the wide spread corruption which menaces the destruction of public virtue. Vast sums Of money are corruptly employed in popular elections: official defalcations aye so frequent as to scarcely excite attention, and political bosses rule and rob the people. all of which is a direct result of Republican policies and legis- lation.
 We demand that all official miscon- duct and corruption be vigorously pun ished. that public virtue be upheld and the want of 1t denounced.
 The reading of the Johnson blanks on taxation were loudly applauded.
 Overwhelming Defeat.
 W. L. Finley offered a substitute for the preamble reaffirming the Kansas City platform. and expressing contin- ued confidence in Hon. W. l, Bryan. He said he wanted to ascertain wheth- CT this was a Democratic convention and whether the Ohio Democrats were looking backwards. Finley's motion was overwhelmingly defeated. both by vive voce and standing votes, while | Finley was yelling for a call of the When the resolutions were | adopted. there were again three cheers | for Tom Johnson.