The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
SORE ON Mr.. BRYAN.
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cratic policy of destroying trusts is the
true policy Of progress.
Am told that the Democrats have no
foreign policy? Whether they have or not
depends upon what is meant. 1t is true
that they have no dishonorable policy OF
conquest. 1t is true that they have no
autocratic policy for governing subjects
by military power. But it is not true
that they have no foreign policy. They
have Inherited one from Washington and
Jefferson. which Is as far in advance of
world power politics as the twentieth CEN
fury is in advance of the middle ages.
The foreign policy of the Democrats of
this country is to make our republic the
model of political and commercial prog
ress. They would again have the Ameri-
can nag upon every sea; not by subsi-
dies. wrung from the labor of the peo-
pie, but through commercial freedom.
They would inspire ell mankind with con-
ildence in the fidelity of the nation to its
pledSes-not it's money pledges alone, but
also its pledges to abtain from conquest;
not only its promises to European bond
holders, but also its promises to Cuban
patriots.
His closing references to railway taxa
ton were loudly applauded.
Antf-DowIing Men Seated.
A lively fight came when the credentials
committee reported in favor of seating the
q Bowling delegates from the Dayton dis
trict. The lie was passed and after a
warm debate, in which Bowling and anti
Bowling delegates charged one another
with defeating Democratic nominees, the
anti-Dowllng delegates were seated the
johnson element, and later McLean's Gin
cinnati forces throwing their support in
favor of a minority report. The issue reai-
ly was on local control in Montgomery
county where Bowling has been a leader
for twenty years.
The platform was then adopted.
What Ohio Democrats Believe.
The report submitted by the commit
tee on resolutions contained nearly 2,0O0
words. 1t consists of a preamble and
sixteen articles under the following
heads:
Municipal governments. Taxation, Con-
duct of State Affairs. etc, Peoples
Rights, Tariff Reform, Monopolies, Mer-
chant Marine. Imperialism and Expan-
sion. The Beers. Monroe Doctrine, The
Navy. Civil Service, Election of Sena-
tors, Agriculture and Labor, Republican
Responsibility, and Boss Rule and Poiiti-
cal Corruption.
1t is declared that the municipalities
of the state should be radically reformed
and that no franchise, extension, or re-
newal thereof shall hereafter be granted
except upon vote of the people.
On the subject of taxation the plat
form says:
1.-The acceptance of free passes or other
favors from railroads by public officers or
employees, shall be made adequate grounds
for vacating the offices held by them. All
public service corporations shall be re-
quired by law to make sworn public re-
ports, and the power and duty of vista
zion and public report shall be conferred
upon the proper state and local auditing
officers to the end that the true value of
the privileges held by these corporations
shall be made plain to the people.
Steam and electric railroads and other
corporations possessing public franchises
shall be assessed in the same proportion
to their saIeable values as are farms and
city real estate"
The Republican administration and the
Republican majority of the General As
sembly are denounced
Tariff reform and Trusts.
Tariff reform is demanded on the ground
that the production of the country far
exceeds its power Of consumption.
The enactment and rigorous enforce
ment of measures to prevent monopolies
and combinat lions in restraint of trade
and commerce is demanded as is also the
industrial freedom" AS a means to that
end the platform declares that all trust
products should be placed on the free list
and the government should exercise a
more rigid supervision of transportation.
Restoration of the merchant marine Is
favored. without subsidies, however.
Imperialism and Expansion.
On the subject of Imperialism and
Expansion the platform says:
Powers granted the federal government
were not meant TO be used to conquer OF
hold in subsection the people OF other
countries. The Democratic
party opposes an extension of the ma
tional boundaries not meant to carry
speedily to all Inhabitants full, equal
rights with ourselves. If these are UNITED
by location, race or character, to be form
ed into self-governing territories, and then
incorporated into the Union of states. they
should be permitted TO work out their own
destiny"
Maintenance of the Monroe doctrine is
demanded; a navy adequate to the pro-
lection of American citizens and prop
erty the world over; election of senators
by direct vote; and the right OF labor to
combine for the assertion of its rights
and the protection OF its interests. 1t
is declared that the burdens of the 'un-
the Republican party Is responsible, fall
chiefly on those who till the soil or labor
at other forms of production The Demo-
cratic party pledges its efforts to relieve
them of the burdens which class 1egls-
lation has laid upon them"
Always n Class Party.
On the subject Of Republican Respon-
sibhty," 1t is declared the Republican
party always has upheld class interests.
and cannot be trusted 10 deal with the
evils of its own creation"
On BOSS Rule, ETC." the party pledges
itself TO rescue our government from the
grasp of seIfshness and corruption, and
restore 1t to its former fairness. purity
and simplicity"
widespread corruption" the article de-
clares, now threatens our free institu-
lions and menaces the destruction of pub
bic virtues"
The Republican national administration
Is denounced for Obvious sympathy
with and aid to the British government
in its efforts to destroy the South African
Republics.
No Kansas City Platform.
w. L. Finley made an unsuccessful ef-
fort TO have the Kansas City platform re-
affirmed and continued confidence in w.
]. Bryan expressed. He said he wanted
to ascertain whether this was q Demo
cratic convention and whether the Ohio
Democrats were looking backward. Mr..
Finley's motion was Overwhelmingly de-
feated.