Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-08

OnOseAsueS ASA Vic immunity iSPOAts ~
sought to amend the preamble Of the ma
jority report by inserting after the word
party" the words "as expressed In the
last national PLATFORM making the para
graph read:
= we, the chosen Representatives q the
vention assembled, hereby declare anew
our faith In the fundamental principles Of
the Democratic party as expressed In the
last national platform
Speeches in behalf Of the substitute
were made by Mr.. Robb and Messrs.
Butler and Reihhardt.
Platform Oppo.cs Importation.
Then the majority report of the COM
mittee was adopted. The platform as it
relates to State affairs calls for ecotom-
ical government, equitable taxation of
corporate and private property, the pur-
chase of supplies from the lowest bidders,
the substitution of local option for the
present mulct law and State aid in the
building of permanent highways. The
Louisiana purchase exposition is itidors-
ed, government by injunction denounced
and the election of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote of the people demand
ed. Further the platform reads:
We are unalterably opposed to the pol
lt tIt 81 imperialism peri BY this government IN.
Republican party.. And we demand that
our government shall declare 1t to be Its
purpose and without delay adopt such meas
'res as shall give to the people of the Phil
nlienabe right to self-governmcnt.
We condemn the Republican party for Its
financial policies, which would foist upon
the country mn unstable currency based
upon certain securities.
we protest against the plnn presented In
the Aldrich bill, recently before the
United States Senate. by which the money
upon the bonds and securities Of private
corporations MS an effort to give value and
stability t, watered bonds and securities
OF corporations and trusts. many Of which
law and public sentiment.
We Insist that the integrity of the money
OF the nation be guarded with Jealous care
volume to meet the needs of the business
Interests of the country, and that 1t shall
be safeguarded by careful legislation 30
MS to prevent the gamblers of Wall street
1 ficting untold injury upon the smaller bust.
ness men. the farmers and the laborers Of
| the land.
We deplore the corrupt condition Of the
| government service In the nostoffice depart
ment and demand thorough Investigation
| OF that and other departments by a con-
gressional committee, publicity MS to such
| doors. Z
AS the most alarming features Of otr
present conditions are the evils which come
from trusts and ms these evils IRE made
original sources Of supply OF natural prod
ucts, therefore, to the end that the evils
| connected with the growth Of trusts may
be eliminated. We call for the removal Of
4 the tariff from all trust goods md demand
that all tarilf schedules be adjusted with a
view to raising revenue only.
We ask for, such changes In our lnws,
statutory or constitutional, as will limit
the charges by railroads to such an amount
us VIII yield only n reasonable return on
the capital actually invested and will render
1t impossible for transportation favors to be
granted to anyone and such ms will make
certain that all railway companies Will be
treated alike, such statutes to provide pen.
allies that will be effectual to secure a com.
pllnnce with them.
When the sources Of supply of nny prod
net are In the ownership of those who
combine to extort from the people an un
reasonable amount for such products Their
we believe t is the duty of the government
secure an equitable distribution thereof
with fair compensation to the owners OF
the same, and SO that the design of nature
IN making provisions for the wants of man
4 may not be perverted into means for his
oppression. u
Nominate State Ticket.
The work of nominating State ticket
which was proceeded with Immediately
after the vote on the adoption of the plat
form, was accomplished in record time
The speeches of nomination were terse
and to the point and the nomination.
made by exclamation. Mr.. Sullivan had
no opposition for Governor.
In accepting the nomination Mr.. Sui
Ivan promised to make vigorous cam
paign and said
The issues to be fought out are more thar
i State wide when our magnificent republic
4 goes thousands of miles away from home
with a standing army to subdue another
people. 1t causes me to pause and ask how
soon they will call standing army her,
4 at home to subdue ME.
II We should take home to ourselves the les
son of the nhortiye attempt Of Presiden
Roosevelt to enforce the antitrust laws
We see It in his campaign against tn
Northern Securities Company. hut the low,
farmer has not seen the lenst move mad
to dissolve the grent harvester md machin
cry implement trust, which strikes hir
more closely than any ether.
! accept this nomination with know
/ edge of the responsibilities plnced on m
md expect to go forth and .promulgat
the principles of the Democratic party a
!. expressed for the last 100 years