The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-02

the platform. He had associated with him men who have been his most loy- | al supporters.
 There was no opposition to the adop' ton of the platform as read. although one delegate attempted to secure the adoption of an additional plank pledg- I ing Nebraska Democracy to the sup port of the nominees of the St. Louis I convention regardless of whom they might be. He was ruled out of order however, after reading his resolution There was but a handful of dele gates who had not been pledged to the support of a reaffirmation of the Kan sas City platform and they came from Lancaster. Mir. Bryan's own county They did not however, attempt to sc- cure recognition.
 J. B. Donovan of Madison county | was elected temporary secretary and on motion of c. J Smith of Omaha. the temporary organization was made permanent.
 W. H Thompson was recognized to move that a committee of seven on resolutions be appointed, with Mir. Bry- an as chairman. While awaiting the report of the resolutions committee. | the convention listened to an address by Congressman Cochran of Aalssouri. At the conclusion of Cochran's ad- dress the committee on resolutions re- ported. the platform was read by Mir. Bryan and unanimously adopted.
 The platform opens with the follow ing declarations:
 We, the Democrats of the State of Nebraska, in convention assembled, re- affirm our faith In Democratic princi- pies as those principles were set forth in the last national platform of the ad faA of In 1QAn
 Democracy means the rule of the people-a government resting upon the consent of the governed and adminis- tered according to the will and in the interest of the people.
 With an increasing love for the principles of Democracy and an in- creasing confidence in their final triumph. we look upon the present time as opportune for their earnest and courageous promulgation with a chief executive who has disregarded consti- tutional limitations, stirred up antag- nnism between the races. employed all the powers of his office to secure a re- nomination and purchased political support by turning the Treasury De- partment over to the ffnanciers and pu elng the law department into the hands of the trusts-with such a chief executive and with RepubliNn leaders openly and arrogantly in alliance with organized wealth. the country impera- lively needs a return of the govern meht to positive and clearly defined Democratic principles"
 The resolutions then call for the en- forcement of the remedies for trusts suggested in the Kansas City plat form: declare in favor of according the Filipinos the same measure of inde- pendence given Cuba favors tariff for revenue only and declare for an eight hour day.
 The financial clause in the platform Is as follows:
 Democracy would administer the Treasury Department in behalf of the public. not as now in the interest of Wall street. 1t would prevent the re- into limited legal tender subsidiary coin. It would secure to the people a volume of standard money sufficient to
 keep pace with the demand for money It would favor par money issued by the government without the interven- ton of national banks. It would resist the attempt to establish an asset cur rency and branch banks and it would oppose the loaning of government | money to favored banks, a scheme by
 which the peoples money is employed l to lay a foundation for a campaign fund and to bribe the financial interest
 to oppose any reduction of taxation | The present administration of the Treasury Department is progressive
 beneficial to the capitalistic class and progressively harmful to the producers | of wealth.
 The delegates chosen by this con.
 vention to the Democratic national convention are hereby instructed tC vote as a unit on all questions pro.
 vided that the unit rule may be sus- pended by majority vote of the dele 1 gation."
 Edgar Howard, a member of the res. olutions committed later introduced the following resolution, which was unan-
 imously adopted:
 The Democracy of Nebraska her.
 aids to the Democracy of the nation its
 steadfast respect for, confidence in and ] loyalty to Nebraskas great champion
 of pure Democratic principles and bids him God speed in his splendid efforts
 to prevent the national organization | from falling under the baneful control
 of the enemies of the real Democracy | Delegate John Murty from Clay coun- | ty rose and read a resolution pledging | the Nebraska Democracy to the na- tional ticket selected at St. Louis re- |
 moved it's adoption. It was seconded
 but the chairman refused to put the
 motion, declaring 1t to be out of or. der.
 l A previous motion was adopted re-
 quiring that all resolutions be refer
 red to committees without regarding
 The election of delegates at large
 was then taken up and the following | chosen by exclamation:
 1 w. J. Bryan, Lancaster; c. J. Smyth Omaha, former secretary of State: w
 H. Thompson, Grand Island, candidate
 for Governor in 1902. and Walter Phil. lips of Columbus.
 James c. Dahlman of Omaha wa:
 unanimously elected national commit. l teeman from Nebraska.
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