Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-07-10
PLATFORM IN PART.
Ringing Demand Made For Honesty

Ringing Demand Made For Honesty
and Economy.
Convention Hall, st. Louis, July 8.
The platform as adopted is, in part,
as follows:
The Democratic party of the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, declares its devotion to the es-
sential principles of Democracy which
brings it's members together in party
communion.
Under them local self-government
and national unity and prosperity were
alike established
They underIaid our independence,
the structure OF our free republic and
very Democratic extension from
Louisiana to California and Texas and
Oregon, which preserved faithfully in
all the states the tie between taxa
ton and representation. They yet in
spire the masses of our people, guard
fng jealously their rights and Iiber-
ties, and cherishing their fraternity,
peace and orderly development. They
remind us of our duties and responsi-
bilities as citizens and impress upon
us, particularly at this time, the NE
cessity of reform in tho rescue OF
the administration of goyernm emit from
the headstrong, arbitrary and spas
mOdic methods which distract busi-
ness by uncertainty, and pervade the
public mind with dread, dist1ust and
perturbation.
We recognize that the gigantic
trusts and combinations designed to
enable capital to secure more than its
just share of the joint products of cap
ital and labor and which have been
fostered and promoted under Republic
an rule are menace to beneficial
competition, and an obstacle to per-
maRent business prosperity.
A private monopoly is indefensible
and intolerable
We especially denounce%rebates and
discrimination by transportation COM
panies as the most potent agency in
promoting and strengthening these unr
lawful conspiracies against trade.
We condemn the action OF the Re
publican party in congress in refus-
ing to prohibit an executive depart
ment from entering into contract with
convicted trusts or unlawful combi-
nations In restraint of interstate
trade. We believet that one Of the
best methods of procuring economy
and honesty in the public service is to
have public officials, from the occu-
pant Of the white house down to thu
lowest of them, returned as nearl.'
as may be, to Jefersonian simplicity
of living.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada and with people OF other
countries where they can be entered
into with benefit to American agri-
culture, manufactures, mining and
commerce.
We favor the maintenance of TIE
Monroe doctrine in It's full integrity
The Democratic party has been, and
will continue to be, the consistent
opponent of that class of tariff legis
lation by which certain<interes have
been permitted, throughk. hk.congressiOna.
favor, to draw a heavysstribute from
ths American people.
The Democratic partyJ stands coSl
mitted to the principlesnof civil ser
vice reform, and we denaand their hon
est, just and impartial enforcement.
| Conducting the campatgns uponA Athi
declaration of our principIes) and 9pur
poses, we invoke for our .candiGfate'
the support not only of our great zane
time-honored organization, bart alsoith
active assistance of all oar fellow cit
izens who disregarding past differ
ences upon questions noefongerfin is
su, desire and perpetuatdon of ou
constitutional government, asAframe,
and established by the fathe1sA Aof tn,
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